We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAP and Ruckus 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 artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"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 simplicity is great."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"I like FortiAP's performance and stability. The reporting is also quite good."
"If we have FortiClient installed on multiple devices, it is seamless to connect with FortiAP. It supports passwordless authentication as well. That is a great thing about it."
"The pricing is reasonable for what it offers."
"We really don't need to call technical support. Any time we have had to call, they've been great."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy, especially with FortiGate or your FortiManager in place."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiAP is the support."
"FortiAP's integration using SSID configuration for the input/output makes deploying permission rules easier."
"Once we got it set up and configured we've had little issues and it's been relatively stable. We use it across all seven of our offices and they all have the exact same wifi setup so when I go into any office I can get on the network and access resources."
"The solution is used for public Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi solution provides internet connectivity in the public platform."
"It has one of the smoothest operations."
"Configurations are highly customizable and we could tune easily to suit our Wi-Fi requirements."
"The solution enhances the user experience."
"I like the price and its capacity."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"All IPs can be managed and monitored by the customer from a single console."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The price could be better."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The solution is expensive."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"I would like to have automation capabilities that would help us reduce the configuration steps."
"FortiAP could be a little cheaper."
"FortiAP is very good in an indoor environment, but we are struggling with the outdoor environment."
"The product fails to offer default access points to deal with the areas revolving around configurations."
"Technical support is a pain. Fortinet has to get its act together. If you don't pay for premium service, you will have issues."
"The security integration between the network and firewall has room for improvement."
"The wireless functionality is not the best."
"Its pricing and licensing can be improved. Its UI can also be more user-friendly. Currently, in the Unleashed mode, the information that you have about the switches that you add to the controller is quite limited. I would like more information regarding switches. In this mode, an access point acts as a controller, so you don't need a controller. It is for deployments with less than 125 access points, and you can use an access point as a controller."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive. They need to re-examine their business model and see if there is a way to provide their service at a cheaper cost."
"An area for improvement in Ruckus Wireless is automating its guest WiFi access function. Currently, the product requires token generation, so it would be better if there's a portal for the guest to log in and get the password rather than the IT team needing to give passwords to guests."
"They have so many products that there are so many different part numbers for the US and other countries. That means it's easy to make a mistake with the licensing. You have to have somebody knowledgeable on the other end with the licensing. If you make one mistake, it can be a $2,000 mistake."
"I recommend enhancing flexibility for administrators within the Partner Domain."
"Lacks some analytics features in the control itself."
"The solution could include more security features."
"I would like to see this product made a little more economical because it's very expensive."
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Fortinet FortiAP is ranked 17th in Wireless LAN with 7 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. Fortinet FortiAP is rated 8.2, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAP writes "Integrates well with Fortinet products, but there are signal issues in the outdoor environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Fortinet FortiAP is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, Aruba Access Points, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiWLM. See our Fortinet FortiAP vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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