Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points vs D-Link Wireless | TrustRadius

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Score 9 out of 10

Based on 36 reviews and ratings

Score 7.4 out of 10

Based on 6 reviews and ratings

Pros

Cisco DNA support. It is easy to integrate, configure, and manage.
Extended wireless coverage while providing amreliable connection.
No speed loss thanks to dual 5 GHz radio. It applies on the same elevation level; different floors require enabling 2.4 GHz for better performance.

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Christopher J Evans

IT Manager

Nation FarmChemicals, 51-200 employees

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Strong signal strength.
Can configure multiple profiles in a controller.
Whitelist and blacklist for clients.

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Engr Umer Usmani

Staff Manager IT Operations

Pak Suzuki Motor Company LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

CleanAir - Put this technology into all the APs.
GPS Tracker - I can't understand why only the Cisco 1570 has this option as well as larger Cisco 3800 APs. Why can't this be in all APs so they can be easily mapped in Google for positioning and later plotted for the coverage zone.

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Manager Enterprise Systems & Networks Infrastructure

The University of the South PacificHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Hanging issues are common in large scale networks. Even wireless controller is hanged in peak hours.
Issues in VLAN configuration and port configurations.
Cost is high in front of other brands.

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Deputy Manager

Pak Suzuki MotorsAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 9.1

Based on 3 answers

Because until now I haven't had any issues or cases where I needed to create a ticket with Tac from Cisco related to their performance or availability.They have a small size that permits or allows you to install it in each place that you need to mount it, their design is small and appropriate for every kind of office.

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Axel David Olivares Hernández

IT Manager

Gemex CorporativoOil & Energy, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 6.6

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Lately we had less issues. Most probably because we reduced the number of Wireless LAN controllers. So less trouble for upgrades as well.We don't have any access point in stand alone mode. It's something I don't suggest, unless it's just for a small office and not for a larger company with different sites.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Pharmaceuticals Company, 10,001+ employees

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Reliability and Availability

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 9.1

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This access point does not usually randomly shut off. It can't happen but it's generally due to a power over ethernet failures which would could be considered a user error.

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Justin McDermott

Information Security Architect

Wintrust Financial CorporationFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 8.7

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Performance is probably the Aironet's biggest strength. They are workhorses just like most of Cisco's other enterprise-level equipment. Meaning they have a solid code base, and great hardware that can just run and run without intervention. And we found that each AP can handle so many users we stopped even counting!

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Engineer in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 6.8

Based on 4 answers

I believe that there is always room for improvement.

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Hawkinson, John

Senior Network Engineer

City of WichitaGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 8.2

Based on 6 answers

Make sure to get a professional wireless assessment before purchasing AP's. That way you will only purchase what you need and know where the wiring infrastructure will need to be to streamline the installation and tuning process.

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Hawkinson, John

Senior Network Engineer

City of WichitaGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We looked at the Aruba Wireless Access Points as well as the Cisco APs, but we settled on the Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points because they were more cost effective and we have more familiarity with the Cisco line of network products and how to manage them.

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Senior Network Administrator

University HealthSystem ConsortiumHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees

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Against my requirement, D-link fulfills all of these including pricing, unified controller, and the mitigation of rouge APs.

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Engr Umer Usmani

Staff Manager IT Operations

Pak Suzuki Motor Company LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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Scalability

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points 9.0

Based on 8 answers

This is probably the best part of the Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points lineup. They are designed to work seamlessly with the wireless LAN controller, and what you get (after some initial configuration) is an amazingly easy rollout of APs. You can literally plug these in anywhere on the network and the wireless LAN controller will identify, update, and push the appropriate configuration to it within minutes.

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Director in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

The main thing is you can set them and forget about them, they don't cause a lot of problems so you can focus on other things.
They have performed well, in areas where we needed more APs to offload, these can handle more users.

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IT Infrastructure Analyst

Owens - IllinoisInformation Technology and Services, 5001-10,000 employees

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Organizational needs are fulfilled [which] means return on investment.
Smooth connectivity increases productivity. Yes, we are satisfied in this area.
Management and troubleshooting are core features & very quick in production area.

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Deputy Manager

Pak Suzuki MotorsAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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