7MS #470: First Impressions of Meraki Networking Gear
7 Minute Security
English - June 02, 2021 17:50 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsTechnology News Tech News information security security Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we're doing something new - a first impressions episode of Meraki networking gear. Note: this is not a sponsored episode, but rather a follow up to episode #460 where I talked about throwing all my UniFi gear into the ocean and replacing it with Meraki gear. At the end of that episode I asked if anybody was interested in a "first impressions" of the gear, and it turns out (at least 6) people are interested, so here we are! TLDL:
Pros
Super easy plug-and-play setup The mobile app can control just about everything - ports, SSIDs, Internet on/off timers and more! Verbose logging Top-notch support from experienced techniciansCons
Cost! Big $$$ "Cloud only" - can't install this gear in a LAN-only configuration Client VPN is a bit clunky to setupToday we're doing something new - a first impressions episode of Meraki networking gear. Note: this is not a sponsored episode, but rather a follow up to episode #460 where I talked about throwing all my UniFi gear into the ocean and replacing it with Meraki gear. At the end of that episode I asked if anybody was interested in a "first impressions" of the gear, and it turns out (at least 6) people are interested, so here we are! TLDL:
Pros
Super easy plug-and-play setup The mobile app can control just about everything - ports, SSIDs, Internet on/off timers and more! Verbose logging Top-notch support from experienced techniciansCons
Cost! Big $$$ "Cloud only" - can't install this gear in a LAN-only configuration Client VPN is a bit clunky to setup