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Cisco WLC Reliable Wireless
June 11, 2019

Cisco WLC Reliable Wireless

Benjamin Story | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

5508 Wireless Controller

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

We use the Cisco WLCs to provide wireless to all of our hospital campuses. They give us a centralized command and control over the wireless environment. They provide a reliable wireless platform for us to put our applications on. The Cisco WLCs have helped us to solve the issues mobility presents in a ever changing healthcare environment.
  • Management
  • Long refresh cycle
  • Reliable
  • Software QA is Lacking
  • We can depend on the wireless to be up in our hospitals with a high percentage of uptime.
I have used both Aruba and Ubiquiti's offerings. Aruba is on par with Cisco in most regards, but their controller software is more difficult to use from a UX perspective. Ubiquiti has a great offering with a fairly polished UX, but if you have to troubleshoot, your tools are much more limited.
For medium and large enterprises the WLC is well suited, smaller businesses would probably see more benefit from smaller solutions in terms of cost/benefit. Software QA has been a nagging issue so due diligence in the selection of software versions is key. The AireOS guide from the Technical Assistance Center is very helpful in this process.