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Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller vs. Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller is a highly scalable, service-rich, resilient, and flexible platform. It provides centralized control, management, and troubleshooting for high-scale deployments in service provide, enterprise, and large campus deployments.N/A

    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points includes the 9115 and 9117, and designed to meet high demand network access.N/A
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    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerCisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
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    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerCisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Chose Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
    In testing, Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points outperformed all other APs in our testing. Performance was second to none in the testing lineup. Reliability has been proven over the many years we have used this product. The new 9100s have also not presented any hardware …
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerCisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.9
    (57 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.6
    (57 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)