Item: Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point
Rating: 10
Author: Tim Roberts

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Where I used to work, we had them before they were even Cisco Meraki and loved them. Where I am now, I have been there 5yrs and deployed many Meraki APs across the org and love the fact it's one single simple portal to manage all the devices without having to manage each one individually. I also have Meraki Go at home too now, love this from an home/SMB standpoint!

Pros and Cons

Central management
Ease of deployment
Ease of configuration

Wishlist functionality
Cost
Linking with Z series wifi for mesh.

Return on Investment

Simplified networking
Integrated networks with ease
Single pane of glass to manage them all

Alternatives Considered

We tried other cloud AP vendors over the years from UniFi, Aerohive and Aruba, but none of them have the feature set and integration with other products like Cisco Meraki APs happen to have. The fact they detect and work with so many other devices is astounding and relieving at the same time.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki Go, Cisco Meraki MX, Cisco Meraki MS

Likelihood to Recommend

It has both indoor and outdoor situations. There is also the option to control either one at a time using networks for each branch/site, or controlling your entire AP fleet through its own network. You can also set it to authenticate with various platforms, like on prem AD, Meraki itself, Facebook etc, so there's lots of options.

Cisco Meraki Wireless - you won't need any other wireless ever again

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point