Cisco Meraki: ease of use and interconnectivity!
Updated January 16, 2024

Cisco Meraki: ease of use and interconnectivity!

Tim Roberts | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • MX64
  • MX67
  • MX84
  • MX100
  • MX65

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki MX

We have multiple models of MX series connecting multiple branches for a nationally distributed WAN, allowing remote access via VPN and security tools like IDS/IPS and AMP. We have integrated with another company recently and used Meraki to link the two businesses together virtually, seamlessly with minimal fuss, and ease of use, access, and management. We also use both the MDM and SDWAN as well.

Pros

  • Ease of management
  • Cloud based access
  • Security
  • VPN

Cons

  • VPN client could be better.
  • Ability to delegate better lower level access for reporting.
  • Reporting functions are sometimes limited.
  • We were able to ditch our old terminal server based WAN.
  • We have added VPN access.
  • Ease of management and insight over the network.
We are able to see and manage the remote LANs we have up and down the east coast of the US with minimal fuss using Cisco Meraki compared to the unmanaged WAN we had prior to that. We have also been able to see the issues with ISPs and notify branches ahead of them calling us regarding issues.
We have been able to use various Cisco products but still be able to manage them and integrate without having to reconfigure a lot of systems. We are also able to monitor traffic and manage the WAN and LANs from a single pane of glass and also integrate two businesses into one single network.
We have been able to deploy this solution in stages at multiple branches and then later on, also connect two different businesses together using Cisco Meraki products too, so it's simple, integrated, and able to scale and grow too. We added High Availability pairing with multiple MXs at the original primary site for redundancy.
We were able to transition very easily from Cisco to Cisco Meraki MX's and connect the LANs into a single easy to manage WAN with remote access VPN and auto VPN between branches to interconnect all networks with minimal fuss but allowing high-speed networking and traffic passing, as well as managed traffic options.

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Meraki MX go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Meraki MX again?

Yes

Remote management is the best feature since we have a nationally distributed WAN. The MDM portion is also great too, we happened to have it when they still had the free 100 option, so have been using it legacied all this time, but it would be well worth it if we happened to need to pay for it.

Cisco Meraki MX Feature Ratings

Firewall
9.8
Identification Technologies
10
Visualization Tools
10
Content Inspection
10
Policy-based Controls
10
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
10
Reporting and Logging
9
VPN
9
High Availability
10
Stateful Inspection
10
Proxy Server
Not Rated

Cisco Hybrid Work

  • Webex Meetings
  • Webex App
  • Webex Calling
  • Slido
  • Cisco Meraki MX
  • Cisco Meraki MR
  • Cisco Meraki MS
  • Cisco Meraki Z3 Teleworker
  • Working from anywhere (e.g., coffee shop, airport)
  • Working from an office or other company space
  • Working from home
With Cisco Meraki and Weebx we have network and telephony solutions to fit all needs of all employees no matter their location.
None as long as we used Cisco Webex and Meraki.
With the cloud management portals of Meraki and Webex our iT administration was easy and able to configure devices for access as well as calling, meetings, messaging with ease.
Worked well. Initially had tried MS Teams, Zoom and Dell SonicWall but had issues
Much better, seamlessly work well and integrate.
  • Webex
Used to try to use Zoom and MS Teams but ran into issues Inc privacy and compliance. None of these issues with Webex.

Using Cisco Meraki MX

275 - I listed the end users which are behind the firewalls at all branches at this point. They are protected internally as well as externally as we also have the VPN licenses to go with the Meraki MX as well. This way no matter where or when, all our end users are protected.
2 - If you have some basic firewall and networking experience it helps, but if you are also able to take the ECMS courses via your Cisco Meraki representative it also helps. There are classes online too, so either way you are covered but the more experience you have the better but even with none to minimal you can still get by as well.
  • Firewall
  • IDS/IPS
  • Security
  • VPN
  • Able to use with a cellular card
  • VPN
  • Mobile security
  • HA PAIRING
  • Unsure
  • Not sure

Evaluating Cisco Meraki MX and Competitors

Yes - Dell SonicWall which had too many issues and also vulnerability.
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Cloud management
None, all good.

Cisco Meraki MX Support

Ease of access and help with support
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Escalation required
No.
Yes, we needed to trace some access issues and they were able to see active application blocking from the IDS/IPS portion as an app was misbehaving.

Using Cisco Meraki MX

Just easy to use.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • All of them
  • None
Yes - Mostly ok.

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