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it_user1417941 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director at a pharma/biotech company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Reliable and easy to set up, but pricing should be more competitive
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is stability."
  • "It's an old tool that needs to be more competitive with other solutions that are available on the market such as HP, or Dell."

What is our primary use case?

We use these switches to run our ERP software.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is stability.

What needs improvement?

The pricing could be improved or reduced.

It's an old tool that needs to be more competitive with other solutions that are available on the market such as HP, or Dell.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches for approximately six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are scalable.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

It only took a couple of days to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

We have an external team to manage the switches. We outsource a team for maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing should be more competitive. There are other switches that are cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches to others who want to start using it.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1042635 - PeerSpot reviewer
Science Technician at a government with 201-500 employees
Real User
Easy to mange, secure, integrates well, and the technical support is good
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is that we can configure the security to suit our needs."
  • "Integration with other networks is possible, but you have to configure it."

What is our primary use case?

We use these switches to extend our network.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is that we can configure the security to suit our needs.

This product is easy to manage and can be adapted to different networks.

These switches effectively integrate with other equipment.

What needs improvement?

Integration with other networks is possible, but you have to configure it.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches for six or seven years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are three hundred people who are using this product in my team.

How are customer service and technical support?

We are satisfied with the technical support from Cisco.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to this, we used switches by D-Link. We changed because the D-Link is not a manageable switch and it has a lot of limitations. It cannot be configured to the same extent.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up because it only requires that you plug it in. After that, it will start working, as long as your network is not too complex. You have the option to specifically configure it to your network, as well.

What about the implementation team?

I sometimes deploy this product myself, but other times, we have a company that works with us and they configure the services. We have ten technicians who can work on these switches.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product to use and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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On-premises
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Manager, Datacenter Facilities at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A great solution for expanding a software-defined network
Pros and Cons
  • "I would recommend Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches to other organizations."
  • "The initial setup was complex."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to expand our data center and software-defined network.

We have around 20,000 people in our organization who benefit from using this solution. 

What needs improvement?

The installation should be simplified. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches for five years. We plan on using this solution for the next three to five years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used to use an older version of Cisco, but we upgraded to the current version.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex. Deployment took roughly nine months. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches to other organizations. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches a rating of eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Network Security Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Reasonably priced with good virtualization and micro-segmentation features
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are virtualization and micro-segmentation."
  • "The user interface needs a lot of improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We are an IT company and we configure these switches for our clients. The environment varies depending on the client and their requirements.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are virtualization and micro-segmentation.

What needs improvement?

The user interface needs a lot of improvement.

The enterprise-level and data center products need to be improved.

The command-line interface could be more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Linksys Ethernet switches for the past 14 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Linksys switches are pretty stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

With respect to scalability, some features such as stacking are missing. Linksys has to work on this technology, especially for a scalable stack. This product is best suited to home users and small offices.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have never had to contact technical support directly. I have been able to configure these devices using the administration guide.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked with multiple switches from multiple vendors. These include Cisco enterprise-level switches like the Catalyst and the 6500 series. I have worked with Acer routers, HP enterprise-level switches, Dell S-series and N-series, Juniper's MX series routers and EX series switches, and Huawei's S-Series switches and NE-Series routers.

How was the initial setup?

This product is very easy to deploy and any home user can do it. For the typical home user, I don't think that it would take more than a day to set up and deploy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Linksys products is pretty reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that it is well-suited for home uses and small businesses. My only complaints are about the user interface and the stacking capabilities.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Scalable And Stable With Great Security Features for SMBs
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found their security features the most valuable. These security features are supported on most of the other features. Similarly, the protocols and the standards are supported on other features, such as the stacking feature, the availability feature, internet channel, link application, and protocols. There are so many features on these features."
  • "It would be nice if they can provide support for local authentication protocol, which is a security feature. It is not supported right now. They already support security features, so adding some local authentication features would be very nice. Currently, they only support external databases for the stuff for the authentication feature. If they could improve the existing feature or add a feature to support local databases, local username, password authentication, I think it would be very amazing."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use cases are for SMBs inside the local area networks and for a LAN switch near two or three switches.

What is most valuable?

I have found their security features the most valuable. These security features are supported on most of the other features. Similarly, the protocols and the standards are supported on other features, such as the cascading feature, the availability feature, and protocols.

What needs improvement?

It would be nice if they can provide support for local authentication protocol, which is a security feature. It is not supported for 802.1X feature. They already support security features, so adding some local authentication features would be very nice.

Actually this should be done by Belkin, as you know Belkin acquired Linksys from Cisco Systems on 2013, so it would be nice if Linksys or Belkin could do these enhancements.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the Cisco Ethernet Switches for about 20 years. I have used the Cisco 1900 series switches, the lower end switches up to 6500 series, and also the Linksys switches.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Cisco and Linksys Ethernet Switches both are stable. They do a relatively stable job.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are scalable, and they support stacking like feature that's called cascading.

How are customer service and technical support?

It depends completely on your agreement or your contract type.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?


How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Cisco switches is actually complex. But Linksys switches are easy to setup, that's why I recommend using these devices in SMB environments.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

From cost and pricing perspective, they are relatively cheaper than Cisco switches.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this product. I have experience in using just Cisco switches, so I don't think that I'm going to replace them with any other vendor and use something else. But for SMBs, I think Belkin or Linksys switches are also fine,because their lower cist and also features they support.

I would rate Linksys Ethernet Switches a ten out of ten for SMB environments.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1243605 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Manager at a construction company with 201-500 employees
Real User
A fast initial setup, easy to configure and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "It's very easy to configure URLs."
  • "The solution's framework and some of the techniques need improvement. I've been watching Aruba, and they have a lot of technologies within the access points. For example, it has a virtual controller to connect all Aruba switches."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution for configuring Linksys IDs with the lines on Linksys access points. I make a cluster for all access points of Linksys to control them from one master. 

What is most valuable?

It's very easy to configure URLs.

What needs improvement?

The stability of the solution needs improvement. There's a problem with disconnecting the network. I have to restart it and set it correctly again. After a while, it disconnects again and I have to report it once more.

The solution's framework and some of the techniques need improvement. I've been watching Aruba, and they have a lot of technologies within the access points. For example, it has a virtual controller to connect all Aruba switches. 

Sharing access, sharing Wi-Fi or access IDs would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've been satisfied with the level of stability of the solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is okay; it covers a large area. Right now, we have about 100 users connected to it.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support has been okay.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use Aruba. We use both solutions consecutively.

How was the initial setup?

For those with IT knowledge, the initial setup is easy. Those without IT knowledge will struggle quite a bit. Certain aspects like using an adapter to connect to the laptop and connect the IP and configure it will be difficult to learn. Deployment and proper configuration only take about 10-15 minutes for those that know what they are doing.

What about the implementation team?

I handled the implementation myself.

What other advice do I have?

I'd advise others to carefully read the datasheet of Linksys and all the tools. It's also a good idea to make a thorough analysis of the company so that you'll know what size you will use and which solution to work with. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1247325 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easy to set up with good stability and uptime
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are uptime and stability."
  • "The manageability could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use the Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches for small purposes, such as setting up our test environment and running our tests. They're getting data from our tests. We are a manufacturing company, so when we manufacture a product, we test it. This is done using small private networks, which is where we use the Linksys switches.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are uptime and stability. 

What needs improvement?

The manageability could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the Cisco Linksys 7000 series for about a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is good for these switches.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We do not need scalability in the small, unmanaged, private networks that we use for testing. We have approximately 100 users in the company.

How are customer service and technical support?

We do not contact technical support directly. Rather, it is through a vendor or the partner from whom we bought it.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use another solution prior to Cisco.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

Our deployment took approximately three hours.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution with our in-house team.

What other advice do I have?

These switches are good and I don't really have any complaints. There are, however, some technical limitations.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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it_user1134087 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Real User
A stable solution for dynamic routing in our network infrastructure
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the dynamic routing."
  • "The installation could be simplified."

What is our primary use case?

We use Cisco Linksys switches in our network and we have just recently installed a new unit for a project that started this year.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the dynamic routing.

We use E-OTD and other protocols for different channels.

What needs improvement?

The installation could be simplified.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Cisco Linksys switches for about ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of these switches is good. We have approximately 7,000 users. We have some end-users, administrators, and managers.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to using Cisco Linksys switches, we were using Catalyst switches.

How was the initial setup?

It was a little bit complex to install the infrastructure.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution with the help of integrators.

What other advice do I have?

This is a product that I recommend. It has good engineering and good design.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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