Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Other Advice
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »Deploying Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is relatively easy for our colleagues in the delivery department. They face challenges in planning, learning critical issues, and finding solutions during deployment. However, our team has gained valuable experience handling such deployments over the past three to four years. Currently, I am not directly involved in the configuration, design, or delivery analysis. However, maintenance may present more challenges for us.
Our primary proposal for network solutions typically involves Cisco Meraki because our team has a long-standing familiarity and confidence in Cisco technologies. However, we also work with Fortinet, depending on the specific requirements of our customers. We offer both options to ensure we meet the diverse needs of our clients.
I rate it an eight out of ten.
View full review »We are partners. My recommendation depends on the use cases. If an organization has a lean IT team and a medium-sized infrastructure in multiple locations globally, I would recommend Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN to them. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.
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My recommendation is to test Aruba Wireless if it offers better service for their requirements. If they seek a more affordable solution, Cisco Meraki could be a suitable choice as both can meet the needs of a small organization. However, for larger-scale operations, a thorough POC is necessary before opting for Meraki.
On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best, I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN as an eight. The slightly lower score is due to the comparatively lesser support.
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Joseph Luyirika
Network Administrator at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
My advice to anyone considering Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is, if you can afford it, I think it is a good solution. If your CBA, cost benefit analysis, is okay - I would recommend Cisco Meraki because it helps you reach many, many points from just one center. It has simplified my work because before I had to travel every day to a different place because of a different wireless issue. Now I have remote oversight over all of them. I can know what to do if someone called and said, "Something's wrong here." First take a close look, study some of these things, maybe come to PeerSpot and get some notes before embarking on Cisco Meraki.
On a scale of one to ten, for point to point for big crowds, I would give Meraki a nine. A nine because there is always a need for improvement. This is only on the technical part - of course if you factor costs and all, I may have a different score, but for me as an engineer, I give it a nine.
View full review »Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.
View full review »Make sure it's the right solution for your business. Don't buy a seven-year license as seven years is too long in the WiFi space.
Get a good reseller who will give you good support, not just say "contact Meraki" every time you have a problem.
We are transitioning away from Meraki to another vendor, with four sites down and one to go. There are no regrets so far.
EDIT: 7 years later, our new wifi vendor so much better. Cheaper, stable and much easier to manage.
View full review »My advice is to thoroughly assess and plan the placement of access points in your network. Planning is the key. Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.
View full review »We use the solution to support the IT workforce in the wireless network. The solution has simplified management and seamless connectivity. The solution provides security from viruses and reduces my bandwidth overhead.
We have two types of monitoring. We use a third-party tool to monitor my entire network. In the Meraki dashboard, we use Meraki monitoring for the wireless client. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is deployed on the cloud in our organization. I would recommend Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN to other users.
Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.
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Mike-Robinson
Owner at Mar Consulting Services
In summary, this is a good product but we're moving away from Meraki because we no longer want to pay annual maintenance fees.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Robert Jump
Information Technology Manager at jpsnetwork
I would recommend this solution if it is right for your environment. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten. It is great, but it has room for improvement.
View full review »I rate the product a nine out of ten.
View full review »I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
View full review »I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a seven out of ten. I advise others to configure the product and then utilize the plug-and-play functionality.
It has limitations for pricing and supply of material. It takes around four months to be delivered. It is very time-consuming.
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Tarik Kilany
Business Manager at Al-Mayssan Technical Services
I would recommend others to use it and urge them to pay the subscription upfront so that they can have the best value and discount.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
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Snehal Darji
Head, Computer Center at Parul University
I give the solution an eight out of ten.
We have around 120 access points which support around 70 users at a time for a total of around 7,000 users.
View full review »In the beginning, I had to find and figure out where to find certain functions. The logistics of where things are configured or located in the dashboard can be difficult to find, it could be more intuitive. It's not a perfect solution. However, if money weren't an object, I would suggest that everyone should use a Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN solution.
My advice to those that have not used a Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, I would recommend them to check the community forums that are available and ask questions there. They're very helpful. There are several YouTube videos that can be used to receive a good overview. They do provide useful documentation with the solution, but they tell you to go online to this specific link and it'll explain in great details step by step what you have to do.
There are consultants, such as myself, that have YouTube channels. They show you step by step how to set up your first network from start to finish, what to change, what settings to use, what not to use, and depending on the scenario, what changes you need to make, how to use the dashboard, how to add licenses to assigned products. How to create a splash page for a guest login and if you want them to click through, and after redirect them to that client's website before they click on and connect to the internet and go someplace else. There are a lot of other outside non-Cisco vendors and consultants that put a lot of information out there. I've always told people, Google and YouTube are your best friends.
I grew up where, to find something, you would have to physically go to the library, and you had to go through the Rolodex card catalog file to find a book. The process would take a couple of hours, with the technology today the process now can take a couple of seconds, and you can download a digital copy of the book and read it on your Kindle, iPad, or whatever device you choose.
Cisco is very picky about their solutions, they strive for accuracy and non-buggy software. I commend them for that, and there's a price to pay for research and design.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a ten out of ten.
View full review »This is a product I can recommend to others.
I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
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TunjiGbola
It manager at MMA2
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is quite helpful in supporting remote work environments. It's easy to manage and provides a clear network view, allowing efficient navigation down to the network details.
The most useful feature is the ability to determine and control traffic flow. Additionally, the reporting features are valuable. Since I manage the system through the cloud setup, the cloud management feature is quite easy to use. It has a network efficiency of 60%. The platform is stable and easy to deploy.
I rate it an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1364193
Engineering Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The product's cloud availability feature is the most valuable for network management. It provides simple mobility and configuration options to create a new wireless network for new site access.
The reliable speed with Cisco Meraki has been impressive, particularly in our data center, where we leverage high-speed technologies. It is crucial for facilitating collaborative work involving tablets and computers on the Wi-Fi network, especially for tasks like design, computing, and image rendering.
The use of a portal for gate access adds an extra layer of security for corporate IT and access management. Authentication through dot1x PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and 3P (3rd Party) for enhanced security access.
I rate it a nine out of ten.
View full review »I would definitely try a proof of concept, unless you do a proof of concept, If they work, then, you use them. They are definitely reliable.
They usually upgrade the firmware on their own.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
View full review »While I would recommend ht eh solution to others, it does depend on the environment and usage. If it is a small setup, there are other options that are less expensive. Meraki works well in an enterprise environment.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
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EDGARDO CRUZ
Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I'd recommend this solution because it's easy to use and secure — the security is integrated. Apps can also be integrated very easily and it's very scalable.
Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of eight.
View full review »Apart from the firmware upgrades, no other processes are followed to maintain the solution.
I wouldn't recommend the product to those planning to use it at their home. I recommend the product to those planning to use it commercially in a certain industry or market.
I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
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reviewer871092
Sr. System Administrator at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
My advice to other thinking about implementing this solution is to look at other products that are out there. I don't want to say stuck, but we are using all-Cisco products at the time and there are probably products that may be less expensive that could do the same job. We're in contract with Cisco and this is why we went with the newer version of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN when we needed a new solution. If anyone was looking for a wireless solution, look at different manufacturers.
I never rate anything at 10 because there's always room for improvement.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
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Richard Frick
IT Manager at The Museum of the City of San Francisco
If you can afford it, you should go for it.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a six out of ten. The biggest downside is the yearly fee and the initial price, but it is very reliable.
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reviewer1303344
Network Engineer at a tech company with 201-500 employees
Utilize the packet capture — I found that very helpful. Troubleshooting is one of the features that I found really helpful — day by day, trying to figure out what's going on. I think that people that are going to purchase it are looking for something really simple and something that works.
If I had to summarize Meraki, the biggest lesson that I learned while using it would be: simplicity has its costs.
Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight.
It's a very good solution for small to medium-sized businesses that don't have the technical know-how to look for an enterprise-wide wireless solution. It's a great product for sub- enterprise solutions. It's also really good for hospitals and schools because of the easy deployment.
I use the product and I think that for what they're trying to achieve, there's nothing better.
Even though I'm moving to Aruba, I've seen and felt their wireless cloud-based controller system. I think that might be a little complicated for the average person.
To take it to a rating of ten, there should be some more advanced features. I know that they have more stuff. You buy into the Meraki way, so to speak. You buy their switches, you buy their access points, everything starts to work a little bit better together; I never did that. I think that some of the stuff that I've even thought was making them better, they probably have already done. It's just that it wasn't for me. They should allow for some more granular configuration features that give people more control over their environment.
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TimMiller
IT Manager at Kitson
Using the Meraki portal has significantly streamlined network management tasks. It makes the process much easier by providing visibility and centralized control over the network.
It has primarily addressed reliability concerns related to aging equipment. It has yet to improve operational efficiency, but it has stabilized the environment from an IT perspective.
The feature that I find most beneficial for our networking needs, especially wireless networking, is the portal's reliability and accessibility.
I recommend it to others and rate it a nine out of ten.
View full review »I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN was easy to deploy and use, it gives us the functionality that we need to maintain our infrastructure functions, and at the same time, it does provide the security that everybody's looking for these days. We did replace the firewalls with Palo Alto, which gives us another layer of security because Palo Alto's very good in that regard.
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Ravi Ramachandran
Senior Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
If you're a medium enterprise type of organization, I'd recommend something like Meraki, at least from the wireless point of view, because I think it has a very, very simple and easy-to-use dashboard. As mentioned, it's easy to configure and very easy to manage. Wherever there are very low resources to manage a network, Meraki is the one. If a company isn't managing many people and there aren't too many network administrators, it's a very good solution.
I rate the solution seven out of 10.
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Husam Kabaha
CTO at Mechkar
We are using the latest version of the solution. I can't speak to the actual version number.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We haven't used it for that long, however, we have been quite satisfied with its overall capabilities.
I'd recommend the solution to other organizations and users.
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Alex Jenkins
Director at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would recommend this solution, but there are limitations with some of these devices. The main issue that I have is related to the throughput. You can get any router that will do a gig connection, but you don't get the other features.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
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Lee Tilley
Director of Information Systems at a non-profit with 11-50 employees
My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that you have to evaluate what your overall goal is. If you have a team that's going to monitor your network, that's not going to be there, especially if they're offsite, then you're going to have to do a web-based solution because that's the easiest way that they can help maintain it, versus an on-premise solution.
That narrows you down to a couple of different entities. Then, you just have to look at your features and what you like, from security measures to applications to structure. You have to find what fits the best.
I would definitely do an evaluation with any of them to make sure that they all fit within your confines.
In summary, this is a good product but there is always room for improvement.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
View full review »Customers appreciate the ease of network management provided by Cisco Meraki's centralized dashboard, simplifying operations.
The cloud-based management has made a significant difference in the IT environment of our customers. It enables seamless access and connection to the dashboard, allowing them to troubleshoot network issues promptly. Customers no longer need to connect to the on-premises infrastructure or use specialized tools; instead, they can easily access and manage their network via the dashboard of any device with an internet connection.
It offers built-in security features like firewalls. We have purchased additional licenses for features such as SD-WAN technology.
Before installing it, the users should consider space requirements, network topology, and compatibility with existing IT infrastructure.
I would rate it a nine.
View full review »Users with a big budget should go with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Customers with a low budget can choose Meraki Go, which is less costly than Cisco Meraki and does not require any license.
Cisco Meraki has physical boxes for centralized cloud management. If we are talking about a dashboard, we can configure location-wise, which will be called a network. In an organization, for each location, we can create a new network where it will be managed centrally. I would recommend the solution to other users.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN alone does not give security. In every company, the front-end will be firewalls, which will take care of the compliance part.
Overall, I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
only sold a few Cisco Meraki Wireless LANs in the market. My company's clients had asked me about the specific models of the product, and I had them in stock, so I sold them without having to convince them or tell them the technical features of the tool. My company's clients already know about the product via its website and how easy it is to integrate and use the scalability features. My company's clients are also aware of the tool's subscription and base licensing that Cisco offers. As I am a salesperson, I don't think it's difficult to convince IT people to use the tool since they already know about Cisco. It is a positive thing how Cisco has captured the market.
The most valuable feature of the product for network management stems from the fact that the product is flexible, has a centralized dashboard, and offers a yearly subscription-based licensing model and support while being scalable, reliable, and cloud-centric. The tool is already popular in the market.
The tool's analytics are quite capable of securing a user's network, and the insights from Cisco Meraki ITM are good as they allow organizations to get valuable insights in areas like visitor behavior, traffic patterns, and device presence in an environment. There are a lot of resellers that deal in Cisco, so its availability is not difficult.
In terms of the tool's built-in security features, VPN capabilities are quite good. Intrusion detection systems and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) can filter out malicious content and offer advanced security features. The product can offer protection against malware and offer a threat intelligence platform. The tool provides basic features that can be used as default or built-in functionalities.
Considering the technical support and security features, I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.
The scalability of the tool aligns with my organization's goals.
I rate the overall tool out of ten.
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Lu Lu Aung
Technical Consultant at Alstix
It is a good product. I recommend it to others and rate it as a nine.
View full review »It's a must-try, completely cloud-managed solution. It can be used for non-critical environments.
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
View full review »We haven't received any requests for additional features at the moment. Previously, any request for additional features was made on the other Cisco dashboard, and the majority of them were already implemented on this one.
We have a partnership with Cisco.
For my experience, I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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BRETT SCHRIOCK
IT Director at Madison County
I would advise others to take a look at Juniper. We were using Cisco Meraki devices, but they are kind of end-of-life. We're changing our systems because of a policy change about the use of wireless solutions. So, we don't need them anymore. Juniper seems to have a lot more to offer for future expansion.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten. It works well.
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John Mc Arthur
Vice President at Radeon Technologies Ltd.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Thuy Truong
Administrator at SOURTHERN WAVES Solution
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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reviewer1621029
Domain Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I'm a Cisco partner.
Meraki is a public cloud. With Meraki, you don't have a private cloud solution.
I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.
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reviewer1129581
Director of tecnology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would advise knowing your use case and matching it to the technology.
I would rate it a six out of 10. It provides ease of management to customers, but it is not for throughput and availability.
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reviewer919731
Information Technology Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
I would advise others to go and get it now. If you don't have it, get it.
I would rate it a nine out of 10 for the ease of use.
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reviewer1480227
Technology Systems Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
In terms of caution, I don't have any advice. In terms of a recommendation, it's been a very stable system for us. However, because our needs grew exponentially when we had to go one-to-one for students, this has made things too complicated. That's why we're looking into upgrading and replacing the whole system. Still, Meraki is not off of our list while we're considering new solutions.
Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of ten.
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reviewer1073604
Presale Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
We're a partner with Cisco. We create architecture for customers and design solutions for surveillance products. We also deploy WiFi production engineers from our company.
My advice to others considering implementation is to be aware of Meraki limitations. If you are not sure if the features you need are available, you should verify that with Meraki. It will keep you from having any surprises down the road.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's a really good product.
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reviewer892056
Technical Services Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The cloud management aspect of Cisco Meraki has improved our company's customer's administrative efficiency in some cases, while in some other cases, it hasn't. Depending upon whether or not the tool integrates the switching and SASE aspects as well, I had a few customers whom I had to split apart due to some of the tool's features not being visible once you opt for the product's unified infrastructure model.
With Cisco products and third-party products, integration of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good. The tool doesn't have a lot of integrations that are necessarily native. I think that a lot of the larger infrastructure providers offer the same integration features as Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN since such a solution brings on additional products through acquisition, and true integration processes take time.
Speaking about how the tool's specific security features strengthened our company's customer network defense, I would say that I am not a fan of the product as a security platform. MS Switch Access Policies (802.1X) and NAC are good areas in the product, especially if you integrate with Cisco's platform. I won't usually use the product as a layer 3 boundary.
With the current models offered by the product, it is not a solution that my company recommends to others. If our company's customer already has a large Meraki deployment in place, we recommend it for continuity's sake. The product is not normally something our company would encourage others to use, but if there are additional facilities, we recommend it.
I rate the product a six out of ten.
I am a reseller. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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reviewer941937
Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
I would rate this solution 10 out of 10.
It makes life easier. You don't have to go cabling. It saves time. It saves man hours. It's just better. My advice is to use this solution instead of using the old-fashioned one. It will save you headaches.
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reviewer1672686
Virtual IT Director at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
I would rate it eight out of 10.
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Dániel Halmai
Head of IT Network Division at Panorinformatika
I would absolutely recommend this solution to others.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of ten.
For small to medium-sized businesses, I think it's the best.
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reviewer1543167
Advanced IT Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We're partners with Cisco. Meraki is probably one of the number one solutions. On my team that's all we've talked about or sold. Cisco is 100%, one of our top partners.
Just in terms of network security, there's a lot of digital transformation happening. There will be a lot of moving to the cloud for many customers and you'd be surprised how many enterprises still just aren't prepared for the changes that are coming their way.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. It's a legitimate switch and a legitimate solution. It does what it says and it gets the job done.
View full review »Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a very good tool that users can use without problems.
Overall, I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a ten out of ten.
View full review »Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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Tim Waldner
Principal at WATERTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-4
If you have some money, it is a good thing to buy. It is a trouble-free product.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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Kimsin Phan
Manager, IT Infrastructure at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
In summary, I find that this is a really good product and I recommend it. However, improvements with the cost and signal roaming would make it better.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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Ricardo Quintero
Infrastructure/Telcom Coordinator at Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG
This is a good solution for the office but not for warehouses. I would give this solution a rating of eight out of ten.
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reviewer918813
Network Administrator at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
From a purely technical point of view, I would rate Meraki WLAN eight out of 10. If you are considering implementing Meraki, I would suggest considering the size of your team. If you are strapped for resources, I would say go with something else over Cisco. But as far as functionality goes, I would rate it over some of the others, like Juniper and Mist.
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Ravi_Verma
Senior Network Engineer at Saffron networks pvt ltd
This is a pure cloud-based solution and everything is managed by the cloud.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
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Gregory Azevedo
IT Manager at Horiba
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Dev-Patel
Consultant at Lifeline IT
We can deploy on-premises or on the cloud, but it's usually cloud. The amount of time it takes to deploy is really dependent on the client and the size of the company.
I would suggest that sometimes it might be better to spend more money on better equipment that will perform a lot better, so if you have the funds go for it, but if not, then you have to work within your budget.
I would rate this product a seven out of 10.
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JoelGaari
Network Communication Solutions Manager at IT Solutions NV
I rate Cisco Meraki WLAN eight out of 10.
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reviewer938667
Senior Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
We're just customers and technical users.
We use different versions, such as the MX64, 800 series, and 100 series.
At the moment, I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten. I have no experience, or at least, not too much experience yet.
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Barney Duffy
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I rate Cisco Meraki WLAN mine of 10. However, it would be a 10 out of 10 if it could apply some conditional logic where the result from a sensor triggers an action on another IoT device, such as a motorized heat exchanger, to bring fresh air into the building. If you were able to do something like that, it would improve things even more. It's a good LAN, but there's always room for improvement. There are some things that I'd like to see, such as more applications, integrations, and stuff like that, but apart from that, it's pretty good.
When you look at the benefits, some wireless solutions are more flexible than others. Meraki is easy to configure and monitor. The best thing Meraki can do is give them a test AP on their network because there is some problem with APN allowing other kits on the network and letting people test, but handover between the APs is satisfactory. I've got four APs in my home that go between the office, workshop, and high space, and the handover is still seamless. The coverage is brilliant from my point of view. I deployed it in a large warehouse, and handover was seamless. It was covered. To me, the easiest way is to get a customer to test their network with two, so they can do a handover and allow them to test and configure. That's plug-and-play.
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Devang Jasani
CEO at Meridian Infotech Ltd.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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reviewer1522773
Emerging & Disruptive Mobile Technology Expert, Strategic Advisor at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
If they are going for the long run it's good, but if you go too long, there is a cost component to consider and figure out, because the cost is something that is coming down with a lot of new solutions.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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reviewer1286451
Head of Corporate Accounts at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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Luiz Kazan
Corporate Head of Digital Solutions Development Strategy | Smart Cities and 4.0 Industry at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The solution from Meraki is more public cloud, however, if we need to we have an internal team that manages alarms, and coordinates action zone disputes to changes devices when it is needed, and have support to our customers.
We have partners that can sell the solution to us, and we in turn offer them to our clients. We're similar to a reseller.
In general, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1457697
Commercial Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I would absolutely recommend this solution. We will keep selling this solution.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
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Tim French
IT Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
To anyone who is interested in using this solution, make sure that you're happy with their features and that it's the right solution.
Look at all of its features and also look at its downfalls and/or weaknesses, as well.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good, but not great.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
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reviewer1564494
Network Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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YaserAltwailey
Network Engineer at Saudi Customs
We plan to continue using this solution and I would recommend it to others.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
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WaqasManzoor
Senior Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The implementation and suitability of this product depend on the client and the want they want to achieve.
When it comes to Wi-Fi wireless technology, you also have to consider 5G. The 5G is already here and it's the fastest, ever, wireless network. There is going to be a conflict between Wi-Fi and 5G when it comes to what enterprises are using. Wi-Fi 6 will help to keep the technology in the market.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
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reviewer1213317
Technical Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I like this solution, it's really good.
It's a good solution for small to medium-sized businesses or companies. We sell this solution to small businesses here in Belgium.
Meraki is easier to configure than other solutions, which is most likely the reason why Cisco purchased Meraki.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: The device needs to hold up to what they are telling me it can do. I want to see good throughput from it, as well as that it has security and protection.
Usability is a big one. How simple it is, easy it is to set up, use, and for the client to understand. Finally, it would be the technical support. They have to have a good technical support base.
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reviewer981903
IT Management at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
I am a customer.
There are, perhaps, 25 or 30 people making use of the solution in our organization.
The solution is trustworthy. I find it easy and secure.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN as an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1606617
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. It's been extremely reliable and I've been happy with it.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend the solution to smaller offices or organizations as Cisco can be expensive. Something cheaper, such as D-Link, may be better in small environments.
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reviewer1644681
Founder, Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
For anyone looking for a simple management solution in a geographically spread-out network, Meraki is a good bet compared to Ruckus. However, they lose points on the cost as well as on the complexity of its multiple-tiered structure, where you have an MX firewall or a switch, your Wi-Fi access points, and then the cloud. It's too much and could be as easy as having the cloud and access points, but the product has an additional tier integrated, which makes it somewhat complex.
I would place them at eight out of 10.
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Samrang Sieng
Senior IT Manager at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees
I would recommend the solution to others, unless the price would be competitive.
We make use of 50 to 100 Meraki units.
I like Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, so I rate it as a six or seven out of ten.
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Greg Mikkelsen
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have a business relationship with Cisco. We're also a partner.
I'd advise other organizations to think about the solution right through to how they manage and troubleshoot end users. I would recommend that anyone looking at a solution such as this consider that. A lot of people just think about the LAN performance, but I think the ability to understand it and save time by troubleshooting the end-users would be a more important consideration.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
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reviewer1192131
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use the public cloud deployment model.
I'd recommend the solution. It does depend on what the organization needs, however.
I'd rate it nine out of ten.
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Henk Uittenbogaard
CEO at AnyWi Technologies
We work mainly with small and medium enterprises. We deploy the MR72 and 73 versions of the solution.
In general, the solution performs well in Europe, but it doesn't comply with the GDPR, so we're not allowed to use it.
I'd rate it eight out of ten.
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reviewer1270755
IT Project Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We try to have a relationship with the vendor, e.g. we have a Cisco rep for that, but they wouldn't really help us with the Meraki blocks. I'm a network engineer assigned to the company that uses Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.
We cannot have more than 400 users of this product, and we currently have 200 to 300 people using it. For deployment and maintenance, we only have one staff who takes care of it, e.g. one engineer. We have no plans of increasing the number of users of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, unless we expand in size.
My advice to others looking into implementing this product is that it's definitely a good investment. They just have to be mindful and really understand the technology. They should be able to go through the documentation on the website, to really understand the product features and functionality, because sometimes they may need to exert effort in examining issues on their own, because sometimes support doesn't really provide a proper, tangible response.
I'll give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of eight out of ten, because we're very satisfied that it meets all the technical attributes we were looking for, and it's a solid infrastructure. It works with our problems, e.g. any major problems.
View full review »This is an excellent product. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is robust and has a tough access point.
I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10.
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reviewer1164288
Director at a non-profit with 11-50 employees
I would recommend this solution to others because it's reliable, stable, and easy to implement.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
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reviewer1621110
NETWORK PRODUCT MANAGER at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We're partners and resellers.
It's important for us to present to our customer with some options. However, normally, our customers have a specific budget. In this case, we only move with the needs of our customers. In terms of Meraki, Ruckus, Aruba, et cetera, all work fine. We don't have problems. We don't have interference, or need a box reset, or face other kinds of problems.
Overall, I would rate the solution at a four out of ten.
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Andre Walke
Project Co-Ordinator at Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Alexandra Cevallos
Project Engineer at CIEMTELCOM
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
View full review »I would rate this solution a nine out of ten and would recommend it.
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reviewer1213005
IT Security and Infrastructure Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
I work with various versions of the solution, including MR32, MR33 and MR42. We're a reseller of the solution. We typically handle enterprise-level clients.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
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SeniorTe41ae
Senior Tech Support Specialist at a university with 501-1,000 employees
The biggest lesson we've learned is that wifi systems are very complicated. My advice is to be sure you understand the depth that the system gives you.
I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. It's a pretty solid solution. It lacks the advanced features that I would like to see to do proper wireless engineering, but it's a pretty solid solution.
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reviewer1609476
Infrastructure Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of 10.
View full review »I would rate this solution a seven out of then.
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Henrik Kruse Lykkegaard
Network System Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
For big enterprise, I would definitely use Meraki. They are doing something really special stuff.
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reviewer1023120
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Cisco Meraki is quite reliable and provides good support, on a par with other brands. It also requires less time to implement and maintain the network, and it can save running and operating costs. I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.
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reviewer644592
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
My advice to someone considering this solution would be to use the white paper comparisons, they're excellent. Particularly not a newspaper review of a product, as it comes out of the box. That does nothing. But it has to really be an installation that is similar to yours. It might match the number of sites or match the number of consumers in the end but it has to be similar in some ways. Not a lab, a lab work doesn't tell you anything. That's like a practice run.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
View full review »Don't waste time and money for the other solutions, only Meraki!
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reviewer1249887
IT Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
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reviewer1606029
Principal at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless eight out of 10. My suggestion to anyone looking to implement this kind of solution is to use a smart consultant. I use technical consultants to handle things like picking out a solution. So I have one guy who says Ubiquiti would be a great platform, and the other says they think Meraki is the best platform.
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reviewer1488774
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
If you need a simple feature set, you can use Meraki basically without any issues.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight.
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Mansukh Bhesania
MD and CEO at Aster Networks
This is a product that we recommend over other similar ones by other vendors.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
View full review »I would rate this solution a five out of ten.
View full review »I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Noorish Moosa
Digital Transformation Consultant at Teksedo Solutions
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a six out of ten.
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Shohidul Islam
Deputy Manager at STBL
I would recommend the solution to others, we have sold it to over 100 customers.
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.
View full review »Both Meraki and Aerohive are good products, and I prefer Meraki. I work with Meraki products in production. Meraki are more intuitive than Aerohive.
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reviewer1192146
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
In summary, this is a good product and one that we recommend.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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Andres Cardenas
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is easier if you implement it with the cloud.
I would rate Cisco Meraki an 8 out of 10 because of the problems we have with concurrent users.
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reviewer1533048
Founder & MD at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I would recommend this solution. They have a good setup and local support in India.
I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a seven out of ten. There is always room for improvement, and they can do some things better. We have been using it for a few months, and we don't yet know if there are any bugs or issues.
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reviewer1454613
VP of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
In summary, this is a good product and I recommend it.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
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May 2024
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