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Cisco Meraki SM

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What is Cisco Meraki SM?

Cisco offers Meraki Systems Manager (SM), an enterprise mobility management platform supporting the monitoring, provisioning and securing of mobile devices across an enterprise network.

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Most Frequent Users

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#1 most frequent

Educational Services

16.5%

15 installations of 91

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

8.8%

8 installations of 91

#3 most frequent

Manufacturing

8.8%

8 installations of 91

Cisco Meraki SM Reviews

What users are saying about Cisco Meraki SM.
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Great solution for simple management of iPads

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Meraki SM to manage our fleet of iPads. We have just over 100 iPads within the primary school. We use Meraki SM to manage the apps and permissions on each iPad as well as to track the iPads if any go missing. I am the main user, however, we also have another IT technician who has access. Meraki SM saves us so much time as I am able to remotely install apps, update OS and change home screen layouts all without even seeing the devices. Previously, I had to collect all devices and plug them into a cart and use a laptop to make these changes.

Pros

  • App management
  • Permission management
  • Device tracking

Cons

  • Compatibility with older devices.
  • Better device location tracking.
  • Ability to show Wifi name on dashboard.

Return on Investment

  • Saves time, and therefore money, on IT requirements.
  • Allows quick location of devices in case of loss or theft.
  • Protects students by allowing permissions based on geolocation.

Other Software Used

Google Authenticator, Google Drive, Google Classroom, Canva, Gemini

Versatile and powerful paired with great usability - Cisco Meraki MS

Incentivized
Verified User
Consultant in Professional Services (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize Cisco Meraki SM Switches as Core Layer switches as well as Access Layer switches. The Power over Ethernet capacities paired with high switching power and versatile connectivity options make the product family a great choice as the backbone of our client access. Paired with a great Management plane in the cloud with an easy to understand User interface is the Cisco Meraki SM a great solution. The well documented API helped us a lot to implement the switches in a fast manner.

Pros

  • Versatile Product choices
  • Great PoE Budgets
  • Powerful Software solution

Cons

  • API Features could still be improved
  • License model might be a bit complicated
  • Ruggedized switches need more models

Return on Investment

  • Visibility improved a lot
  • Integration with other Cisco solutions are non comparable with other vendor solutions
  • Time to configure the devices went down rapidly by utilizing templates and tags

Centralized Administration

Incentivized
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Manage mobile devices and tablets for use in information in different courses

Administrar dispositivos móviles y tabletas para su uso en información en diferentes cursos

Pros

  • simple administration
  • stability

Cons

  • costs

Return on Investment

  • It has helped to have better administration and control of the equipment

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point

Cisco Meraki SM / MDM

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco Meraki SM in over 200+ schools in Cambridgeshire and beyond, all easily accessible within a single simple to use dashboard.

Pros

  • "Single pane of glass" Dashboard
  • Device security (lockdown, remote wipe)
  • Device tracking

Cons

  • MDM certificate expiry can cause us issues - but I believe this is an Apply mandate
  • No copying of management templates between tenancies, to has to be setup manually each time

Return on Investment

  • Negative: No more free 100 device tier
  • Positive: Staff require minimal training on its use

Alternatives Considered

Jamf Connect, Lightspeed Mobile Device Management and Microsoft Intune

Other Software Used

Microsoft Windows, Microsoft 365, Google Chrome

Cisco Meraki SM will make manage iPads manageable

Incentivized
Jeffery AlbertsonView profile
System Administrator in Information Technology at Warren County R-III School District (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My school district manages mobile computing devices with Cisco Meraki SM. It is primarily used to manage 200+ classroom iPads. Educators love having iPads, even though they are not designed to be shared. This is where Meraki makes my job so much easier. It interfaces with Apple's DEP to allow the devices to easily be put under management. I can manage the apps and track the location of all my devices and even have the ability to lock them remotely when they are lost or stolen.

Pros

  • Set-up is straight forward. Easy to follow directions.
  • Customizable security policies that allow management by user specific parameters.
  • Seamless integration with Apple's Device Enrollment Program.

Cons

  • Location tracking in real time needs to be implemented.

Return on Investment

  • 5 iPads have gone missing while under management and I was able to locate all of them.
  • The product does not have a direct connection to business objectives.

Alternatives Considered

Securly MDM

Other Software Used

Aruba ClearPass, Freshdesk

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