T3X4S Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I rec'd my Meraki AP yesterday. I was a little shocked when it arrived, because I did not sit through a seminar. I signed up for the webinar, but the presenter never showed, and the WebEx app crashed after waiting for 10 minutes for the presenter to show up. I sent them an email, and mentioned I didnt have time to re-schedule - but they sent me one anyway. I decided to just wing it, and poke around setting everything up - which was pretty easy. Im pretty impressed with everything it can do. I'd show some screenshots but Im too lazy to remove all of the identifiable information. I have it on the wall currently, but am planning on attaching it to the roof in my game room before it gets too hot to go in the attic. MR33 goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted March 16, 2017 MVC Share Posted March 16, 2017 So how long of license did they give you with it 1 year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/16/2017 at 5:07 AM, BudMan said: So how long of license did they give you with it 1 year? 3 years - I think its pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted March 17, 2017 MVC Share Posted March 17, 2017 That is a 400+ AP I do believe.. Looks like has 2x2 Wave 2.. sweet.. whats the lic cost after the 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Here is the low-down: 1yr license is around $100 (varies between vendors of course) Ive seen better prices than this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted March 17, 2017 MVC Share Posted March 17, 2017 I cant quite put my finger on it but there is something I don't like about the whole Meraki thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 13 hours ago, John Teacake said: I cant quite put my finger on it but there is something I don't like about the whole Meraki thing. Is it the pay for play aspect ? Or the fact that since it is cloud-based, it makes you "feel" like its vulnerable? I really like it because I havent had the opportunity to learn how to config/admin enterprise Cisco stuff - so this is my way of dipping my toes into business network security. The first time I saw someone using PuTTY to connect with an Aironet I thought "there is no way I can learn that on the fly, on my own - the way I have learned everything else. So, at least I can poke around on this thing, and learn where everything is, trial & error @ home. (which is the main reason I signed up for it) Personally, I dont really need it. I was about to buy a ubi AP for my gameroom, but thought this was kind of a win:win solution. Luckily, I have a company (just for tax purposes really) where I could justify the webinar method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted March 20, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2017 I don't like either the pay to play or the keep my config/security on the cloud. I don't care how secure they say it is. There also is the bigger issue, if u stop paying you can no longer monitor or configure the devices. They could become bricks if you choose to not pay. Old school enterprise route for me. Danielx64 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 The pay to play thing isn't really an issue for Enterprise, you pay SmartNet on devices, you just don't haveeeee to pay SmartNet to use a device. I don't mind these devices, I manage a whole heap around the world and they are somewhat easy, but they aren't customisable enough. I mainly use MX for VPN tunnels only. They are hard to complete troubleshooting and complex configurations. I have very mixed feeling about Meraki, I'd almost always go real Cisco gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted March 20, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2017 If you choose not to pay with smart net you can still wipe the device and configure. You may not get support or be able to replace if it goes bad but you still can essentially use it. That isn't the issue, the issue with meraki is that it is solely controlled by the cloud and configured there, if you don't pay you can't reconfigure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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