Meraki MR vs Ubiquiti Networks UniFi

• Layer 7 Firewall Embedded
• Different type of access control and guess portal
• Traffic shaping and bandwidth rate limits for high demands application
• Health option to identify quickly different problems with the performance
• Integration with third party guess portal like “Eleven WiFi” for customize guess access
• Analytics and reports of usage very helpful in order to obtain data of your internet usage and allocate resources more efficient

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• AP's are very affordable.
• Most of the AP's are highly reliable and can be used indoors or in covered outdoor spaces.
• Outdoor Mesh AP's with an external directional antenna can effectively cover outdoor spaces with dual band wifi better than much more expensive APs.
• Unifi Protect via the Cloud Key Gen2+ is probably the slickest, most affordable IP camera system on the market right now.
• Unifi controller is powerful yet simple to administrate.
• Remote management of entire networks through a single pane of glass is easy to accomplish with the Unifi controller.
• Cloud Key Gen2 solves problems with the first Cloud Key wiht a built-in battery backup.
• When you are "full stack" Unifi with wifi, network switches and gateways, the control you can wield over a network in just a few clicks and the amount of data you can glean from a quick glance in the controller is incredibly impressive. It makes an IT guy wish every product/service could be so tightly and well-integrated.
• Community support is excellent, Unifi staff monitors their official forums and responds to almost every thread.

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• There needs to be an easier way to see which devices are being heavier used, so as to determine needed adjustments.
• It would be good to have more in-depth access to what locations connected devices are navigating to.
• Cost. These devices could be a little more competitive if the cost were lower. Meraki prices itself out of some sales.

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• VLANs: They can make these work more smoothly. Setup can be more intuitive.
• Cloud Key: These need to be stabilized; they lose their programming a little too easily.
• Stop selling the Gen-1 cloud key: No battery means you need an external power source or you must be onsite to power it off before updating.
• Portal can be modernized.

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• Very easy deployment when we moved a major office location.
• When we added special business needs we were able to add a Wi-Fi channel for special access with minimal IT effort and configuration.
• Easy to setup, deploy and install when we have added remote sites.

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• Unifi's excellent price points make it easy to add an AP if necessary without breaking the bank.
• The initial problem with Gen1 Cloud Keys caused a lot of problems for us. The units would reboot or corrupt themselves and configuration locally or via remote was impossible. They have since fixed the problem.
• Being simple to set up has made them a go-to for installing at new sites, and we can easily train some of our lesser-experienced techs on how to use the controller software for maintenance and monitoring.

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