Network options

[RedwayNetworks_Michael]

Hi Everyone,

 

I was wondering what peoples thoughts are across network vendors. We all have our preferences I’m sure from experiencing issues that have left a sour taste to great support from a vendor that has kept you loyal.

 

To start rolling I have listed a couple below

 

Meraki –Easy to manage, troubleshoot and simplicity of the whole dashboard. They have APs, switches, security, cameras and so on all in the world. Yes you get a 10 year licence but what happens at the end?

 

Aruba –Lifetime support and solid switches, manage via the cloud or have the option to manage traditionally to save on additional licences. However at the moment can anyone get hold of some of the models?

 

Cambium – Potentially a lesser known vendor, however a real golden gem to anyone that doesn’t have budgets for the above vendors but still wants a cloud managed solution. Yes you can get stock and the price point is good but its only a matter of time before more people find out.

 

Ubiquiti – Relatively cheap and most of the time relatively quick to get. There is no traditional support model so can sometimes involve more troubleshooting then the “traditional” vendors.

 

I was wondering if one dashboard for everything is something people want or if people are happy with multi vendor networks to get project done in time or just to meet budgets.

 

Are licences still something people want or are people looking to move away from a licencing platform?

 

Look forward to see what others think and also what other people are using on the network.

 

Hopefully this can be a good place for other users to come for info when looking into a new network