{"id":16124,"date":"2020-09-29T09:33:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T14:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=16124"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:40:26","slug":"cisco-meraki-enterprise-security-vs-advanced-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/cisco-meraki-enterprise-security-vs-advanced-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Meraki Enterprise vs Advanced: Understanding the Differences in Firewall Security Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16124\" class=\"elementor elementor-16124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0faa2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0faa2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616b5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the right choice when it comes to Meraki Enterprise vs Advanced licenses comes down to fine print. They both affect the level of security, visibility, and control your firewall provides. In addition to that, both Enterprise and Advanced tiers include core firewall and SD-WAN functionality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also important to know that licensing determines the depth of built-in security services you\u2019re able to get outside baseline networking features. Businesses also have the option of working with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managed services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to seamlessly scale up their licensing tier as their security needs expand. This article compares the two license options, so you know exactly which path to take for your network demands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024c354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"024c354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f669d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f669d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Enterprise and Advanced Meraki licenses include core firewall and SD-WAN functionality<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise focuses on foundational networking, centralized management, and operational simplicity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced adds deeper security features like intrusion prevention, malware protection, and content filtering<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Licensing level determines the depth of security inspection and threat detection capabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The right choice depends on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/network-security-best-practices\/?srsltid=AfmBOor4Gf-yutK3z-kzrRdQ-29ENiQnQk-mu2puRMkhr48h2L-3bmsb\"><span>balancing security needs<\/span><\/a><span>, performance requirements, and cost efficiency<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d2f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4d2f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28915\" alt=\"Managed Security Services\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-1-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92f986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d92f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding the Importance of Choosing the Right Security License\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ff27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ff27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s a license for your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/cisco-meraki\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meraki MX firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or another security provider, your end decision impacts your overall network security effectiveness. Moreover, licensing determines the level of threat detection and traffic inspection available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s helpful to understand that your firewall provides core features like SD-WAN, but licensing unlocks the security depth it\u2019s able to provide. Of course, different environments require various levels of protection based on risk exposure. What ends up being the right choice for you is based on a balance of performance, protection, and cost efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e0ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e0ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Enterprise Cisco Meraki License\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf46db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf46db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A stellar option for your Meraki firewall models and overall ecosystem, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=meraki%20enterprise%20license\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Enterprise license<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> centralizes management through the Cisco Meraki Dashboard. It also provides core networking functions, and this is without the need for on-prem management infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick overview of what\u2019s included:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stateful firewalling for core network protection<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SD-WAN supports intelligent routing of traffic<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site-to-Site VPN for encrypted communication between locations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports traffic shaping\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prioritization for network performance control<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All in all, it focuses on simplicity, scalability, and operational efficiency. The benefits are hard to argue with, and it\u2019s clearly a go-to licensing option for growing operations. However, that doesn\u2019t mean larger companies can\u2019t benefit from it as well.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d59f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d59f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Advanced Cisco Meraki Licensing Option?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f0c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f0c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another high-tier licensing option for your Meraki firewalls and other devices is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=meraki%20advanced%20license\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced option<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It builds on all features included in the Enterprise license, and is primarily used with Meraki MX security appliances.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list below offers a quick look into what you can expect from the Advanced license:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content and web search filtering for user access control<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adds intrusion prevention capabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced malware protection for improved threat defense<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adaptive policy controls<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced network segmentation and multi-site policy management<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the Advanced Cisco Meraki license is geared toward businesses that need something a little bit stronger. If you\u2019re in an environment where user activity needs tighter control, the Advanced license isn\u2019t a bad way to go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69df328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69df328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing Meraki Enterprise vs Advanced Licensing Solutions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62eb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62eb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re still bouncing between the two options, it doesn\u2019t hurt to summarize your understanding a bit. Check out the table below for a quick overview and comparison of what you\u2019ll get out of these two Cisco Meraki licensing solutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a06ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0a06ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-160\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-160\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Feature Area<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Enterprise License<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Advanced License<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Core Networking<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Provides foundational firewalling, SD-WAN support, site-to-site VPN, and traffic shaping to manage connectivity and performance across networks<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Includes all Enterprise networking features with added security layers built on top of the same core infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Security Capabilities<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Focuses on baseline network security with stateful inspection and traffic control without advanced threat detection tools<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Adds deeper protection with intrusion prevention, advanced malware detection, and content\/web filtering for more granular security enforcement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policy &amp; Management<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Offers centralized cloud management with basic prioritization and performance controls for apps and traffic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Expands policy control with adaptive policies and enhanced segmentation for more detailed, scalable network security management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-160 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdda570 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdda570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae72040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae72040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that these are clearly great licensing options if you\u2019re already working within the Cisco Meraki ecosystem. Nevertheless, if you\u2019re in the early stages of sorting through Meraki products, it\u2019s still a good idea to understand how these licenses help your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/effective-firewall-service\/?srsltid=AfmBOooxOzwXpZY-V7iSYCi8pQTrAo-PvpMWPxu3xuNPf7F7oPKk3L3u\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business network strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bbb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75bbb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/cisco-meraki\/firewalls.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16582 lazyload\" alt=\"Blog Banner General Buy Now Red-High-Quality\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Blog-Banner-General-Buy-Now-Red-High-Quality-768x128.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/150;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d4e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e2d4e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af8256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af8256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b7455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2b7455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the comparison between Meraki Enterprise vs Advanced, your choice should depend on how much security depth you need. Whereas Enterprise focuses on simplicity and scalability, Advanced adds deeper security features like threat prevention, content filtering, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Enterprise tier is great for streamlined, early-stage operations, and the Advanced tier is better suited for higher-risk or compliance-driven environments. For those who are still unsure about which route to take, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our team at Firewalls.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can easily make sure you end up with the right solution.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0ca06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ba0ca06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eba69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66eba69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56608d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56608d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6d1d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"fe6d1d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2661\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abf7c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2abf7c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc42b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc42b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, both Enterprise and Advanced licenses include SD-WAN capabilities for intelligent traffic routing and performance optimization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2662\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2662\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which License Includes Intrusion Prevention and Advanced Malware Protection? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2662\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc08dce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc08dce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3db3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3db3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Advanced license includes intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2663\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2663\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is the Enterprise License Enough for Most Businesses? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2663\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45ceb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e45ceb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0ae52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf0ae52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be, especially for organizations that need basic firewalling, SD-WAN, and centralized cloud management without advanced security requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2664\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2664\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I Upgrade From Enterprise to Advanced Later? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2664\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4760e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4760e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8312794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8312794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most definitely, organizations can typically upgrade their licensing tier if their security demands increase over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the difference between Meraki Enterprise Security &#038; Advanced Security? 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