Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use our Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller to implement a fully ubiquitous wireless network on our Main Campus, and multiple branch offices. The controller allows us to broadcast our corporate (private) network, secure guest network access, along with numerous other networks that allow separation of network traffic. We also use our controller to provide a more private method of access for field engineers in certain locations (as opposed to using hot spots or cellular connectivity).

Likelihood to Recommend

Very good internal organizational product. We use the controller for implementation for indoor APs, and other APs that are in less desirable locations and have a few issues with those as well.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have a N + 1 deployment of Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller. We have over 8000 Cisco Access Points that are connected to the controller.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Cisco 8540 Wireless Controllers is a great product for environments where you need repeated configurations across multiple sites. It allows the use of templates and groups to be scalable and repeatable to individual sites. Using separate ap groups, rf groups, and flexconnect groups allows you to modify a site at a time without affecting the entire enterprise.

It can be cumbersome to administrate the configuration without Cisco Prime, as there isn't any easy way to push individual configurations to an access point. Initially configuring an ap to join the controller and assigning it to the proper ap and flexconnect group can be time consuming.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the 8540 Cisco Wireless Controller to manage our wireless access points throughout the campus. The controller makes it easy to manage the over 600 access points we have. the controller integrates with our Cisco prime infrastructure and allows us to easily see coverage and bandwidth problems. The scope of our wireless service covers all students faculty and staff including visitors when on campus for various events.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller is well suited to manage and support a very large and complex wireless infrastructure. It is a stable platform that is able to communicate with a wide variety of cisco access point models. It may not be well suited for a small organization with inexperienced networking or wireless engineers.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Routers are considered the best Routers. [They] provide a lot in Routing & Throughput Services. I have used Cisco Routers for the configuration of Site to Site VPN for secure connection to our sub-branches, which provides a secure network over the organization. Also, it is used for providing DHCP options for access points and LAN users. Hence, it serves a secure connection and provides [the] best security on a network.

Likelihood to Recommend

I would ask users [that] if [they were] looking for the most reliable and trustworthy router solution, then I will strongly recommend [they] go with the Cisco [8540 Wireless Controller]. The [Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller] provides a secured network [and is] easy to configure so that beginners can easily manage the device.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco routers in our projects mostly

because they’re known for better resource management over better wireless connectivity. [The] Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller provides control, management, and diagnosing under one roof for service providers and large project deployments. [The] Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller offers the pliability to support various deployment

modes in the same controller. Also, this can be a very economical solution as it provides

consecutive connectivity to network databases and other resources in the cloud efficiently

with more secure packets.

Likelihood to Recommend

In general, Cisco routers contain many varieties which cover every possible networking environment and usage. Cisco routers can be used for small companies and office rooms, larger enterprises, industrial data centers, and other cloud service providers. Also, Cisco CCNA is widely popular among networking certifications so many professionals are widely available for service. Reliability and robustness are key features when it comes to networking. I think Cisco is doing a great job by proving over and over becoming the market leader.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Since its beginnings, the Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller has served as our router for wireless connectivity to the company's networks. We use it throughout the organization and have solved spare capacity and cloud connectivity concerns for critical components, such as servers and databases. Cisco [8540] Wireless Controller is the most comprehensive and it’s what I’ve been using. As compared with other manufacturer's products, it offers advanced functionality and integration. It comes with excellent documentation and is easy to understand. Even the oldest controllers can still support the latest APs. It works thanks to the Cisco infrastructure. It can deliver high performance when the Wi-Fi tuning is done correctly.

Likelihood to Recommend

[Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller's] software quality has been shed in recent years. The only problem I have with it is its inability to work with older Cisco Access Points. However, that's to be expected for any deployment. While the controller's UI works well, some areas could be improved. API integrations lack flexibility. [I feel] it's time for policy redesign. It can be a little difficult to determine coding quality.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The [Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller]s are being implemented and are used across

our organization. It has solved our problem of weak and slow internet. After

using Cisco Router, we are having fun with the fast speed network access [now that] it has become easy for us to perform our tasks. In short, it is a

perfect solution to address all the network-related business problems like

security.

Likelihood to Recommend

For our setup this router is perfect. Companies [that want] to have advanced network management should go for it and [also anyone who] wants to

make a better connection between the main office and other departments as well.

It is not so appropriate for large firms and with many complex networks and the

price makes it a bit absurd.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller across the whole organization as a router for ensuring the best wireless connectivity among all departments and all cloud resources. It has resolved most of our networking and cloud connectivity issues. It has also eliminated our issues related to bandwidth and uptime. It is providing us uninterrupted connectivity to our databases and other cloud resources at faster speeds and [with] ultimate security. Overall, we found it a very economical solution.

Likelihood to Recommend

I recommend using Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller as an economical solution for assurance of best wireless connectivity across departments and cloud resources. It can resolve most of the networking and cloud connectivity-related issues. It can also eliminate the issues related to bandwidth. It can provide uninterrupted connectivity to cloud resources and databases at high speed with security.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The IT department of our organization [has been] using [the] Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller since last year for providing wireless connectivity and resolution of networking issues among all departments in our organization. It is highly efficient to eliminate bandwidth-related issues and provides fast connectivity to our databases deployed on cloud infrastructure. It ensures network security and fast network speed. It is, overall, an economical solution against its latest and modern alternatives.

Likelihood to Recommend

I definitely recommend using Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller for providing wireless connectivity and resolution of networking issues. It can eliminate all bandwidth-related issues and provide faster connectivity to cloud infrastructures. The network security and fast network speed are few among many benefits of using it. It is quite economical against [the] latest and modern alternative products.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This product is currently being used by the Accounting department on campus. It's primarily used to address all of the department's connection needs. We can get more information for the required MAC Address of the users/clients on the current session. We can set it up based on our requirements and have our own restrictions and grant access for a particular MAC address or a user.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for big wide-open areas with few walls blocking the wireless signal from the device to the end-user. It is not very suited for offices with lots of walls and closed spaces as the signal can sometimes bounce [off] the walls if there is [a lot] of electrical wiring [in] them. [However,] it's to be expected as most wifi solutions have these issues.