Re: Meraki

[Jeff Moore <mail () JEFFMOORE COM>]

We didnt Try Meraki just Cisco(which we had a large implementation of),
Brocade(motorolla products), and Ruckus. And I would Highly Highly
recommend the Ruckus. Take a look at this write up below. Our experience
was that and then some. Plus the amount of clients that we can have on a
single AP is staggering compared to the rest. This was a year ago so I am
sure that all the big boys are doing the Beam Forming now so it may be
apples to apples but between the beam forming and the volume there was
simply nothing that could compete. Keep in mind that they only do a basic
but increasingly good job with security. You will want to plan on separate
security appliances etc.

Again this is old news but do look for beamforming and multiple radios for
better throughput and longer range.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/beamforming-wifi-ruckus,2390.html

Jeff Moore



On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Hall, Rand <hallr () merrimack edu> wrote:

> We've got an 18 month old deployment of around 350 Meraki APs. Trouble
> free.
>
> Rand
>
> Rand P. Hall
> Director, Network Services                 askIT!
> Merrimack College
> 978-837-3532
> rand.hall () merrimack edu
>
> If I had an hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the
> problem and one minute finding solutions. – Einstein
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Mohamed Elhindi <melhindi () uwlax edu>wrote:
>
> > Hello Everyone
> >
> >
> >
> > Currently we are  evaluating Meraki for our wireless. Please e-mail us
> > if you are a currently using Meraki, how is working for you  and any
> > other information you are willing to share
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Mohamed A. Elhindi
> > Assistant Vice Chancellor- Chief Information Officer
> >
> > University of  Wisconsin-La Crosse
> > 1725 State street
> >
> > La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
> > Phone:  608-785-8662|  Fax: 608-785-8306
> >
> >
> >
> > Please direct scheduling requests to Cynthia Carlson.  ccarlson () uwlax edu


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