Cisco Wireless pros and cons

It always runs, and it's very reliable in terms of performance.

Wireless connectivity is the main feature. It is also securely integrated with ISE, which is valuable because, in the banking industry, we also cover the security aspect. This Wi-Fi controller integrates with the ISE system that we have. Every user that comes on the wireless needs to log in with the domain. If they don't, it will not allow the user to join the network. This is the key feature of this solution.

The integration is great.

The solution is scalable.

For me, the most valuable thing about Cisco Wireless is its ease of use and stability.

The stability is great. It's very reliable.

One of the main advantages of Cisco Wireless is its DNAT compatibility. When we have dynamic segmentation, or the DNAT enabled on the LAN, Cisco Access Point integrates with the DNAT architecture. Aruba Switches cannot integrate with the Cisco DNAT architecture.

The features that I have found most valuable with Cisco Wireless is that the average connectivity for this WIFI access point is 2.5 gigabytes. That's the highest technology and highest connectivity. They started using the new technology and WIFI to get you a faster connectivity.

The initial setup is easy. It's fairly quick to deploy.

The most valuable features of Cisco Wireless are security and the ability to manage everything easily. Other solutions, such as Aruba are not as simple.

Their software's really clunky.

The main concern is the length and overlapping. We have to put on four to six access points on the same floor, and we face the issue of overlapping areas. If Cisco can extend the range of their indoor APs, we would need to install just one or two access points, and it would eliminate the problem of the overlapping area.

There's a delay in equipment that comes to Columbia, to our country, and that lasts almost six months.

The current issue with Cisco is I don't have centralized management.

It's very scalable, but when you shift gears sometimes, you have to do more work than people anticipate.

Older versions used to be hard to deploy. The latest OS, however, has made things a lot easier. While deployment is much better, it could always be even easier.

Cisco won't work with any other vendors. That is a significant problem with Cisco.

In the next release, they should add a better reporting feature. The reporting will tell you if you have a problem. That will make the diagnostics easier.

The interface could be better.

Cisco Wireless does not have a dashboard that would make it easier for people to manage the solution, such as Cisco Meraki where you are able to monitor the network through the dashboard and everything is visible making it easier.