We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and SonicWall SonicWave Access Points 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 the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The simplicity is great."
"The solution is very secure."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The coverage of the solution is great."
"I like that the solution is not complex."
"I've worked with other products, but I prefer Aruba because of its cost and simplicity."
"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 most valuable feature is that it provides a redundant wireless connection for a client."
"You don't have to deal with licenses."
"Aruba's mobility features, which facilitate seamless switching between wireless access points, are also quite impressive. Users don't even notice the transition, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted experience."
"I like the notifications. I really like that it gives me those reports in terms of whether those access points are on or off."
"Unlike the Cisco solution that needs a dedicated wireless controller outside of a firewall, SonicWall has everything in one box. Fortinet is close to it."
"A good management tool that can be managed through the cloud or firewall."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to provide cloud access to configure and manage devices."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"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."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The price could be better."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"There is a problem in the preferred portal access points when I'm using the portal."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"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."
"The product's high cost is an area where improvements are required."
"The only issue we've had is getting equipment supplies. The availability of the APs that I want to use has been an issue. It took almost two months to get them the first time. I've ordered a few more for another client, and they're still on back order. It has been over a month now."
"The support offered by Aruba is slow."
"The restart time should be improved."
"The management component is difficult to understand and not very user-friendly which increases deployment time."
"We have a lot of overlapping wireless networks with a lot of cheap equipment that does not run on any rules or regulations. The best way to improve the wireless network, like in SonicWaves, is to defeat these networks by isolating, preventing them, or overcoming their wireless signal. We try to do that, but I live near an airport, and the AirPortRadar glitches my wireless network every nine seconds."
"Integrating with the firewall and management console was a little complex."
"The product's pricing is high and could be improved."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is ranked 18th in Wireless LAN with 3 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is rated 10.0. 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 SonicWall SonicWave Access Points writes "An industry-leading security and wireless solution packaged in one box". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Cisco Wireless, whereas SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Datto Networking WiFi. See our Aruba Instant vs. SonicWall SonicWave Access Points report.
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