Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller vs Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

• Promotes and expands mobility.
• Portal with authentication for guests and collaborators.
• Enables roaming
• Automatically controls all access points in our network.

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• The WLC are very reliable. In the 10+ years the company has had them installed, we have not had any hardware or component failures.
• No need for reboots. The CISCO WLC is not like a router you may have at home which you may have to reboot every few weeks or months. It can run for months without needing a reboot.
• The Cisco WLC gives you a quick Network Summary when you first log into the system. This is very helpful to get a quick rundown on the status of your wireless network.

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• We have had some issues with access points losing their configurations and going offline. This is not a common issue and we are not entirely certain if it is a fault of the controller or the individual APs. That said, the controller does not appear to retain the knowledge of the offline AP which can be a management headache.

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• Configuring wireless settings is very confusing because various settings are scattered all over the interface in different tabs
• Lots of settings use Cisco's technical verbiage rather than common phrasing, so it's confusing what a lot of settings will do and requires researching the meaning before modifying the setting
• The interface could be easier to use to do simple tasks such as reboot an access point

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• The 5520 WLC makes the management and configuration of large groups of AP's very easy which has a positive effect on operational costs.
• Devices are extremely reliable.

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• Frustration levels have gone way down after going to the wireless lan controller
• You could argue money has been saved as we can keep a single lineup of AP's and corresponding wireless lan controller
• Costs will have to go up when you start adding one of these into the mix

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