Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Valuable Features
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View full review »The product's most beneficial feature impacting network security is the ability to provide centralized security management. It is simple to use compared to other technologies.
View full review »Meraki is far better than any other wireless solution. It is pretty easy to use. I can control any number of sites globally with a lean IT team. The product provides visibility into what the users are accessing. I can see where they are connected, what kind of traffic they are running, and why they face issues. The product has mesh, MIMO, and BLE. I can use the location tracker, too. I can also integrate Air Marshal to reduce interference.
Before the site is ready, I can configure the virtual environment. When the site is ready, I need to sync it up with the cloud. All the configurations will be live within three minutes. I can go live within a day. I can do the third day’s job directly on the first day. I don't have any bottlenecks when I need to upgrade my wireless controllers.
If I had an on-premise product that went down due to a power outage or natural calamities, restoring it would be very hectic. I would have to pay for a virtual license and add a server. If I put it on the cloud, I need to pay a huge amount for the egress cost, whether it is AWS or Azure. If it is in the Meraki cloud, I do not need to pay anything, and everything is under control. Even if the cloud goes down, it will not affect my productivity. The solution’s performance is much better than that of the other OEMs.
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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The solution ensures seamless connectivity as users move within the office. Six installed Meraki APs provide excellent coverage for around three hundred users, offering reliable speeds.
Additionally, the system allows guests and users with priority devices to connect using their SAP ID. The traffic is managed through D and G controllers to meet the specified requirements for continuous connection and speed.
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Joseph Luyirika
Network Administrator at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
I like the fact that the deployment is so easy. Deploying and setting up a network have become so easy - like 1, 2, 3 steps and you are up and running, whereas originally we needed to log into the app and all those things. Now, it is more robust for me to deploy networks. And because of the field we are in where offices open up and others close, it helps my turnaround time to deploy these networks for the customers.
View full review »The most valuable features include key elements like creating SSIDs, networking configurations, and the ability to manage all devices through a single console.
It is very handy to have a support number to call. They will replace the hardware the next day if you prove it is broken.
The dashboard has a lot of functions and is fast, and you can configure everything you need from the dashboard.
The app is handy - when it works and you can log in.
Firewall and traffic shaping are very useful. Also, application blocking is handy.
You can see exactly which clients are connected to which device and trace traffic going to that device.
Maps and floor plans are very useful to see where a client is connected.
View full review »It is highly effective and user-friendly. The primary value lies in the ease of configuration; these products seamlessly integrate, and work well together. Deployment is straightforward and hassle-free.
View full review »We use the solution's bandwidth shaping, URL filtering, and group policy configuration features.
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Mike-Robinson
Owner at Mar Consulting Services
The emailing of statuses is the most valuable feature. For example, if you lose power to the building or you lose your internet connection, you get an email to explain that it has happened. This gives you the opportunity, even in the middle of the night, to be en route to solve the problem before the office even opens up.
They provide good visibility on what's going on.
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Robert Jump
Information Technology Manager at jpsnetwork
The ability to manage it remotely is the most valuable. If it has an internet connection, you can get to it. It is a great product for remote clinics. We kind of thought about doing this kind of standalone technology.
Meraki is easy to manage. From a management perspective, it is the easiest to use, especially in the cloud. I like Meraki. I even have it in my home.
The tool's most valuable feature is report generation. Its dashboard helps me a lot with user analytics.
View full review »Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN has a valuable cloud management feature. It is easy to manage and monitor cloud activities. It enables quick deployment within all branches for the users. It provides great performance even in 0℃ temperatures in some places.
View full review »The product's cloud controller is easy to use.
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Tarik Kilany
Business Manager at Al-Mayssan Technical Services
The cloud management feature is a great feature of the solution.
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Snehal Darji
Head, Computer Center at Parul University
Cloud management, wireless infrastructure, and implementation are all valuable features.
View full review »The settings of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN can be very granular. You can lock down and block devices with the controls. For example, we have four different wireless settings, such as guest, employee, security, and backup. For example, the settings for the employees, if they use laptops, they're required to have certain settings, such as an antivirus installed. If they do not then Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN will not let them connect. This is very good protection because the network works on the bringing your own device(BYOD) principle. It's a BYOD environment now, and you also don't want them to bring infection into the environment because these people are connecting to the LAN via wireless connections. We have to be careful because we're managing it, we have to be very strict with regards to the rules and policies.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the technology of the security that is offered.
View full review »The most valuable aspect of this solution is the single pane of glass management and reliability.
It has been very reliable.
View full review »The connectivity is very good.
It's a robust, stable solution. We haven't had any issues at all.
The graphic user interface is very nice. It makes using it very easy.
The product is simple to manage.
It is not too expensive.
The setup is easy.
It is stable.
The solution can scale.
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EDGARDO CRUZ
Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The captive portal feature is my favorite. It allows us to keep track of how many people are entering our client's businesses.
Also, the security and content filtering that's included on the cloud is great.
View full review »The most valuable feature of the solution is the simplicity of operating it, which is its biggest asset. The product also has similar, if not better, capabilities than traditional wireless access points.
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reviewer871092
Sr. System Administrator at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable features in Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN are that we were able to see all the registered users for each particular WAP, which is a big help. The roaming allows us to have continuous wireless throughout the building. The signal can carry over from one WAP to another. Which is probably the most important feature.
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Richard Frick
IT Manager at The Museum of the City of San Francisco
It is cloud-based. You can manage it remotely from anywhere in the world, and you don't have to be on-site, which is a very big advantage.
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reviewer1303344
Network Engineer at a tech company with 201-500 employees
The fact that it's cloud-based is valuable because you don't have to have an actual physical controller in your location. That cuts down on space that you need, the redundancy, the power that you consume, how much it takes to cool down your server room, etc.
Because it's user-friendly, you can hand off some of the easier troubleshooting tasks to people that are not necessarily wireless engineers. You can hand it off to a desktop team, so that's helpful.
With other solutions, you have to configure the right guardrails to keep people from messing things up, but Meraki already has those guardrails in place. This is very frustrating for a competent engineer because then he doesn't have the ability to customize it the way he wants — it's a double-edged sword.
View full review »The automatic VMware update is very useful because you don't have to worry about outages and planning for VMware updates. It is very advantageous from a management point of view. The ability to restrict and review the clients connected to each of our segments. Additionally, the solution is easy to use.
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Ravi Ramachandran
Senior Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The dashboard is a great feature that is architecturally based and I like the fact that the solution is accessible from anywhere. As an administrator, it is very useful to have access to the dashboard from anywhere through my mobile Meraki app. I can see if there are any issues and can get alerts over my emails. The basic value of the product is the ease of use and ease of access from anywhere. The product is very easy to manage, easy to configure, and easy for our customers to understand. It's the ease of use that sells Meraki. When it's used as a whole stack, Meraki is one of the very good and easy to manage products.
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Husam Kabaha
CTO at Mechkar
The solution has worked very well in our campus environment.
The solution has proven itself to be very stable so far.
The product is very easy to use.
The initial setup is very straightforward and easy.
We've found the connectivity to be excellent.
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Alex Jenkins
Director at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is cloud-based. It has a GUI rather than a command line, and it just works.
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Lee Tilley
Director of Information Systems at a non-profit with 11-50 employees
What I like best about Meraki is that I can change it from anywhere. I'm really the only person here that understands the concepts, which means that if I'm not on campus, resolving the problem is something that I can do online.
We also have a resident program here as well. So, if something's not right with the resident or they have an issue with their internet over there, I can flip to make it go over to a different internet circuit pretty quickly without ever coming onto campus.
View full review »The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to detect network issues through a dashboard.
View full review »Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a user-friendly solution that has good performance and stability.
View full review »The single dashboard of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is the most valuable feature for me.
View full review »The most important feature is flexibility.
I believe it is user-friendly. The techie guys don't care for it, but in my opinion, essentially, it has a very simple interface. Most other vendors are now including those in their dashboard features and interfaces as well.
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BRETT SCHRIOCK
IT Director at Madison County
What I liked about these is that they worked. I didn't touch them or do anything with them. They were up and running when I came here. Once they are set up and running, you don't have to worry about them.
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John Mc Arthur
Vice President at Radeon Technologies Ltd.
Its ability to be cloud-managed is the most valuable feature so if there's a reconfiguration or an issue, we have excellent visibility into the network and we can usually resolve the problem online without having to go onsite.
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Thuy Truong
Administrator at SOURTHERN WAVES Solution
The Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is hosted on the cloud. Users enjoy all the features available on the platform, and it facilitates seamless communication for our business operations. Integrating with the router, firewall, and Wireless Controller is advantageous.
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reviewer1621029
Domain Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The solution's ease of use is great.
The ease of management has been great.
The initial setup is easy.
The product has been very stable over the years.
Technical support is okay.
The pricing is reasonable.
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reviewer1129581
Director of tecnology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
For Meraki, the ease of deployment and management is most valuable.
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reviewer919731
Information Technology Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
It is easy to set up. You can do everything on the GUI. You don't need to trace cables. You don't need to connect to the switch. Everything is there, right in front of you.
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reviewer1480227
Technology Systems Manager at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
In terms of the product, it's been very good for us. They don't have all of the tools built-in that we would like to have such as heat mapping, but when it comes to managing it, it is straightforward and easily operated. We're able to automate as well as manually control as necessary.
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reviewer1073604
Presale Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The dashboard is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very user-friendly. It's a good solution for people that don't have a big technical team.
The dashboard to keep track of 30 or so APs, switches, routers and logs, is invaluable. I liked the UX on this.
Notifications (minus the techno-speak so it's obvious what the problem is) help us respond to access points down or rogue access points attempting connections.
Tracking the usage of staff, access points, switches and routers becomes an insanely easy thing and so do producing reports for your Exec team.
Splash screens for T&C sign off by users are very easy to implement - it takes about 30 seconds to put a splash screen up. RADIUS and SSO are possible with similar ease.
Networks can be segmented into SSIDs very easily for those needing to provided users, office, POS, Events, etc, with seperated access. You can then monitor the usage down to a single MAC address for great granularity.
Reporting is easy - press two buttons et viola!
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reviewer892056
Technical Services Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I am not a big fan of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Based on my company's customers' opinions, I feel that the best feature of the product stems from the fact that it serves as an actual cloud management platform and the ease of deployment it offers.
View full review »The management console is valuable. It helps manage everything.
View full review »The most valuable features of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN are the ease of use and the ability to manage it from the cloud.
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reviewer941937
Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
You can monitor traffic so you can see if the network is having issues or laggy or what people are doing. You can point them out and say, "Stop doing that." If you're trying to identify one of the switches or pinpoint a computer or pinpoint something, you could find it just like that and change the IP address. It's easiest to do it that way.
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reviewer1672686
Virtual IT Director at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
The most valuable thing to me is the stability of the product.
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Dániel Halmai
Head of IT Network Division at Panorinformatika
The user interface is very simple and easy to use — our customers are very satisfied.
Meraki in general is easy to use. I recently hosted a webinar regarding SD-WAN. I compared Cisco Meraki with other Cisco products. Meraki's performance is a little bit lower compared with other Cisco products, but the platform is very, very simple. As long as a customer has a dedicated IT team, then Meraki will be a good option for them.
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reviewer1543167
Advanced IT Executive at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The network security the solution provides is its most valuable aspect.
Overall, it's a very solid product. I really like it.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward.
The solution scales very well.
We've found the product to be quite stable.
View full review »The most valuable feature of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is that it is fast and does the job.
View full review »The solution is fast. It is a really good tool, and we do not face any problems with it.
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Tim Waldner
Principal at WATERTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-4
I like the record that is being kept and multiple SSDs.
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Kimsin Phan
Manager, IT Infrastructure at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The interface makes it easy to manage.
View full review »The Dashboard, with its centralized "cloud" interface is the most valuable feature of Meraki. If you are a smaller organization, have a small IT staff, and/or basic wireless needs Meraki provides the perfect solution. That is not to say that larger more educated organizations might not also find Meraki to be a great fit.
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Ricardo Quintero
Infrastructure/Telcom Coordinator at Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG
The most valuable feature is that the solution is friendly to manage.
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reviewer918813
Network Administrator at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees
Meraki WLAN is easy to deploy, includes a cloud controller, and updates continuously. It also offers high visibility.
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Ravi_Verma
Senior Network Engineer at Saffron networks pvt ltd
With Cisco Meraki, I've tried motherboard, switches, and wireless, and everything is good. If you want to complete visibility, then you are required just a firewall and switches, and wireless.
The solution offers good features and good performance. It's quite stable. We have never faced challenges just from our ID access point.
You can scale the solution easily.
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Gregory Azevedo
IT Manager at Horiba
From a security perspective, this product has several advantages.
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Dev-Patel
Consultant at Lifeline IT
The most valuable feature would have to be the cloud management with high level of detail and ability to be able to use all the information to troubleshoot issues remotely before having someone onsite.
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JoelGaari
Network Communication Solutions Manager at IT Solutions NV
I like the status page Cisco added that shows you the health of the wireless connection.
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reviewer938667
Senior Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
The solution is easy to use. With the cloud dashboard, it's easy to control the APs and other items. It has controlling, content filtering, and other options. A lot of things are there. It has a lot of great features.
The solution is stable.
The scalability is good.
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Barney Duffy
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I think the IoT integration is the most valuable. I started applying IoT solutions 12 years ago on location-based services. Aruba had implemented this at the time. So I think the integration, particularly into the applications and stuff, is pretty interesting in Meraki. It's a substantial network from my point of view. It's good.
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Devang Jasani
CEO at Meridian Infotech Ltd.
Its management is most valuable. It is the major feature of Meraki.
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reviewer1522773
Emerging & Disruptive Mobile Technology Expert, Strategic Advisor at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
The most valuable features are the multiple types of user groupings and access management. For example: what, when, how long for, what is the performance, and what device are they using are all groupings.
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reviewer1286451
Head of Corporate Accounts at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
The fact that Cisco Meraki is cloud based and is reasonably priced has been most valuable.
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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 is very easy to use. The user interface is very nice.
There are really great dashboards available. Users can see everything they need to on one pane of glass.
Users have the capability of capturing business insights on the solution. For example, we can see who uses the WiFi or monitor movement.
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reviewer1457697
Commercial Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Its flexibility, ease of management via the portal, and the variety of access points are the most valuable features.
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Tim French
IT Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The big draw is the ease of installation. It's easy to manage, and it's easy to implement.
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reviewer1564494
Network Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The most valuable feature of this solution is the application visibility, which is one of the main features.
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WaqasManzoor
Senior Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
One of the best features of this solution is that it has enough in-depth visibility for the people who connect to their wireless technology.
This solution is quite flexible and compatible with other devices.
The most amazing part is that their access points have the ability to connect to multiple conference devices at different times, and it shows you the very in-depth Wi-Fi analytics through their dashboard.
This solution is simple and easy to use.
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reviewer1213317
Technical Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
What I like most about this solution is that it is a fully managed solution. We can deploy it and check in on our customers without having an on-site connection or an on-site infrastructure for elderly customers.
View full review »I find it very easy to manage because of the cloud management, so I can update all my buildings at once and see all of my clients from one spot. That is probably one of my favorite features, as well as it has good security with its Layer 7 protections. It has a lot of overall functionality.
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reviewer981903
IT Management at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees
I find Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN to be more secure and easy to use. It is easy to control.
With the solution, we have a little mesh and wire LAN, and the performance is awesome.
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reviewer1606617
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
It's a very useful product.
The solution is stable. So far, it has been issue-free.
I have found the scalability to be very good.
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reviewer1644681
Founder, Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I've worked on this solution for a couple of clients who already had it deployed. It has many good features and good integration. This is more of a hybrid setup where the switch takes over a lot of responsibility depending upon what you have deployed. It takes a lot of control and allows for cloud-based management of your Wi-Fi network.
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Greg Mikkelsen
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We like the analysis that allows us to see how our cloud applications are performing and we like the way that the solution shows where suites are coming from, including if they are coming from overseas.
We like the way that we can map the solution against the floor of our building. We are able to see a few things from a topography perspective and can show us if certain aspects are wrong.
The interface is excellent. We've been really happy with it.
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reviewer1192131
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The solution is easy for deployments. As we are an integrator, we sometimes have several levels separating the customer and our work. With this solution, the customer can look at his environment, and we also have the right to monitor it and to configure it if we need to from our end.
The functionalities are quite professional and complete. It offers good integration with other Meraki products, like switches and the firewall. You can get an overview of all networks and the host. It's really great; nobody else can do that.
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Henk Uittenbogaard
CEO at AnyWi Technologies
Multiple access ID capabilities, meshing, and the quality of the product itself are all valuable features.
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reviewer1270755
IT Project Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
What I like most about Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is the cloud based management of the entire system. The product was also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot.
View full review »There are many valuable features of Cisco Meraki, including the switches, stacking, and layer 3 routing.
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reviewer1621110
NETWORK PRODUCT MANAGER at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
The pricing of the solution is excellent. They tend to offer special pricing, which our clients appreciate.
The product is very reliable and offers great performance. Our clients never complain about it. It doesn't cause any problems.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward.
It's very easy to manage in the control panel. The option to manage and review the connection in the dashboard is very interesting. This is a very easy way to view the signal and it works online.
The product works and offers a good connection for the users.
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Alexandra Cevallos
Project Engineer at CIEMTELCOM
It is easy to manage and configure. The dashboard of Meraki is easy to use.
View full review »The flexibility, since it's a cloud service, is the most valuable feature of this solution. As well as:
- The administration
- Management of the whole platform
- Development
- Deployment options in the cloud
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reviewer1213005
IT Security and Infrastructure Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
It's a cloud-managed network, which makes it easy to manage and to configure. You can configure the access points before it reaches your offices and can configure it through serial numbers. You can add the serial number of the access point and the Meraki dashboard. It's easy.
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SeniorTe41ae
Senior Tech Support Specialist at a university with 501-1,000 employees
The management and upgrades are very simple and straightforward.
Traffic analytics give us insight, but they don't decrypt anything.
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Peter Katanov
Citrix/VMWare/Windows/Office365/Exchange Administrator at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
- Ease of use
- Central management
- Pretty reliable devices
I also really love their cloud-based dashboard which allows me to see all my locations in one place.
AL
reviewer1609476
Infrastructure Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
The visibility of the site is most useful.
View full review »All of the compliances are available with Cisco Meraki. For example, you have all of the HIPAA compliance. Cisco Meraki is HIPAA compliant.
Because of HIPAA compliance, it can be used in the pharmaceutical industries.
I like cloud-based monitoring.
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reviewer1023120
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
The most valuable feature is wireless connectivity.
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reviewer644592
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
The most valuable feature is the stability. It works and doesn't stop.
View full review »- Centralized management
- Easily configurable
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reviewer1488774
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The cloud manageability feature is valuable. We can access it from anywhere. We don't have to get customers remote connections, we can simply log in using the internet, and they're easy to manage.
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Mansukh Bhesania
MD and CEO at Aster Networks
The most valuable feature is cloud management.
View full review »This is a cloud-based solution that is easily managed. You can manage the visibility and the cloud controller.
It's a cloud solution that we can access from anywhere, on a mobile phone or any device. We can connect to it, manage it, and we can configure it. It's simple, really easy.
View full review »The most valuable features are the management tools, including monitoring and reporting.
It can also be used for monitoring photos for all iPhones. It's an awesome application!
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Noorish Moosa
Digital Transformation Consultant at Teksedo Solutions
The solution provides good coverage and identity management. Additionally, the user interface is straightforward.
View full review »Cloud networking is perfect, I can manage and monitor all the clients of my network whenever I want and wherever I am.
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reviewer1192146
Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment.
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Andres Cardenas
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Being able to manage in the cloud is a valuable feature. The other valuable feature is the monitoring device, you can see the network health.
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reviewer1533048
Founder & MD at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Its ease of use and flexibility are most valuable. It is cloud-based software.
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reviewer1454613
VP of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
This product offers cloud-based configuration, so you can set it up from anywhere.
It is easy to operate and easy to manage.
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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.