Cisco AIR-CT8510-HA-K9 Wireless Controller | 6000 APs

• Large enterprise campus WLAN controller deployments
• High-density corporate wireless network management
• Distributed branch WLANs using FlexConnect
• Enterprise mesh deployments across difficult locations
• Centralized control of thousands of wireless access points
• High-availability wireless infrastructure for critical sites
• Large user and device populations requiring WLAN scale
• Segmented WLAN environments using extensive VLAN support
• Application-aware enterprise wireless traffic management
• Guest wireless services across large enterprise networks
• Campus mobility across Layer 2 and Layer 3 domains
• Data-intensive enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure management

• Supports up to 6,000 access points for large WLANs
• Handles up to 64,000 wireless clients at scale
• Delivers up to 10Gbps throughput for enterprise traffic
• Dual 10GbE interfaces support high-speed network uplinks
• HA with Client SSO improves wireless service continuity
• HA with AP SSO helps maintain AP connectivity
• Redundant AC or DC power supports resilient deployment
• Redundant fans help maintain platform availability
• FlexConnect supports distributed wireless deployments
• Mesh capability extends wireless coverage where needed
• RRM automates enterprise radio resource management
• AVC provides application-aware traffic visibility
• Supports up to 4,096 VLANs for network segmentation
• Supports L2 and L3 mobility for enterprise roaming
• Supports up to 2,000 Flex Groups for distributed WLANs

• Brand: Cisco
• Model: AIR-CT8510-HA-K9
• Product Family: Cisco 8500 Series
• Product Type: Wireless LAN Controller
• Device Type: Enterprise Wireless Controller
• Form Factor: 1RU Appliance
• Maximum Throughput: Up to 10Gbps
• Maximum Access Points: 6,000
• Minimum Access Points: 100
• Maximum Wireless Clients: 64,000
• Maximum WLANs: 512
• Network Interfaces: 2 × 10GbE
• Link Aggregation Group: Yes
• Maximum VLANs: 4,096
• Maximum AP Groups: 6,000
• Maximum Flex Groups: 2,000
• Maximum APs per Group: 100
• Maximum RF Tags: 50,000
• High Availability: Yes
• Client SSO: Yes
• AP SSO: Yes
• Redundant Power: Yes, AC or DC
• Redundant Fans: Yes
• Maximum Power Consumption: 675W
• FlexConnect: Yes
• Mesh: Yes
• Central Mode: Yes
• Mobility: Layer 2 and Layer 3
• Radio Resource Management: Yes
• Quality of Service: Yes
• Access Control Lists: Yes
• Application Visibility and Control: Yes
• Bonjour Gateway: Yes
• Guest Anchor: Yes
• Guest Services: Yes
• OfficeExtend: Yes
• Workgroup Bridge: Yes
• Cisco VideoStream: Yes
• DTLS: Yes
• Bi-directional Rate Limiting: Yes
• Integrated Wireless Policy Engine: Yes
• WMM/CAC: Yes
• Compatibility: Cisco enterprise WLAN infrastructure

WHY CHOOSE THIS PRODUCT?

• High AP scalability — Supports up to 6,000 APs, making it suitable for large enterprise campuses, distributed sites and high-density wireless environments.
• Large client capacity — Up to 64,000 clients provides substantial headroom for organizations supporting dense user, device and IoT populations.
• 10GbE network performance — Dual 10GbE interfaces and up to 10Gbps throughput provide high-speed connectivity for demanding WLAN traffic.
• High-availability architecture — Client SSO and AP SSO help reduce service disruption during controller failover events.
• Resilient hardware design — Redundant AC/DC power and redundant fans improve infrastructure resilience for business-critical deployments.
• Flexible deployment support — FlexConnect and mesh capabilities accommodate centralized and distributed wireless architectures.
• Enterprise traffic intelligence — AVC, QoS, ACLs and rate limiting provide controls for managing application traffic and network access.
• Long-term capacity planning — Support for 4,096 VLANs, 6,000 AP groups and 2,000 Flex Groups provides room for complex enterprise WLAN designs.