The Mako 5600 can be configured for deployment as either a wireless access point or a security gateway depending on your business needs. Mako devices can only be configured from the Mako Central Management System (CMS) for maximum security. These changes take place in real-time, without the need for an on-site visit or to locally flash the device.

Most Mako security gateways feature Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) technology, including packet inspection and Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS). All traffic entering and leaving a network is scrutinized to ensure network connections are authorized and intrusion attempts are identified and blocked. Port scanning protection, worm detection, MAC address control and complex firewall rules can be templated and deployed to thousands of Mako devices at once via the Mako CMS, massively reducing the time to implement changes and ensuring an organization’s security posture is readily up to date.

The Mako 5600 is managed from the Mako CMS, making remote management, monitoring and support simple and straightforward. Using a patented communications protocol, the Mako 5600 securely connects to the Mako CMS, providing data that is used to generate easy-to-understand graphical reports. Real-time information about the network, including cellular and broadband data use by site, user and timeframe, intrusion attempts, Internet traffic records, estate-wide network status and much more is available to authorized users 24/7.

The Mako 5600 is ideal for connecting remote workers, IoT applications or retail locations to head offices, data centers or third-party application providers easily and securely. The Mako 5600 can be used to join a Mako VPN Cloud, which supports circuit, hardware and geographic redundancy, allowing your Mako device to connect to fast, reliable VPNs directly over broadband when configured as a security gateway, or in conjunction with other Mako devices when configured as an AP. Using Mako VPN Cloud technology, remote locations can be linked by encrypted tunnels in seconds without requiring static IP addresses.

In addition to Ethernet, Mako 5600 devices can provide WAN connectivity via single- or dual-SIM 5G or LTE cellular. No matter what technology your business uses to connect to the Internet, Mako can support and protect it.

These SD-WAN connections can be configured to failover from one to another in the event of a service outage. Choose the amount of internet reliability and resiliency your business needs. Fast failover configurations deliver seamless connectivity that keeps stateful data like live voice calls connected through a failover event.

The entire Mako System—including the Mako CMS, all Mako devices and firmware, and our proprietary wireless networking technology—is end‐to‐end PCI DSS certified, providing peace of mind and security for businesses that accept credit cards. Mako’s PCI-certified enterprise templates facilitate bulk security configuration of Mako devices, and Mako’s PCI-certified wireless networking technology is a perfect fit for tablet‐based POS systems.

The Mako 5600 features Wi-Fi 6 (dual‐band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), the latest wireless standard, for customer hotspots or general business use and supports up to four wireless SSIDs per frequency band. The Mako System’s PCI DSS certification covers both wired and wireless communications, so your Wi-Fi networks can be configured for high security.

In addition to Mako CMS diagnostic tools, the network LED on the Mako 5600 provides Internet and network connection information at a glance. For non‐technical users, this makes it easy to quickly troubleshoot network issues.

Like all Mako devices, the 5600 allows for zero-touch deployment by automatically receiving device-specific configuration information from the Mako CMS via the Cloud. Remote sites can get up and running quickly, easily and securely.