Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued) vs. Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)

Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)

4 Reviews and Ratings

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

9 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Score 9.8 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 Embedded Wireless Controller	Score 9.4 out of 10	N/A	The Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points (EWC-AP) is a next-generation Wi-Fi solution, combining an advanced controller – the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers – with a Wi-Fi 6 access point – the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points – to create a wireless experience for evolving and growing organization.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Top Pros	Pro Easily installed Pro User experience Pro Easy to manage	Pro Cost effective Pro Access points Pro Security features
Top Cons	Minus Access points Minus Not free Minus Price is high	Minus Use some work Minus Difficult to understand Minus Setting up

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Small Businesses	Ubiquiti WLAN Score 9.0 out of 10	Ubiquiti WLAN Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.5 out of 10	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.5 out of 10	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.5 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (1 ratings)	9.9 (3 ratings)
Performance	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points (discontinued)	Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend	Discontinued Products Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points are well suited for a larger office or organization that has multiple buildings that require a larger-scale wireless network. The controller makes it easy to discover and deploy radios in a timely manner. The Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points are probably not well suited for smaller offices where one radio will suffice. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Cisco Overall I could see myself recommending these to others if they have the right set of circumstances at their place of business. Those would be like ours, if they had a location that couldnt be served by a WLC. Once setup they are easy to manage and self healing as in they wont go down when one is offline. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Discontinued Products Ease of setup Area of coverage Device life Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Cisco Offers enterprise-class security that keeps the network protected Cost-effective connectivity Deploying WiFi 6 network without complexity or added expense Controlling access points and clients Incentivized VL Val Langenburg Managing Director IT Operations and Governance Read full review
Cons	Discontinued Products No answers on this topic	Cisco Some bugs in the interface. Issues with licensing and Cisco DNA integration. Frequent software patches needed, Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	Discontinued Products I give this rating because right out of the box we were able to configure multiple radios in the console and deploy them to our environment in a very short amount of time. The only issues we had was there was a bad radio, which was replaced quickly and easily. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Cisco No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Discontinued Products We are not using any other Cisco products at this time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Cisco Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller provides the ability to manage and deploy the wireless network from a web UI or mobile application, and without the expense or complexity of a wireless controller appliance. Incentivized VL Val Langenburg Managing Director IT Operations and Governance Read full review
Scalability	Discontinued Products I gave the rating I did because, in my opinion, this product scales very well. We are able to add as many radios as we need to to expand our network to more sites, as we need them. So far, I have not had any issues when installing new radios. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Cisco No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Discontinued Products No answers on this topic	Cisco Makes having remote sites less problematic when it comes to managing AP's Saved money on managed AP's as they're found cheaper Takes more time to manage additional controllers versus a WLC Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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