Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Wireless network management made easy

Get ultra-reliable, super-secure wireless controllers that are IoT-ready and built for Wi-Fi 6/6E.

See how to buy

Deploy anywhere, at any time

Enjoy seamless network management and deployment choice: on-premises, in the cloud, or both.

Catalyst 9800-40

View 9800-40 data sheet

For midsize campus deployments that require fast wireless connections

Up to 2000 access points, 32,000 clients, and 40-Gbps throughput
Hot-patching, hitless upgrades with ISSU capabilities
Advanced, on-demand telemetry
Part of a strong first line of security with Cisco SD-Access

Catalyst 9800-80

View 9800-80 data sheet

For large campus and service provider deployments in need of a better wireless experience

Up to 6000 access points, 64,000 clients, and 80-Gbps throughput
Hot-patching, hitless upgrades with ISSU capabilities
Advanced, on-demand telemetry
Modular uplink chassis for additional connectivity options

Catalyst 9000 access points and switches with Cisco Catalyst Center interface

Upgrade at deep discounts with Cisco Certified Remanufactured Equipment

Get genuine preowned products that have been remanufactured to like-new condition. Explore the Cisco Refresh program today.

Get details

Purchase on cloud marketplaces

Get the guidance you need

Read customer reviews

4.5

based on 154 reviews

We use it for one of our new locations. It helped us to establish new 6 GHz radio band which we couldn't with previous product. For now we have 300+ clients using this...

Enes Kayahan Network Enegineer

Turkish Technology

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

Very high availability, and that's important because monitoring to make sure things are working is a big part of the job

Paulo Mendoza Network Engineer

Services Australia

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

High availability is key and features available help with that

Louis Stratakos Product owner

Nestle

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

It is suited for configuring mass deployments of access points. Configurations are made easy with profiles and polices.

Ryan Ross Project Engineer

Newmont

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

It's our main controller in deploying APs for scalability. It makes it simple to deploy and monitor APs at the national level. A great way to check the status of APs in a...

Joey Dela Pena Technical Specialist

Spark NZ ltd.

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

It helps me troubleshoot things very easily on a daily basis.

Austin Hixenbaugh Network Engineer

Augusta University

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

I have the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless controller running on virtual machines over UCS for years without any downtime. The integration with access points is easy to do and...

Daniel Bastos System Engineer

Eletrobras

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

We are 1 to 1 on student and staff devices so we have over 60k devices constantly on the wireless network. The Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers help us keep...

Randy Mclaurin Network Anayst

ClClovis Unified School

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

Tags provide a very seamless integration between multiple APs and sites.

Cody Franks Network Engineer

Marathon

Read full review

View TrustRadius reviews Write a review

Get started

See how to get started with Catalyst 9800 Wireless Controllers.

See how to buy

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Wireless network management made easy

Deploy anywhere, at any time

Maximize uptime and availability

A truly secure solution

A healthier network

Your network's full potential, realized