We performed a comparison between Aruba Networks Wireless WAN and Fortinet FortiWLM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Ubiquiti Networks, Ruckus, Cambium Networks and others in Wireless WAN."They offer per-user tunneling to a variety of endpoints."
"What I like most about Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is seamless integration from an endpoint perspective. Another valuable feature of the product is that it supports certificate-based authentication."
"I believe their Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) in its current form provides the best automated management of transmit power and channel. It does a really good job of managing proper design and wireless environment."
"The product keeps up with leading-edge technology so we have dependability and scalability."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"It integrates with the Aruba portfolio very easily, and it's a vendor-agnostic solution, and that's brilliant."
"I like the way that it integrates with the ClearPass security system on-site."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is centralized management capability. You don't have to have wireless LAN controllers at every location."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its speed, reliability, and integration with the firewall."
"Seamless roaming by leveraging Virtual Cell is a major advantage which reduces roam times and issues related to roaming. Code stability has been excellent and the hardware quality is second to none."
"The firewall integration is very important for the security of the connection."
"Security is the feature we like most from Fortinet. In general, their security architecture is really great, because it involves everything: firewalls, wireless LANs, the user. Everything is really secure."
"The most valuable features are the roaming profile, the mesh, and the performance."
"The security is a valuable feature."
"I found that It's really good when comparing it to any other product or it is much better in terms of features that the customer requires."
"Fortinet FortiWLM is good for tracking assets, monitoring, and overall management."
"The internet signal and the connection can be better."
"Support is not good...The support can be improved, especially in India, since whenever I require support, it takes some time."
"They have to work on their Aruba Central cloud platform. There are still some glitches such as not showing proper user details. When we removed the AP from the Aruba Central cloud, it showed up as being connected to Aruba Central. They need to fix these issues."
"Its technical support service could be better."
"If they provided more updates that would be ideal."
"Right now, the integration between the support that you are getting from Hewlett-Packard, which is the parent company, and Aruba, they're not meshing together."
"The solution has bugs. It really has bugs, and you have to wait until it happens, then you realize it."
"From the commercial-side the pricing side is fine but in other aspects, it could be lowered."
"Cost is something that could be improved, but you have to pay for what you get."
"Documentation could be improved."
"I have used Cisco previously and I don't see any specific differences from Fortinet FortiWLM or other vendors."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"The guest management features need to be improved by adding automation."
"Areas for improvement would be the compatibility with Apple products and cross-platform integration."
"When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer."
"In the next release, they could improve by adding a controller-less server, or architecture that is provided in other solutions, such as Aruba. This would be a great benefit for customers."
Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is ranked 5th in Wireless WAN with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiWLM is ranked 16th in Wireless LAN with 22 reviews. Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiWLM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN writes "It's reliable, cost-effective, and easy to troubleshoot". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLM writes "Impressive manufacturing quality, highly durable, and very easy to deploy". Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is most compared with Cambium Networks Wireless WAN and Ubiquiti Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiWLM is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Wireless and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.
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