Quick thoughts on 9800 WLC
June 14, 2023
Quick thoughts on 9800 WLC
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
The Cisco Ctalyst 9800 WLC provides wireless connectivity to our users. We have two for redundancy, and transistioned from Cisco 5508's.
As far as scope of use, the 9800 provides Business and Guest wireless to ~5000 employees, and ~5,000 guests daily. So far it has been great to work with, and I look forward to expanding it's deployment.
As far as scope of use, the 9800 provides Business and Guest wireless to ~5000 employees, and ~5,000 guests daily. So far it has been great to work with, and I look forward to expanding it's deployment.
- WAP Image Management
- Troubleshooting and Alerting
- Ease of provisioning new AP's
- The search bar in the top right, where you can search for an AP for example. I wish it would give the option to bring up the config version of the page instead of only the management. It's a pain to navigage to the config side of things, and manually search for the AP
- Also related to my above note, when using the menu for search it's not super intuitive
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers again?
Yes
- Positive: 2800 WAP's are compatible, so moving our legacy environment over was a breeze
- Negative: None
Yes, it does provide me with greater control of policies across multiple WAP's.
I think our previous model was a 5508 WLC? I think overall the 9800 is an upgrade in all areas.