Introduction to the Meraki Dashboard

Introduction to the Meraki Dashboard

The Meraki Dashboard is a tool that provides greater visibility and simpler network management than has ever before been possible, enabling cost effective network management with exceptionally high service levels.

The Meraki Dashboard enables network management to become a service similar to telephone, water or electricity – always there when needed and operating flawlessly.

Key Benefits of the Meraki Dashboard

You can now manage your network using the Meraki dasboard from a central location using the Internet, without compromising either the security or logical isolation. This unique combination of features reduces costs and improves productivity because it reduces or eliminates the need for technicians to go on site for maintenance.

Switches, security appliances, and access points configure themselves automatically using the customer configuration data stored in Cisco’s global Meraki data centers. Automatic communication of metadata and statistics enables real time performance monitoring and reporting from a centralized database, making remote network management simple and ensuring optimum performance for customers.

End user functionality is not impacted if the network loses connection since user traffic only travels on the LAN or WAN and does not pass through the cloud, so using the Meraki Dashboard has no effect on user perception of overall network performance. The Meraki network infrastructure and data centers are configured to handle thousands of customer networks and they can service any size network.

Meraki Dashboard Features

• Portal for centralized visibility
• Custom branding on reports and portals
• Automatic summary reports for end customers
• Streamlined, centralized support
• Remote tools for managing network health
• Network activity monitoring
• Centralized multi-site management
• Scalable for any size network
• Works without additional on-site equipment
• Fast easy deployment
• Self maintaining -- no client or server side upgrades necessary
• Highly available, secure service centers maintained by Cisco Meraki
• Automatic configuration

The unique combination of features in the Meraki Dashboard helps provide state of the art remote network management services efficiently and cost effectively. 

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To learn more about Cisco Meraki and to take advantage of the opportunity to receive a free Meraki access point, sign up for our free webinar with a live demo of the Meraki Dashboard and learn more about how it can work in your environment.

* To be eligible for a free access point, a participant must be an IT professional. Existing Meraki customers are not eligible. There is a limit of one free AP per company. For more details, click here.