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Cisco Meraki MS

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What is Cisco Meraki MS?

Cisco offers the Meraki brand of Ethernet switches.

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What is Cisco Meraki MS?

The Cisco Meraki MS is presented by the vendor as the industry’s first line cloud managed access and aggregation switches, combining the benefits of cloud-based centralized management with a powerful, reliable access platform.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cisco offers the Meraki brand of Ethernet switches.

HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, and Fortinet FortiGate are common alternatives for Cisco Meraki MS.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Cisco Meraki MS are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Cloud Management Benefit: Reviewers have found the cloud management feature highly beneficial for easy access and control, allowing them to efficiently monitor and manage their network from anywhere. The centralized dashboard interface provides real-time visibility into network performance metrics, enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Simplicity in Management: Users appreciate the ease of managing the switches, making it simple to handle various tasks such as configuration adjustments, firmware updates, and troubleshooting procedures. This streamlined process saves time and resources while ensuring seamless network operation.

Troubleshooting Facilitation: The ease of testing port connectivity has facilitated troubleshooting and network maintenance for many reviewers, enabling quick identification and resolution of connectivity issues. By simplifying diagnostic processes, users can swiftly address network concerns and minimize downtime effectively.

Limited Troubleshooting Information: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of detailed troubleshooting information, including specific error messages and uptime details, leading to challenges in error analysis. They have also noted the necessity for better event logging and troubleshooting options for comprehensive error assessment.

Management Complexity: Users have highlighted difficulties in managing Meraki MS series switches compared to Cisco Catalyst switches, citing a need for more granular control and command-based troubleshooting options to streamline operations effectively.

Feature Gap with Enterprise Switches: Several users have pointed out that the switches lack advanced features typically found in traditional enterprise switches like the Cisco Catalyst line. This gap makes managing them without internet access challenging and limits their functionality when compared to established enterprise-grade alternatives.

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Very good cloud managed switches

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 15, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
3 years of experience
  • Management from the cloud, no need to have VPN to the local subsidiary
  • Good price to cost ratio
  • Easy and fast setup
  • Integrates perfectly with Meraki APs and Meraki Routers

Meraki MS Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 12, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
5 years of experience
  • I think the cloud connectivity is very good. It helps as far as a manageability standpoint, it's top notch. I think that's the biggest bang for the buck. And also plug and play. You just plug it in and it works. It may not work exactly how you want it, but it works. You may have to do some other configurations.

Cisco Meraki MS Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 12, 2024
MH
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
8 years of experience
  • What it does really well is the connectivity to our dashboard, the Meraki dashboard. It gives us visibility for ports. We can see when we have issues, the ease of use as far as configuring, also keeping firmware updates. I could go on and on. It's very helpful.

Cisco Meraki MS Review

Rating: 7 out of 10
June 11, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
2 years of experience
  • So I enjoy the GUI, I think it makes the product comes with it makes it very easy to kind of see what's going on. I like that you're able to manage a lot of switchboards all at once and do a lot of modifications there. And it has a lot of security features that generally you have to configure on the CLI, but it comes as part of just the gooey part that you just implement there. I think it does redundancy very well. It does span and tree very well, so the switches between the interfaces and the switches, you can just set what the route is going to be pretty easily. And the troubleshooting for the device is very well. You need to call and get support. It's very quick and they solve a problem very quickly so it's great.

GO Cisco Meraki MS!

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 04, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
1 year of experience
  • Ease of use
  • Detecting crc errors within the dashboard
  • Simplicity of configuring switches

Cisco Meraki MS review

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 04, 2024
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Meraki MS
4 years of experience
  • Single Pane Dashboard to manage all Meraki products
  • Easy to use and to config the switches
  • Excellent technical support
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