We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar and Aruba Instant 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."With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"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 AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The features aren't much different than those in Aruba, but deployment is easier to configure and the pricing is better."
"I have worked with different solutions in the past and switched to Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar because of its quick installation time. It requires no additional preparation. The product is highly stable. I rate it a nine out of ten. The support of this solution is great. The timeliness of their responses is crucial for me. When I raise an issue, I can count on receiving a prompt reply, eliminating the need for extensive online searches or phone calls."
"There is a definite ROI with this product. This product creates a baseline of technology that will be a means to grow from five to ten years from now. By using this solution, it is an investment on the installation of that baseline."
"One feature that differentiates Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar from some other vendors is the fact that on-premise OmniVista licenses are perpetual."
"The solution allows you to see the SNMP packets, the DPI packets, and the SNMP server."
"We are very satisfied with the performance."
"Express in default configuration mode with first turn-on is easy to set up and deploy from a medium installation standpoint."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The coverage of the solution is great."
"If you don't need heavy-duty filtering and things like that, it's a cheap solution. And, you have central management, and it works."
"I can implement it at small sites, and I can also implement it at mid-sized locations. It is very flexible. It is really nice and useful for customers who have many small sites."
"The products offer a lot of flexibility. Almost everything can be configured. It works very well for providing remote services."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that the tool offers a ZTP feature."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"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 solution is expensive."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The price could be better."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar's radio management side could be improved."
"It needs to be faster in order to process and transmit bigger packets."
"If the customers plan to go on the cloud side, they need encryption and daily communications from a security perspective."
"Better integration with third-party systems is what our customers are expecting in the future."
"The current implementation of our Guest Access network in isolation for Express mode is very complicated in comparison with leading market solutions."
"I would prefer to have the integrated heat map feature provided by the basic controller in the Solution instead of purchasing an external one. Accessing this capability directly within the controller's access point would be convenient."
"There are occasional OS bugs."
"It is not possible to integrate Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar with third-party software like Opera, a property management system (PMS)."
"I think they're missing roadmaps to the partners and the customers. They're releasing the products, but there are no quick updates to the partners and the customers."
"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)."
"The restart time should be improved."
"The solution should be able to support more users on the access points."
"There is a problem in the preferred portal access points when I'm using the portal."
"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."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"The captive portal through Facebook doesn't work."
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar is ranked 22nd in Wireless LAN with 13 reviews while Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar is rated 8.6, while Aruba Instant is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar writes "An Easily Deployable and User-Friendly Solution with Rapid Installation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Ruckus Wireless, whereas Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar vs. Aruba Instant report.
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