New system advice

[joe_jett]

I want to purchase a new system comprised of 19 APs across a WAN consisting of 5 locations. I have a couple of questions. Is there any advantage of going with the 5500 series controller over the 4400 series? I want   b, g and n coverage. Other than that, I need basic wireless and possibly a mobile phone or three. We are in existing Cisco networks with 3560 PoE switches in place and have a Cisco VOIP phone system. Traffic and number of users is expected to be light. We also have 2800 routers at each location.This will be in a government facility with high security standards also.

I'm currently looking at

Cisco 4402-25 controller

Cisco Aironet 1252 AG controllers

Is this compatible and will it do what I want?

Is there a cheaper AP that will do b, g and n?

Please chime in with any other advice.

[Stephen Rodriguez · Accepted solution]

Joe,

     yes that would work,  but the 1252 requires a higher power requirement than the standard 802.3af, and the 4402 is now EOS.

So I would recommend you go with:

WLC 5508-25

Cisco AP1142, a/b/g/n , internal antenna and 802.3af power

HTH,

Steve

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[Leo Laohoo]

1250 is EoS too.

[joe_jett]

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to answer my questions. That was very helpful. Still fighting the budget battle but that was the informatin I needed to proceed.

[Leo Laohoo]

You can choose the 1042 WAP.  It's cheaper than the 1142 but it will only support 2 x 3 MIMO (1142 will support 3 x 3 MIMO).   Like the 1142, the 1042 support 802.11 a/b/g/n.