2019-10-16T06:52:00Z

What is your primary use case for Meraki MS Switches?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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MP
Real User
Top 20
2024-02-08T14:32:00Z
Feb 8, 2024

Meraki MS Switches have revolutionized our network operations. With cloud-based management, deployment is effortless, and monitoring is streamlined.

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SB
Consultant
Top 20
2023-10-24T07:43:58Z
Oct 24, 2023

The primary goal is to assist the customer, and in some cases, it may be necessary to recommend Meraki when they have limited assistance or staff available to manage the infrastructure effectively.

Prasanth Kailasam - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-04-18T09:20:27Z
Apr 18, 2023

Meraki is a cloud-based solution that can be accelerated to clients and compensate for the entire gamut of networking, switching, wireless, and gateway security. Everything can be managed and monitored from the cloud. It's a multidimensional scenario where clients might have many locations and need infrastructure to be deployed quickly and remotely. If there's no local manpower available at those sites, then these are the ideal use cases for Meraki.

TB
Real User
2023-03-10T12:08:47Z
Mar 10, 2023

We use the solution for our networking.

Sairam Prem Vangala - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-03-09T22:01:37Z
Mar 9, 2023

We use Meraki MS Switches to can the VLANs to a particular port.

SS
Reseller
Top 10
2023-02-13T20:27:55Z
Feb 13, 2023

I use Meraki MS Switches for cloud-based management and web visibility, which I can control from a single pane of glass. I have a controller that lets me manage all devices.

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ES
Real User
Top 20
2022-11-22T22:33:00Z
Nov 22, 2022

We use mobile device management to track our wireless access points, and that's basically what it does for our environment.

SA
Real User
Top 10
2022-11-04T12:34:56Z
Nov 4, 2022

We are using Meraki MS Switches for a company responsible for elections, in our country. We've set up the network for all the servers to work in the same network and they have different sites. We have set up some VPNs between those sites.

Amr Moustafa - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-09-30T15:28:00Z
Sep 30, 2022

I use it primarily when migrating from old or legacy to Meraki MS Switches supporting Meraki services and supporting the SD-WAN. But I am using them with the SD-WAN provided by FlexWare. I am also using it for connecting access points because it is easier than using the Catalyst with a command line. Meraki MS Switches has its own user interface on its platform. It is easier for configuring the interfaces and monitoring, getting the box and logs from Exporter. We are using it in some regions, especially in the Americas, North and Latin Americas, Asia Pacific, and some countries in the EMEA.

CT
Real User
Top 20
2022-09-21T16:23:35Z
Sep 21, 2022

My company currently has about a dozen switches in operation in multiple locations. We've got probably about four or five of them in our main headquarters, then we've also rolled out to individual sites to utilize them. We remove the Cisco router and go directly into what we currently have as an SD-WAN solution.

Samir Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-09T14:55:09Z
Sep 9, 2022

The solution is used for different office locations. The client wanted to have central control from their headquarters on wireless across a number of users, traffic, NMS. It was more of a network and switching type of deployment. They have some applications which they want to track, including how much traffic is going to the user and uptime of devices. For that, they wanted more central management.

Dan Brunnquell - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-08-29T21:07:53Z
Aug 29, 2022

I've got the appliances and I've got the switches and I've got the access points. I have switches for the phones and the access points. I have standard switches for the network. However, I'm doing the layer-two switching. I don't do any additional programming on them. The advantage that I have with them is the user portal. I can find the endpoints by port. Therefore, if I need to control it, I can do it from the portal and shut a port down, however, I don't do any additional programming beyond layer two.

Joseph Sidhom - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-08-04T12:26:46Z
Aug 4, 2022

We are a technology consultant and we work with a variety of products, including Meraki MS Switches. We have installed these switches in certain hotels in Egypt. One of the hotels we work with has standardized on Meraki.

Kieran Bailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-21T09:07:13Z
Jul 21, 2022

We use Meraki MS Switches to provide network security. We have around 900 users.

AkshayPrakashan - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 10
2022-06-29T15:23:48Z
Jun 29, 2022

I am using Meraki MS Switches as a network switch. We can monitor the device and end-users on the Meraki Cloud Dashboard.

SF
Real User
Top 20
2022-06-21T06:01:23Z
Jun 21, 2022

We are partners of Meraki and operate as a service provider for Meraki switches, notably the Meraki MS Series 410, 420, and 450. Our responsibility is to help customers deploy these solutions, which are always situated on-premises. The main use cases for our customers include end-user connectivity, IP telephony, and security purposes such as for the cameras and access points.

DN
Consultant
Top 20
2022-05-15T16:53:45Z
May 15, 2022

We primarily use the solution for switching delivery. It's quite basic. It provides connectivity. They are ethernet switches.

Jóhann G. Thorarensen - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2022-02-08T15:51:31Z
Feb 8, 2022

We have computers around the school, but we've been cutting down on desktop computers and moving more towards Wi-Fi and laptops. In the dorms, we still have a docking station which is wired, so it's a mixture. The plan is to run everything through the Meraki system, so we can access it and we can control it, whether we are inside the school or outside the school.

GM
Real User
2021-12-22T07:43:00Z
Dec 22, 2021

We are using Meraki MS Switches as a network device in our organization.

JM
Real User
2021-09-22T15:55:00Z
Sep 22, 2021

We are using the Meraki MS120, MS425, and MS355 switches. We currently have a mixed environment with Cisco switches as well as these Meraki switches. We're replacing them one by one to see how well they perform. So far, we have only configured the MS120, which are the eight-port switches. We have some poor equipment, so we are replacing the existing switches. There are fewer network ports that are required, so we've set up these first. We haven't yet finished setting up the MS425. They're supposed to work as the core of our network, replacing the 38 switches that we have on the core. They haven't been configured on the network. We're still trying to just do tests and see if they will work. The MS355 are supposed to be on the distribution, so we haven't configured those, either.

AI
Real User
2021-08-26T17:35:59Z
Aug 26, 2021

I use this solution at work and in my house. The network in my house runs on Cisco Meraki. I use it to connect my home network to the internet. At work, we use it to connect the users, their network, and their computers to the network.

TS
Real User
2021-08-06T21:01:21Z
Aug 6, 2021

We use it for network connectivity in our organization. We use it across all of our locations. It is cloud-based. So, the software is updated to the latest firmware on a regular basis by Cisco. We have a private cloud.

NA
MSP
2021-07-01T22:26:21Z
Jul 1, 2021

We are using it for local LAN switching.

LK
Real User
2021-05-08T17:39:47Z
May 8, 2021

I am a customer of Meraki.

Dhanushka Chaitanya - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2021-04-16T17:32:26Z
Apr 16, 2021

We provide Meraki Switches to schools, universities, and hospitals.

Anoop-Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2021-04-13T06:57:21Z
Apr 13, 2021

I had to provide solutions for a pharmaceutical company, where data plays a very important role. This is where testing takes place and security is critical, and they have a lot of security on-site. If you want to have more VLANs and so on, you can do it through a core switch. It all depends on the customer's requirements. For example, if the customer uses SAP HANA, they will go for a new direct server. On the new direct server, you have an output of 10 GBs, and based on the output and the number of users, I provide the solution to the customer. It also depends on the application. For example, in SAP HANA, it'll depend on all the customer's modules, how many servers will make a Nutanix server, for example, 12 to 16 servers, and the number of users.

MY
Reseller
Top 20
2021-04-03T14:46:59Z
Apr 3, 2021

We primarily use the solution for switches for our clients.

IanMacfarlane - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 10
2021-03-18T06:06:49Z
Mar 18, 2021

I am using it to put it in a secure end-to-end solution in my IT lab. I am using MX65. I have got three Meraki solutions. I have the switch, the access point, and the appliance itself.

MR
Real User
2021-02-26T23:12:30Z
Feb 26, 2021

I use the MS series when I need to add power over ethernet (PoE).

SM
Real User
2021-02-22T21:09:13Z
Feb 22, 2021

The use case is small to mid-sized offices, under 500 ports.

SR
Real User
Leaderboard
2021-02-22T21:07:00Z
Feb 22, 2021

A primary use case involves small to mid-sized offices consisting of under five hundred ports.

RS
Real User
2021-02-12T11:48:52Z
Feb 12, 2021

This solution is suited for the cookie factory just around the corner and up to including multinational organizations with locations spanning around the globe.

DP
Real User
2021-02-01T13:14:46Z
Feb 1, 2021

We are using these switches to provide internet access to our users. They connect the access points.

SV
Real User
2021-01-15T12:28:52Z
Jan 15, 2021

We use these switches in our medium-sized branch offices. We use these switches for cloud connections that can be managed from anywhere. It's being used as a remote office from the medium branch office to deploy these switches.

SC
Real User
2020-11-18T23:11:23Z
Nov 18, 2020

Our primary use case of Switches is for controlling and monitoring the clients. I'm a senior consultant and design engineer and we are partners of Meraki.

WM
Reseller
2020-11-11T07:09:57Z
Nov 11, 2020

I use it in conjunction with Meraki Firewall and Meraki AP as a package. I am using the latest version of this solution. We mainly replaced a number of Cisco ASA 5505 Firewalls that had PoE on them. The new Cisco ASA 5506 Firewall and Meraki MX Firewall don't have PoE, but we needed ports and PoE. Therefore, we combined the switches with the firewalls. The clients already had Meraki APs, so we just plugged in Meraki switches.

JH
Real User
2020-11-06T11:27:21Z
Nov 6, 2020

We use it for general network switch purposes.

SM
Real User
2020-11-04T18:17:26Z
Nov 4, 2020

All of our endpoints are connected to our servers via the Meraki switches. Every user goes through them and it mirrors a cloud portal that allows you to administer it.

PP
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
2020-10-21T14:52:00Z
Oct 21, 2020

These switches are best used in mid-size businesses for access and collapsed distribution/core switching. They offer both layer 2 and layer 3 models and have a well-rounded switch feature set for a switch line. Overall, we have found them to meet just about every need we want in a switch. We have them as 10-GB solutions for high-speed SAN connectivity all the way down to 8 port solutions in some high-end homes. They offer ACLs, LACP, port security, access policies, and DHCP security, to name a few options. The methods that Meraki has chosen to implement some of these features via the cloud is amazing compared to locally managed solutions.

EB
Real User
2020-10-06T06:57:44Z
Oct 6, 2020

We are partners with Cisco and I'm the company CEO.

MB
Real User
2020-09-27T04:10:13Z
Sep 27, 2020

We are a system integrator and Meraki MS Switches are one of the network infrastructure products that we implement for our clients. My goal is to give the proper service and proper ideas. Our customers for this product include educational institutions, manufacturing plants, and banks.

JG
Real User
2020-09-17T08:05:54Z
Sep 17, 2020

Our use case of the product is for our primary infrastructure on campus and supporting our wireless network culture. I'm the director of institutional technology and we are users of Meraki.

AL
Real User
Top 10
2020-09-15T11:13:36Z
Sep 15, 2020

We are a consultancy and we work with a variety of networking products, including Meraki MS Switches. Our primary use case is cloud orchestration, where you can log in from anywhere and manage our devices remotely.

MB
Real User
2020-09-03T07:49:41Z
Sep 3, 2020

The switches make up part of the network infrastructure in the company. We primarily use VLANs and Wi-Fi.

Matt Baldwin - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
2020-08-03T06:11:07Z
Aug 3, 2020

The general use case is just as a unified platform for APs and switches. In our particular case, we brought on a client that had firewalls, access points, and had a need for switches to all run on one platform.

TM
Real User
2020-07-23T07:58:39Z
Jul 23, 2020

We are a solution provider and the Meraki MS Switches are one of the products that we implement for our clients as part of their network infrastructure. One of our typical use cases is connecting stores within a retail environment.

Antra Andrianarivo - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2020-06-25T10:49:14Z
Jun 25, 2020

There are many use cases for the solution. We implement them mainly for SMEs.

EL
Reseller
2019-11-18T07:22:00Z
Nov 18, 2019

We primarily use the solution for clients who need LAN access points.

RE
Real User
2019-11-13T05:29:00Z
Nov 13, 2019

We primarily use the solution for our production, mainly our processing, and for some internal uses surrounding the sovereignty of data.

SP
Real User
2019-10-31T06:27:00Z
Oct 31, 2019

The primary use case is for local network connectivity for our customers.

SV
Real User
2019-10-29T09:45:00Z
Oct 29, 2019

Our primary use case of this solution is for connecting desktops to LAN.

DS
MSP
2019-10-28T06:34:00Z
Oct 28, 2019

When I'm advising customers on solutions I have to know what they need. If they are happy using a cloud management platform and they are looking at running more than a single line of business, then having the web portal with Meraki is a simple solution. It provides a single-pane-of-glass in terms of management. It is easy to switch between the wireless, the security, and controlling the switching if they own all of those different technologies provided by Meraki. With other vendor brands, you might find that the operating cost would potentially increase due to them having to manage different platforms.

SA
Real User
2019-10-27T06:19:00Z
Oct 27, 2019

We primarily use the solution for testing.

SM
Real User
2019-10-24T04:52:00Z
Oct 24, 2019

We are a system integrator and this is one of the solutions that we provide to our customers.

MM
Real User
2019-10-22T04:42:00Z
Oct 22, 2019

We primarily use the solution to connect access points.

RG
MSP
2019-10-22T04:42:00Z
Oct 22, 2019

Our primary use for this solution is cloud management. It is very comfortable for our customers when they have a remote office and can manage the switch from the access point. This solution is an on-premises deployment model.

AE
Real User
2019-10-16T06:52:00Z
Oct 16, 2019

We've chosen the Meraki product because the configuration is very simple. They are Cisco products, so we are sure of their reputation, the quality, the brand, the performance, and the support.

PG
MSP
2019-10-16T06:52:00Z
Oct 16, 2019

We use the solution for switching only because it was already in place at an organization we took over who sold Meraki. We continue to use the Meraki solution as switches on that network.

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