The most valuable features of Meraki Dashboard include:
1. Centralized control: Meraki Dashboard allows users to manage all equipment from a single cloud-based console, providing the ability to resolve problems remotely and change security settings or configure routers and switches.
2. Ease of use: Users appreciate the intuitive and easy-to-use interface of the dashboard, as well as its simplicity in navigating and managing devices.
3. Scalability: The solution is praised for its ability to scale, accommodating the needs of growing networks without compromising stability or performance.
4. Cloud-based: Being fully SaaS and cloud-based, Meraki Dashboard offers the advantage of accessibility from anywhere, eliminating concerns about infrastructure and providing a high level of service.
5. Monitoring and visibility: The dashboard provides comprehensive visibility of the infrastructure, allowing users to monitor devices, wireless networks, bandwidth utilization, and other important statistics.
6. Troubleshooting capabilities: Meraki Dashboard simplifies the troubleshooting process, making it easy to identify and resolve issues related to DNS, devices, or configuration changes.
7. Configuration and management: Users appreciate the configuration capabilities of the dashboard, including the ability to set up VPNs, manage access points, and configure advanced network protocols.
8. Maintenance and updates: Meraki Dashboard reduces the need for manual maintenance, as it automatically sends updates to the equipment and provides notifications about scheduled updates.
9. Security features: The solution offers advanced security features, such as malware detection and prevention, group policy assignment, and network monitoring by Cisco's security teams.
10. Single-pane-of-glass view: The dashboard provides a centralized view of the entire network, allowing users to easily monitor and troubleshoot network issues, run cable tests, and access logging files.
- "The user-friendly interface facilitated a quick and efficient setup process."
- "We greatly utilize the network because we can plug it into the DNS, VPN, or equipment. It's very good. Meraki Dashboard enhances wireless network management. We appreciate its flexibility, as it allows for easy suite configuration. We can handle everything on there when there's a policy or any other requirement."
- "What I love most about the Meraki Dashboard are its user-friendly features."
Meraki Dashboard could improve its pricing and integration with non-Cisco platforms. The planning stage for heat map creation needs to be made easier, as it currently requires third-party software. The solution lacks certain features found in older firewalls, such as the ability to see if something has been blocked by a firewall rule.
The coverage and traffic analysis categories need improvement. The tool falls short in troubleshooting network issues and requires additional tools for assessment. The solution's routing table and licensing management can be complex and need to be made more user-friendly.
The system crashes at times and needs better stability. The dashboard should show everything on the network, including devices from other vendors. More granular control and visibility into packets and routing would be beneficial.
The solution could benefit from a CLI for more directives and alert notification for mailbox issues. It should also allow for multiple configurations across multiple endpoints, provide better support from ISPs, and offer better documentation.
The user interface can be difficult to navigate, and more explanation of settings is needed. Identifying hardware and improving the client VPN are also areas for improvement.
- "They could improve the product by providing enhanced utilization reports and more detailed independent access reports."
- "The tool needs to incorporate more integration platforms. Integrating technical support features directly into the dashboard would be highly beneficial. This would allow technicians to troubleshoot issues more efficiently."
- "One area that could use improvement in the Meraki Dashboard is user-friendliness when navigating to port configurations."
