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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offers robust cloud-based management, allowing remote configuration and oversight.
It ensures reliable wireless connectivity with excellent coverage and seamless roaming capabilities.
The system provides strong security features with Layer 7 protections and centralized security management.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is known for its ease of deployment and scalability, supporting growing network needs effectively.
Integration capabilities with other Cisco products enhance network functionality and management efficiency.

CONS

Error logs need to be more comprehensive and include detailed information.
Licensing is criticized for terminating services immediately upon expiration, lacking a grace period.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is often considered expensive and needs a more competitive pricing structure.
Support improvements are required to ensure an assigned engineer can manage a case to closure instead of multiple engineers handling one ticket.
Enhanced integration capabilities with corporate LANs and third-party applications are necessary.
 

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Pros review quotes

it_user72771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Info Sec Consultant at Size 41 Digital
Jun 1, 2017
The dashboard to keep track of 30 or so APs, switches, routers and logs, is invaluable. I liked the UX on this.
it_user394371 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 1, 2016
Cloud networking is perfect, I can manage and monitor all the clients of my network whenever I want and wherever I am.
it_user375078 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer/Mobility Specialist at CCSI - Contemporary Computer Services, Inc.
Jan 4, 2017
The Dashboard, with its centralized cloud interface, is the most valuable feature of Meraki and provides the perfect solution for smaller organizations, those with a small IT staff, and those with basic wireless needs.
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it_user811320 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 1-10 employees
Feb 26, 2018
It will allow me to integrate another system very quickly, as we continue expanding for our client.
PK
Citrix/VMWare/Windows/Office365/Exchange Administrator at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Mar 18, 2018
This product has allowed us to easily create custom SSIDs for clients and carve out the necessary bandwidth for clients needs.
HL
Network System Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 25, 2018
It improved the installation time.
JM
Vice President at Radeon Technologies Ltd.
Mar 12, 2019
Its ability to be cloud-managed is the most valuable feature so if there's a reconfiguration or an issue, we have excellent visibility into the network and we can usually resolve the problem online without having to go onsite.
SeniorTe41ae - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Tech Support Specialist at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 17, 2019
The management and upgrades are very simple and straightforward.
reviewer1213005 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security and Infrastructure Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Oct 21, 2019
The solution is very stable. It is a very manageable and secure system.
Ammar_Farhat - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at Hubtech
Oct 21, 2019
The most valuable features are the management tools, including monitoring and reporting.
 

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Cons review quotes

it_user72771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Info Sec Consultant at Size 41 Digital
Jun 1, 2017
The error logs need to be much more comprehensive.
it_user394371 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 1, 2016
Although Layer-7 helps, it could still be improved.
it_user375078 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer/Mobility Specialist at CCSI - Contemporary Computer Services, Inc.
Jan 4, 2017
One of the virtues of the product could possibly be viewed as an achilles heel.
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it_user811320 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 1-10 employees
Feb 26, 2018
At this price point, I would not mind seeing a four-way channel, instead of a 3x3 or a 4x4, like they do in the Cisco Aironet system with their other brand.
PK
Citrix/VMWare/Windows/Office365/Exchange Administrator at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Mar 18, 2018
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.
HL
Network System Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 25, 2018
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.
JM
Vice President at Radeon Technologies Ltd.
Mar 12, 2019
The logging sometimes doesn't give us the granularity needed. Some of the rules are a bit more complicated. The switch ports on the routers are not individually addressable, in the sense that with a switch you can tell what MAC address is on what port but with the security appliances, you can't, which would be beneficial for troubleshooting.
SeniorTe41ae - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Tech Support Specialist at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 17, 2019
Technical support can be improved, as well as having more detailed capabilities to go without using an API.
reviewer1213005 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security and Infrastructure Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Oct 21, 2019
In a future release, they should offer a next-generation UTM, where you can manage all items and the network, and have it include a lot of security features like fingerprinting functionality.
Ammar_Farhat - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at Hubtech
Oct 21, 2019
In the future, I would like to see IP telephony in Saudi Arabia.