Cisco Meraki is a Wireless AP with annual Fee's
May 13, 2021

Cisco Meraki is a Wireless AP with annual Fee's

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • MR18

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki MR

Been using Meraki wireless since before they were acquired by Cisco for our users guest internet and some corporate data. We do like the per client bandwidth throttling, the scanning wireless radio that looks for look alike SSID's, the layer 7 rules to block undesired content, and many of the other security features. Users can bring their own device add it to the WIFI and access their news site or check Facebook; they can't download torrents of movies.
  • Layer 7 traffic shaping and per-client bandwidth limits.
  • Access Control
  • Cloud management portal is easy to use
  • Support is knowledgeable
  • Devices become an attractive doorstop when unlicensed
  • Re-licensing is costly - all wireless costs the same to re-license regardless of age
  • Others devices and companies in this space have offerings that don't do this
  • Scanning Wireless AP - for Air Marshall. Looks for unauthorized AP's on your network and looks for evil twin AP's
  • Can broadcast multiple SSID's
  • VLAN Support
  • Access Control & traffic Shaping
  • Easy to use for employees
  • Quickly troubleshoot any issues
  • Detailed reporting shows popular sites and usage
  • Can separate the corporate network from guest - can make more guest SSIDs as needed.

Do you think Cisco Meraki MR delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Cisco Meraki MR's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Meraki MR live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Meraki MR go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Meraki MR again?

No

It you need dead simple wireless and don't mind paying for the license year over year you'd probably be quite happy. The software gets better over time, the applications that it detects update quickly, and you can control everything clients do on the network.
But if you think that a device should work after you pay for it - not simply brick at the end of the license period then you might want to pursue another option.