What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

Cisco had a significant share of the market, but it's lost some of it. It initially led in LAN, but now it faces strong competition. Fortinet has become a major competitor in Spain, particularly in terms of pricing, making it attractive across various industries. Cisco is a bit pricey and has lost ground in LAN applications and policy management. When combining Cisco with Forescout and Aruba, Forescout is superior to Aruba and Cisco in terms of NAC, control, and office environments. However, Aruba performs better than Cisco in control and office settings. Cisco's use of RADIUS can be quite complex to maintain and install. If customers have strong radio performance and robust network access control, Cisco is a strong choice for connectivity and straightforward deployment. However, if a customer wants a comprehensive solution that includes security, scalability, and a user-friendly interface, they should consider competitors who offer a more global solution. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Meraki has a lot of levels of security implementation. The first one is very limited because you can only block ten web pages with it, and it's not very granular. If you want to do something else, you have to buy another product specifically for security and put it on the network. Meraki now implements access points and switches and has a security brand element. It depends on what level of security you want to put in, but each one of those, on a price basis, is still a little higher than any other brand. I would recommend the solution to other users based on their needs. If you need some specific issues addressed or if your implementation is small, you should probably go with Aruba. If your computation is middle-sized or if you're planning to grow a lot, you should probably start looking at Ruckus or Cisco. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Customers appreciate the ease of network management provided by Cisco Meraki's centralized dashboard, simplifying operations. The cloud-based management has made a significant difference in the IT environment of our customers. It enables seamless access and connection to the dashboard, allowing them to troubleshoot network issues promptly. Customers no longer need to connect to the on-premises infrastructure or use specialized tools; instead, they can easily access and manage their network via the dashboard of any device with an internet connection. It offers built-in security features like firewalls. We have purchased additional licenses for features such as SD-WAN technology. Before installing it, the users should consider space requirements, network topology, and compatibility with existing IT infrastructure. I would rate it a nine.

We use the solution to support the IT workforce in the wireless network. The solution has simplified management and seamless connectivity. The solution provides security from viruses and reduces my bandwidth overhead. We have two types of monitoring. We use a third-party tool to monitor my entire network. In the Meraki dashboard, we use Meraki monitoring for the wireless client. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is deployed on the cloud in our organization. I would recommend Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN to other users. Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

Users with a big budget should go with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. Customers with a low budget can choose Meraki Go, which is less costly than Cisco Meraki and does not require any license. Cisco Meraki has physical boxes for centralized cloud management. If we are talking about a dashboard, we can configure location-wise, which will be called a network. In an organization, for each location, we can create a new network where it will be managed centrally. I would recommend the solution to other users. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN alone does not give security. In every company, the front-end will be firewalls, which will take care of the compliance part. Overall, I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

The product's cloud availability feature is the most valuable for network management. It provides simple mobility and configuration options to create a new wireless network for new site access. The reliable speed with Cisco Meraki has been impressive, particularly in our data center, where we leverage high-speed technologies. It is crucial for facilitating collaborative work involving tablets and computers on the Wi-Fi network, especially for tasks like design, computing, and image rendering. The use of a portal for gate access adds an extra layer of security for corporate IT and access management. Authentication through dot1x PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and 3P (3rd Party) for enhanced security access. I rate it a nine out of ten.

I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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

Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.

My recommendation is to test Aruba Wireless if it offers better service for their requirements. If they seek a more affordable solution, Cisco Meraki could be a suitable choice as both can meet the needs of a small organization. However, for larger-scale operations, a thorough POC is necessary before opting for Meraki. On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best, I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN as an eight. The slightly lower score is due to the comparatively lesser support.

I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a seven out of ten. I advise others to configure the product and then utilize the plug-and-play functionality. It has limitations for pricing and supply of material. It takes around four months to be delivered. It is very time-consuming.

Apart from the firmware upgrades, no other processes are followed to maintain the solution. I wouldn't recommend the product to those planning to use it at their home. I recommend the product to those planning to use it commercially in a certain industry or market. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a very good tool that users can use without problems. Overall, I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a ten out of ten.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

It is a good product. I recommend it to others and rate it as a nine.

I would definitely try a proof of concept, unless you do a proof of concept, If they work, then, you use them. They are definitely reliable. They usually upgrade the firmware on their own. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.

I give the solution an eight out of ten. We have around 120 access points which support around 70 users at a time for a total of around 7,000 users.

It's a must-try, completely cloud-managed solution. It can be used for non-critical environments. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Make sure it's the right solution for your business. Don't buy a seven-year license as seven years is too long in the WiFi space. Get a good reseller who will give you good support, not just say "contact Meraki" every time you have a problem. We are transitioning away from Meraki to another vendor, with four sites down and one to go. There are no regrets so far.

I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN was easy to deploy and use, it gives us the functionality that we need to maintain our infrastructure functions, and at the same time, it does provide the security that everybody's looking for these days. We did replace the firewalls with Palo Alto, which gives us another layer of security because Palo Alto's very good in that regard.

We haven't received any requests for additional features at the moment. Previously, any request for additional features was made on the other Cisco dashboard, and the majority of them were already implemented on this one. We have a partnership with Cisco. For my experience, I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

I would recommend this solution to others. I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

In the beginning, I had to find and figure out where to find certain functions. The logistics of where things are configured or located in the dashboard can be difficult to find, it could be more intuitive. It's not a perfect solution. However, if money weren't an object, I would suggest that everyone should use a Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN solution. My advice to those that have not used a Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, I would recommend them to check the community forums that are available and ask questions there. They're very helpful. There are several YouTube videos that can be used to receive a good overview. They do provide useful documentation with the solution, but they tell you to go online to this specific link and it'll explain in great details step by step what you have to do. There are consultants, such as myself, that have YouTube channels. They show you step by step how to set up your first network from start to finish, what to change, what settings to use, what not to use, and depending on the scenario, what changes you need to make, how to use the dashboard, how to add licenses to assigned products. How to create a splash page for a guest login and if you want them to click through, and after redirect them to that client's website before they click on and connect to the internet and go someplace else. There are a lot of other outside non-Cisco vendors and consultants that put a lot of information out there. I've always told people, Google and YouTube are your best friends. I grew up where, to find something, you would have to physically go to the library, and you had to go through the Rolodex card catalog file to find a book. The process would take a couple of hours, with the technology today the process now can take a couple of seconds, and you can download a digital copy of the book and read it on your Kindle, iPad, or whatever device you choose. Cisco is very picky about their solutions, they strive for accuracy and non-buggy software. I commend them for that, and there's a price to pay for research and design. I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a ten out of ten.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We try to have a relationship with the vendor, e.g. we have a Cisco rep for that, but they wouldn't really help us with the Meraki blocks. I'm a network engineer assigned to the company that uses Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. We cannot have more than 400 users of this product, and we currently have 200 to 300 people using it. For deployment and maintenance, we only have one staff who takes care of it, e.g. one engineer. We have no plans of increasing the number of users of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, unless we expand in size. My advice to others looking into implementing this product is that it's definitely a good investment. They just have to be mindful and really understand the technology. They should be able to go through the documentation on the website, to really understand the product features and functionality, because sometimes they may need to exert effort in examining issues on their own, because sometimes support doesn't really provide a proper, tangible response. I'll give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of eight out of ten, because we're very satisfied that it meets all the technical attributes we were looking for, and it's a solid infrastructure. It works with our problems, e.g. any major problems.

I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.

I would advise knowing your use case and matching it to the technology. I would rate it a six out of 10. It provides ease of management to customers, but it is not for throughput and availability.

My advice to anyone considering Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is, if you can afford it, I think it is a good solution. If your CBA, cost benefit analysis, is okay - I would recommend Cisco Meraki because it helps you reach many, many points from just one center. It has simplified my work because before I had to travel every day to a different place because of a different wireless issue. Now I have remote oversight over all of them. I can know what to do if someone called and said, "Something's wrong here." First take a close look, study some of these things, maybe come to PeerSpot and get some notes before embarking on Cisco Meraki. On a scale of one to ten, for point to point for big crowds, I would give Meraki a nine. A nine because there is always a need for improvement. This is only on the technical part - of course if you factor costs and all, I may have a different score, but for me as an engineer, I give it a nine.

This is an excellent product. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is robust and has a tough access point. I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10.

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10. It makes life easier. You don't have to go cabling. It saves time. It saves man hours. It's just better. My advice is to use this solution instead of using the old-fashioned one. It will save you headaches.

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.

This is a good solution for the office but not for warehouses. I would give this solution a rating of eight out of ten.

I would recommend this solution to others because it's reliable, stable, and easy to implement. I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

My advice to other thinking about implementing this solution is to look at other products that are out there. I don't want to say stuck, but we are using all-Cisco products at the time and there are probably products that may be less expensive that could do the same job. We're in contract with Cisco and this is why we went with the newer version of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN when we needed a new solution. If anyone was looking for a wireless solution, look at different manufacturers. I never rate anything at 10 because there's always room for improvement. I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.

Cisco Meraki is quite reliable and provides good support, on a par with other brands. It also requires less time to implement and maintain the network, and it can save running and operating costs. I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.

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.

I rate Cisco Meraki WLAN eight out of 10.

We're just customers and technical users. We use different versions, such as the MX64, 800 series, and 100 series. At the moment, I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten. I have no experience, or at least, not too much experience yet.

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.

I rate Cisco Meraki WLAN mine of 10. However, it would be a 10 out of 10 if it could apply some conditional logic where the result from a sensor triggers an action on another IoT device, such as a motorized heat exchanger, to bring fresh air into the building. If you were able to do something like that, it would improve things even more. It's a good LAN, but there's always room for improvement. There are some things that I'd like to see, such as more applications, integrations, and stuff like that, but apart from that, it's pretty good. When you look at the benefits, some wireless solutions are more flexible than others. Meraki is easy to configure and monitor. The best thing Meraki can do is give them a test AP on their network because there is some problem with APN allowing other kits on the network and letting people test, but handover between the APs is satisfactory. I've got four APs in my home that go between the office, workshop, and high space, and the handover is still seamless. The coverage is brilliant from my point of view. I deployed it in a large warehouse, and handover was seamless. It was covered. To me, the easiest way is to get a customer to test their network with two, so they can do a handover and allow them to test and configure. That's plug-and-play.

If you're a medium enterprise type of organization, I'd recommend something like Meraki, at least from the wireless point of view, because I think it has a very, very simple and easy-to-use dashboard. As mentioned, it's easy to configure and very easy to manage. Wherever there are very low resources to manage a network, Meraki is the one. If a company isn't managing many people and there aren't too many network administrators, it's a very good solution. I rate the solution seven out of 10.

I would advise others to go and get it now. If you don't have it, get it. I would rate it a nine out of 10 for the ease of use.

From a purely technical point of view, I would rate Meraki WLAN eight out of 10. If you are considering implementing Meraki, I would suggest considering the size of your team. If you are strapped for resources, I would say go with something else over Cisco. But as far as functionality goes, I would rate it over some of the others, like Juniper and Mist.

For anyone looking for a simple management solution in a geographically spread-out network, Meraki is a good bet compared to Ruckus. However, they lose points on the cost as well as on the complexity of its multiple-tiered structure, where you have an MX firewall or a switch, your Wi-Fi access points, and then the cloud. It's too much and could be as easy as having the cloud and access points, but the product has an additional tier integrated, which makes it somewhat complex. I would place them at eight out of 10.

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.

I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a six out of ten.

I would rate it eight out of 10.

This is a pure cloud-based solution and everything is managed by the cloud. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

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'm a Cisco partner. Meraki is a public cloud. With Meraki, you don't have a private cloud solution. I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

We're partners and resellers. It's important for us to present to our customer with some options. However, normally, our customers have a specific budget. In this case, we only move with the needs of our customers. In terms of Meraki, Ruckus, Aruba, et cetera, all work fine. We don't have problems. We don't have interference, or need a box reset, or face other kinds of problems. Overall, I would rate the solution at a four out of ten.

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of 10.

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

I would absolutely recommend this solution to others. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of ten. For small to medium-sized businesses, I think it's the best.

We are using the latest version of the solution. I can't speak to the actual version number. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We haven't used it for that long, however, we have been quite satisfied with its overall capabilities. I'd recommend the solution to other organizations and users.

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

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.

If you can afford it, you should go for it. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a six out of ten. The biggest downside is the yearly fee and the initial price, but it is very reliable.

I would rate this solution a seven out of then.

If you have some money, it is a good thing to buy. It is a trouble-free product. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

I would recommend this solution, but there are limitations with some of these devices. The main issue that I have is related to the throughput. You can get any router that will do a gig connection, but you don't get the other features. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.

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.

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.

We're partners with Cisco. Meraki is probably one of the number one solutions. On my team that's all we've talked about or sold. Cisco is 100%, one of our top partners. Just in terms of network security, there's a lot of digital transformation happening. There will be a lot of moving to the cloud for many customers and you'd be surprised how many enterprises still just aren't prepared for the changes that are coming their way. I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. It's a legitimate switch and a legitimate solution. It does what it says and it gets the job done.

I would advise others to take a look at Juniper. We were using Cisco Meraki devices, but they are kind of end-of-life. We're changing our systems because of a policy change about the use of wireless solutions. So, we don't need them anymore. Juniper seems to have a lot more to offer for future expansion. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten. It works well.

I'd recommend this solution because it's easy to use and secure — the security is integrated. Apps can also be integrated very easily and it's very scalable. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a rating of eight.

In terms of caution, I don't have any advice. In terms of a recommendation, it's been a very stable system for us. However, because our needs grew exponentially when we had to go one-to-one for students, this has made things too complicated. That's why we're looking into upgrading and replacing the whole system. Still, Meraki is not off of our list while we're considering new solutions. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of ten.

The solution from Meraki is more public cloud, however, if we need to we have an internal team that manages alarms, and coordinates action zone disputes to changes devices when it is needed, and have support to our customers. We have partners that can sell the solution to us, and we in turn offer them to our clients. We're similar to a reseller. In general, I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

In summary, this is a good product but we're moving away from Meraki because we no longer want to pay annual maintenance fees. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I would recommend this solution if it is right for your environment. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten. It is great, but it has room for improvement.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

In summary, this is a good product and I recommend it. I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that you have to evaluate what your overall goal is. If you have a team that's going to monitor your network, that's not going to be there, especially if they're offsite, then you're going to have to do a web-based solution because that's the easiest way that they can help maintain it, versus an on-premise solution. That narrows you down to a couple of different entities. Then, you just have to look at your features and what you like, from security measures to applications to structure. You have to find what fits the best. I would definitely do an evaluation with any of them to make sure that they all fit within your confines. In summary, this is a good product but there is always room for improvement. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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

If you need a simple feature set, you can use Meraki basically without any issues. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight.

I would recommend the solution to others, we have sold it to over 100 customers. I rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN a nine out of ten.

I would absolutely recommend this solution. We will keep selling this solution. I would rate Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.

To anyone who is interested in using this solution, make sure that you're happy with their features and that it's the right solution. Look at all of its features and also look at its downfalls and/or weaknesses, as well. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good, but not great. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Utilize the packet capture — I found that very helpful. Troubleshooting is one of the features that I found really helpful — day by day, trying to figure out what's going on. I think that people that are going to purchase it are looking for something really simple and something that works. If I had to summarize Meraki, the biggest lesson that I learned while using it would be: simplicity has its costs. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight. It's a very good solution for small to medium-sized businesses that don't have the technical know-how to look for an enterprise-wide wireless solution. It's a great product for sub- enterprise solutions. It's also really good for hospitals and schools because of the easy deployment. I use the product and I think that for what they're trying to achieve, there's nothing better. Even though I'm moving to Aruba, I've seen and felt their wireless cloud-based controller system. I think that might be a little complicated for the average person. To take it to a rating of ten, there should be some more advanced features. I know that they have more stuff. You buy into the Meraki way, so to speak. You buy their switches, you buy their access points, everything starts to work a little bit better together; I never did that. I think that some of the stuff that I've even thought was making them better, they probably have already done. It's just that it wasn't for me. They should allow for some more granular configuration features that give people more control over their environment.

In summary, this is a good product and one that we recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

This is a product that we recommend over other similar ones by other vendors. I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

This is a product I can recommend to others. I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

In summary, I find that this is a really good product and I recommend it. However, improvements with the cost and signal roaming would make it better. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We have a business relationship with Cisco. We're also a partner. I'd advise other organizations to think about the solution right through to how they manage and troubleshoot end users. I would recommend that anyone looking at a solution such as this consider that. A lot of people just think about the LAN performance, but I think the ability to understand it and save time by troubleshooting the end-users would be a more important consideration. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

We can deploy on-premises or on the cloud, but it's usually cloud. The amount of time it takes to deploy is really dependent on the client and the size of the company. I would suggest that sometimes it might be better to spend more money on better equipment that will perform a lot better, so if you have the funds go for it, but if not, then you have to work within your budget. I would rate this product a seven out of 10.

My advice to someone considering this solution would be to use the white paper comparisons, they're excellent. Particularly not a newspaper review of a product, as it comes out of the box. That does nothing. But it has to really be an installation that is similar to yours. It might match the number of sites or match the number of consumers in the end but it has to be similar in some ways. Not a lab, a lab work doesn't tell you anything. That's like a practice run. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We're a partner with Cisco. We create architecture for customers and design solutions for surveillance products. We also deploy WiFi production engineers from our company. My advice to others considering implementation is to be aware of Meraki limitations. If you are not sure if the features you need are available, you should verify that with Meraki. It will keep you from having any surprises down the road. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's a really good product.

I would rate this solution a five out of ten.

We use the public cloud deployment model. I'd recommend the solution. It does depend on what the organization needs, however. I'd rate it nine out of ten.

We work mainly with small and medium enterprises. We deploy the MR72 and 73 versions of the solution. In general, the solution performs well in Europe, but it doesn't comply with the GDPR, so we're not allowed to use it. I'd rate it eight out of ten.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten and would recommend it.

I like this solution, it's really good. It's a good solution for small to medium-sized businesses or companies. We sell this solution to small businesses here in Belgium. Meraki is easier to configure than other solutions, which is most likely the reason why Cisco purchased Meraki. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

The implementation and suitability of this product depend on the client and the want they want to achieve. When it comes to Wi-Fi wireless technology, you also have to consider 5G. The 5G is already here and it's the fastest, ever, wireless network. There is going to be a conflict between Wi-Fi and 5G when it comes to what enterprises are using. Wi-Fi 6 will help to keep the technology in the market. I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I work with various versions of the solution, including MR32, MR33 and MR42. We're a reseller of the solution. We typically handle enterprise-level clients. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

The biggest lesson we've learned is that wifi systems are very complicated. My advice is to be sure you understand the depth that the system gives you. I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. It's a pretty solid solution. It lacks the advanced features that I would like to see to do proper wireless engineering, but it's a pretty solid solution.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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