We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Aruba Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The simplicity is great."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Instant is security."
"I like that the solution is not complex."
"The access it grants to wifi is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The central management of multiple devices is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
"Basic initial setup is very easy when it comes to a new user on-premise."
"The wireless controller and access points are valuable features."
"There is no problem with downtime."
"Its graphical user interface is designed to be user-friendly, making work more efficient."
"The most useful feature of this product is the configuration that allows us to have several areas covered with one unit."
"One advantage is the built-in Zigbee-based IoT functionality. You don't need an additional dongle to enable that option."
"The product has been pretty stable...The product is scalable."
"The Airwave is the best feature for a single management point for all APs in the environment."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The price could be better."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"If you need to access the master access point the integration between the two becomes quite expensive."
"The tool needs to enhance its security features."
"Although built-in troubleshooting tools are available, they are not at all intuitive to use. Aruba Instant lacks decent documentation to use for troubleshooting wireless issues (fortunately there aren’t many)."
"My biggest problem with Aruba Instant was the DHCP implementation. The DHCP server needs to ping an IP address to connect to the internet. In some cases, we don't have a DHCP server in the network, and it was really a problem."
"The meshing could use improvement but aside from that nothing else really needs improvement."
"For on-premises, I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. For on-prem, if I want to integrate two more controls, and I want to extend my network , and add a couple of access points that need to be integrated with my network, I have to do the configurations and all. So that will be each and every time, as and when the users expand, the Wi-Fi solution expands; I need to do the configuration settings on all other controllers."
"In a corporate environment or a larger network, where more advanced filtering or MAC-based filtering is needed, I don't think the IAPs would be sufficient."
"The product can be improved by adding a clear interface."
"I used to have issues with DHCP. It is extremely buggy and difficult to upgrade with different firmware versions/models."
"They should provide usage guides and solutions to frequent problems."
"I believe that Aruba's support could be improved."
"Aruba is missing some features that are available in other solutions, such as the email notifications. It's a bit complex to configure the notification part. Mainly I'm talking about the rogue WiFi detection. This email notification is crucial for us, but it isn't possible to configure with the built-in software. You need something else, like an external system log collector or another Aruba software. These notifications are essential in hospitality for PCI compliance. My colleagues in famous luxury hotel chains need that report."
"We're using the Aruba Sensor, but sometimes the sensor isn't talking to AirWave or the AP. If something happens, we need to receive an email directly from the sensor, but the controller doesn't know. If there's something like the high channel utilization from the sensor we send to the controller, the controller can change the channel because they're all in the same environment."
"The reliability could be improved."
"Aruba doesn't match some competitors in wireless signal strength. It isn't in the same class as Cisco Meraki, so I would use Cisco Meraki in situations where I need to cover a large open space. Meraki has more powerful signals going out."
"We needed the help of network consultants to complete the setup for us."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 139 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Cisco Wireless, whereas Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless. See our Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless report.
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