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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Score 9.0 out of 10
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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
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Anonymous
Chose Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Cisco EWC is better to all its competitor as it provide same robust solution which is available to its hardware based controller, Customer experiences are similar to what other 9800 hardware based devices provides.
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Val Langenburg
Managing Director IT Operations and Governance
Chose Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
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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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
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User Testimonials
Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend
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
  • Automatic controller failover in the event of an outage.
  • Lots of great deep security features that Cisco is known for.
  • Well priced for an all in one device.
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Cons
  • Occasionally require a reboot to get an AP back online
  • Sometimes they will fight to be the controller
  • They dont seem to handle as many clients as AP's connected to a WLC
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Usability
Giving this rating as i have recommended and configured EWC for many customer where they don't needed much AP and on-prem controller was also not needed. most of features available on 9800 WLC is also available on EWC
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco EWC is better to all its competitor as it provide same robust solution which is available to its hardware based controller, Customer experiences are similar to what other 9800 hardware based devices provides.
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Return on Investment
  • Minimal IT resources required
  • No cost of physical appliance
  • Benefit of enterprise features with a cost-effective approach
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Val Langenburg
Managing Director IT Operations and Governance
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