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Is Your Network Ready for the iPad? George Bentinck MBCS MIET Sales Engineer, EMEA george.bentinck@meraki.com +44 (0) 2078 719987 Twitter: meraki_se
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iPad Exploding Onto Enterprise Networks
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iPad Network Considerations -Network traffic types must be considered -Other network users can’t have degraded access -Critical traffic may need to be prioritized -iPads and mobile devices must receive specific treatment from the network -Device convenience and usability must be maintained
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iPad apps are here for the Enterprise -Traditional communication vendors entering the mobile apps fray -Example: Avaya Flare is a VoIP, Unified Communications and Video capable client for the iPad -Just one of many new applications targeting communications in the enterprise on the iPad -Ease of use dramatically increases user communication and network use - Traffic is leaving the wired network and will expose an underperforming WLAN infrastructures
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iPad Wireless Data Consumption Source: Meraki, Inc.` 400% Difference
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iPad Network Considerations Your wireless infrastructure must be ready » 802.11n for high-density deployment » Adequate coverage of areas likely to see the iPad » Separate Guest networks isolated from local network » Automatic management of clients and access point radio settings: assigning clients to the right 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz channel power of access point and client power saving settings channel selection client roaming and mesh routing The iPad has no wired access – there is no other way!
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So who is Meraki?
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About Meraki Meraki is the leader in Cloud Networking Over 18,000 customer networks in 145 countries worldwide Named Visionary in 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant Focus on technology innovation Founded in 2006 at MIT, in the cloud since Day 1 Extensive R&D investments: cloud management systems, indoor and outdoor 802.11n, routers and security appliances Strong Financial Performance Privately held, backed by Sequoia Capital and Google Triple-digit annual revenue growth
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Recognized for innovation Trusted in over 18,000 customer networks Education, professional services, healthcare, retail, government, industrial & manufacturing, hospitality Visionary, Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Winner, Mobility and Wireless Product of the Year Technology Pioneer Award Winner, Best Product Wireless Solution
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Meraki: 100% cloud managed networking Meraki MX Security Appliances Meraki MS Gigabit Switches Meraki MR Wireless LAN
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Introducing the Meraki Cloud Controller
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Cloud Networking architecture High capacity on-site hardware, centrally managed from the cloud
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Meraki’s out-of-band control plane Scalable Unlimited throughput: no centralized controller bottlenecks Add devices or sites in minutes Reliable Cloud service provides high availability, configuration backups Network functions even if management traffic is interrupted See http://blog.meraki.com for further informationhttp://blog.meraki.com Secure No user traffic passes through cloud Fully HIPAA / PCI compliant See http://www.meraki.com/trust for further informationhttp://www.meraki.com/trust Management data (1 kb/s) WAN
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Demonstration
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Cloud managed 802.11n wireless LAN 6 access point models Indoor, rugged/outdoor 802.11n up to 900 Mbps Ultra-high performance and value-priced models Enterprise-class hardware Lifetime warranty for indoor APs 802.3af Power over Ethernet Voice, video optimization Fully integrated features Traffic shaping, mesh, NAC, guest access, device management, teleworker VPN…
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High capacity for dense networks Wireless performance features: 802.11n WiFi with 3-stream 3x3 MIMO, up to 900 Mbit/s Cloud-based RF optimization with spectrum analysis Ultra-high performance mesh networking WAN performance features: WAN link aggregation High throughput security: VPN, stateful firewall, content filtering Independent analysis by The Tolly Group comparing throughput of Meraki’s MR24 to Cisco’s 3502i. Meraki Beats Cisco by upto 42% in Wireless Benchmark Meraki MR24 Cisco 3502i
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Free AP For Today’s Participants Meraki AP with 3-year Enterprise Cloud Controller license Fill out a form with your contact details We will ship directly to you and follow up to ensure its working
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3 What does the future hold?
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