Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches Reviews

The tool helps us create VLANs, ensure network security, and manage traffic. 

I use the tool because of its performance, reliability, and security. 

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches should improve its pricing. 

I have been working with the product for 17 years. 

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is stable. 

My company has 50 users for the product. 

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches' tech support is fast, knowledgeable, responsive, and customer-friendly. 

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches' deployment is straightforward because I have been trained to deploy it. 

I did the deployment myself. 

The tool's licensing costs are yearly. You only need to pay standard licensing costs. 

I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.In terms of network security and management features, the tool is top-notch. This justifies its pricing compared to other products. I recommend going for Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches if you can afford it. 

Using the tool provides the company with a stable and reliable network infrastructure. They are easy to troubleshoot and scale, improving performance and enhancing security measures. It is dependable and provides me with what I want. 

It's a good network covering and security company for the internet. But I'm done with it. I don't want the security solution. 

Now, I try to learn about it. That's it. Not for long-term internet use.

I like the firewall. It integrates with AWS. I can use the Cisco product on an AWS server.

It should be cheaper. It is expensive. Another area of improvement is scalability. 

I have been using this solution for two years.

I would rate the stability an eight out of ten. It is a very stable product. 

It is scalable, but not great. It's not bad, but it could be better.

My company is small and I am the only user. 

The initial setup is complex. The deployment takes about two days. 

I deployed it myself. 

Licensing is expensive. It is a yearly license. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. However, I have not worked with it for a while. 

I use Cisco Linksys switches with my infrastructure network. It covers the entire agency.

It's great that I'm able to expand connections. 

I'd like to see improvement in endpoints and to have the ability to change the technology for the new video manager so we can continue to deliver better services to all our clients.

I've been using this solution for 15 years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The initial setup is straightforward and we use an engineer for the deployment. 

This is an expensive solution for us. 

We have 500 customers using this solution and I recommend it. Cisco is the number one product in this area. 

We are using Cisco switches for the moment, two backbone switches, and we also have firewalls from Cisco.

We use the solution for networking. We are a graphical company making many designs for Corrugated and Offset and so on, and use the solution for communications.

They are very reliable. They don't break. We have some old switches and they're still working. 

That's one of the things about Cisco - if you buy Cisco you have a good suite.

It's scalable.

The solution is stable. 

The solution is costly.

The interface is a bit difficult, and you need to have someone that is trained in Cisco on your team in order to take advantage of it properly.

The solution requires a lot of knowledge and training. 

It's hard to configure. You need to understand Command-Line.

The solution is stable.

It scales well. 

We've used the solution for more than ten years. 

It is a stable, reliable solution. There are no bugs or glitches. the switches are very robust and last a long time. They do not break easily.

I'd rate the solution four out of five in terms of its stability.

The solution scales well. It's not a problem.

I'd rate the scalability four out of five in terms of how well it expands. 

There are about 80 people using the solution in Belgium and 20 in Holland.

We do not use technical support. We have our own person we go to that can help us troubleshoot.

We are currently looking into Fortigate. We are investigating which would be a better switch for us. Cisco is becoming too expensive, and Fortigate is easier to configure. We may also move to Barracuda, which is also simpler.

It was complex to set up. We also have some sites in Holland that we needed as well and then we had to make the VM, and so on. 

There was one person, knowledgeable in Cisco, that handled the deployment. He deployed the solution in about two days. He also maintains the product.

We have an internal employee that knows a lot about Cisco and was able to help us with the setup and configuration.

We have not calculated an ROI.

It's an expensive product. Fortinet, for example, is a bit less. That's true for Barracuda as well.

You don't need to buy a license. If you buy a switch, it's your switch. However, the price to purchase just keeps going up and up.

We're customers and end-users. 

We are not on the latest version of the solution. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. They are good, yet they are also expensive and difficult to configure.

This product is for absolutely everything to do with our networks.

This product is fine and works well in the background.

Scalability is an area that can be improved.

I have been working with Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches for more than ten years.

Given that this product works well, it's stable.

In terms of scalability, I imagine that it is good, although it can still be improved. We have approximately 2,500 users and we do not plan on increasing our usage.

I would rate the technical support a full five out of five.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward.

We have an in-house technical team but we also use consultants.

We have a team of approximately three people that handle networks, among other things.

Licensing fees for this product are billed on a yearly basis. It is not expensive.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use this solution to link our three locals that are in different places. They connect to similar networks. It works with data and voice as well. I'm not exactly sure of the details there as that service is supplied by our operator.

The solution offers good upgrades. In the past, we had issues with voice communications, and they did some updates that removed the problem. Now, it's much better.

The product is quite stable and reliable.

Technical support is very helpful and responsive.

We would like Cisco to make it easier to work with them. We'd prefer if the product, in general, was easier to use. It can be a bit difficult.

Although I didn't directly handle the implementation, the process does not look easy.

The product is a holdout from our old communications operator. The operator has worked with us since 1990.

We have found the stability to be excellent. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's been great.

The solution might be salable. I'm not sure due to the fact that it's not our responsibility. It's the responsibility of our operator, and therefore we don't have all details. We only want everything to work. We don't necessarily care about the details per se. They take on most of the responsibilities in that sense.  

We have about 60 users on the solution at this time.

We do not have plans to increase usage right now.

I've had good experiences with technical support. they respond in a timely manner and are very helpful. We're satisfied with the level of attention we get when we need help.

I did not directly handle the initial setup. However, from the outside, it did look like it was rather complex and difficult. It didn't strike me as being straightforward or simple. 

I'm not sure how long the deployment actually took.

We don't really have anyone on our team that directly handles maintenance.

I cannot directly speak to the costs or the licensing agreements that are in place. That's something our supplier deals with. I don't have a real sense of how it works. It's not part of my responsibility.

I'm not 100% certain that we are using the latest version of the solution. It might be an older one.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've largely been quite happy with its capabilities so far.

I'd recommend it to other users and organizations.

My company uses the solutions as a traditional network switch.

I have found the solution has great standards and compatibility across all vendors. I learned Cisco command and configuration in university and this is why this solution is easy to use for me than other vendors' devices. There are plenty of standard features that are available and the solution is secure.

I have been using the solution for seven years.

The solution is extremely stable and reliable. I have some Cisco devices that have been operating and fully functional for 10 years without any issues.

We have approximately 300 branches across the country that has many thousands using the solution.

The installation was easy. There are many phases of the install process. First I had to prepare a configuration template in the workplace for the networking team. I can use this configuration template to deploy a lot of Linksys solutions. I know where, when, and how to lead these deployments to have a properly configured Cisco solution. If I have a configuration template it only takes approximately 30 minutes to load and configure the devices. At this point, the device needs to be taken to where it can be installed, this can take approximately 10 minutes. The length of time is dependant on the environment of the install. For example, what types of location is it being installed in and the complexity of cable wiring in each branch of the router.

There can be limited features for the solution based on the pricing of the package you choose. You will need to pay more to get more performance. However, the router can perform even better with certain extra costs. For example, if you can perform 200 Mbps throughput but I want a 1 Gbps throughput, I have to pay more or purchase more licenses. Additionally, If I want to use the SD-WAN feature, I have to purchase a different license and install the operating license. Sometimes the budgets do not fit all these types of upgrades that become expensive.

We are on a yearly license for this solution. We have a procurement process in which we have to plan ahead one to two years. We have to determine which branches have to support the data communication network and have a proposal for the future to be agreed upon. If no agreement is made, then we have to continue the procurement process for an eventual successful agreement in the future.

I was evaluating the SD-WAN solution from many vendors. The SD-WAN solution is going to have better features and will benefit in the future. I do not think we could ascertain the solution without a high budget. Many vendors offer the solution, such as Cisco.

Cisco is well-known, reliable, and stable for networking solutions. I am going to continue to use this solution. However, I will also use some other vendor devices that have some features that Cisco might not be able to support. 90% of my private network is using Cisco devices with other solutions. 

I would recommend this solution to others. Overall this is the best solution but the price is a little high.

I rate Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches an eight out of ten.

Manufacturing, server room, and office areas of former employer. Switches were great, except in the factory area, because the product is warmer. This was a machine shop with a lot of water-based coolant vapor in the air. This coalesced on cables, etc., and it made things sticky way up toward the ceiling where the switches and Cat 5 cables ran. I suspect that the coolant got into the switch and killed it. We replaced, then did it again.

They did not because in the factory area they kept failing, otherwise they were fine. That was not good enough after three Cisco and three Netgears all failed.

Manageable features, which we heavily used like web GUI and SNMP, except they failed in our environment. Unfortunately, this made them a wash for us. ProCurve switches were what replaced them eventually.

Make them tougher and more ruggedized for warmer and Industrial types of environments, and HumiSeal the main boards and internal components.

Eventually, we gave up using this product. We switched to Netgear ProSafe switches in the factory. We received the same result. What was weird was the web GUIs of both models failed as did SNMP and other features. Only basic plug and play features of switching seemed to work, but you could not ping the switches (managed models were all we used) and all of the management was dead.

What is interesting with Netgear: They allowed me to open our switch after three of theirs failed in the same way. I went through six switches in less than two years in this factory environment. Netgear allowed me to spray HumiSeal into their switch. I disassembled it, sealed the ports off, sprayed and dried the entire main board, then reassembled it. It still failed in the same fashion months later.

Eventually, we replaced it entirely with HPE ProCurve switches. They have never failed and still run to this day.