Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Reviews

I love the ease of deployment and the dashboard. These are the the main selling points of this solution.

It improved the installation time. It's very easy to get an overview without the expensive monitoring software because you can get it more of less for free with the dashboard. You get a lot of insights out of the box.

It's performing well, really well. We don't have any issues. We only have issues if there is a lot of rogue APs in the neighborhood and that not Meraki's fault.

There are many improvements that can be made. Mainly in the radio parts, they need to include some more features but it is hard to say exactly what we want. We had have a few cases where we could not use Meraki because it could not do advanced routing features, and so on, but it is very unlikely that Meraki would include that in the next releases. We have tried to push it because we are quite a big reseller in the Nordic region.

I would say overall it's really stable. When they realize features, it looks like it is well tested and they don't just release them to release a new feature and if it's a better feature they write it as beta so please be careful.

The scalability is more or less endless. I have not seen problems with adding 100's or 1000's of devices.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

We always think it is best to consider:

• Management
• Price
• Including new technologies

The price can be negotiated.

For big enterprise, I would definitely use Meraki. They are doing something really special stuff.

Our environment consists of five locations and we are using the Meraki APs in all of them for user/guest WiFi access.

This product has allowed us to easily create custom SSIDs for clients and carve out the necessary bandwidth for clients needs.

• 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.

I believe every product always has room for improvement. When it comes to Meraki I would like to see them improve their support where an assigned engineer can take the case all the way to closure. Usually, you get a different engineer calling regarding the same ticket.

I do not know which version we are using. 

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.

The price can always be better. 

There should be better Spanish-language technical support. 

I am wholly in agreement that the solution is stable. 

I agree wholeheartedly that the solution is scalable. 

For the moment, we do not have plans to increase the usage. 

There should be better Spanish-language support. 

The solution's setup was easy.

The previous deployment took, perhaps, two weeks. 

We were assisted by the main controller and several partners. 

Our experience with them was positive. We found them to be helpful. 

There was an engineer who was responsible for configuring the solution and a technician for connecting the cables in the wall. 

I have not seen a return on our investment. 

As is always the case, the price could be better, although I do not recall exactly how much this comes out to. I do know that I make tri-annual purchases of the solution. The fee is once every three years. 

We did not use another solution prior to Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. We considered Fortinet as an alternative, but felt Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offered better wifi and was a superior routing solution. 

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. 

We use the wireless network switches for wireless network communication as concerns our hotel. 

The solution should be more secure. 

It is overpriced and more expensive than Hauwei.

We've been using Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for more than two years.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

We have had no problems with the technical support.

Prior to going with the solution, we used Ruckus.

The installation is fine. The solution is easy to install.

It took under five minutes.

Installation can be done on one's own. 

The solution is overly expensive. 

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. 

I am a system integrator. I help integrate Meraki Solutions. 

We have customers with offices in Sri Lanka who have other small resorts globally. We use Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for the management and configuration without having to go to the site.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the application visibility, which is one of the main features.

We need more options for core switches. More switches with hardware capabilities that can be used at the core level. That would be very helpful.

It would be good to integrate with ISE in the future.

I have been integrating Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for more than five years.

I don't have any issues with the stability of the Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.

It's a scalable solution.

Most of our clients are enterprise companies.

Technical support is good but can be improved. I would rate them an eight out of ten. 

I am a design engineer. I work with Cisco Meraki, Aruba, Alcatel, and Ruckus.

The initial setup is straightforward.

I would say that they have adequate pricing.

I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

There are a variety of use cases. It is being used in a community center, a school, a gymnasium, and a youth center.

It's a combination of constituents. We have teachers, employees/staff, students, parents, and visitors. We have many different users.

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.

Some of the built-in capabilities need to be improved. The radius capabilities for filtering by MAC address, some of the group-based policy management, even though they have more flexibility.

They need a better reading of device TACs, which are terminal equipment codes.

When you read a MAC address or a serial number, you can detect if it's an iOS or an Android device. Specifically, within the Android world, it can detect if it's a Samsung, an Acer, or if it's a Dell. In the Apple world, you can detect if it's iOS, iPhone, or an iPad.

Their TAC reading and interpretation capability are not as effective. For example, they may be reading a MAC address and reporting it as an iPhone, but it may be a Samsung. It's not just iPhone and iPad confusion, but iPhone and Android cross confusion.

There is a processing limitation when you have multiple SSIDs, above three or four.

I have been working with this solution for three years.

We are working with the original version of Meraki, not the latest version.

In terms of stability, it's relatively straightforward.

It's a scalable solution. It's pretty good.

We have never had to contact technical support.

We work with Meraki, Eero, and Ubiquiti.

The initial setup is relatively straightforward. It's literally a plug-and-play, once you set up on the portal. I would be stretching to find an issue.

Anything that is common to all of the access points is the same, You have to run the cables. Once you have done the Delta it's probably a couple of days to deploy.

It depends on what you want to configure or the level of configuration complexity. We have, for example, access points in a specific location that are broadcasting on certain SSIDs and providing access to only certain users or certain devices, and for specific services which have to be configured.  

If you generate an existing configuration, you can just plug it in and it will boot. If however, it requires a specific configuration, it will take time to configure the specific set of requirements.

We had a deal and we went for it. If I had to go for it today, I would reconsider, unless I get more competitive pricing. The gap in terms of performance, quality, features, and functionality has decreased significantly compared to what it was five years ago. 

Now they have much more. They used to be a startup and they did pretty well. They got into growth mode, VCs pushed them to grow and they started developing features and functionality. 

Amazon bought them. Now that Amazon has its backing, they should be able to grow and improve features, which is going to put them on a similar pedestal as a Cisco Meraki, and the same for Ubiquity. But those are just nuances. 

Today, it would be harder for me to push for Cisco Meraki.

Their biggest challenge is cost. Since it's been acquired by Cisco, it's an even higher cost.

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.

I primarily use the solution for network connectivity. They have a microcontroller and size the firmware with access points. I didn't need to buy another controller to control all of them in one click. At any one of the access point, I can configure the whole network.

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.

Cisco offers pretty expensive devices. 

I'd like it if Cisco made it possible to integrate its solution with HP.

The initial setup is a bit difficult. 

I only installed the solution one month ago. I haven't used it for very long. 

The stability of the solution seems to be very good. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

The product scales well. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so.

We have 500 users who are on the solution currently.

I've never had to reach out to technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

I'm also familiar with Ubiquiti. 

The initial installation is a bit hard. It's not quite like, for example, Ubiquiti. If you have a mountain of access points, it will take a while, as it typically takes a technician 15 to 20 minutes per access point.  

The installation doesn't require a lot of people. It took only a few guys - one for integration and one for administration.

The solution is pricey. It's an expensive product.

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. 

We use this solution for device address connection.

The ease of use is average. It could be more user-friendly.

The initial setup could be simplified.

We have been using Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for a few months.

We are using the latest version.

It's a stable product. We don't have any issues with stability.

This is a scalable solution.

The initial setup was not easy, it was a bit complex.

We need a team of three technicians to deploy and maintain this solution.

We pay licensing fees.

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.