Cisco Meraki Systems Manager

Submitted by paul.wolfe on January 14, 2014 - 6:37pm
Provider Info
Web Site: 
https://meraki.cisco.com/products/systems-manager
Phone: 
+1 415 632 5800
Supports iOS 7: 
Supports iOS 8: 

Scalable cloud based mobile device management - 100% free!

Meraki's Systems Manager provides over-the-air centralized management, diagnostics, and monitoring for the mobile devices managed by your organization. Meraki provides Systems Manager as a free tool for organizations of all sizes.

Systems Manager enables you to configure, monitor, and support the devices in your organization. 100% cloud based, Systems Manager eliminates costly, complex management appliances and software. Systems Manager works on any vendor’s network - even if the devices you are managing are on the road, at a cafe, or used at home.

To use Systems Manager, simply create a Meraki dashboard account (here) and enable Systems Manager on your devices. These devices will securely connect to Meraki’s cloud, enabling you to deploy applications, set restrictions, monitor and diagnose your devices through a simple web application.

Systems Manager supports a variety of Apple iOS, Mac OS, and Windows platforms:

  • Apple iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone (iOS 4 or higher)
  • Android (Android 2.2 or higher)
  • Mac OS X (10.5, 10.6, 10.7. 10.8, 10.9)
  • Windows 7, XP (Service Pack 3 or higher), Vista, 8, 8.1, Server 2008, Server 2012
  • Chrome OS

Get started with Systems Manager in just minutes, without specialized training. Find more information at Meraki's website or get started now by creating a Systems Manager account here.

About Meraki

Meraki’s 100% cloud managed networking provides out-of-the-box management, security, and capacity, without the cost and complexity of traditional networking infrastructure. Built from the ground up for cloud management, Meraki provides the tools to simplify modern, dynamic networks.

Meraki was formed in 2006 by PhD candidates from MIT, and was funded by Sequoia Capital and Google. Today, Meraki offers a complete cloud managed product family including wireless LAN, Ethernet switches, security appliances, and mobile device management solution. Meraki is one of the industry's fastest growing companies with over 20,000 customer deployments worldwide and is based in San Francisco, California. Find out more at Meraki's homepage.

Read more http://www.enterpriseios.com/mdm/Meraki_System_Manager

Packaging
Is the service hardware, software, or cloud?
SaaS: 
Reseller Theming: 
Licensing
How do you pay for the service?
Perpetual License: 
Maintenance
In addition to purchase, is there recurring maintenance? What does it include?
Purchase: 
Optional
Includes Support: 
Support
How and when is support provided?
24 x 7: 
Scalability
Are there features such as segmented administration and fault tolerance that help the product successfully manage tens of thousands of devices?
Locations: 
Location-Specific Admins: 
Role-Based Admins: 
Device Enrollment
What methods are available for enrolling devices?
Web Portal: 
iOS App: 
Configuration Profile: 
Device Enrollment Program (iOS 7): 
User Authentication
What method exist to authenticate users?
Active Directory: 
Open Directory: 
Other LDAP: 
User/Pass Upload: 
Basic MDM Features
Basic legacy features common to almost every MDM platform.
Require Passcode: 
Device Restrictions: 
Exchange Account Seeding: 
WiFi Configuration: 
VPN Info: 
Remote Wipe: 
Remove Passcode: 
Remote Lock: 
Push Text Message: 
Advanced MDM Features
Less common mobile management features.
Start On Date: 
End On Date: 
Versioning: 
Geofencing: 
Allow custom XML: 
Supervised Device Features
These restrictions are applicable only on [[Supervision|supervised devices]]
Prevent Game Center: 
Prevent iMessage: 
App Lock (iOS 6): 
Global HTTP Proxy (iOS 6): 
Website White/Black-listing (iOS 7): 
Prevent Manual Profile Installation: 
iOS 8 Features
Always-On VPN (iOS 8): 
Prevent Erase (iOS 8): 
Prevent Handoff (iOS 8): 
Managed Domains (iOS 8): 
Enterprise Book Distribution (iOS 8): 
App Management
Features focused on managing apps
Recommended App Catalog: 
Push Web Apps: 
Push Enterprise Apps: 
"Push" Retail Apps: 
Separate Managed and Unmanaged Data (iOS 7): 
Per-App VPN (iOS 7): 
Push App Configuration (iOS 7): 
Pull App Feedback (iOS 7): 
App Wrapping Available: 
App Store VPP Features
Features related to the iTunes App Volume Purchase Program.
VPP Spreadsheet Upload: 
VPP Licensing Integration (iOS 7) : 
Reassign App License (iOS 7): 
Vendor-provided iOS App(s)
Links to the iTunes app store
Meraki Systems Manager
Administration Console
How can the system be administered?
Web-Based Administration: 
iOS-Based Administration: 
Admin Notifications
How can admins be notified of issues?
Alert When Roaming: 
Alert When No Response: 
Alert on Forbidden App: 
Data Export
Data available for export, to CSV, etc.
Device Status: 
App Inventory: 
Device History: 
3rd Party Integration
The MDM Provider connects to which other services?
Apple GSX: 
Microsoft BPOS: 
Other Devices
What other devices can be managed by the platform?
Android (Samsung): 
Android (Nexus): 
Android (HTC): 
Android (Other): 
Windows Phone 7: 
Windows Desktops: 
Mac Desktops: 

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Systems Manager eliminates

Post by , Thursday September 18 2014, 11:41 am
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Systems Manager eliminates costly, complex management appliances and software. Systems Manager works on any vendor’s network - even if the devices you are managing are on the road

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960Design

Joined: Aug 5, 2014

Been using Meraki for the

Post by 960Design, Friday September 19 2014, 2:31 am
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Been using Meraki for the last 2.5 years. Works brilliantly! Thank you!

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