Secure, efficient, and reliable --> Best in class in my opinion
December 10, 2020

Secure, efficient, and reliable --> Best in class in my opinion

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

We are using our Cisco router across our WAN for authentication and encryption. We are also using it to segment our network to protect our customers' and employees' data. We are also it to monitor real-time threats to constantly gather intelligence to lessen the chance of both internal and external attacks.
  • We were quite impressed how easy it was to initially setup although if you want to configure anything more complex, you will probably need to get a vendor involved like we did.
  • After initial setup, we created VPN sessions for numerous corporate clients.
  • We have been impressed with how the router has provided speed to our users.
  • One of the few downsides is the higher price point.
  • Like I already mentioned, you will probably need to get a third party vendor involved to get a more complex structure setup depending on how big of an organization you are.
  • We saw a savings on our power costs which directly affect our bottom line.
  • Once setup, we saw that Cisco routers integrate quite well with our other hardware in the data centre which has reduced costs of using external vendors for help.
  • Our Cisco routers come with great security features out of the box which allows us to stay ahead of internal and external attacks which reduces our security costs.
We found that the Cisco routers are better equipped to handle security and integration with other manufacturer hardware. This was a big deal to us as we have accumulated numerous other pieces of hardware over the years that are critical to the organization. We needed a product that would play nice with everything which would give us an opportunity to slowly replace other hardware with other Cisco hardware.

Do you think Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller again?

Yes

A Cisco router can be used when an organization needs a highly efficient and streamlined appliance that can handle heavy workloads at peak times.

We were also really impressed with power consumption of the router. We found it to be quite eco-friendly. It allowed us to cut down on our power costs which is a big cost to us in our data centre.