Central controlling of all APs.
Cisco Wireless Review
Central control of all APs is a valuable feature. Better training is needed.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
It has enabled the organization to become cable-free.
What needs improvement?
Training support for clients is needed.
For how long have I used the solution?
3 years -
Cisco Wlan Controller 5508
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Excellent.
Technical Support:Middle.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No other solution was used.
How was the initial setup?
Pretty Straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
A vendor(Xiamen WisDom Net), They have 3 CCIE engineers in routing and switches but not in Wi-Fi, They quickly improvee their Wi-Fi skills and even I improved a lot.
What was our ROI?
High.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We invited 6 vendors that offered Cisco, Juniper, Aerohive brand Wi-Fi solutions to evaluate and compare products.
What other advice do I have?
See my website article:
http://aweisoft.net/Knowledge/Cisco/OptimizeWiFi/OptimizeWiFi.aspx
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Dec 22 2014
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it_user195360 (Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees)Consultant
Cisco wireless controllers in appliances are very stable implementations. There are many official courses covering from the fundamentals to troubleshooting.
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