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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
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PROS

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN offers comprehensive security features including Layer 7 protections, HIPAA compliance, and centralized security management.
It provides cloud-based management, allowing remote access and configuration from anywhere, enhancing flexibility and ease of management.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is known for its stability and reliability, supporting seamless connectivity and user mobility within network environments.
The scalability of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN allows for easy network expansion without significant limits for users, making it suitable for growing business needs.
It integrates well with other systems, supporting quick deployments and comprehensive network management through a single dashboard.

CONS

Licensing is a significant concern, with issues around renewal timing and service continuation affected negatively by expired licenses.
Technical support requires improvement, from response times to the expertise of support staff handling complex issues.
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN needs to enhance security features, especially with the emergence of new cybersecurity threats.
The pricing structures of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and its components are seen as expensive and could be more competitive in the market.
There is a need for better integration options with third-party applications to expand Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN's capabilities.
 

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Pros review quotes

John Vighetto - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 8, 2022
The settings of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN can be very granular. You can lock down and block devices with the controls. For example, we have four different wireless settings, such as guest, employee, security, and backup. For example, the settings for the employees, if they use laptops, they're required to have certain settings, such as an antivirus installed. If they do not then Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN will not let them connect. This is very good protection because the network works on the bringing your own device(BYOD) principle. It's a BYOD environment now, and you also don't want them to bring infection into the environment because these people are connecting to the LAN via wireless connections. We have to be careful because we're managing it, we have to be very strict with regards to the rules and policies.
JL
Feb 8, 2022
It is more robust for me to deploy networks. And because of the field we are in where offices open up and others close, it helps my turnaround time to deploy these networks for the customers.
reviewer1231155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 22, 2023
It is very handy to have a support number to call.
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LT
Jan 23, 2021
What I like best about Meraki is that I can change it from anywhere.
reviewer1303344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2020
I really don't have any problems with the stability of the product.
reviewer871092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
The most valuable features in Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN are that we were able to see all the registered users for each particular WAP, which is a big help. The roaming allows us to have continuous wireless throughout the building. The signal can carry over from one WAP to another. Which is probably the most important feature.
Namra Saif - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 7, 2024
The product offers HA solutions and redundancy features to ensure reliable operations.
WM
Oct 25, 2019
The most amazing part is that their Access Points have the ability to connect to multiple conference devices at different times, and it shows you the very in-depth Wi-Fi analytics through their dashboard.
reviewer892056 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 11, 2024
With Cisco products and third-party products, integration of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is good.
Mageshwaran S - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 21, 2024
I can control any number of sites globally with a lean IT team.
 

Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN Cons review quotes

John Vighetto - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 8, 2022
The way Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN groups certain things, as far as the devices for either monitoring and or configuring them should be done better. They should be grouped a little bit differently because if I want to configure something, a different setting on an SSID, I have to go to their specific area where I would have thought it should be clumped as a dropdown menu in another area.
JL
Feb 8, 2022
Recently I have seen that the Meraki access point, maybe due to congestion, just kicks off my customers, mostly when they are in Zoom meetings or Teams meetings and they have to reconnect.
reviewer1231155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 22, 2023
The licensing model is a terrible idea.
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LT
Jan 23, 2021
Initially, I liked some of the filtering features, but that's one of the components that we ran into problems with.
reviewer1303344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2020
If there are advanced features that you can have enabled, they should allow users access to that in an easier manner.
reviewer871092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
We're are not fully utilizing the features of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN to know a more in-depth analysis of what areas need to be improved. However, the security could improve. It would be a benefit to be able to lock out particular clients that are trying to connect from outside the building.
Namra Saif - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 7, 2024
There needs to be some work done on security because, with time, some viruses may emerge that one may not know about.
WM
Oct 25, 2019
We would like to see Wi-Fi 6 support for devices sold in the Middle East.
reviewer892056 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 11, 2024
The product doesn't effectively do its job anymore since some issues crop up in it once you run out of your subscription licensing...Improvements are needed in the licensing part of the tool.
Mageshwaran S - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 21, 2024
We face a bottleneck on the gateway while using the solution for large enterprises.