Cisco Meraki MG

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Cisco Meraki MG
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Cisco Meraki MG cellular gateways are a cloud managed WAN solution designed to seamlessly transpose a wireless cellular signal to wired Ethernet, providing primary or failover connectivity.N/A
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Cisco Meraki MG
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Cisco Meraki MG
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco Meraki MG
Considered Both Products
Cisco Meraki MG
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Create points are more manual to configure however they are highly configurable a lot more specific settings that can be done.

Meraki MG’s are not as mobile as cradle points
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
We selected Meraki MG for it cloud management capabilities
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
The only other cellular provider that we've evaluated was, I think it was called Sky Link, and it was a little USB module that plugged into the Meraki MXs and we had nothing but problems with it, which is why we ended up switching to the MG 20 ones.
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Before the Cisco Meraki MG, Vodafone GigaCubes were used. They are also great devices but don't integrate into the Meraki dashboard.
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Stacks up well and integrates well with the Meraki product line.
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Both products are similar to each other, they both are flexible and have the ability to expand and downgrade. Cisco Meraki Management seems to be a more secure product, but it comes with a higher price tag. Cisco Meraki management portal seems to have more integrations with …
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
We checked many vendors. ALU was a primary contender. However, their acccess points are not primarily designed for cellular use case. Cellular is just an additional feature on their fully loaded APs. The fact that MEraki MG is suited for this particular use case was a major …
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Cisco Meraki MG is the first product in this domain that I have used. So may not be able to draw a comparison with competitors. However whatever I have experienced till now has been very good. I can say that it is worth it's value.
Chose Cisco Meraki MG
Although both products come from the same family, there are drastic differences between them. When it comes to the MX, it's all about security. It might not perform like the latter, but the security it provides is really good. It is a good enterprise WAN Solution, but still, …
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User Ratings
Cisco Meraki MG
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.2
(18 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Meraki MG
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
We utilize it for those job site trailers, so it is perfect for a small job site where you want to provide that internet coverage to those users of those job sites, especially if they're in a remote location. We've actually even used this as the secondary internet to supplement in case the primary fiber line went down. And in my experience, we've had a site go down and use this as the backup internet and most of our users didn't even know. So as far as cons, I don't really, cost depending on the job site and your budget. That would be, I guess the only thing I would say would just justify not using it, but I don't have any reason to not use it.
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Pros
Cisco
  • It's fantastic for being in the Meraki dashboard and actually looking at quality of signal. I can look at up times, down times, ease of use when it comes to if I would have to reboot the MG 21E in case it does have a problem.
  • Overall reliability: since we switched to the MG 21 E, we've rarely have a problem with it when it comes to the cellular performance going down.
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Cons
Cisco
  • A DHCP configuration would be fine, but a fixed IP configuration seems to require a twist in the configuration.
  • If possible, it's just a subscription. With no initials and just a subscription, I think it's a "feature product" that may convince the superior even if the price is a bit high.
  • I am happy with wireless and all in one, but I feel that the management screen is old, so I think it is better to renew it a bit more.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
It does what it is supposed to, with minimal issue!
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
We checked many vendors. ALU was a primary contender. However, their acccess points are not primarily designed for cellular use case. Cellular is just an additional feature on their fully loaded APs. The fact that MEraki MG is suited for this particular use case was a major factor.
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Scalability
Cisco
In terms of scalability, The MG Meraki is unvanquished! As it works on cellular signals, as long as you have the required signal strength, you are connected. Removes the dependency on cables to connect to our ISP. So geographical locations do not affect the scalability of MG. Which is the whole point of having a Cellular to Wired Ethernet Device. And it can also be managed with the web centrally.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • The ROI is excellent, over time we have been able to avoid outages even though our WAN provider may have had issues, the switch to LTE via Cisco Meraki MGwas smooth
  • in locations where traditional lan links were not feasible, like mobile locations, this has been a saver
  • they can be placed where mobile phone reception is best without LAN
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