Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series
Wireless network
management made easy
Stop managing access points one by one. The Catalyst 9800 gives your team a single place to control everything — with zero-downtime updates, built-in security, and the flexibility to deploy on-premises, in the cloud, or both.
Managing wireless shouldn't feel this hard.
Too many access points, too little visibility, and updates that take your network offline. The Catalyst 9800 is built to solve the problems that slow IT teams down every day.
Updates that don't take you offline
Push firmware, apply patches, and make changes without scheduling maintenance windows or losing a single connection. Your users never need to know.
Security that works before threats do
Secure boot, runtime defenses, image signing, and encrypted traffic analysis protect your infrastructure at every layer — automatically, without slowing the network down.
Deploy wherever your business runs
On-premises, private cloud, AWS, Azure, or a hybrid of all three — the Catalyst 9800 fits your infrastructure and gives you one place to manage it all.
Catch problems before your users do
Cisco Catalyst Center surfaces deep analytics and assurance data that help you identify issues, automate responses, and improve performance — proactively.
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
Every business runs a different network. Whether you're managing a small office or a multi-site campus, there's a Catalyst 9800 built for your scale, your budget, and your deployment model.
Midsize Campus
Catalyst CW9800M
For midsize campus deployments that require fast wireless connections
- •Up to 3,000 APs & 32,000 clients
- •Up to 50 Gbps throughput
- •1/10/25 Gbps uplinks, 1RU design
- •Line-rate encryption with hardware offload
Large Campus
Catalyst CW9800H1
For large campus deployments that require fast wireless connections
- •Up to 6,000 APs & 64,000 clients
- •Up to 100 Gbps throughput
- •Up to 36% better performance than 9800-80
- •Up to 40% less power consumption
Large Campus
Catalyst CW9800H2
For large campus deployments that require fast wireless connections
- •Up to 6,000 APs & 64,000 clients
- •Up to 100 Gbps throughput
- •1/10/40 Gbps uplinks, 1RU design
- •Line-rate encryption with hardware offload
Small–Medium
Cisco CW9800L
Compact wireless controller for small to medium deployments
- •Up to 500 APs & 10,000 clients
- •Up to 10 Gbps throughput
- •Twice the capacity of base C9800-L
- •WPA3, ETA & SD-Access built in
Cloud
Catalyst 9800-CL
For deployment in a private or public cloud
- •Up to 6,000 APs & 64,000 clients
- •Hot patching & hitless upgrades (ISSU)
- •Advanced, on-demand telemetry
- •SD-Access security integration
Small Campus
Catalyst 9800-L
For small campus deployments, with the flexibility of copper or fiber uplinks
- •Up to 250 APs & 5,000 clients
- •Up to 5 Gbps throughput
- •Hot patching & hitless upgrades (ISSU)
- •Performance-license capable
Built for networks that can't afford to stop.
The Catalyst 9800 is designed from the ground up for reliability, security, and visibility — so your IT team spends less time fighting fires and more time moving the business forward.
Always On
High availability, hot patching, and hitless upgrades keep your wireless running through updates, failovers, and everything in between.
Secure by Design
Secure boot, runtime defenses, and encrypted traffic analysis protect every layer of your network — before attacks find a foothold.
Intelligent
Cisco Catalyst Center gives you deep analytics, automated troubleshooting, and AI-driven insights that help you act — not just react.
Built to Scale
From 5 Gbps to 100 Gbps throughput and up to 64,000 concurrent clients — the 9800 grows with your business without starting over.
Let’s find the right controller for your network
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