Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points vs Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

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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.

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Pros

Ease of setup
Area of coverage
Device life

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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

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Val Langenburg

Managing Director IT Operations and Governance

Markel CorporationInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

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Some bugs in the interface.
Issues with licensing and Cisco DNA integration.
Frequent software patches needed,

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Performance

Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points 8.0

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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.

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

We are not using any other Cisco products at this time.

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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.

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Val Langenburg

Managing Director IT Operations and Governance

Markel CorporationInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Scalability

Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points 9.0

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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.

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No score

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Return on Investment

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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

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Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points vs Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller