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What is Cisco Aironet 1800 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 1850 WiFi APs.
Reviewing Cisco Aironet and Catalyst Access Points
1850 has MIMO 4X4 and supports high density without problems.
A device with great range of wireless corporate network.
Literally the best price per performance metric in a Cisco AP series!!!
WiFi Done Right - Aironet 1800 Series review
1815 - Pick your Weapon
Flawless, Easy Wireless Access
The benefits of Cisco Aironet 1850 series Access Points.
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Scalability with Cisco Aironet
Cisco Aironet with Mobility Express
We are using multiple types of APs at the moment, mostly 1815 and in some cases the 1852 and 2800 series. The model depends on the …
Cisco 1815 Access Point - entry level indoor AP
Cisco accesspoints with software WLAN controllers will make your wireless life much easier!
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What is Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points (discontinued)?
Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points (discontinued) Competitors
- FortiAP
- Ubiquiti WLAN
- Aruba Networks Wireless LAN (WLAN)
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(1-20 of 20)Cisco Aironet for your WiFi needs
- Relievable and always running
- Support through cisco TAC
- Licensing cost
- Third Party integration
- Firmware upgrades
Cisco 1850 WiFi APs.
- Provide good WiFi signal distribution.
- Easy to install.
- Easy to manage.
- They do good job at right type of environment.
- Not the best choice for larger sites.
Reviewing Cisco Aironet and Catalyst Access Points
- Cisco Aironet [Access Points] have good antenna coverage.
- They can function well as a local RADIUS server when there is no external RADIUS available.
- Cisco [Aironet Access Points] can function in different modes - repeaters, bridges, standalone, etc.
- Compared to an Aruba AP, Cisco [Aironet Access Points] should have at least 2 Ethernet ports to allow them [to] function as a switch in an event where there is only one Ethernet RJ-45 wall socket for uplink. One port from the AP can serve as [an] uplink, and the other port can serve as [a] downlink to another device like laptops, phones, or even another AP or switch. Aruba IAP 225 and IAP 535 can handle this very well.
- Cisco's [Aironet Access Points] GUI is very poor in terms of look-and-feel, and usability.
- Compared to Aruba APs, a cluster of autonomous Cisco [Aironet Access Points] should be able to function together in such a way that one of the APs can be the virtual controller to manage the other APs in the same cluster.
1850 has MIMO 4X4 and supports high density without problems.
- 4x4 MIMO 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.
- 7Gbps at 5Ghz.
- AP with internal antennas. It is ideal for an office environment with reduced design and one that is white in color.
- CleanAir.
- Manageable by a Controller or by an internal controller using the Cisco Mobility Express feature.
- The Cisco Mobility Express feature is still flawed and needs to be improved.
- It doesn't support wifi 6 so far.
A device with great range of wireless corporate network.
- 11ac access point with great construction and design. Indoor model with integrated antennas for offices.
- Access point supporting [a] high density of connected clients. It has access control and authentication.
- Access point with technologies to optimize the signal, avoid noise, interference and maximize the number of connected clients without loss of performance.
- Cisco Smartnet Warranty, delivering excellent quality of service and technical support for hardware and software updates.
- Energy saving.
- Smartnet warranty is expensive. It is necessary to evaluate the 8x5 option which is cheaper than the 24x7.
- Well priced for the performance they provide
- Fast units and easy management
- Work well with a WLC management system
- Typical Cisco licensing issues no matter if you have standard or smart licensning
- Units can run hot depending on load and can leave heat marks on walls
- Plastic could be better made as they start to crack in some places after the years of use
WiFi Done Right - Aironet 1800 Series review
- Provide a Mesh wireless Network.
- Cisco Aironet WAP's provide Secure Wireless Networks.
- Great options when prioritizing VOIP QoS Traffic.
- Central Management and Deployment.
- The CME control panel is basic.
- Lacks compatibility with other Cisco Aironet Products.
- Provide an easy upgrade path from Mobility Express to a full controller.
1815 - Pick your Weapon
- Extra switch ports.
- Power.
- Table top design.
- Design in general.
- Traffic is always encrypted by HW (degrades throughput to 60%).
- Non PoE if required.
- No CDP neighbors by design.
- The extra ports are not as flexible as I thought.
Flawless, Easy Wireless Access
- Small size
- Very beautiful devices
- Good performance and coverage
- Easy to set up
- Personal SSID
- Mobile application to manage personal SSID
- Cradle or stand for AP, not all users prefer to mount it
- API for programmability and remote management
The benefits of Cisco Aironet 1850 series Access Points.
- Connect Users via Wireless
- Flexibility by not requiring a physical controller.
- It´s a little bit expensive compared with other brands.
- If you don´t have PoE in your switches you nedd adquire a Power Adapter o Power injector.
- High throughput
- Fast handoff
- Best support for all kinds of different devices. We have brand new Notebooks along with some legacy ones. Both work well.
- The design goes along with any office (no fancy lights or huge in size like other access points)
- Layer 7 Filtering Capability
- Mesh Capabilities
- Exceptional for general office use, using mail, browsing the internet, connecting to ERP and SAP reporting.
- Not so well suited for high bandwidth 4K video streaming.
- Recommended for small to medium sized companies who want a stable and fast AP.
Scalability with Cisco Aironet
- Roaming.
- Signal stability.
- Multiple SSID.
- Signal potential.
- Self-configuration.
Cisco Aironet with Mobility Express
We are using multiple types of APs at the moment, mostly 1815 and in some cases the 1852 and 2800 series. The model depends on the location and type of traffic. Most offices we built with 1815s are controlled by Mobility Express. For some warehousing, we are using 1852 Internal and External access points with directional antennas for great coverage. In the past, I built multiple warehouse networks based on the 2800 series with 5500 series WLCs.
- Stable APs overall
- Scalability is great. We also are mixing multiple models with Mobility Express
- We now have, in total, 55 Mobility Express networks, distributed over multiple offices and customers. With Mobility Express there is no need to buy lots of WLCs
- On the Mobility Express models, it’s hard to configure all from the GUI, and sometimes the GUI is buggy
- In Mobility Express, the (virtual) controller is not able to push the right image to the APs. This sometimes results in not joining the APs
- Some minor issues with firmware
1815s are perfect for deploying in offices as they have good coverage and a small form factor. For warehousing, we had to move to the 1852s as they have more power but are also a bit bigger. A good central management dashboard for the 55 (virtual) WLC would be great. As of now, we are managing all (virtual) WLC standalone. For baselining and updates, this takes a little bit more time than we wanted
Cisco 1815 Access Point - entry level indoor AP
- Dual 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radio support
- Support current wireless standards and Cisco features
- Variety of power options available
- Integrated Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) 4.1 radio
- No CleanAir support
- No mGig support
Cisco accesspoints with software WLAN controllers will make your wireless life much easier!
- Mobile Express software makes it easy to deploy and grow your network without having to configure every Accespoint.
- The Built-in Best Practice Analyzer helps you deploy the best network for your users.
- Rapid software updates and fixes available from Cisco.
- Does require a beyond basic understanding of wireless networking technology.
- Need to familiarize yourself with the documentation to make the most of the product.
If you need a really cheap basic network the 1815/1850 APs are not what you need as they start to make sense for deployments of 3 or more devices.
- Until 2018, our Aironets were 1560 series, and each was managed separately. We had about 9 devices, 3-4 per floor, strategically placed on each floor to get a good coverage map over a three-floor environment. Their coverage was greater than expected. With the latest 1852 models we have, they are managed by a controller, and frankly, the coverage is a smaller area, requiring more units. We have worked with support for months and this is the final outcome of all the setting changes - we simply need more devices to cover the same area.
- None of the models I have used have needed reboots. We usually only reboot the devices annually, and they don't have issues requiring restarts.
- With the 1560 series, the connection strength was extremely consistent. With the new 1852 model, which is managed by one of the WAPs as a controller, it is supposed to use smart technology to load balance (optional) and determine which of the WAPs is appropriate to connect the requesting device to - great idea - but it does NOT work well.
- With the 1852 managed controller model, we find the signal strength is constantly in flux for our two different manufacturer laptops, iPhones, iPads, Pixel 2 phones, etc. In other words, it's not device specific. We also find that frequently, the controller (with load balancing on or off) will often push a laptop or phone off to connect to a WAP down the hall with a much lower signal strength (due to distance) than the one on the ceiling above our head. It's very frustrating.
- The 1852 managed controller model has much fewer options for configuration and technical specs - there are very few choices because Cisco has set lots of defaults for you and gives you no choice any longer.
Cisco Wireless
- Ease of use/configuration
- Reliability
- Expandibility
- None so far!
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- Cisco Meraki Traffic Analytics
- Great Visibility about apps and bandwidth usage
- Great Controls for not allowed applications.
- Access Control
- RF and antennas propagation.
- Better or easy way to change firmware for example from WLC ios to StandAlone or Mobility Express need to be improved.
- Better prices for midsize business.
- Ease of use
- Troubleshooting tools on controller
- No separate power needed
- More plug and play
- Faster throughput for OEAP
- Dedicated radios for packet capture, no need to turn off other radios to do what is needed
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- Manage numerous clients
- Provide high throughput
- Robust and reliable
- Cost
- Form factor
- Reporting bad radios