Item: Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

part of network transformation from MSP to internal IT OPS managed solution
it resolves mobility and manageability across all our sites, we have around 500 APs connected to this product and utilizing Cisco PRIME version 3.9 to be able to manage all the sites, the product has enabled our organization to complete network transformation

Pros and Cons

Guest Access separation
ease of implementation
monitoring

to many menus to go through
faster on-boarding of APs

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers again?

Yes

Return on Investment

allowed us to migrate from older controllers within project timelines
Hardware purchase was not needed as we deployed the VM version

Integrations with other Cisco products

Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution

yes it help facilitate wireless network management

Performance

N+1 deployment allowed my team to integrate the the Wireless controllers into our data centers for high availability

Reliability and Availability

so far we had no issues with HA

Access Point Management

it allows for greater control during deployments

Likelihood to Recommend

with a large deployment a centrally managed Controllers is Recommended, we have optioned to manage the N+1 pair of controllers using Cisco Prime version 3.9 to ease the deployment process and monitoring part of it

Wireless Controllers 9800

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers