We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Fortinet FortiWLC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"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."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The quick setup and automatic code embedded in one access point is really useful."
"Works automatically in terms of setup with the product finding its master wifi access point."
"Has many advanced features: Built-in firewall, local radius, application visibility and control, not locked into support agreements."
"The deployment guides that we get from Aruba are excellent."
"The installation is very simple. We've limited the security feature, which I found valuable, and that allows two separate networks, one for the company and one for a guest network. During installation, it is very easy at that point to divide it."
"Aruba Instant is cloud-based, and thus, it improves wireless network performance on cloud platforms. The solution allows network monitoring through devices like mobiles and desktops, which is a feasible option. The tool also has Bluetooth settings so a user can deploy Aruba Instant through a serial number or the Bluetooth option."
"I like the notifications. I really like that it gives me those reports in terms of whether those access points are on or off."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWLC is the overall high quality."
"It's easy to set everything up during implementation."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"They could offer a new model for access points that are outdoors."
"Aruba Instant's visibility, firewalling, L3 functionality, and DHCP services could all be improved."
"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"I believe there's room for improvement in monitoring, especially when troubleshooting issues. Currently, there's limited intelligence around monitoring. It needs to improve stability and scalability."
"I think that the next release should offer IP phone security/firewall."
"The connectivity of the solution can use some improvement."
"It uses a different portal and has limitations from the customer side as it's not refined for MSP."
"The product can be improved by adding a clear interface."
"One thing that is lacking is, compared with some other brands, the signal is a bit weaker. Ruckus has much wider signal coverage."
"Fortinet FortiWLC is not simple to configure when compared to other solutions. The design could be better."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Fortinet FortiWLC is ranked 25th in Wireless LAN. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiWLC is rated 9.0. 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 Fortinet FortiWLC writes "Quick support, overall high quality, and reliable". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiWLC is most compared with Fortinet FortiWLM.
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