Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points vs Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

Likelihood to Recommend

We have used the 100 Series Wireless Access Points as our "go-to" wireless add-on, to complement our other Cisco Small Business quick deployment equipment. Depending on if the need for wireless arises, having these Cisco Wireless Access Points makes it so much faster and easier to set up to be operational in no time at all.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employees

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Back in the day these were really well priced, and had some amazing coverage. After using newer Cisco gear, while more expensive, they dont shine so brightly anymore. They did have trouble under load as well. I would recommend them to someone only if they were really constrained in their budget for wifi equipment.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

Access coverage is great.
Devices are simple to place and activate.
There weren't as many replacements required as with other products.

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Technician in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Great pricing structure
Licensing was easy and straight forward
Interface was quick and simple

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Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Meant for too small of a business
Lack of full control for IT team

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Matthew Gardner

Director of Customer Success

RouteThisComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Bug patches were always a problem to do
Support was rarely helpeful
It seemed they stopped releasing fixes for many bugs we encountered so we had to live with them

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Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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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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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points 10.0

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Overall, we have been very happy with the results.

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Technician in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Pricing and the use case all pointed to us going with the Small Business 100 Series instead of the Meraki.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Uptime was 100%
No complaints from employees when it was used

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Matthew Gardner

Director of Customer Success

RouteThisComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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A bit more time troubleshooting client disconnects
Money saved on the more expensive hardware
Frustration with support on many occasions

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points vs Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)