Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points vs. Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points

5 Reviews and Ratings

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

9 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Score 7.8 out of 10	N/A	Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Access Points work with OmniAccess WLAN switches/controllers to provide a high performance wireless mobility solution for enterprises. They can be securely deployed in a variety of locations such as on walls, cubicles, desktops, and in the ceiling, and the AP antenna diversity allows for the best possible signal processing using dual, omni-directional antennas.	N/A
Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller	Score 9.7 out of 10	N/A	The Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points (EWC-AP) is a next-generation Wi-Fi solution, combining an advanced controller – the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers – with a Wi-Fi 6 access point – the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points – to create a wireless experience for evolving and growing organization.	N/A

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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points

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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
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Community Pulse
	Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Cost effective Pro Access points Pro Security features
Top Cons	Minus Load balancing	Minus Use some work Minus Difficult to understand Minus Setting up

Best Alternatives
	Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Small Businesses	Ubiquiti WLAN Score 9.2 out of 10	Ubiquiti WLAN Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend	7.3 (1 ratings)	9.9 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend	Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise One of best use cases for using OmniAccess Wire Access Point is where we have dense no. of users as client associated capacity is very good. Also one of the use case is when administrator wants different PSK for each user for authentication. OmniAccess WAP supports in better way. ST Sahil Tyagi security achitect Read full review	Cisco Overall I could see myself recommending these to others if they have the right set of circumstances at their place of business. Those would be like ours, if they had a location that couldnt be served by a WLC. Once setup they are easy to manage and self healing as in they wont go down when one is offline. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Flexibility in terms of deployment, management Better security feature Application awareness ,WIPS DPSK Better client associated count ST Sahil Tyagi security achitect Read full review	Cisco Offers enterprise-class security that keeps the network protected Cost-effective connectivity Deploying WiFi 6 network without complexity or added expense Controlling access points and clients Incentivized VL Val Langenburg Managing Director IT Operations and Governance Read full review
Cons	Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise No of Interfaces must have a variety in terms of MIMO better throughput ST Sahil Tyagi security achitect Read full review	Cisco Some bugs in the interface. Issues with licensing and Cisco DNA integration. Frequent software patches needed, Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Have used Cisco Meraki access point earlier having management on cloud and is on license (subscription basis). But Alcatel OmniAccess Points have management on cloud, on premise as well which means to say flexibility in terms of management. We had one requirement where we number of user is large which is going to connect on access point but Cisco Meraki only supports 200 users per radio whereas OmniAccess point have better client associated capacity with 524 per radio. ST Sahil Tyagi security achitect Read full review	Cisco Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller provides the ability to manage and deploy the wireless network from a web UI or mobile application, and without the expense or complexity of a wireless controller appliance. Incentivized VL Val Langenburg Managing Director IT Operations and Governance Read full review
Return on Investment	Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Better Roaming Ease of Management Better performance ST Sahil Tyagi security achitect Read full review	Cisco Makes having remote sites less problematic when it comes to managing AP's Saved money on managed AP's as they're found cheaper Takes more time to manage additional controllers versus a WLC Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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