We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Access Points 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 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."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The simplicity is great."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"When an error or alert happens, I receive it in the application. I do not have to be there to know if something is wrong."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"Its performance is very good. It suits small and medium sites very well."
"The product is scalable. It has 20 users."
"The solution is scalable."
"I would rate the stability of this solution a ten out of ten."
"With a variety of switches in their setup, they find that Aruba's online monitoring tools and configuration options for applications effectively manage most of their requirements, all while keeping the process straightforward and user-friendly."
"Aruba is much better than other vendors like Cisco and NETGEAR in terms of quality, price, and value for money."
"I really like the user interface."
"The coverage, concurrent user life, and visualization are the most valuable features of these solutions."
"We appreciate the integration options that are available."
"Good wireless solution that's user-friendly, stable, and scalable, with very good product support, and a limited lifetime warranty."
"With Aruba Instant, we can use the access points independently, allowing us to position them in many places."
"Stability and its ability to handle more devices has been an improvement for our organization."
"Aruba is outstanding, especially when it comes to the hospitality sectors."
"Price is one of the most important factors. We have a solution that's reasonably cost-effective when balanced against all the areas we need to cover."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"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."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"It's only suitable for smaller offices. It doesn't scale well."
"The solution can be more integrated with other brands."
"When I first deployed the solution, I couldn't use a tagged VLAN for the management. It might already have been fixed in a recent firmware upgrade."
"It is scalable to a certain degree but not nearly as scalable and robust as your enterprise-grade solutions."
"The solution should include higher speed and lesser cost."
"The solution's range could be better."
"The tool is priced high."
"The limited functionality of the mobile app restricts its use primarily to small and medium-sized setups, making it less suitable for enterprise-level solutions."
"Aruba Wireless can improve the assigning of access points. We have times that the nearest access point is not assigned but one far away. The integration between access points could improve."
"They should simplify the configuration flow."
"The product’s performance got worse with newer releases."
"Making the setup more simple is an area for improvement in Aruba Wireless. Security-wise, this solution also needs work."
"There has been a recent decrease in the level of support."
"Improvements to the GUI, such as being able to search in the Mobility Master, would be nice."
"An area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is creating a DMZ. Without Aruba ClearPass, you need to allow guess access directly via the internet, which means you need to implement the security in between, so this is what I'd like Aruba to improve in the product."
"The urgent areas of improvement would be customer support, better tuned default settings, and documentation."
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Aruba Instant On Access Points is ranked 12th in Wireless LAN with 19 reviews while Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews. Aruba Instant On Access Points is rated 8.4, while Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Access Points writes "All-inclusive pricing, great for small offices, and simple to deploy and manage". 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 On Access Points is most compared with Aruba Instant, Cambium Networks Wireless LAN, Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless. See our Aruba Instant On Access Points vs. Aruba Wireless report.
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