Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller vs Cisco Aironet and Catalyst Access Points

• 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.

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• Wide signal coverage.
• Antenna movement: Client moving on the floor and migrating from access points.
• Speed ​​delivered to the end customer and robust volume of customers connected in a single access point.

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• 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.

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• Roaming seems to be an issue with newer devices on the older 1600 access points.
• The coverage provided by different power levels doesn't seem accurate at times.
• Susceptible to common interference issues in healthcare.

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• 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

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• Fast wireless deployment: just connect a new AP to an 802.11x controlled switchport and profiling (ISE) and WLC makes all the job. This allows us to enable new workplaces within the organization.
• Great coverage: less access points per area, avoiding increasing budget.
• Mobility: With Aironet and Cisco WLC we have seamless roaming.
• Investment protection: We can even use old AP models like Aironet 1142 (discontinued) with our WLC , so we don't need to get rid of them.

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