Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review
February 11, 2025

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers review

Joakim Bäckström | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless Controller

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

We use Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers for managing all our Cisco access points. They make management of wireless networks and troubleshooting issues easy.

Pros

  • Debugging through radioactive tracing
  • Building policies specific for sites that allow for granular control of settings for individual sites
  • Same CLI as Catalyst Switches which makes it easy to work with

Cons

  • Better GUI option for predownloading image to APs during upgrade
  • With a high availability deployment of controllers and in service software upgrade option along with being able to upgrade APs in iteration we can always have the wireless network up, even during upgrades.
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Very trustworthy with wireless network that is always available.
The controller is always available when we need it.
With granular control of different groups of APs we can easily manage multiple sites and have different RF configurations at different sites as well.
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

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 Identity Services Engine (ISE)
For small business customers that are not relying heavily on their wireless connectivity then the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers might not be the best option but for larger deployments and when the wireless network must always be available and dependable the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers is a must.

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Feature Ratings

Wireless LAN
8.3
Zero-Touch Provisioning
8
WLAN Performance Monitoring
7
Layer 7 Visibility
8
Wireless Security
10

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