Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued) vs. Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Currently supported by Cisco, but no longer sold, Cisco recommends migration to the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Family of Access Points, which offer greater performance and flexibility.N/A
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Cisco offers the Catalyst 9200 series of campus LAN switches.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Considered Both Products
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

No answer on this topic

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Chose Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Our previous model is a Cisco 2960 that are now end of sale, so this purchase was mostly driven by needing to replace hardware to continue support and utilise greater uplink bandwidths
Top Pros
Top Cons
Best Alternatives
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Small Businesses
Ubiquiti WLAN
Ubiquiti WLAN
Score 9.3 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.8 out of 10
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Score 9.8 out of 10
Cisco Catalyst Switches
Cisco Catalyst Switches
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(30 ratings)
9.9
(53 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.9
(3 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.2
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.6
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
As any Cisco Aironet Access Points, the 3800 model is more for power users than beginners. It is for sure very more complex to maintain and trouble shoot than solutions like Cisco Meraki APs.
By the way, there are a lot of settings that can be customized and it is really interesting for difficult environments like industrial factories.
The 3800 model is also robust so it should stay durable and reliable.
But if you want to use the mesh mode or make a wireless bridge, this model is not appropriate as it is not supported for now.
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Cisco
The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are a good fit for access layer needs. Put them on the edge of your network and you will have what you need to connect a physical device to your network. I would not deploy them in places at the core of a network. They can be used in data centers as an edge connection device.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Cisco APs are managed very easily from a Cisco WLC controller.
  • Cisco APs provide lots of enterprise-grade options such as rogue detection and automatic power configuration.
  • Cisco APs have many different mounting options, which makes them very versatile in a healthcare environment.
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Cisco
  • high forwarding // high forwarding
  • posee la capacidad de convertirse tambien en un WLC // Has the ability to become a WLC as well
  • posee puertos UPOE que pueden ser usados para varios dispositivos finales. // It has UPOE ports that can be used for multiple end user devices
  • capacidad de expansion con modulos adicionales // The ability to scale up/expand using additional modules
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Cons
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  • Outdoor capabilities. We have actually blown up a few outdoor units. Water got inside the outdoor units and had visible rust
  • Costs compared to other AP’s in the market. Ruckus and EnGenius work out a bit cheaper
  • Mounting options are limited
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Cisco
  • Que los precios sean mejorados para ser mas competitivos // More competitive prices/cost
  • Generar mas marketing y promocion de los nuevos equipos // Create more marketing and promotional features about new equipment
  • Liberar de licencias obligatorias en los equipos // Release obligatory licenses for businesses
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
We are all happy with Aironet and Prime.
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Cisco
We have now bought 468 switches, and we will most likely continue using this series, because it is the switch that is the cheapest for our needs. Maybe for some specific use cases, we will use the Catalyst 9300 series. Because we are more pressed on manpower, that money, we stick with what works.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
These are very handy switches as they are easy to deploy / use and fulfill all needs related to access layer switches.
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Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
Haven't had an issue with these switches yet.
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Performance
Discontinued Products
The Cisco 3802 product performance is excellent. Not only for the speed and range of the wireless it provides, but also for the fact that - when deployed in a large scale environment - the performance does not fail. It provides the same network connectivity for users ranging from 1 to 30-plus concurrent connections.
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Cisco
Accessing resources is very fast. We were able to deploy computer images in half the time it would take with our old hardware.
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Support Rating
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Cisco
Not Applicable
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
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Cisco
Very easy to port configurations and deploy.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
The usage scenario was different. I don't see this as a benefit versus harm comparison, necessarily. What happened was that, at a certain point, the implementation of the cisco solution was the winner of our public bidding process and with that, we implemented it and have used it ever since.
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Cisco
The functions on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are very responsive and its notification functions are very active and reliable in producing effective new updates on any detected data threats across the entire network flow even the network speed reports are easily presented by its alert functionalities and data analytics are impressive.
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Scalability
Discontinued Products
Contrary to a solution like the Cisco Meraki access points, the Aironet access points like the 3800 are linked to the Controler. And depending on the version of the controller, it will support only some models of access points.
For big sites, it may be difficult to upgrade the controler to support new ap models like 3800 because we still have old access points.
And it is also the same between new access points and old client devices so it is always a bit tricky.
After that, if the access point model is supported by the controller, it is really simple to install a new one
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Cisco
I was able to deploy the switches to 10 Labs in less than a week by myself.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Users are able to carry on with their work while moving, changing seats, rooms or having an ad-hoc Skype meeting on the way to lunch. It is always hard to justify the value of connectivity but be assured, when it is not working the business impact is immediate.
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Cisco
  • The positive thing is that because it has a redundant power supply, you can have users staying on for all the time. If you have a power interruption or something and you have both power supply A and B, then you're option to, you don't need users to log off or they're being cut off because you have to replace something or do something.
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