Meraki Vape Detection Tested
Meraki has entered the vape detection market, now competing with Verkada, Rhombus, and Halo, with its new "High Sampling Mode," but how does it compare, and what tradeoffs were found?
IPVM bought and tested the Meraki MT14 in "High Sampling Mode," comparing it to Verkada (see test), Soter (see test), Rhombus (see test), and Halo (see test), examining:
- How does vape detection perform?
- How does the High Sampling Mode compare to the default mode? What tradeoffs are there?
- How do hardware and licensing costs compare to Verkada, Rhombus, and Soter?
- How does the Meraki MT14 compare to Verkada, Soter, Rhombus, and Halo vape detectors?
- Did pollutants, chemicals, and smoke trigger alerts?
- What methods can be used to circumvent detection?
- What issues and limitations were found with installation?
- How does the dashboard function, and what are the limitations?
For background, see our vape detection and environmental sensors tests:
- Vape Detection Shootout 2023
- Environmental Sensors Rankings 2023
- Cisco Meraki Environmental Sensors Tested
- Vape Detectors Tutorial
Pricing **********
*** ****** **** ** *** ***** expensive **** ******** ******, ******* ~*-** less **** **** ********* (********) *** licensing ******* ~$***/**** *** ******.
*******, ****** *** ******* ******* ********** devices ** ** ********* ** *** as * *******/*********** (*.*., ******, **, etc.) *** **** ******* ********** ** listed *****:
Features **********
***** *** ****** **** *** **** expensive **** ***** *******, ** *** fewer ******** **** **** ***** ********* when "**** ******** ****" *** *******. The **** ******** ********** ** ****** below:
Physical ********
** *** ***** *****, ** **** the ****** ****, ****-**-**** **** *** Verkada ****:
Executive *******
*** ****** **** ** **** ******** Mode *** ******* **** ********* *********** as *********** ** * ***** *****. However, ***** ****** *** ** **** sprays **** * *******.
**** ********** ***** *** ******* ***.* sensor *** **** *********, ** ****** allows ***** ** *** *** **** sensor, ***** ************** ******** **** ****** testing, **** ** ***** *********.
Technical ********
****** *******, ************* ** **** ********* was **** *** **** ***** ****** methods (*.*., ******* **** * ***** bottle, ******** *** ********, ** ******* the **** **** **** *** ********). Additionally, *** **** *** ** ****** alarm, ******** *** ****** ** ** fully ******* ******* ****** ***** ****.
********, *** ****** **** *** *** consistently ******* **** ****** ** ******* such ** ******** ******, *** *** noise ****** ****** ***** ****** *** to ******** ***** * *******, *** continuously.
******, ***** *** ****** ********* ******* features **** ** ****** ****** *******, a ****** ***, *** ** *********** timeline, *******, ****** ****** **** **** populated ** *** ******'* ******** ***** the ****** **** *** ******* ** the ******'* **** ****, ********** *** time *** ************* ******** ** ***********.
Meraki **** ******* ******** **. **** ******** ****
******** "**** ******** ****" ******** *** MT14 ** **** ********** ***** ******* either * **** ***** ****** ** a *** *******, *** ** ****** be ******* ** *** ****** ** utilizing ********* *** *****.
** *** **** "**** ******** ****," temperature, ********, *** *** ************ *** disabled, *** *** ***.* ******** ** increased **** ***** * ******* ** every * ******, *** ******* ***** sampling ** ********* **** ***** * minutes ** ***** * *******. **** sampling **** ******* *** **** ** default ******** *** ** "**** ******** Mode". *** ********** ** ***** *****:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ********* disabled ************ ** **** ******** ****:
*** ***** ** ******** **** *** affect *** ******** ** *********** *** humidity ********, *** ********* **** ** deploy **** ******** ******* ** **** specialized *** *****, ** ** ***** to ******* ***** ************* ********** ** focus ** *** **** **********.
******** "**** ******** ****" *** ******, and ** **** ** ******** * switch ** **, ***** ** *** Meraki ********* ***** "********":
**** *******, ** ***** ******* ****** "Default ********* **** *********" ***** *** the **** *********. ** ******* ********, the ****** **** ***** *** ********* vape **** ***.* ****** *** ***** 80µg/m³, ****** *** ********* *** ** adjusted.
***** *** **** ****** ** ******* TVOC ****** ** ** ********* *** potential **** ********* ******* **, ** in ******** **, ***.*:
**** ***** **** ***** **** *** TVOC *********** ** ****** **** *** less ********** **** ***** *** ******* PM2.5 ******.
Meraki **** *********** ******** ** *******
******** ** *******, *** *********** *** generally *******. *** *******, *** ****** MT14 *** ******* ******* ******* ******** vape ** **** ******. *******, *** TVOC ****** *********** ******** ** *** Meraki **** *** *** ************ ******* TVOC ****** *** *** **** *********, while ******* ******* *** ***** ** false ****** ** ****.
*** ******* *** ****** ********** ***** fundamentally ******* ********, ********* ******** *******, native ****** *******, *** ** *********** timeline. *******, *******'* ********* ** **** user-friendly *** ******** ** *********** ******** linked ** ****** ******* ** *** sensor **** ***** *** **** ***** up **************.
*******, ***** **** ****** *** ******* send "***** *****" *************, ******* *** a ********* **** ***/** ******* ** a ******* ** * ***** ***** 10 *******, ***** ****** **** ******** an ********** ***** **** * ****** alert *** *****.
Vape ********* ***********
*** ******* ****** ******** (*** **) of **** ** ~*-*' **** *** sensors.
** ******* *********, *** ********* ** vape *** ************ ****** *** ******* tested. *** ****** **** *********** *** comparable ** ******* *** ******* *** slightly ******** **** **** *** *****, which *** ***** ********** **** ***** sensors ** ****** ********* (~*-**'):
** *** ***** *******, *** ****** MT14 ******* ** ******** ** ****** ~9' **** *** ******:
** **** *******, ****** ****** * detection ** *'. *** ******* **** reported ** ******** ** **** ~* min ***** ******. *******, ** *** not ****** *** ***** *********, ***** the ****** **** *** *** ****** any ******** ** ***.*:
Less ********** ********* **** ***** ******* ** ****
**** **** **** (*** **) *** used, *** ****** **** ************ ******** vaping ** ** ~*' *** ****** some ********** ** *' *** *** not ****** *** ****** **** *'. Rhombus *** *** ******* **** ******** instances ** ****** ** *' *** 8'.
** *** ***** *******, ***** *** Meraki **** ******* ********* ****** ** PM2.5, ** **** *** ****** *** alert *********.
Alert ******* ********** ** ***********
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***** ** * ********** ** ***** latency ****** *** ******* ******. ***** latency ****** ** ******** **** ******** from *** ******, ******* **** ** airflow *** *********** **** ******** ***** latency.
Simple ************* **********
****** ********, **** ** ******* **** into * ***** ** **** **** the ******, ********* **** **********, **** at ***** ********* (~*' **** *** sensor).
******* *** **** **** * ***** bottle *** **** *********, ********** *** detections ** ****** *********. ** *** below *******, *** **** ******* ******** PM2.5 (** **** ** *** ***** escaped *** ******). *******, ** **** not ****** *** *********.
Consistent ***** ****** ** **** ******
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***** *** ******* ** *** ******* performance, *** ******* ******* ******** ******* detection/ ** ********* ** ****:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ** response ** *** **** ******** ** environmental **********:
******** ********** **** ** ********* *** affect *** ******** *** *** ***** false *********. **** ** *** ** recommend **** ********* **** *** ******* in ***** ************ *** ****** *** alerting ********** ***********.
*** ******* ******* ********* ****** *** following ********* *****'* ****** ** **** detection:
TVOC **. ***.* *** **** *********
***** *** **** ******** ** ***.*>** for **** *********, ***** *** **** choose ** ******* **** ** ******** to, ** ******* **, ***.* *********** for **** *********.
** *** *******, ** ***** **** using *** ***.* ****** ******** **** sensitive/accurate **** ********* **** *** **** measurement.
** *** ***** *******, ***.* ****** multiple ***** ** ******** ** ********* of ******, ***** **** ****** ** vape **** **** **********:
*****, **** **** *** ***.* **** increased ****** ** ******** ** ******; however, ***.* ** ******* ******** *** would *** ******** ** ********** ***** (due ** *** ********).
****** ******** *** ********* *******:
***** ** ********* ***** ***.* ** the ******* ****** ** ****** ****, we **** **** **** ***** ************ detect **** ***** ****, ** ** allow ****** ***.* ** **** ** MT14 ** ******* ******.
No ********* ******
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*** **** *** * ******* ************ alert ************* ** *** ***-* ***** or *** *** ****** ***** *******:
*******, **** ** ********* *****, *** Meraki **** ***** ** ********** *******, preventing **** ********** ******* ******* ****** to **************:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ********* tampering:
*** **** ** ******** ** ** tamper-resistant ** ******** ******** *** ****** is ********* **** *** *** *** by ****** * ******* ****** ***** screw ********** ** ** *** *******. Additionally, **** ********* **** ********* **** guards **** *** **** ****** ** the *****, ***** *** ************ ********* tampering. *******, ** *** ***** ****** is ******* *** * ********, *** operation **** ** *******.
TVOC ***********
**** *********** ** "**** ******** ****" was ********* **** *** **** ******* settings, ** *** ******** **** *** TVOC *** ** ******* ** **** default *** "**** ******** ****."
*********** *** ************, **** **** ******** on **** ******* ** **** *** unresponsive ** ***** ******* (********* *******, Pledge, ***.).
** *** ***** *******, *** **** does *** ***** ** ******** *****:
*** ****** **** *** ********** ** deodorant/body ******, ******** ~** ******* ***** the ****** *** *******, *** ******** alerting ~* ****, ***** ***** ***** missed **** ******, ** ***** *** TVOC ****** *** **** *********, ** the ****** ** ******* ********.
Ambient ***** ***********
** "**** ******** ****," ******* ***** performance *** ******** **** *********** ** default ******** *** ** *** ******** rate ********** **** * ******* ** 5 *******.
*******, ***** **** ****** **** ****** being **** ************ ** ***** ****** testing. *** *******, *** **** ********** alerts *** ***** >** *** ****** by ****** ******* ****** **** *** sensor. *******, ** ***** ************ *** sent *** **** *****:
** ********, ***** ** **** ******* once ***** * ******* ** ******* settings, ******* *** **** ** **** multiple ********** ** ******** *****, ** detailed ** **************** ******* ******** **********.
Multiple ***** ******** ****** *** *** ****** ********
******** "**** ******** ****" ******* *** configuration ** *** "******* ********* **** Alert" ******* *** *** ****.
** *** *******, ***** ******** ******** were ******* *** *** ****, **** both ******* ***** *** **** ****** configured ********** **** **** *********, ***** remained ** ******* ********:
Simple ***** ********/**********
****** ******** ***** ******** **** ******** for *** ******* ** *****, *** creation ** ****** *** ***** ********** were ******.
***** **** *** ****** ** ***** a ******* ***** *** ***** ** may *** *** ****** ***** ******** in ******'**************:
***** ********** ******* ** "****" *** all *******. *******, ** ***** **** setting ****** ******** ******.
**** ********** *** ******* *****, *** alert ********* *** "****" *** *** at ** ***. *** **** **** >15 ****** ** ~** ******* ** response ** ******* ******-***** ***** *** processes **** ** ************ *** *******/******* doors:
Dashboard ********
** *** ***** *****, ** ******* show *** ****** *********, *** ** view ******* ************, ****** ******, *** more:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ********* sensor *********** *** ********** ***** *******:
** *** ****** **** ** **** a ********** ** *** ******** ****** and ** **** ***** ** ******* the ***** *********** ** *** **** to **** ***** ******** ** * timestamped ***** ****** *** *** ******** MV ***** ******. **** ** ********* available *** *** *** **** *** will ** ******** ** *** ****** types ****.
Mobile *** **** ******* ********
***** *** ****** *** *** ************* similar ** *** *** ***, *** lacked ******** ***** ** *** *** app, ********* ** *********** *********, **** data ***************, *** ** ******** *******.
***** **** *** ****** *** *** web *** ********* * ********** **** timeline, *** ****** *** ******** *** not ***********:
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Versions ****
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