CISCO Meraki

December 2023

Welcome to the December Newsletter

This year the National Retail Federation projects a 3-4% increase in spending through the holidays – resulting in nearly $967 billion in sales. Many small businesses believe they can’t compete with bigger companies, but it’s simply not true. We share ways for small businesses to optimize sales during the holiday season…and beyond.

There is an unfortunate downside to the holidays – retail theft. 54% of small businesses report an increase in shoplifting during this time of year. We look at the shocking rise in retail theft along with ways business-grade WiFi and technology can help protect your business.

Clearly cybersecurity has never been so important. For this reason, we’re excited to announce another new feature – MAC allow lists. You can now configure ports on a Meraki Go switch to only accept certain devices based on their network card’s assigned MAC address.

We also share how to securely grant multiple administrators access to your network in the latest in our Maximizing Meraki Go series.

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5 Tips for Small Business Success During the Holidays

The holidays are when businesses make much of their bottom line. In fact, the National Retail Federation reports that 19% of annual sales are made during November and December. We share ways small businesses can optimize sales during the holiday season.

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Retail Theft: How Business-Grade WiFi Helps Protect Your Small Business

As we enter the peak shopping season, we also enter the peak shoplifting season. Did you know that 23% of small businesses experience shoplifting on a daily basis? We look at the shocking rise in retail theft along with ways business-grade WiFi can help protect your store.

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New Feature: MAC Allow Lists

This is the time of year when small businesses really need to evaluate the strength of their cybersecurity. Meraki Go is here to help. Our switches now provide additional protection with MAC allow lists! Learn more about MAC addresses, how to find them, and steps to configure MAC allow lists on Meraki Go.

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Maximizing Meraki Go: Managing Multiple Administrators

As your business evolves, you might find you want to share the management of your wireless network. Meraki Go allows multiple administrators to have control over your organization’s settings and access to your network's data. In the latest in our Maximizing Meraki Go series, we take you through the steps to grant multi-admin access.

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“Take advantage of Guest Insights in Meraki Go. We can see trends about peak guest times and how often guests come back to improve staffing and happy hour offers.”

Tom Madonna
Co-owner, Shotwell’s Bar
San Francisco, CA

Key Dates

December 7 – Hanukkah begins
December 23 – Super Saturday
December 25 – Christmas
December 26 – Kwanzaa begins
December 31 – New Year’s Eve

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