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Review on πŸ”’ Cisco Meraki Go 5 Port Security Gateway: Cloud Managed Firewall & Router [GX20-HW-US] by Dean Gomatham

Revainrating 1 out of 5

What is the PITA product

I have a Meraki in my office and it's great. But then again, this is a professional product. Meraki GO. I would not recommend using it. Ah, it works. And if you just need it to work, great. But the moment you want to do some administrative work, you can start punching yourself in the face. You can view very little information about the device itself. Instead, the device prompts you to log in to the Meraki website. Once you do this, the website will let you know that you are using their MerakiGo app. Once you log into the app on the iPhone 11Max, you will search and search. First, my app says the device is currently offline even though I just logged in and it was, and my phone connects using our home wifi which connects via ethernet. No, I'm not using MerakiGo for Wi-Fi. Our internet router is in the basement. Wi-Fi hub basements are TERRIBLE as the brick limits the signal. So our old Motorola runs Wi-Fi at the top of the TV. Except for the stupid app that says the device wasn't online when it was. I just wanted to see the DHCP table. See what was on the network with which address. It's just a VERY annoying management device.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Crumpled