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Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

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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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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 Aironet: More performance, more reliable, and super speed - a scalable Device

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 16, 2019
JM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
3 years of experience
This is one of the most reliable access-points I came across during my 9 years of experience. The stability with respect to wireless users provides maximum security capability making the business more effective in a new age enterprise network where scalability is required. We use it for some of the specific locations in the US, UK, and India.
  • It delivers performance for secure and reliable wireless connections. The best part is reliability with speed.
  • It provided the best performance for mobile devices and laptops due to the availability it provides - 3 times more than normal ones.
  • The scalability is huge can go up to, or more, than an 18k access point which can almost cover any big organization.
  • The highest 802.11n performance with Cisco CleanAir technology - for a self-healing, self-optimizing wireless network.
Cons
  • Cost is a bit high. However, it's an extremely good product.
  • I faced a few RF issues. The engineering team can do better on this.
  • RF hidden node issue.
It is well-suited when organizations are scalable and the enterprise is growing in terms of users. This is the best product for that scenario because it gives flexibility in terms of performance and availability. Its performance-ranging capacity makes the product more tempting for wireless users.

Cisco Wireless Benefits

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 05, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
5 years of experience
We are at the moment in a phase where we plan and deploy the latest and greatest Cisco 4800 access points with on-premise 5520 controllers but controlled by DNA Center. The design and plan is to cover the whole organisation which today only has meeting room coverage with old 3500 models and provide the end users real mobile experience whether they are staying still, moving from one meeting to another, utilising the free seating concept or just want to work with their mobiles and tablets with something fun.
  • Very good RF automation and innovations on how it can improve the end user experience
  • The latest telemetry and intelligent capture features really provide the tools to ensure daily quality
  • Intuitive and easy to understand controls and configurations
Cons
  • Documentation of the features they provide. How those work and what the thresholds for different needs are.
  • Use cases of when to utilise a feature and when not to use it.
If you are looking for enterprise-grade wireless which really can provide you the primary connectivity and roadmap for future proof capabilities, go with Cisco Aironet Access points.

Cisco Wireless Access Points

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 14, 2019
LK
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
8 years of experience
We use Cisco Wireless Access Points across the organization, spanning multiple buildings and locations.
  • Provides superior wireless coverage.
  • Provides superior wireless connection speeds.
  • Provides useful client connection statistics.
Cons
  • Wireless troubleshooting.
  • Wireless packet capture tool.
  • Great simplicity of configuration and setup (which has been improving over the years).
I have seen where other solutions didn't even penetrate the walls in an older building well at all, but the Cisco APs I installed provided much better wireless coverage.

2800/ 3800 Aironet Wireless APs

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 08, 2019
Vetted Review
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
10 years of experience
As a systems integrator, we are both using Cisco's latest generation Aironet Access Points and deploying them for our customers.
  • 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
I find that the Cisco Aironet Access Points are well suited to nearly every vertical using Enterprise-wide wireless.

Cisco 3800 APs.

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 12, 2018
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued)
4 years of experience
[It's] Used by the whole organization. Allow users to be mobile within offices without losing connectivity. Users' company devices connect automatically to wireless, which provides them a seamless transition from wired to wireless.
  • Seamless roaming.
  • High speed
  • Good coverage
Cons
  • Cost
  • Physical looks/design
  • Uplink connection options
Good in pretty much all scenarios with different antenna options.
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