Meraki Go! Best SMB Networking Solution!

[@NeilHyndman]

Great video man! I actually didn't mind the background music. I wouldn't mind that in future videos too. I know I'm going to seen as "old fashioned" and "dated" by making this request, but I would really like to a Cisco Sal "What's New Video" with regards to Cisco's UCC product line (Call Manager, Unity Connection, current 8800 IP phones and other IP phone series). The product is not dead, it's still used a lot in the world and I always appreciated when you gave us updates and tips on the latest with this product line. Might be hard to do now if you don't have a demo/lab system any more, but that's what I always like to see. Keep up the great work Sal!

[@CiscoSal]

Thanks Neil! I’ll see what i can do. My biggest limitation right now is getting the time to record the videos. Appreciate the support!

[@ricardovarela8547]

Looks to me like a ubiquiti nightmare :) Will have to give it a look. Great video and review man!

[@CiscoSal]

Thanks! If you do play around with some, please give me your feedback. Would love to know what you think!

[@kristoffersandin6710]

Loved the video. You litterally answered my question I had about this product in the first sentense of the video!

[@dgilvani]

You put out the best videos. TY!!

[@CiscoSal]

Thank you!!!!

[@Dustysa4]

Can the USB port on the firewall be used for Mi-Fi WAN failover?

[@fabscams4136]

Dude, thank you for the video, but please lose the music or turn the volume of it right down. Keep up the great work

[@CiscoSal]

Thank you for the feedback. Didn’t mean for it to be distracting.

[@dgilvani]

I like the music! Please leave it 😂🤣

[@antoniocerasuolo757]

Dear Sal, I'm thinking of Buying the Meraki GO switch GS110-8 stand-alone for my home. I currently have a Netgear Gigaswitch since about 10 years now and was thinking of renovating. Basically I'm running my new ROG gaming pc through a docking station and also have a NAS connected to the switch. Therefore as you showed with the dashboard i need to add the new hardware but do I also need to add the network? or will it pop up on it's own on the Dashboard? In General what advice can you give me? do you think the Meraki go switch is overkill for a home network? I just wanted something secure.

[@walter.bellini]

Hey Sal, Thank you for the video Been a Ubiquiti installer for a bit and just tired of the lack of support, lack of getting all their product lines to be Cloud Managed. Plus like other trying to get product is a nightmare! So I just purchased my first Meraki Go setup for a client of mine and set it up yesterday. Simple GX50 Firewall, GR10 WAP and GS110-8P Switch. For the life of me I cannot figure out where to go to setup a static IP Address from the ISP!!! When I go into the spot that I think it should be and enter all the info it doesn’t connect as I keep getting Alerting in red. I have called ISP to assure the Modem is set to Bridge and it is. Something simple like this should not be difficult at all but still struggling here. Any advise would be helpful. I have access of it if course from the WebPortal. This is a sticking point now, plus on the GX50 there are not PoE ports like you mentioned on this video, thank goodness I purchased the 8 Port Switch to light up the WAP. Let me know Sal thank you

[@brockssn]

I didn't see any firewall settings, only saw port forwarding. Also, can you set up client SSL VPN with this? What about S2S Tunnels?

[@kwapamojacreativestudio3870]

Hi Sal, sorry if this is a repeat, but I have a question. I have a small media office, and I want to connect 10GbE NAS to 3 10GbE computers. Will the Meraki Go work as follow? Having ISP router, then Meraki Go Gx20 then use Cisco Business CBS220-24T-4X Smart Switch then connect GR10 access point for (Staff and guest WiFi access) and using the rest of 10G ports for my NAS and computers and cameras for Synology Surveillance? Please assist if this will work well.

[@alexrosales2509]

Great video thanks! Any wireless channel settings?

[@davidinformatique4493]

Is it possible to monitor with snmp ? Is it possible to generate API key to connect with third party ?

[@KevinMn1]

Great video, when would a small business choose Meraki Go vs traditional Meraki with subscription?

[@CiscoSal]

Could be a few reasons. One Meraki Go hardware portfolio is limited in what it offers. Two feature, In 20 minutes i walked though what Go can do. It would take much longer to go though actual Meraki. And last would probably be support. With Go it’s only email/instant messaging support. So really just depends on what you need. If you can find everything you need in Go and don’t need the extra features then “Go” for it. 😁

[@gregh.santabarbara8950]

Can you comment on the Meraki camera lineup with Meraki Go? Do they work well together and does it show in the Dashboard for configuration and monitoring?

[@CiscoSal]

Hi Greg! So today you can not put the Meraki cameras on the “Meraki Go” dashboard. You would have to have a regular Meraki dashboard for the cameras and then a Meraki Go dashboard for that equipment.

[@GSingh-04]

Hows the wifi access points ? How many do i need for 3000ft home? DO u recommend for normal user? thanks

[@CiscoSal]

Two should be good. It’s a little hard to say for sure. It all depends on how open the house is, where you plan on putting them, how many walls you have etc… if it’s a very open floor plan and you place it in the center you might even be able to get away with one.

[@dragutak]

Any suggestion on the SMB IP Phone system?

[@CiscoSal]

Webex calling is very easy.

[@1971cableguy]

How many Meraki go accès point can’t you installed on the same network

[@CiscoSal]

I have not come across a limit. How many do you need?

[@michaellittle4152]

Installed the GX20 and GR10's. The app is frequently buggy. Stats are incorrect, links dont work, hangs. But when it works, its pretty good. The devices themselves are easy to install. Not many options on the GX20. Gr10's range is decent and throughput is good. VERY easy to integrate the same eco devices which is nice for a fast deployment. Maybe a 7/10. Have you installed the Meraki Go Umbrella Security License? Wondering if its worth another $100/yr.

[@walter.bellini]

Michael the new GX50 cover better internet speed I believe it run around 500Mbps FYI

[@zbcochran1]

Any VPN support for Meraki Go? I could see many use cases for this, but VPN support would be a deal-breaker.

[@CiscoSal]

Hi Zack. Unfortunately today no. But that’s not to say it’s not coming in the future 😁

[@CPTTango30]

Too bad the meraki go SG caps out at 250 mbps. Not a single client I service has anything less that 500 meg internet. So installing that would cut their speeds in half or better.

[@CiscoSal]

Stay tuned. 😉

[@waqasahmed939]

The other thing with the SG is that it doesn't do address objects, groups, service groups, that sorta thing. Their fw would be really good if you could have a proper Next Gen FW that operates at layer 7

[@mikeadams4591]

Still think Ubiquiti is better for this market sector

[@CiscoSal]

Both are definitely good products. Meraki Go is a little newer in the market place.

[@LeonLionHeart]

Just don't like the security gateway's specs. It's awful. I love the switches and APs.

[@CiscoSal]

Stay tuned 😉

[@GoldenLover1413]

It's nowhere near as nice as Unifi. The Unifi GUI is way better than this and I am a Cisco (3xCCIE) Meraki Go has a long way to go. If it ran off their traditional Meraki cloud platform, that would be very different.