Case Study: Pennoni Associates Inc. achieves centralized, secure WiFi and unified network management across 28 offices with Cisco Meraki

Pennoni Associates Inc - Customer Case Study

Pennoni Associates Inc., a Philadelphia-based civil engineering firm with 28 offices and 950 employees, faced no enterprise wireless and limited visibility and control across its distributed network. They selected Cisco Meraki — deploying MR access points, MS switches, MX security appliances and Systems Manager — to provide centralized management, secure guest access, site-to-site VPN and WAN optimization.

Cisco Meraki implemented a rollout starting with MR AP trials, deployed MX at 17 VPN-connected sites, MS PoE switches, a private RADIUS 802.1X LAN plus a public SSID used across all offices, and centralized device/app management. The result was immediate and measurable: employees gained reliable, seamless Wi‑Fi (prompting a full rollout), IT achieved single-pane-of-glass visibility and two-click site-to-site VPNs, faster configuration, Layer 7 traffic shaping to prioritize VoIP/video, and scalable, centralized control across all 28 offices.

Pennoni Associates Inc.

Markus Weidner

Director of IT