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Solution Comparison | Cisco Meraki Wireless Cisco Meraki Wireless Solution Comparison Simplified cloud management • Intuitive interface allows devices to be configured in minutes without training or dedicated staff • Centrally manage thousands of devices across hundreds of sites without onsite IT • Out-of-the-box security with integrated application firewall, WIPS, Network Access Control (NAC), PCI compliance, and VPN • Updates and new features seamlessly delivered from the cloud Performance and scalability • Powerful, enterprise class radios combine MIMO, transmit beamforming, band steering, spectrum analysis, and automatic cloud-based RF optimization for high density performance and throughput up to 900 Mbps • Easily scale networks from 10 access points to 10,000 without controller throughput or client AP limits, complex licensing, or special appliances to install Deep visibility and control • Network-wide visibility, control, and troubleshooting of wireless and wired infrastructure from a single pane of glass • Identify users and devices with fast, Google-like search • Create application-specific policies with Layer 7 traffic shaping, and apply by device type or user group • Integrated mobile device management extends visibility and control to devices connecting to your WLAN (iOS, Android, Mac, and PC) – at no cost Why Cisco Meraki? Trusted by thousands of customers worldwide

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Solution Comparison | Cisco Meraki Wireless

Cisco Meraki Wireless Solution Comparison

Simplified cloud management

• Intuitiveinterfaceallowsdevicestobeconfiguredinminuteswithouttrainingordedicatedstaff

• CentrallymanagethousandsofdevicesacrosshundredsofsiteswithoutonsiteIT

• Out-of-the-boxsecuritywithintegratedapplicationfirewall,WIPS,NetworkAccessControl(NAC),PCIcompliance,andVPN

• Updatesandnewfeaturesseamlesslydeliveredfromthecloud

Performance and scalability

• Powerful,enterpriseclassradioscombineMIMO,transmitbeamforming,bandsteering,spectrumanalysis,andautomaticcloud-basedRFoptimizationforhighdensityperformanceandthroughputupto900Mbps

• Easilyscalenetworksfrom10accesspointsto10,000withoutcontrollerthroughputorclientAPlimits,complexlicensing,orspecialappliancestoinstall

Deep visibility and control

• Network-widevisibility,control,andtroubleshootingofwirelessandwiredinfrastructurefromasinglepaneofglass

• Identifyusersanddeviceswithfast,Google-likesearch

• Createapplication-specificpolicieswithLayer7trafficshaping,andapplybydevicetypeorusergroup

• IntegratedmobiledevicemanagementextendsvisibilityandcontroltodevicesconnectingtoyourWLAN(iOS,Android,Mac,andPC)–atnocost

Why Cisco Meraki?

Trusted by thousands of customers worldwide

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Cisco Systems, Inc. | 500 Terry A. Francois Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94158 | (415) 432-1000 | [email protected]

Deep Visibility and ControlOnlyCiscoMerakigivesyoupowerful,built-inLayer7applicationvisibilityanddevicefingerprintingfordeepinsightandfine-grainedcontrolofyournetwork.

Cisco MerakiMeraki’sLayer7trafficshapinganddevicefingerprintingdeliveranunparalleledlevelofintegrated,out-of-the-boxcontroloverdevices,applications,andusersaccessingyournetwork.

Getdeepcontextualinsightthroughstatisticsandusagedatainordertocraftsecurityandtrafficshapingpolicies.

Analysisisperformedattheedgeinascalablearchitecture–noneedtopurchasecontrollersoradditionallicenses.

Comparison: ArubaTogetcomparable,centralizedL7visibilityandcontrol,Arubarequiresyoutobuy:

• AirWaveserver

• AirWavelicenses(basedonnumberofdevices)

• AirWavelicensetorunmultipleAirWaveserversfromsingleconsole(optional)

• WLANcontroller(7200series)

• PolicyEnforcementFirewallmodule

• PolicyEnforcementFirewalllicenses(basedonnumberofAPs)

AppRF,whichrequiresAruba’snewest,top-of-the-linecontroller,cannotthrottletrafficdynamically;itcanonlypermit,drop,log,reject,ortagtrafficforQoS.

With Meraki, view application usage statistics filtered by time period or SSID.

Setting Layer 3 and Layer 7 firewall policies with Meraki.

Specific destinations can be viewed in aggregate or by client.

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ConsiderCiscoMeraki’ssecure,isolatedwirelessguestaccessfunctionality,whichiseasilyenabled:

• EnableandnameaguestSSIDfromtheConfigure>SSIDspageintheMerakidashboard

• Select“NATMode:UseMerakiDHCP”toisolatetheguestSSIDfromthecoreWLANusingtheintegratedL3firewall

• (Optional)CopyguestnetworkconfigurationsettingstoadditionalnetworksfromtheOrganization>ConfigSyncpage

WithAerohive’sHiveManager,configuringsecure,isolatedguestaccessrequiresseveralsteps:

• Chooseanexisting(orcreateanew)networkpolicyinHiveManager(e.g.,Aerohive-Guest)

• CreateanewguestSSIDwithintheAerohive-Guestpolicychosenabove,andsaveit.

• CreateanewUserProfileassociatedwiththeAerohive-Guestpolicy,andnameit.

• Chooseauniqueattributepolicynumberforthenewuserprofile,alongwithaVLANnumber(e.g.VLAN8)

• Createanewnetworkobject,nameit(e.g.Guest-WiFi),andassignittoVLAN8.

• Next,selectadefaultDNSservicewiththesamenameasyourHive

• Select“GuestUse”asyournetworktype,configureyourdesiredisolatedguestIPsubnetsettings,andensureDHCPisenabled.Save.

Cisco Meraki makes it easy to configure secure, isolated guest WiFi access.

Configuring isolated guest access in Hive Manager involves several steps.

CiscoMerakibringsyouthemostaccessible,straightforwardmanagementexperiencepossible–includingapowerful,intuitivedashboardthatletsyoucontrolyourentireMerakinetworkfromasinglepaneofglass.Itseasilynavigabledesignallowsforrapiddeploymentsofnetworksanddeviceswithfewerconfigurationerrorsandeasierongoingmaintenance.

Thebenefitofthisintuitiveinterfacegrowsasyournetworksexpandinsizeandgeographicscope,andasthesheernumberofconfigurationsettings(andthestepstoimplementthem)swellwithcompetitivesolutions.

Intuitive, No Training NeededCiscoMerakiMRaccesspointsaremanagedviaasecure,cloud-baseddashboardcreatedfromthegroundupforeaseofmanagementandconfigurability.

Consider the example below: creating an isolated wireless guest SSID.

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Alvin ISD chose Cisco Meraki over HP and Aruba.

CASE STUDY

AlvinIndependentSchoolDistrictAlvinISDselectedCiscoMerakioverArubaandHPtobeitswirelessinfrastructureprovider.BeyondMeraki’scosteffective,plug-and-playsolution,neitherArubanorHPprovidefree,built-inBYOD/MDMsolutions,intuitivedashboardinterfaces,innovativefeatureslikeintegratedL7trafficshapingandNAC,orcloudmanagement.

“I really think Meraki is the optimal solution for an environment with a high density of clients.”–JohnWilds,NetworkManager,AlvinISD

Challenges

• LargeAPdeploymentwithleanITstaff

• Highclientdensity,withentireclassroomsconnectingsimultaneously

• APsincloseproximitycannotinterferewitheachother

Results

• Easy,zero-touchAPconfigurationandinstallation

• Centralizedmanagementfor20campuses

• Cloud-basedRFoptimizationeliminatesinterferenceinhigh-densityclassrooms

CASE STUDY

UnitedColorsofBenetton

CiscoMerakiwaschosenastheWiFisolutionforUnitedColorsofBenetton’sHQandflagshipstoresintheUnitedKingdomforitseaseofuse,built-insecurityfeatures,andscalability.AnisolatedguestnetworkforretailstoreswascreatedintwoclicksusingMeraki’sintuitivedashboard,andiscentrallymanagedthroughthecloud.

Challenges

• ProvidesecureguestWiFiforretailshoppersandsecurewirelessLANforemployeesacrossmanylocations

• Centrallymanagedistributedretaillocations’WiFiwithleanITstaff

• RobustreportingalongwithautomaticperformancetuningofAPs

Results

• IsolatedguestnetworkwithsplashpagesonseparateSSIDfrominternal,WPA-securedwirelessLAN

• Singlepane-of-glasscontroloverretailstores’WiFi

• Summaryreportsandalertsprovidenetworkstatus;AutoRFoptimizesWiFiperformance

“With the Meraki dashboard we can see very clearly what types of devices are connecting. We’re looking to use this technology as another avenue to provide special offers and attract attention.”–MarkBishop,ITManager,UnitedColorsofBenetton

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Cisco Meraki Aruba Aerohive Ruckus HP

WPA-2Enterprisewith802.1Xauthentication

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Built-instatefulpolicyfirewall,WIPS,VPN

✓ ×1 ✓ ×2 ×2

IntegratedNAC ✓ × × × ×

MobileDeviceManagement(MDM)

✓ ×1 ×1 × ×1

Isolatedguestaccesswithsplashpages

✓ ×1 ✓ ×1 ×1

100%cloud-managed ✓ × ✓ × ×

Layer7applicationanddevicevisibilityacrossentireproductline

✓ ×1 × × ×

RFManagement ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

LiveToolsfortroubleshooting

✓ ×1 ✓ × ×1

IncludedSupport ✓ × × × ×

1 Availablewithpurchaseofadditionalsoftwareorlicense2WIPSavailablewithpurchaseofadditionalsoftwareorlicense3Multiplelicensesmaybenecessary,dependingonfeaturesdesired

Free evaluations available at meraki.cisco.com/evalAllgearavailablefortrial.Noshippingcosts.

Feature Comparison