Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

I feel like meru could do well to try to disrupt the prosumer wireless market. It would be better than going out of business. Ubiquiti is the only real player in there right now. -- Hunter Fuller OIT Sent from my phone. On Jan 22, 2015 5:10 PM, "Caston Thomas" wrote: > Seems to me that an orga

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

Seems to me that an organization that purchased Meru and got a 5-6 year ride out of it did really well. Some got even more. Sadly, the writing has been on the wall for some time, and organizations that made purchases in the last year or so are now hoping that another company might purchase Mer

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

This is no different from any interoperable standard (SNMP is 20 years old and still doesn't manage much). It's always the lowest common denominator, leaving the vendors 'value-add' out. When an advanced feature gets added, it's advanced only in age. Vendors participation in standards bodies is

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

Totally agree! The niche players seem to be the ones who drive innovation, and it is in our best interests to support them to the extent possible. We just have to have eyes wide open regarding the potential risks. Pete Morrissey -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Con

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

On Thu Jan 22 2015 13:47:18 CST, Lee H Badman wrote: > > I know self-promotion is in poor taste, but wanted to share this > > http://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless-infrastructure/the-case-for-wlan-interoperability/a/d-id/1318718?​ > > I think you’ve earned the right for a little self-pro

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

Aye- once upon a time Meraki was "niche" :) Lee Badman Wireless/Network Architect ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 (Blog: http://wirednot.wordpress.com) -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On B

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

On Thu Jan 22 2015 14:45:37 CST, Jeffrey Sessler wrote: > > If you look at the market share (by revenue) the various vendors have, it's > amazing to me that some of the smaller players like Meru have stayed around > as long as they have. You basically have four vendors with 70% of the market,

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Agreed Joel. On the one hand, I want to require that all devices that come onto our WLAN comply with certain standards. It’s a pain in the rear to run MAC filters, PSK networks, etc just because a student has a non-.1X compliant device. On the other hand, I’m realistic and realize the outrage i

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Not sure I agree with the "separate certification" idea. Too many of students will still expect their residences to work with just "living room" specification. To many of our faculty expect their classrooms to work that way. Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology 402.363.5603 *jcoeho

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

If you look at the market share (by revenue) the various vendors have, it's amazing to me that some of the smaller players like Meru have stayed around as long as they have. You basically have four vendors with 70% of the market, and then everyone else. If you are looking to invest in WiFi, are

RE: Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Well written and definitely on point. Our users think wireless should “just work”. Roaming, Dot 1X, etc is a foreign language to them. It works at home with their Linksys, why can’t it work here? They think (and sometimes say) “the problem must be your wireless network and not my wireless device

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Hi Lee, The WiFi Alliance has never, ever, really cared about "end user" input from Enterprises. Years ago, when I was leading a very large WLAN deployment, I was able to attend as many IEEE sessions as I wanted. I attended mostly to see what was coming (to plan accordingly) and to provide enterp

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Lee, Here's a bit of the opposition. Search for products with Glass in the name: https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=default&sort_order=desc&keywords=glass Zero hits Search for products with Google in the name: https://www.wi-fi.org/product-finder-results?sort_by=default&sort_or

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

But what is that honest talk worth? Two years ago I had this talk with our vendor (not in financial trouble) who swore they were in the wireless business for the long haul. 12-18 months later they changed their mind. Thomas Carter Network and Operations Manager Austin College 903-813-2564 [cid:

RE: Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

Lee, Good write-up. I found myself nodding in agreement frequently as I read along. The biggest problem I see in the trenches of WLAN administration is a lack of knowledge about the Alliance at all. Their marketing has been so successful that “Wi-Fi” has become synonymous with 802.11 wireless n

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

No doubt there will be some bumps over the next few months as Meru does some right-sizing and works on potential partnerships. We have had a very solid experience with Meru hardware, software, and support. We've had stability in support personnel, although our local SE is in the process of reloca

Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

I know self-promotion is in poor taste, but wanted to share this http://www.networkcomputing.com/wireless-infrastructure/the-case-for-wlan-interoperability/a/d-id/1318718?? and encourage anyone of like (or opposing) mind to add comments. I'm told that the Alliance is at least reading along, FW

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

I felt the pain when they laid off our SE. I know it is part of the business but when my SE changes every year, it becomes hard to maintain the relationship. Now they are running thin on SE's and that one-on-one time becomes non-existent. I'm not even going to jump into their technical issues. Th

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

?In fairness, I did get contacted by a Meru exec said that some of this is being overblown, and "dire" is an overstatement when it comes to Meru's condition. If you are a potential Meru customer, I'd have a frank and honest talk with them before writing them off... -Lee Lee H. Badman Netwo

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Meru Networks In Financial Trouble

This is an additional confirmation that we made the right choice by moving away from Meru. *Van K. Jones* Network Support Manager Mississippi College P: 601.925.3493 | F: 601.925.3955 Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo

Any feedback on Cisco Client Profiling (local or radius)

For those running Cisco controllers, I was wondering if people have any feedback on enabling the Client Profiling on a WLAN? I would like to get more accurate info on client devices. The Client summery report gives a break down (not sure where/how it pulls that info though). Do not plan on using