Meru/Fortinet upgrade

[TheRobins]

Morning,

 

Wonder if anyone has had any experience of moving a Meru controller over to Fortinet controller. I have a Meru system from 2014 which "touch wood" still works well. Using 25 AP832e's which were at the time the bee's knee's they still seem to be able to cope with increased usage and newer devices. Obviously with a controller that is now 6/7 years old I want to replace this, add some more AP's especially externally and keep using the existing AP's.

 

I have had to replace 2 of the Meru devices with Fortinet AP's due to insurance claims and they plugged in and worked faultlessly which gives me faith in the fortinet system.

 

I did also look at replacing the whole system, but as usual budget is tight and I have a new core switching system to buy as well.

 

Any advice/tips?

[Andycat]

We've done this, their support is really good if you have a maintenance contract, so I'd contact them and they'll guide you.

 

As an aside, our Meru Controller failed (same, several years old) and they shipped out a Fortinet replacement.

[TheRobins]

Hi Andy,

 

Yes, I do still purchase the Fortinet support contract to include the controller and wasn't sure if they would cover one that old. I changed our system a few years back from single channel to more of a layered approach, each floor has its own channel as do outside buildings and it seems to work really well.

 

Do you still use any of the old Meru AP's?

[Andycat]

Yes, mostly the 832, got AC and work well. We have a 1:1 that runs well with nearly 1700 devices on wifi.

[TheRobins]

Thanks Andy. Yeah the 832e's are brilliant AP's really been impressed with them and their longevity.

 

Do you use any specific suppliers for Fortinet equipment?

[Andycat]

Thanks Andy. Yeah the 832e's are brilliant AP's really been impressed with them and their longevity.

 

Do you use any specific suppliers for Fortinet equipment?

 

Switchshop have been brilliant