*>>Yes but at the end of 3 years you have to renew the license or the device will stop passing traffic. *
True, but 3 years is quite a bit of time. *>>I still don't know a lot of homeowners or mom & pop SMB's that will buy into something that requires this type of commitment or yearly price. * Not only to many do it for antivirus, but everyone does it for telco services. It is becoming the new norm. The software landscape is changing, and subscriptions are going to be the predominant vehicle for commercial software, especially at the retail level in a few years. Oh, and this device isn't really being targeted at the average mom & pop or homeowner. It's an enterprise level device and its being offered for free to IT professionals. 3 years use of it for zero dollars in outlay is better than most other alternatives, and perhaps it will be eligible for an opensource firmware within the 3 years. (The limitation in functionality appears to be a management one rather than a traffic-passing one) *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Jon Harris <jk.har...@live.com> wrote: > Yes but at the end of 3 years you have to renew the license or the device > will stop passing traffic. At least that is what the sales drone told me. > I still don't know a lot of homeowners or mom & pop SMB's that will buy > into something that requires this type of commitment or yearly price. I > will know better after I do my evaluation but I don't see it happening long > term. Once I am finished with my evaluation I get the lovely chore of > passing my findings to my boss here at work for him to think about. We are > not that commited to doing wireless except for BOD and certain officers at > only certain locations. This looked like something they would think about > but with the yearly cost I don't know. > > Jon > > ------------------------------ > From: asbz...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:03:56 -0400 > Subject: Re: Meraki > To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > > > My understanding was that the devices came with a 3 YEAR cloud license... > > > > > > > > > > *ASB > **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* > **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) > for the SMB market…*** > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Jon Harris <jk.har...@live.com> wrote: > > After a little talking to a sales drone (quite nice they let me initiate > the conversation) I found out that if the Cloud Management License lapses > by 90+ days then the AP will stop passing traffic. I don't know yet if > that would be good thing or bad. I guess I will have to actually do some > testing of the device they are shipping me to see if it is worth the MSRP > of $150/AP/year. I can't see this for homeowners or even a lot of mom & > pop SMBs. I don't think they will be willing to fork over the year fee. > > Jon > > ------------------------------ > From: gswe...@acts360.com > To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > Subject: RE: Meraki > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:23:41 +0000 > > > I love the Meraki AP’s. We have 40+ over multiple clients. Easy > management, great performance. We had have replaced clients that were > having horrible issues with Rukus, Firetide, Cisco, etc.. Not because the > equipment was bad, but because the reseller sold it without the proper > controllers, or told them they could manage multiple sites from a web page, > when in fact they had to connect to the controller locally at each site to > manage…. Fortunately almost all of them were able to return their products > to reseller or direct. > > Setup the info on the dashboard. SSID, policies, etc.. > Connect your laptop to the Meraki, set the IP/connection info, plug in to > POE or injector and 2 mins later you are on and connected. Seamless > roaming across a 12000 sqft facility with multiple walls, offices, floors. > We have had what we think was just a bad manufacturing batch because about > 4 in a one month period arrived, plugged in and promptly (3 -4 mins) > fried. Different locations… But since then no issues. Prompt RMA service > also.. > > Now the Firewalls…Same interface, excellent performance. Seriously > lacking on features and granular controls. Sonicwall, Watchguard have them > beat hands down. Needs polishing on the usability of the interface as > well. We are actively involved with their development team as we have some > of their higher end stuff in our datacenter and I am unable to meet some > client application needs, but I am hopeful for some resolutions. In the > meantime I had to install my old Sonicwall 2040 to get around it. > If you are just looking for basic firewall and don’t need a lot of higher > end firewall features the single management interface for everything is > really nice. Automatic Site to Site with WAN Acceleration, Failover, etc > are all included. > > The switches have some huge promise too. We only have one at a client due > to price.. Definitely not the cheapest when you can get a 24 port HP 1910 > for 400 bucks vs 1100+… > > *Greg Sweers* > CEO > *ACTS360.com <http://www.acts360.com/>*** > *P.O. Box 1193* > *Brandon, FL 33509* > *813-657-0849 Office* > *813-644-3479 Cell* > *813-644-3476 Fax* > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@sfgtrust.com] > *Sent:* Monday, March 11, 2013 8:56 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Meraki > > We're looking at Meraki for our two manufacturing facilities. Here at > HQ we installed Cisco wireless last year. I've been trying to get Cisco to > buy back the equipment so it would be Meraki everywhere. So far no luck - > seems like they are pretty much separate companies. I'm still hopeful > since I like the meraki management. > > *From:* Patrick Salmon [mailto:psal...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, March 08, 2013 4:38 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: Meraki > > Since it came up the other week (and with full disclosure: I am a Cisco > employee and Meraki is now a part of Cisco), anybody want a free AP? Yeah. > Free. > > Follow link. sign up. Participate in webinar. Validate shipping details. > Done. Before I get spanked, it is limited to NA and EU so apologies to > anyone outside those geos. > > 802.11n, fully cloud-managed with a 3-yr subscription. Setup is a breeze. > > I did this a couple of months ago and was very happy with the MR16 they > sent (I'm pretty certain that's the $699 one referenced in the link) and > when I certified (SE's and Cisco partners only) they replaced it with the > MR24 (more radios) added the NGFW and POE Switch. My home network is now > entirely Meraki and while I have incentive to be somewhat biased have found > it to be uber cool in its own right. Kinda harks back to the good old days > when you could get Cisco t-shirts and books just by finding the right link; > this is one such link, and you're welcome ;-) > > Link here: http://www.meraki.com/freeap > > Pat. > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
