Archive for January, 2010

Meraki Wins PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award

PCMag

I’m happy to announce that PC Magazine has presented us with the coveted Editor’s Choice award for our enterprise wireless LAN solution!  Arriving on the heels of a 4-out-of-5-stars review, which you can read here, the Editor’s Choice award is bestowed upon only the top 17% of products reviewed by PC Magazine.

We are humbled by the glowing review and award.   By receiving them, we further dedicate ourselves to our mission to provide an affordable yet feature-rich wireless LAN solution that is easy to deploy and manage.  It is this benefit that delights our customers and that is clearly resonating in the market.

– Posted by Jed Lau

Meraki Wins PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award

PCMag

I’m happy to announce that PC Magazine has presented us with the coveted Editor’s Choice award for our enterprise wireless LAN solution!  Arriving on the heels of a 4-out-of-5-stars review, which you can read here, the Editor’s Choice award is bestowed upon only the top 17% of products reviewed by PC Magazine.

We are humbled by the glowing review and award.   By receiving them, we further dedicate ourselves to our mission to provide an affordable yet feature-rich wireless LAN solution that is easy to deploy and manage.  It is this benefit that delights our customers and that is clearly resonating in the market.

– Posted by Jed Lau

Donate to Partners In Health for Haiti relief

Over the past two weeks, all of us at Meraki have been following the news about the earthquake in Haiti and trying to find ways to help. It’s hard to imagine what daily life is like for the millions who were affected, but we hope the international community’s aid efforts will help re-build the country as quickly as possible.

As a company, we wanted to do our part to contribute to the relief efforts. Last week, we sent a shipment of outdoor and solar APs to Partners in Health who have set up ten satellite connected clinics throughout Haiti. We hope these APs will help connect the thousands of doctors and relief workers in the months ahead.

If you’re not already familiar with PIH (www.pih.org) from Tracy Kidder’s book Mountains beyond Mountains, it’s worth checking out the website at pih.org to see all the work they’ve done in Haiti over the past 20 years. I was first introduced to the organization by one of their active volunteers, Paul English (the co-founder of Kayak.com) who I met at the World Economic Forum in 2008.  I have since come to admire PIH and its founder Dr. Paul Farmer deeply – their relentless drive to improve the health of Haitians is nothing short of inspiring.

Partners in Health is doing courageous work, and if you’re looking for a way to help Haiti, please consider making a donation to their cause. I’m confident it’ll be put to good use.

– Posted by Sanjit Biswas

Get in gear for the new year with Meraki’s new webinar series!

meraki webinar imageWe’re excited to kick off the new year with a new webinar series. Over the next eight weeks, we will be discussing a variety of wireless topics – from enabling guest access to debugging client connectivity issues and more. We are particularly looking forward to giving each attendee a FREE Meraki Indoor access point with a 3-year Enterprise Cloud Controller license (a $450 value!).

We’ll have sessions every two weeks, covering the following subjects:

Deploying Guest Wireless Access

Multi-site Wireless Management and Remote Help Desk

Wireless Authentication

Upgrading to 802.11n

Our first session – on deploying guest wireless access – kicks off next Wednesday, January 13. Guests increasingly expect wireless Internet access when they visit your organization, be it an office, campus or other facility. Learn how to get set up painlessly and inexpensively, as we discuss the requirements and options for guest wireless systems, including tips for deployment with minimal expense and complexity.

Sign up for next Wednesday’s webinar here (Update: if you want to sign up for upcoming webinars, go here), and check out the complete schedule below:

Deploying Guest Wireless Access
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010
11:00-11:45 am (Pacific Time)

Multi-Site Wireless Management & Remote Help Desk
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
11:00-11:45 am (Pacific Time)

Wireless Authentication
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
11:00-11:45 am (Pacific Time)

Upgrading to 802.11n
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
11:00-11:45 am (Pacific Time)

-Posted by Marie Williams