Item: Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

Cisco Aironet Product Series

Cisco 2800 Series

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is a very good access point with clean air. The coverage and also the stable connection gives enterprise experience to the users and [does] not give problems to users. For the speed, it is always perform[ing] well but it cannot compete with traditional LAN. Of course, the purpose of wireless is for convenience. [In] summary, the Cisco Aironet is good in pricing and performance.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Clean air
AC wave 2 and AX
Controller-less Mobility Express

Cons

The boot up time is too long
Setup method is too complicated
Should put in some AI or analysis assistant

Return on Investment

Cost saving on traditional cabling network
Mobility for device
Utilization and flexibility in business and IOT

Performance

The performance and stability.

Scalability

So far I have tested most of the AP's in the market. Each AP has their own features and strength points, but Cisco AP gives the most balance between performance, pricing, and stabilization on each factor.

Time to Value

For the first setup, by referring the guideline, it still takes some time. The setup way is not so straightforward. It took me around a few hours to set up my first unit. The following units were fast. It was consider[ed] plug and play once my first unit was ready. It will auto find my controller and add in itself.