Is Your Network Ready for the ipad?

Is Your Network Ready for the iPad?

Geoff Haggart

Vice President, EMEA Meraki

Airwatch MDM Interface

iPad Exploding Onto Enterprise Networks

iPad Exploding Onto Enterprise Networks

Networking challenges

New devices High bandwidth web apps Access everywhere

“How do I support 10x more devices with a fixed staff?”

“Is guest WiFi secure, even in my branches?”

“How do I keep BitTorrent from slowing down business apps?”

Creating new challenges for IT:

Expectations have changed, networks have not

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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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The cloud increases IT efficiency

• Turnkey installation and management

• No training or dedicated staff

• Integrated, always up to date features

• Scales from small branches to the campus

• TCO savings of over 50%

Manageability Scalability Cost Savings

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Meraki: The recognized leader in Cloud Networking

Over 18,000 customer

networks

industrial, hospitality

Visionary, Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN

Winner, Mobility and Wireless Product of the Year

Recognized for innovation

Technology Pioneer Award Winner, Best Product

Wireless Solution

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iPad:

How will it work on my network?

iPad Wireless Data Consumption

Source: Meraki, Inc.`

400%

Difference

iPad Network Considerations

Network traffic types must be considered Can’t degrade other network users

Critical traffic may need to be prioritised

» VoIP

» Recreational video

YouTube Hulu

Skype WebEx GoToMeeting

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!

The Meraki Platform

Integrated Management, Security, and Capacity

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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

Secure

- No user traffic passes through cloud

- Fully HIPAA / PCI compliant

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Management data (1 kb/s) WAN

Complete control from the cloud

User

fingerprints Client

location

Application QoS

Real-time control

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Powerful, intuitive management

Comprehensive management features:

• Zero-touch provisioning

• Automatic monitoring and alerts

• Over-the-web firmware upgrades (user-scheduled)

• Searchable network-wide event log

• Reporting and analytics

• Cloud-based diagnostic tools

• 1-click port forwarding

• Intuitive VLAN configuration

• Printer and switch monitoring

Intelligent network automation

• VPN tunnel establishment/NAT traversal

• Automatic WAN link balancing and failover

• Cloud-based RF optimization

Multi-Site Management

User/Device Fingerprinting

Application Shaping/QoS

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Rich application, user, and content-aware security

Guest Isolation Firewall

Network Access Control (NAC)

Content Filtering

Comprehensive security features:

• Cloud security

- 2 factor authentication

- Role-based administration

- SSL-encrypted management plane

- 3^rd party audited cloud services

- Physically secured datacenters

• Network-wide security

- User/group policy firewall

- Application firewall

- 1:1 NAT, DMZ

- Site to site VPN

- Active Directory and RADIUS integration

- Antivirus, anti-malware, anti-phishing

• Wireless security

- WPA2 Enterprise/802.1x

- Guest WiFi firewall

- Rogue AP detection

• HIPAA, PCI, and CIPA compliant 17

Powerful Management Information

Powerful Management Tool

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

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

15' 30' 50' 75' 100' 150' Loc A Loc B Loc C Loc D

Independent analysis by The Tolly Group comparing throughput of Meraki’s MR24 to Cisco’s top of the line 3502i.

Meraki Beats Cisco by 42% in Wireless Benchmark

Meraki MR24 Cisco 3502i

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iPad:

Enabling the proper network experience

iPad Network Readiness

»iPads are here and they’re coming to the enterprise.

»Network administrators needs to protect critical assets while providing the right network experience for all end users.

»Meraki’s cloud-based networks provide the infrastructure needed to:

- Make integration of iPads and tablets painless

- Allow your network to survive the demands of iPads

- Deliver the proper network experience for all your users.

Meraki: 100% Cloud managed networking

Wireless LAN, WAN and security product family

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Geoff Haggart [email protected]