Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review.
February 08, 2024
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller
- Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers replaced Cisco Wireless Airos. With the implementation of SD-WAN and improved reliability of connections from branches to DC, we eliminated local wireless controllers and consolidated all capwap connection to controller located in the DataCenter. WiFI service is crucial for us, in some locations we have reduced cable connections and we use "Wireless First". We have increased the number of Access Points to also connect IoT and IIoT devices located in our factories to the network. We test automatic robots in factories that use our WiFi network to communicate. The WiFi controller works in SSO mode and we want to use the controller installed in the Cloud as a "backup".
- Easy configuration based on profiles and tags
- Patching controller and Access Points with HA - no downtime for service
- Managed by Catalyst Center
- Azure cloud is not supported. Issue with the communication with radius sever.
- Reducing AP license costs - controllers check licenses in the Cloud. We purchase licenses globally for organizations.
- Lower support and service costs, we have reduced the number of controllers.
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Spaces and Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution
ISE - client authentication in one place, both wireless and wired.
Spaces - monitoring the use of office space will ultimately reduce electricity consumption and allow for better use of office space. It also allows you to locate clients.
Catalyst center - monitoring, configuration and management.
Prime - its functionality will be replaced by spaces and catalyst center.
Spaces - monitoring the use of office space will ultimately reduce electricity consumption and allow for better use of office space. It also allows you to locate clients.
Catalyst center - monitoring, configuration and management.
Prime - its functionality will be replaced by spaces and catalyst center.
Configuration based on a policy tag is very effective, each location has its own site-tag to which access points in a given location are assigned. The remaining policies are common and shared. This facilitates configuration, management and subsequent possible changes. It is also very transparent.
Compared to the previous Cisco 5520 and 5505 controller, 5508. The new Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers has been redesigned from scratch, Tag-based configuration is effective and transparent.
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