Name: Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Rating: 10 (10 reviews)
Author: Cisco

Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

Development

Academic Advising

Online Learning

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

File Sharing

Risk Management

Workspace Planning

Enterprise

Accounting

Digital Banking

Invoicing

Subscription Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Cloud Storage

Configuration Management Databases

Data Collaboration

Data Lakehouse

Database Load Balancing

Enterprise Architecture Management

Fraud Detection

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

IT Asset Disposal

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

License Management

MLOps

Managed IT Service

Network Monitoring

Network Performance Monitoring

Password Management System

Release Management

Secret Managers

Secure Email Gateway

Session Border Controllers

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

WiFi Hotspot

Information Technology

A/B Testing

AI Writing Assistant Software

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Audience Intelligence

Content Management

Creative Collaboration

Demand Generation

Digital Content Creation

Email Marketing

Marketing Analytics

Marketing Automation

Online Proofing

Social Media Management

Social Media Marketing

Survey & Forms Building

Swag Management

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing

Sales Gamification

Sales

Video Surveillance

Security

Debt Collection

Equipment Rental

Laboratory Information Management

Membership Management

Real Estate

Vertical-Specific

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Extreme Networks

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Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

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The Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points (EWC-AP) is a next-generation Wi-Fi solution, combining an advanced controller – the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers – with a Wi-Fi 6 access point – the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points – to create a wireless experience for evolving and growing organization.

HPE Networking Instant On Access Points, formerly under the Aruba Networks brand, are presented as fast WLAN solutions for small to midsize businesses, supporting indoor and outdoor connectivity, in any environment and for any number of devices.

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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Wireless LANs (WLANs) provide flexible network connectivity by using radio waves and allowing devices to access a network without physical cables. Modern WLANs leverage Wi-Fi standards like Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E to deliver high-speed, low-latency performance. They're essential for mobility and scalability in enterprise, public, and home environments. Explore our user reviews and comparisons to find the best Wireless LAN solution for your infrastructure.

Wireless LAN

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies.

Zero-Touch Provisioning

Additional access points can be added to a network with little to no configuration necessary.

WLAN Performance Monitoring

Dashboards, analytics, and other visualizations that show performance metrics for the network.

Topology Maps

Trees, lists, and other visualizations that show which specific devices are connected through the network.

Layer 7 Visibility

The product’s ability to show and interact with network operations at the application level. For example, it may monitor or restrict bandwidth consumed by specific web applications or websites.

Power over Ethernet Support

The product’s support for power over ethernet (PoE) connections instead of standalone power cables.

Wireless Security

The product’s security features. This may include support for standards like WPA, built-in security features such as traffic isolation, and alerts for suspicious activity.

Managing Director IT Operations and Governance

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Use some work

Difficult to understand

Setting up

Wireless controller

Cost effective

Access points

Security features

Well priced

Well built

Enterprise class

Home

Wireless LAN Tools

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller puts this intuitive, powerful control, easy-to-deploy-and-manage WiFi 6 network in the palm of our hands. The built-in enterprise-class security and resilience features always keep the network on and protected. Managing and monitoring the EWC is easy, so we have a reliable WiFi experience that can serve and perform multiple functions to meet the demanding requirements of the business.

Offers enterprise-class security that keeps the network protected
Cost-effective connectivity
Deploying WiFi 6 network without complexity or added expense
Controlling access points and clients

The GUI is difficult to understand
The process of setting up the Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller is cumbersome, but I like its reliability

Smart dashboard and mobile app
Built-in enterprise-class security and resilience features
WiFi 6 capacity

Minimal IT resources required
No cost of physical appliance
Benefit of enterprise features with a cost-effective approach

Previously we had Cisco wireless LAN controller that took care of all our AP's (adding, removing, programming, etc) which still works great for our main site that keeps everything chugging without much interaction. The problem we had at some sites is that they don't connect back to us in a way we could manage their AP's. Enter the Cisco Embedded [Wireless] Controllers. These guys solve that problem handily.

They seem solid and well built, hardly ever fail
Once you get a hand of the setup they're easy to add/remove
Automatic failover is seamless and super helpful

Occasionally require a reboot to get an AP back online
Sometimes they will fight to be the controller
They dont seem to handle as many clients as AP's connected to a WLC

Makes having remote sites less problematic when it comes to managing AP's
Saved money on managed AP's as they're found cheaper
Takes more time to manage additional controllers versus a WLC

Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN), KnowBe4 PhishER, Cisco DNA Center

We have a mostly Cisco AP shop but was previously using a Cisco WLAN controller to manage all our APs. At a new HQ site, we wanted to try the new embedded wireless controllers in a simpler way with fewer points of failure than using a centralized WLC. This solves the major problem of a centralized point of failure.

Automatic controller failover in the event of an outage.
Lots of great deep security features that Cisco is known for.
Well priced for an all in one device.

Some bugs in the interface.
Issues with licensing and Cisco DNA integration.
Frequent software patches needed,

Money saved not needing a WLC and separate APs.
Time saved during setup if you're using a Cisco DNA.
Long term it may be more time spent diagnosing issues.

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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Overview

What is Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller?