Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review
November 15, 2024

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review

Louis Stratakos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-EWC Wireless Controller

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Used for wireless coverage in all sites types for users and visitors, ie. office. Factory. Warehouse

Pros

  • Ease to deploy
  • Manage and segregate different users / devices
  • Build in troubleshooting tools

Cons

  • Software bugs impacting are too common
  • Improved AI analytics
  • Cost and licensing model is a concern
  • AI capability is low
Standardise and support unified capabilities
Stability and easiness to deploy in the enterprise
High availability is key and features available help with that
Ability to manage is simplified
Older product - less support

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

Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller, Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)
Wireless management is mandatory

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Feature Ratings

Wireless LAN
8.5
WLAN Performance Monitoring
9
Layer 7 Visibility
7
Power over Ethernet Support
8
Wireless Security
10

Comments

More Reviews of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

  1. Home
  2. Wireless LAN Tools
  3. Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Reviews
  4. User Review of Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers