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Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller vs. FortiAP

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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

    FortiAP

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/AFortinet’s wireless LAN equipment, including FortiAP access points, leverage Secure Networking to provide secure wireless access for the enterprise LAN edge.

    $220

    one-time fee approx

    Pricing
    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerFortiAP
    Editions & Modules
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    Fortinet FortiAP 221E
    $220.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 223E
    $240.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 231F
    $390.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 23JF
    $410.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 233G
    $490.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 231K
    $490.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP U431F
    $630.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 431F
    $660.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 433F
    $730.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 241K
    $800.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 234F
    $980.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 831F
    $1,030.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 431G
    $1,050.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 433G
    $1,180.00
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    Fortinet FortiAP 234G
    $1,200.00
    one-time fee approx
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerFortiAP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerFortiAP
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
    Fortinet Wireless LAN controllers offer similar features and functionality. They for the same reason as Cisco, offer a feature-rich management console, especially when parred with Fortinet networking and firewall equipment. I believe the Cisco environments are more …
    Incentivized
    Fortinet
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco 8540 Wireless ControllerFortiAP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (27 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)