CNMaestro Esssentials vs X

cnMaestro X is a powerful management platform for end-to-end Cambium Networks’ wireless fabric. The most recent release, V3.1.1, added new functionality, expanding its value in your network. Upgrades include:

  • New high performance Wi-Fi 6 and 6E solutions
  • Increased security scalability with ePSKs
  • Improved cnWave 60 GHz visibility
  • Enhanced troubleshooting
  • And more…

As of last year, Cambium Networks offers a free and paid version of their excellent cloud-based management software. cnMaestro X is the full (paid) version, with elastic scaleability, lifecycle management, zero-touch provisioning and more. This software greatly simplifies operations and management. 

cnMaestro Essentials, the license-free version, provides some excellent functionality while reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for institutions of all sizes.

While the full paid version is definitely going to be the best option, especially for larger networks, the free version provides a god feature set to get started; offering monitoring, configuration, operation and management.

With cnMaestro X, you can choose between On-Prem and Cloud based, with the Cloud version offering the largest feature-set.

Some of the key features offered by the full-cloud-version, cnMaestro X, include:

  • APIs and Webhooks
  • Long-Term Historical Data
  • Support
  • High Availability
  • Auto provisioning

To learn more check out our Cambium Networks Page or get in touch.

 Feature Breakdown 

 

cnMaestro Essentials

cnMaestro X

Feature

On-Prem and Cloud

On-Prem

Cloud

Device onboarding

Yes

Yes

Yes

Monitoring

Yes

Yes

Yes

Configuring

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notifications – alarms & events

Yes

Yes

Yes

Basic captive portal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dashboard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Device inventory

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network topology

Yes

Yes

Yes

SW updates

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless & wired client view

Yes

Yes

Yes

Floor plan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Moving APs between sites

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote packet capture/debug, WiFi Analyzer, NW Connectivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Link test

Yes

Yes

Yes

Performance KPIs

Yes

Yes

Yes

RF Quality

Yes

Yes

Yes

Satellite view

Yes

Yes

Yes

Email notification

Yes

Yes

Yes

High Availability

 

Yes

 

Cloud connector – Securely connects on-prem cnMaestro instance to Cloud for visibility &

image management

 

Yes

 

Ability to monitor Wi-Fi performance from

client/AP to cnMaestro

 

Yes

 

Auto provisioning

 

Yes

 

Data Reports

 

Yes

Yes

Advanced troubleshooting – Audit logs

 

Yes

Yes

Advanced troubleshooting – Audit syslog & event syslog

 

Yes

 

Webhooks & APIs for integrating with customer’s backend systems or with 3rd party applications

 

Yes

No*

Advanced monitoring

•     Session management

•     Detailed mesh statistics

 

Yes

Yes

Advanced monitoring

•     SNMP support

 

Yes

 

Advanced captive portal capabilities

•     Supporting >1,000 client sessions

•     Creating >4,000 vouchers

•     Support for >4 captive portals

•     Integration to payment gateways

 

Yes

Yes

Multi-radio support (requires cnMaestro X license to enable 3rd radio)

 

Yes

Yes

Client dashboard*

 

Yes

Yes

Long term historical data

 

Yes

Yes

Concurrent device jobs

 

Yes

Yes

MSP support

 

Yes

Yes

ePSK scaling

 

Yes

Yes

Managing Machfu end points

Yes (paid)

Yes (paid)

Yes (paid)

CNMaestro Esssentials vs X

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