Top Features of the Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Today's network managers understand the importance of ensuring speed, control, and security across their network. Just having one or two of these is simply not enough to get by in the modern era of complex networks which must support many different devices simultaneously. With the Cisco Meraki dashboard, network managers are able to gain all of these benefits, while using a browser-based tool that's intuitive and easy to use from anywhere.

In order to help users better understand the potential benefits offered by the Meraki dashboard, Cisco offers a free Meraki dashboard demo. This post will expand upon the content of the demo by giving you a quick overview of some of the top Meraki dashboard features.

Effortless Control

As a browser-based tool, the Meraki dashboard is designed to be easy to pick up, much like the web applications most network managers are already familiar with. This cuts down on the amount of time that users have to dedicate to learning how to use the tool, which in turn accelerates the value that organizations can gain from it.

In addition, the dashboard provides almost limitless control over the devices on a particular network. For instance, network managers have the ability to throttle bandwidth for certain devices or block applications altogether with just a few clicks. This level of control is key to helping network managers meet the challenges of the modern era.

Location Analytics

The Meraki dashboard can aggregate and display location data collected by intelligent Meraki access points. This feature can be extremely helpful for retailers and other businesses that need to understand their customers better.

With the Meraki dashboard, you can instantly display results for a variety of different customer metrics, including median visit length, repeat visit rate, and total visits. To allow for maximum business insights, this customer data can also be viewed in graphs that are as simplified or detailed as you want them to be, and customized to a specific time period. With this information in hand, businesses will be able to gain a better idea of how they're serving their customers, and how they could be serving them better.

Meraki Dashboard Mobile App

In an era where mobile employees are increasingly becoming the norm, network managers can not be expected to perform all of their duties while chained to a traditional workstation. In order to help account for this, the Meraki dashboard is also available as a mobile app.

This app gives network managers the ability to perform complex tasks, including setting firewall rules, instituting security policies, onboarding new devices, and blocking applications, from wherever they may be in the world. As a result, organizations will never have to worry about losing control of their network just because a key individual is out of the office.

Next Steps

Learning more about the top Meraki dashboard features is easy: simply try them out for yourself with a free Meraki access point! Attend an upcoming Meraki webinar and your organization will be eligible to receive a free Meraki AP. Sign up for your Meraki webinar today!

You must stay for the entirety of the webinar to receive your free AP. Other restrictions may also apply.