With Meraki Wireless Solutions of Cisco Wireless, I can manage them from the cloud. We are a partner of Cisco.
IT Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Easy solution if implemented on the cloud
Pros and Cons
- "The monitoring device enables you to see the network health."
- "Concern when there are a number of concurrent users."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
I have some problems when I want to connect some users when there are a lot of users and they disconnect.
Another pain point is that we have to manually do the frequency settings, especially the power of the access points.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Cisco Meraki is quite stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN could be better.
What other advice do I have?
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.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Principal at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Provides a high level of security and stability for teleconferencing
Pros and Cons
- "Meraki is a decent solution for a small company, and we use it in a pretty typical way. We need Teams and Zoom to work, and we need a high level of security because we want our business to remain confidential."
What is our primary use case?
We have a small, growing company, and they're looking for a wireless capability to do typical office stuff, except that now, we're doing a lot more meetings on Teams and Zoom. We often have a setup where a few people in a conference room connect with remote workers on a Teams meeting. We've had some Teams and Zoom calls interrupted due to problems with the wireless and the wide-area network, as well as some other standard internet issues. Meraki is a decent solution for a small company, and we use it in a pretty typical way. We need Teams and Zoom to work, and we need a high level of security because we want our business to remain confidential.
For how long have I used the solution?
My company has been using Meraki Wireless for several years, but I've only been involved for a year and a half.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't interacted with technical support. I hire third-party technical staff, and they deal with all the actual support.
What other advice do I have?
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.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Digital Transformation Consultant at Teksedo Solutions
Simple installation, good coverage, but priced high
Pros and Cons
- "The solution provides good coverage and identity management. Additionally, the user interface is straightforward."
- "Overall the solution needs to have more time to mature."
What is our primary use case?
We use Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for our networking and security.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides good coverage and identity management. Additionally, the user interface is straightforward.
What needs improvement?
Overall the solution needs to have more time to mature.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN within the last 12 months.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Most of our customers are enterprise companies using this solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution could improve the licensing structure and the price is expensive.
The subscription model needs to improve because when the subscription expires the solution stops working and you are not able to use the product. This needs to improve.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a six out of ten.
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VP of IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Easy to operate and configure with cloud-based management, and it scales on demand
Pros and Cons
- "This product offers cloud-based configuration, so you can set it up from anywhere."
- "They should introduce a grace period of 60 days after license expiry because as it is now, it automatically goes down and there is no grace period."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is one of the products that we recommend to our customers for building their network and offering wireless internet access.
What is most valuable?
This product offers cloud-based configuration, so you can set it up from anywhere.
It is easy to operate and easy to manage.
What needs improvement?
When the license expires, access to the Cisco cloud stops immediately. They should introduce a grace period of 60 days after license expiry because as it is now, it automatically goes down and there is no grace period.
There should be better integration with other products.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN for a couple of years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable and can do so on-demand. We have approximately 60 users, and we plan to continue using it in the future.
How are customer service and technical support?
The support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and installing an access point will take no more than three hours.
What about the implementation team?
We deploy this product with our in house team, and two people are enough for deployment and maintenance.
What other advice do I have?
In summary, this is a good product and I recommend it.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Founder & MD at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Excellent support, easy to use, and flexible, but needs better pricing
Pros and Cons
- "Its ease of use and flexibility are most valuable. It is cloud-based software."
- "Its price should be reduced."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it at the hospitals for transmission for hardware switches. We are connected with various IoT devices.
What is most valuable?
Its ease of use and flexibility are most valuable. It is cloud-based software.
What needs improvement?
Its price should be reduced.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have been using it only for a few months. We need to use it for a longer time to see its stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have more than 40 users at the moment, but the number is growing.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their support is extremely good. They generally dispatch the hardware in four hours. They give us a dispatch notice just after four hours of lodging a complaint. Their engineer does the on-site visit within 24 hours.
How was the initial setup?
It is not complicated. It is quite user-friendly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its price is high and should be reduced.
What other advice do I have?
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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