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Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
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Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
In case one needs to manage a complex network with a significant number of access points, Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller is an appropriate solution since it can handle well a large amount of nodes and allows a detailed and customized configuration of each one of the APs in an individual way. For a small number of devices, the price does not justify of use of such powerful solution.
Researcher
Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
Due to its software, it can fit in any outdoor deployment or requirement. It has POE Out port, Various Antenna selection, various powering option, GPS, Industrial rigid design (coming from a very hot and humid area), SFP compatible.
You can deploy this AP nearly on any use case you face, I have a successful deployment of 400m distance between two of them as a MESH and it has been running fine for the past 2 years on the beach, it's also providing wired connection to clients on the MESH side.
Some other use case is a WGB connected to a AirQuality sensor that has been up since day 1, with no problems whatsoever.
You can deploy this AP nearly on any use case you face, I have a successful deployment of 400m distance between two of them as a MESH and it has been running fine for the past 2 years on the beach, it's also providing wired connection to clients on the MESH side.
Some other use case is a WGB connected to a AirQuality sensor that has been up since day 1, with no problems whatsoever.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Research Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPros
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
- It supports the latest Wifi-Gen6 specifications, which include improved bandwidth.
- The setup is easy and support from Cisco is great.
- Exceptional support for more than a thousand access points at great data throughput.
- Chromecast support service is another big plus with this wireless controller.
Assistant Manager (Technical/CW)
UfoneTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
- Signal quality, even when all users are connected.
- Secured
- Integration
- Realiability
- Endurance
- Support
Director De Tecnologías de Información
Citelis - Organización RamírezCommercial Real Estate, 501-1000 employees
Cons
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
- The help information is sometimes not very clear. An item may have a reference number next to it, at the bottom of the page it will have an explanation, but sometimes they are too brief to make sense.
- If they can somehow add debugging on the page instead of requiring us to go through the CLI to collect the debug ut put, that would be great.
Senior Network Engineer
EatonMachinery, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
- Price point
- Not that easy to set up as a Meraki.
- Difficult to find a good partner.
Director De Tecnologías de Información
Citelis - Organización RamírezCommercial Real Estate, 501-1000 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
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Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points 9.1
Based on 1 answer
There is no other better option than this. It's the line between the commercial Cisco grade AP's and industrial ones.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Research Company, 5001-10,000 employeesUsability
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller 8.2
Based on 1 answer
Very well made product. Very stable. We have had no issues administering the 8540.
Senior Network Engineer
EatonMachinery, 10,001+ employees
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Whenever I get a new use case, I find 1570 solves it with no problem.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Research Company, 5001-10,000 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It is a better product. The evolution is positive.
Gerente de Noc and support
EVCON GROUPComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Initially I had a problem with the regulatory and channel selection, it was a bug on the AP as it was fairly new, solved by TAC on engineering release, and since then it has been performing flawlessly.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Research Company, 5001-10,000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
We tried out the Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 in the past and haven't noticed too much difference with the Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller. We generally trust Cisco products and found no issues within any product we have purchased in the past. We have looked at other organization's products but we believe Cisco is the best for us.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesCisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
Making the decision to use Aironet is more related to the type of scenario that you have. We chose Aironet because we mainly manage all the network internally and already have Cisco products to integrate with Meraki which is a good option if you are starting from scratch.
Director De Tecnologías de Información
Citelis - Organización RamírezCommercial Real Estate, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
- Positive impact: Time savings for staff setting up new access points
- Positive impact: Not having to worry about devices just going down for no reason
- Negative impact: If you're budget is small you're going to have a tough sell on these

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
- ROI pays off on the long term especially if you care about security and offering a good service to your users.
- ROI also pays on terms of warranty and time of response especially if your users depend heavily on the network.
- ROI also depends on the amount and type of users that you have. It's less likely to pay if you have few users.
Director De Tecnologías de Información
Citelis - Organización RamírezCommercial Real Estate, 501-1000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Cisco Aironet 1570 Series Access Points
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No



