Configuration of Meraki Go Switch GS110-8P

Meraki has launched its project called Roofnet, aimed at introducing wireless technology to the city of Cambridge. The company grew rapidly and was noticed and taken over by Cisco in 2012, Meraki became part of the Cisco Cloud Networking Group (CNG) and retained the company's guiding idea of cloud network management.

Cisco Meraki is a LAN, WAN and WIFI network management solution from the cloud regardless of the size and location of the network it covers. The cloud architecture creates a secure, scalable and easy to deploy solution that can be managed from anywhere using Meraki's dashboard and Meraki's mobile application, Cisco Meraki is the network platform of the future that can easily reduce deployment costs.

Meraki Go Switch GS110-8P was specially designed for small businesses. The switch allows to create a complete network solution, managed by the Meraki Go Mobile APP. The device is equipped with eight 1000MB/s ports and two SFP 2 uplink ports with PoE 67W power supply. The switch also supports:

• 802.1p Quality of Service, 8 queues
• 802.1Q VLAN and trunk support for up to 4094 VLANs
• 802.1w, 802.1D Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, STP)
• 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

Inside, in addition to the Meraki Go Switch GS110-8P, which has dimensions of 2.8 x 22.2 x 15 cm, you will also find a mounting kit that allows you to mount the switch on a wall or on your desk with the included stand. Then in the box you will find a shortened instruction manual and, depending on the region, power cable.

The devices from Meraki Go have already got us used to the fact that the process of their first start-up is much longer than other devices from this segment. Installation and configuration from the level of Mobile APP is very simple and intuitive, we can do everything ourselves without the help of a qualified IT specialist.

The cloud-based PoE Meraki Go switch is specially designed for small business owners. Thanks to the use of cloud we can create a complete network solution managed with an app, moreover, the interface is so simple and readable that we can do everything ourselves without the help of an IT specialist, and we can start working with the device in 5 minutes, without any necessary technical knowledge. From the application we can go through every stage of connecting and configuring the network, e.g. testing cables or increasing security by disabling unused ports. In addition, the hardware will automatically update to the latest software, so we don't have to worry about having the latest software on our device. To sum up, such a solution is definitely practical for companies that do not want to pay more attention to building a network segment.