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 Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller | Score7 out of 10 | N/A | The 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 9800 Series Wireless Controllers | Score9.4 out of 10 | N/A | The Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 is a modular wireless controller with optional 100 Gigabit Ethernet (G) modular uplinks boasting seamless software updates for large enterprises and campuses, and security with ETA and SD-Access. | N/A |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller We upgraded to the latest model of Cisco recently and both the Cisco 8540 and Cisco 9800 are great in their jobs (although a few additional improvements along with the latest technology and AP controls are observed in the later model). The buyers can choose either of these two … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers We are moving into a more unified and centralized design, and the benefits offered by the 9800 compared to the above listed 5520 series and 8500 series of wireless controller is much preferred. The staggered upgrade option is again another feature much improved moving to the … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.0 | 9.7 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 6.4 |
| Usability | 7.0 | - |
| Availability | - | 9.1 |
| Performance | - | 7.1 |
| Support Rating | 9.0 | 9.1 |
