License — Buy Meraki

Buying Meraki licenses requires choosing a specific model that fits your organization's management style and growth plans. All Meraki hardware, including , MS (Switches) , and MX (Firewalls) , requires an active license to function. 1. Choose Your Licensing Model

: The default for many existing organizations, where all licenses expire on a single, shared date. Management : Licenses are pooled at the organization level.

: This model is deprecated and generally no longer available for new customers. 2. Select Product Tiers

There are three primary models, though "Subscription" is now the recommended standard for most new deployments.

: If a license expires, data traffic continues to flow, but management features in the dashboard are disabled (known as "Amber Mode").

Most product families offer different feature levels. You cannot mix different tiers (e.g., Enterprise and Advanced) within the same organization under the Co-Term model. Meraki Licensing