u/speeder2002

Wondering what everyone is replacing their home Meraki gear with now that CMNA renewals were killed off?

I picked up a Aruba 1960 switch to see how I like it, with intent to replace some Meraki switches (and ultimately the Meraki MX with TBD device). I didn't realize that the local and cloud modes were completely separate, and there seems to be a distinct lack of features in both.

Cloud mode

• Shows devices and mac addresses connected to the switch, as well as throughput details
• doesn't fully support ACLs, allowing only l2 isolation or allowing access to specific ips without a source
• doesn't have any logging, and visibility is pretty limited otherwise
• lack of settings

Local Mode

• Has logging, snmp, full ACL support, and a lot of expected settings.
• doesn't have any client information

Is that accurate? I was hoping to get a Meraki-like client list experience with typical switch settings and was considering the instant on gateway, but the lack of cloud features are bothersome. What is everyone else doing - cloud or local?