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Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

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What is Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points?

The Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points includes the 9115 and 9117, and designed to meet high demand network access.

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Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

Incentivized
Alexandru Vizitiu
Network Engineer in Information Technology at ETA2U (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points inside the office, across the entire organization, with all departments having access to the wifi network. The business problems that they address is taking business calls on the move.

Pros

  • Roaming
  • Connectivity

Cons

  • I cannot think of any

Return on Investment

  • For not business critical areas, we managed to go full wireless without the need of putting in cables.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points (discontinued), Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points and Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Spaces, Cisco Catalyst Switches

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points Review

Incentivized
Blazej Pawlak
IT Network Engineer in Information Technology at NovoNordisk (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Wireless first design, either office, warehouses, labs, manufacturing

Pros

  • Roaming
  • Unified Controll
  • SLA above 99%

Cons

  • Price
  • Size
  • Warehouse in between rack solutions

Return on Investment

  • Employees mobility
  • Power savings
  • Location awarenes
  • Easy to troubleshoot

Alternatives Considered

Juniper Mist AI and HPE Networking Instant On Access Points

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Splunk Enterprise, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

The perfect product

Incentivized
Verified User
Team Lead in Engineering (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points provide a very very wide offer in different models and solutions. From indoor to outdoor and different kind of antennas, all is prossible to fill in the needs of our customers. We always recommend and suggest Cisco at customers for wireless since they’re very good at what they’re doing.

Pros

  • Flexibility
  • Reliable
  • Many options in hardware

Cons

  • Stable versions
  • More antenna options
  • More bracket options

Return on Investment

  • Reliability
  • Performance
  • Service

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst Center

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Spaces

9120 remains a solid wireless product despite age

Incentivized
Verified User
Contributor in Engineering (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

These Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points are used corporate wide as the previous standard AP (access point) within the organization to provide wireless connectivity to both colleagues and customers in branch and corporate environments. The Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points are used to provide a seamless experience between wired and wireless connectivity for internal colleagues and guest access to serve our customers and vendors.

Pros

  • Wireless coverage
  • Stability
  • Reliability

Cons

  • Ease of configuration
  • Standardization of feature sets
  • Licensing requirements

Return on Investment

  • Provided guest WiFi at 50 branches
  • Addressed coverage gaps in wireless
  • General customer satisfaction increase for guest connectivity

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

APs working for the enterprise.

Incentivized
Verified User
Analyst in Quality Assurance (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points On al location in flex connect and local mode.

Pros

  • Managing from power.
  • Reliability

Cons

  • Price
  • Athena configuration.

Return on Investment

  • No idea

Alternatives Considered

Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, SecureCRT, Cisco Catalyst ESS9300 Embedded Series Switch

Usability

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