Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking for K12

• 802.11n/acwirelessaccesspointsareoptimizedforhighdensityclassroomenvironments

• Ultra-reliableandeasytomanageLayer3Ethernetaccessswitchesscaletoschoolsofallsizes

• Education-centricsecurityappliancesprovideCIPA-compliantcontentfilteringandwebcaching

• Freecloud-basedmobiledevicemanagementenablessecure,manageableBYODand1:1deployments

• Intuitivecloud-basedmanagementiseasytousewithoutspecializedtrainingordedicatedstaff

Proven in over 1,000 K-12 campuses

Trustedbythelargestdistrictsandindependentschoolsalike

CiscoMerakicloudnetworkingisbuiltforthemodernK-12classroom

“Cisco Meraki is so easy to use, we can focus on innovation, integration, and training.”

–DirkDeLo,ChiefTechnologyOfficer,Avenues:TheWorldSchool

CisCo Meraki for k-12

100%CloudManagedWiFi,Switching,&Security

Cisco Meraki for K-12

Cisco Systems, Inc. | 500 Terry A. Francois Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94158 | (415) 432-1000 | sales@meraki.com2

Providecompletevisibilityandcontrolwithoutdedicatedstaff

Proactively manage 1:1 and BYOD devices

• EstablishbandwidthlimitstoprioritizeclientsorSSIDs

• Createdevice-awarepoliciesandfirewallrulestoensureappropriatenetworkaccess

• AllowselectiveaccesstoBonjourservices–AppleTVs,printers,scanners,etc.–fromdesireddevices

• AutomateMDMdeviceonboarding,deployapps,andenforcesecurityrestrictions

Effectively allocate resources for testing

• Deploy802.11acAPswith3xfasterspeedsinareasofheavyuse

• Controlbandwidthwithbuilt-inQoS,Layer7trafficshapingrules,andsingleappmode

• PartitionSSIDsandsetpoliciesfordifferentusergroups

• Providehighperformancewith1GbEand10GbEcloud-managedswitching

Confidently protect students & maintain security

• EnsureCIPAcompliancewithautomaticallyupdated,industry-leadingcontentfiltering

• Protectstudentswithbuilt-inGoogle/Bing/Yahoo!InternetSafeSearch

• EnableeducationalYouTubevideoswithoutrecreationalorinappropriatecontent

• Createidentity-basedaccesspolicies,applyingvaryinglevelsoffilteringforteachersandstudents

Cisco Systems, Inc. | 500 Terry A. Francois Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94158 | (415) 432-1000 | sales@meraki.com3

CASE STUDY

MilpitasUSDsupportsChromebooks,iPads,&morefor10,000students

• 650+802.11nand11acCiscoMerakiAPsprovidecoverageforhighdensityindoorandoutdoorusage

• Securityapplianceatdistrictedgefilters10+TBofweeklytrafficforincreasedperformanceandsaferInternetaccess

• Centralizedmanagementof100Merakiswitchesprovidescontrolandvisibilityoverdistributedports

• Built-inMDMallowsadminstopushcustomprofiles,settings,andcontentrestrictionstodevicegroups

• Layer7visibilityallowsadminstounderstandnetworkusageandcustomizetomeetclientneeds

• WithWiFieverywhereandalldevicetypesallowed,studentsexpandlearningbeyondtextbooksandclassroomsusingcloudresources

“The flexibility of the Cisco Meraki network allows greater versatility in learning methods, as well as in physical space – every space becomes a learning space.”–ChinSong,DirectorofTechnology,MilpitasUSD

Provision new 1:1 or BYOD devices

• EnrolldevicestoSystemsManageratscalewithApple’sDEPwithoutevertouchingthem

• Establishinitialconfigurations,choosedevicesetupprocess,orrequireinstalloftheMDMprofile

Enrollingschoolorstudent-owneddevicesinanMDMprogramisthefirststeptowardsreducingtheburdenonIT.CiscoMerakiSystemsManagerprovidesasimple,yetpowerfulsolutiontocreateareliableandsecurenetworkenvironment.

Students use mobile devices for collaborative learning.

MDM

Theeasiestwaytosupervise1:1andBYODdevices

Ensure device security

• Enablewebcontentfilteringtopreventaccesstoinappropriatecontent

• Establishageofenceperimeterthatauto-appliessettingsatschoolandalertswhendevicesleave

Enforce settings & device restrictions

• Tagdevicesandcreateprofilesbasedondepartment,class,orgrade

• EnableaccesstoWiFiandsetrestrictions(e.g.denyaccesstodevicefeaturesorcontentratings)

Prevent MDM removal

• PreventusersfromremovingtheSystemsManagerMDMprofileonsuperviseddevices

• Remotelykeepsuperviseddevicesuptodatewiththelatestsettingsanddeployedcontent

Deploy & keep applications up-to-date

• PurchaseappswithVPPandusedevicetagsfordeployment(reclaimandreassignasneeded)

• SilentlypushnewappstosuperviseddeviceswithoutenteringAppleIDsorpasswords

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Cisco Systems, Inc. | 500 Terry A. Francois Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94158 | (415) 432-1000 | sales@meraki.com4

100%CloudManagedNetworkingProductFamily

802.11n/ac Wireless LANSupports100+usersperAPforhighdensity1:1classroomdeploymentsandBYOD

Gigabit Ethernet SwitchesCentrallymanagedLayer3Ethernetswitchesdesignedforperformanceandreliability

Security AppliancesFeaturerichsecurityandnetworking,withCIPAcompliantcontentfilteringandSafeSearch

Mobile Device ManagementCloud-basedcentralizedmanagementofiOSdevices,Androids,Macs,andPCs

AwardWinningCloudArchitecture• Network-widevisibilityandcontrol

• Noon-sitecontrollerhardware

• Automaticmonitoringandalerts

• Seamlessover-the-webupgrades

• Scalestonetworksofallsizes

“There cannot be a networking

product that will work better

for us than Meraki. The power

of Meraki is simplicity, but it

gives us such detailed and rich

information on our network.”

–SeanRozell,ChiefTechnoology

Officer,SanRafaelCitySchools

“We would not have been able

to perform testing for 600-

700 students previously. Now

it’s simple and I don’t have to

worry about it; I always had to

worry before.”

–ChrisSmith,Supervisorof

Technoology,ConestogaValley

SchoolDistrict

“With Cisco Meraki, we can

shape bandwidth to fit each

district’s needs. We can

block YouTube for students,

troubleshoot issues quickly,

and have much more visibility.”

–ClintClose,Network/Database

Administrator,Region9ESC

“Cisco Meraki is the optimal

solution for an environment

with a high density of clients.

And with the affordable pricing,

we were able to cover the entire

district.”

–JohnWIlds,

NetworkManager,AlvinISD

To try Cisco Meraki in your district, visit meraki.cisco.com/eval