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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points vs. Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points
Score 7.7 out of 10
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Access Points work with OmniAccess WLAN switches/controllers to provide a high performance wireless mobility solution for enterprises. They can be securely deployed in a variety of locations such as on walls, cubicles, desktops, and in the ceiling, and the AP antenna diversity allows for the best possible signal processing using dual, omni-directional antennas.N/A
Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
The Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst Access Points (EWC-AP) is a next-generation Wi-Fi solution, combining an advanced controller – the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers – with a Wi-Fi 6 access point – the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points – to create a wireless experience for evolving and growing organization.N/A
Pricing
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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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Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
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9.9
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User Testimonials
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access PointsCisco Embedded Wireless Controller
Likelihood to Recommend
One of best use cases for using OmniAccess Wire Access Point is where we have dense no. of users as client associated capacity is very good. Also one of the use case is when administrator wants different PSK for each user for authentication. OmniAccess WAP supports in better way.
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Sahil Tyagi
security achitect
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Overall I could see myself recommending these to others if they have the right set of circumstances at their place of business. Those would be like ours, if they had a location that couldnt be served by a WLC. Once setup they are easy to manage and self healing as in they wont go down when one is offline.
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Pros
  • Flexibility in terms of deployment, management
  • Better security feature
  • Application awareness ,WIPS
  • DPSK
  • Better client associated count
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Sahil Tyagi
security achitect
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  • They seem solid and well built, hardly ever fail
  • Once you get a hand of the setup they're easy to add/remove
  • Automatic failover is seamless and super helpful
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • No of Interfaces
  • must have a variety in terms of MIMO
  • better throughput
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Sahil Tyagi
security achitect
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  • The GUI is difficult to understand
  • The process of setting up the Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller is cumbersome, but I like its reliability
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Val Langenburg
Managing Director IT Operations and Governance
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Alternatives Considered
Have used Cisco Meraki access point earlier having management on cloud and is on license (subscription basis). But Alcatel OmniAccess Points have management on cloud, on premise as well which means to say flexibility in terms of management. We had one requirement where we number of user is large which is going to connect on access point but Cisco Meraki only supports 200 users per radio whereas OmniAccess point have better client associated capacity with 524 per radio.
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Sahil Tyagi
security achitect
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Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller provides the ability to manage and deploy the wireless network from a web UI or mobile application, and without the expense or complexity of a wireless controller appliance.
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Val Langenburg
Managing Director IT Operations and Governance
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Return on Investment
  • Better Roaming
  • Ease of Management
  • Better performance
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Sahil Tyagi
security achitect
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  • Money saved not needing a WLC and separate APs.
  • Time saved during setup if you're using a Cisco DNA.
  • Long term it may be more time spent diagnosing issues.
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Anonymous
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