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Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

Overview

What is Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)?

Currently supported by Cisco, but no longer sold, Cisco recommends migration to the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Family of Access Points, which offer greater performance and flexibility.

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Cisco and its Hotspots never disappoint.

Rating: 9 out of 10
October 14, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We used Cisco Aironet and Catalyst Access Points in every legislative office. The focus was to provide coverage, individually, for each councilor in their room. Ensuring netwo...
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Verified user
Director
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)4 years of experience

A robust access point for high density of simultaneous users.

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 14, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
The Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points are used throughout our organization's administrative headquarters. The building has 7 floors and on each floor there are approxima...
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João Mauricio
Technician - Information Technology
IT-Support
Grupo Boticário
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)2 years of experience

Modern and innovative technology

Rating: 9 out of 10
October 31, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use the 3800 series throughout my organization - with 150 APs deployed in 70 locations nationwide. ---- Lo uso a nivel de toda la organizacion con 150 APs desplegados en 70 ...
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William Romero
Engineer - Information Technology
Rep
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)6 years of experience

Cisco Wireless Access Points

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 14, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Cisco Wireless Access Points across the organization, spanning multiple buildings and locations.
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Levi Kiser
Engineer - Information Technology
Network Analyst
Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)8 years of experience

Cisco AP’s in a Cisco Shop Make Sense!

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 13, 2019
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use Cisco Wireless Access Points to augment our wired infrastructure. We do not have a sole wireless environment but we do rely heavily on wireless for mobile device roamin...
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Preston Collins
Director - Information Technology
Sr Director of Enterprise Services
Envistacom
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)10 years of experience
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Product Details

What is Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)?

Currently supported by Cisco, but no longer sold, Cisco recommends migration to the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Family of Access Points, which offer greater performance and flexibility.

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued) Technical Details

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Aironet and Meraki - The Best

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 10, 2018
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
This is an organization wide deployment. It has address the issue of connecting our employees to the network and controling the access with the windows credentials. The main issues are related to the number of users in an area, the higher number of devices that are trying to join the APs and the shift from the 2.4GHz to 5GHz frequency.
Pros
  • Monitor rogue SSIDs
  • Manage high density areas for connectivity
  • Securing traffic back to the WLC.
Cons
  • Better hot spot management
Likelihood to Recommend
  • Office areas where mobility is required and are not as dense as a hotspot.
  • Areas you want to secure rogue SSIDs.

2800/ 3800 Aironet Wireless APs

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 08, 2019
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Computer Networking Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Reseller
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
10 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a systems integrator, we are both using Cisco's latest generation Aironet Access Points and deploying them for our customers.
Pros
  • The 3800 AP has performed really well in high-density environments
  • The newer generation Cisco access points are helping reduce CCI through the utilisation of the XOR radio
Cons
  • Unfortunately, over the last couple of years, the software supporting the access points has been lacking and we have had a number of bugs
Likelihood to Recommend
I find that the Cisco Aironet Access Points are well suited to nearly every vertical using Enterprise-wide wireless.

A robust access point for high density of simultaneous users.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 14, 2020
JM
João Mauricio
IT-Support
Grupo Boticário (Cosmetics, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points are used throughout our organization's administrative headquarters. The building has 7 floors and on each floor there are approximately 8 access points to provide wireless internet to employees and guests. In order to have access to the network, it is necessary to authenticate with ID and password registered through an authentication portal. And guests have access to a temporary password taken from the building's reception.
Pros
  • High speed gigabit. Supports 802.11 ac wave 2.
  • Control and visibility of wireless network traffic.
  • High density support for connected users.
Cons
  • Very robust but expensive.
  • No reports of problems, errors or defects.
Likelihood to Recommend
We chose the model Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points because it supports high density of users connected at the same time and without losing and impairing network performance. The equipment has high-range omnidirectional antennas and many technologies that we like very much that help improve the signal. An appropriate scenario that we use is to use these access points and manage them with a central controller that allows the automatic configuration of the entire wireless network. This saves time, keeps the network healthy and free from noise and interference.

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series are reliable and powerful wireless solution

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
April 30, 2021
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Networking Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Cisco Aironet Access Points since a while for all our and customer' sites all around the world.
We moved little by little on the 3800 model for the office / Campus as well as the factories and industrial buildings.
This model is more robust and provide a very good coverage and reliable connection with the support of the last radio standards.
A very good point also is to be able to have 2* 5GHz antennas instead of 1*2.4GHz and 1*5GHz
Pros
  • provide a large choice of antennas for all the needs (3802E version)
  • provide a good flexibility with the XOR antennas and the DART port
  • provide a very good and reliable connection
Cons
  • The APs require more and more power. POE (15W) was enough for the previous models and now this model need POE+ (30W). It should be reduced
  • We use mesh technology in the plants with 3700 Series and it works perfectly. Unfortunately this mode is not available anymore on the 3800.
  • Too expensive and less and less trust on Cisco when they propose a new update that looks to create sometimes more bugs that it fix
Likelihood to Recommend
As any Cisco Aironet Access Points, the 3800 model is more for power users than beginners. It is for sure very more complex to maintain and trouble shoot than solutions like Cisco Meraki APs.
By the way, there are a lot of settings that can be customized and it is really interesting for difficult environments like industrial factories.
The 3800 model is also robust so it should stay durable and reliable.
But if you want to use the mesh mode or make a wireless bridge, this model is not appropriate as it is not supported for now.

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 19, 2018
MV
Michael Vucci
Manager of Network Services
Salve Regina University (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
13 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Cisco Aironet Access Points are being used across the entire campus; student dorms, admin buildings, and some outside. We have two SSID's; one for guests and one for our campus members. Some dorms are challenging because of the construction of them, however, we do have a couple of other model we use to offset some signal problems. We have a few on the outside of a couple of buildings which are used not only for the campus, but some public areas also.
Pros
  • Reliable
  • Durable
  • Ease of use
Cons
  • Cosmetics
  • Cost
  • Size
Likelihood to Recommend
These Cisco Aironet Access Points are well designed and are beneficial to our campus and environment. They suit our needs extremely well, the are durable, reliable, and are easy to use. Their signal and capacity are enough for our users. We have over 350 campus wide and it is more than enough to fulfill our needs and requirements.
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