Meraki Switches: Edge, Stackable Access, And Aggregation

Cisco Meraki MS Series switches are easy to administer and scale. With zero-touch provisioning, thousands of ports can be configured at once from the Meraki dashboard. With real-time visibility via the cloud, time-consuming command line troubleshooting is now a thing of the past.

MS switches are not just for small businesses, either. Meraki offers everything from copper edge switches all the way up to 100GB fiber aggregation switches with powerful OSPF dynamic routing. Meraki MS series switches complete the picture for a fully cloud-managed network deployment.

Edge Switches

Edge switches are a prime, centralized cloud management tool for managing networks of all sizes. Their automatic, zero-touch provisioning takes deployment and configuration time down from weeks to minutes, even in dense and challenging environments.

Administrators can use edge switches to manage other cloud-managed devices like Meraki cameras and cellular gateways without additional workload or operating costs.

Stackable Access Switches

Stackable switches can connect to and operate with other switches, functioning as one unit. They are used to quickly increase a network’s capacity without managing multiple devices, which is useful for scalability. They also can continually transfer data even if there is a failed unit within the stack.

Aggregation Switches

Aggregation switches are designed for data-intense networks because of their powerful, high-bandwidth ability, simplified management, and network-wide visibility.

They are useful in providing gateways for both wired and wireless users. Aggregation switches allow administrators to bundle multiple network connections into one, making them operate as a single link.

POWERFUL DASHBOARD

Cisco Meraki switches come with several premier features that you won’t find in any other brand.

Cisco empowers enterprises by providing intuitive network and cloud management tools, including a dashboard that offers administrators complete management control. But they don’t have to spend all eight to nine hours of the day monitoring the dashboard.

All Meraki switches and related devices can be managed through an online dashboard – neatly designed and embedded with tools and features that help administrators reduce the time they spend fixing configuration settings for every device in the network. They have full visibility of all activities on the network and can manage all network-connected endpoints, including the mobile devices of visiting guests.

HANDS-FREE INSTALLATION

The Meraki switches are ideal for large, multi-site networks. Installing and managing new devices is easy because everything is done automatically and remotely.

All Cisco Meraki switches are plug-and-play. After adding an appliance to a set of stackable switches, the device will instantly link up with the network and inherit its configurations, licensing, user settings, etc. Administrators save time, and companies can save on resources because they won’t have to deploy IT personnel to every site that needs additional or replacement switches.

11 Benefits Of Meraki Switches

Cisco Meraki switches come with several premier features that you won’t find in any other brand.

Lifetime Warranty

All switches come with a limited lifetime hardware warranty.

Next-Day Advance Replacement

Should you need replacement hardware, you’ll receive it almost immediately.

Simplified Software and Support License Model

All software upgrades, centralized systems management, and user support are easily found in a single place.

Intelligent Campus and Branch Switching

Managing network infrastructure is easier than ever with built-in capabilities, while Meraki’s Virtual Stacking rids the need for configuration scripts and commands.

Customizable Multiple Policies

Either apply them at port-level or across the board in just a few clicks.

Security Reporting

Proactively and comprehensively discover rogue DHCP servers and other malicious activity.

Shortened Time-to-Resolution

Remote cable testing and packet captures monitor network interconnectivity, troubleshoot network issues, and send alerts when necessary.

StackPower and Improved Physical Stacking

Power pool with faster-stack convergence from each PSU to provide additional redundancy and cost savings.

Industry-Leading Cloud Management Architecture

Manage thousands of ports with zero-touch switch provisioning to streamline configuration before switches even arrive on site.

Integrated Layer 7 Fingerprinting

Administrators can easily identify and control individual users and devices with unprecedented visibility of network resources and optimal network performance.

Beyond-the-Network Software Architecture

A common operating system allows a consistent experience across all Meraki product lines, ensuring up-to-date bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

AN ASSET IN CLOUD MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Meraki switches are valuable cloud management tools because of their simplicity and compatibility with next-generation networks. It can meet the demands of virtual and physical stacking, use modern APIs for faster and more streamlined network switching, and facilitate multicast routing. And since Meraki MS is centralized, administrators can deploy security firewalls and enforce security protocols more efficiently, and deliver timely cloud management services internally and to clients/end-users.

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