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

Likelihood to Recommend

Because of the unique setup on our campus, these provide great coverage for our dorms, office areas, and smaller classrooms. However, in areas were the load was much higher, the devices could become overtaxed after about 25 users depending on the strength of the devices.

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Technician in Information Technology

Higher Education 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

Encryption/Security
Coverage
Scalability
UI/UX simplicity

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Matthew Gardner

Director of Customer Success

RouteThisComputer Software, 11-50 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

Quality control of available updates could use a tweak or two.
Functionality in legacy networks are not always the best.

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Technician in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 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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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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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

We ended up actually moving from Cisco WAPs into a full Ubiquiti stack, as our IT people preferred the coverage and more "enterprise" IT-focused features and the flexibility of a setup not necessarily marketed and designed for small businesses. I'd say at 40-50 people, you may outgrow this setup as well.

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Matthew Gardner

Director of Customer Success

RouteThisComputer Software, 11-50 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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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

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

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No