We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and D-Link 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."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"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."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The simplicity is great."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"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 product is easy to configure."
"You don't have to deal with licenses."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Instant are management and performance."
"The features I have found most valuable is that the solution creates a guest portal for guest networks, and setting up SSID authentication to the regular server."
"The connectivity is good."
"It's scalable, user friendly, and easy to manage."
"This is an affordable product that offers good performance. This is why it is popular with our customers. It offers good speed and bandwidth."
"I like the product's signal continuity and range. We can receive the signal up to 20-30 meters from the wireless antenna."
"The solution is extremely easy to install. You just add them and in a few clicks, they are ready to go."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The setup process is very easy."
"The price could be better."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The product’s GUI must be improved."
"It would be better if Aruba Instant could provide more security for customers."
"The Central cloud management (optional) is far behind the competition in features, ease of use, and dependability. I have tried Aruba Central a few times over the years and, in my option, it is not where it needs to be for serious consideration in production environments."
"They could offer a new model for access points that are outdoors."
"The management component is difficult to understand and not very user-friendly which increases deployment time."
"In a corporate environment or a larger network, where more advanced filtering or MAC-based filtering is needed, I don't think the IAPs would be sufficient."
"There is an issue with flooding to the Aruba access point on the ports."
"The network planner could be improved. You should be able to import a floor plan, and the application should suggest the optimal placement of your devices."
"In future, it would also be good to have a switch within D Link that works as well as the Cisco 9200 Switch."
"It would definitely help if we had more advanced features for distributing bandwidth."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The only issue is with the controller visibility of the devices connecting to the network."
"Password restriction: Sometimes we set a password and it uses that password but, after some days/months, the password gets changed and a few laptops still use old the password while a few use the new password. The password restriction option needs to improve."
"Sometimes we configure the SSID with a password but the same AP shows two WiFi connections with the same SSID name (one is protected by a password and another one give access without a password)."
"Sometimes, the solution needs to be restarted."
"The solution's performance could be improved."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 reviews while D-Link Wireless is ranked 11th in Wireless LAN with 15 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while D-Link Wireless is rated 8.0. 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 D-Link Wireless writes "Highly reliable, provides wireless access to resources, and supports new technologies". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas D-Link Wireless is most compared with Huawei Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Omada Access Points and Ruckus Wireless. See our Aruba Instant vs. D-Link Wireless report.
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