We performed a comparison between Cisco Wireless and Fortinet FortiWLC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"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 most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The simplicity is great."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"It is a reliable and robust solution. Access and Mobility Groups are useful. We don't use anything very fancy."
"The support is very good. Technical support is very helpful."
"It can provide support for real-time applications, such as VoIP and Video Conferencing over wireless infrastructure."
"The solution is easy to use and its stable."
"One of the main advantages of Cisco Wireless is its DNAT compatibility. When we have dynamic segmentation, or the DNAT enabled on the LAN, Cisco Access Point integrates with the DNAT architecture. Aruba Switches cannot integrate with the Cisco DNAT architecture."
"For me, the most valuable thing about Cisco Wireless is its ease of use and stability."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The most valuable features are mobility and security."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWLC is the overall high quality."
"It's easy to set everything up during implementation."
"The price could be better."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"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 Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The coverage provided by the solution is an area of concern in some cases, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The product’s interface must be improved."
"Requires a firewall body to improve security."
"The classic Cisco wireless interface is difficult for users to learn."
"There are some areas of improvement needed in roaming and streaming."
"The web interface for Cisco controllers could be better. It could be more user-friendly. Sometimes I have to remember how to access some functionalities or how to enable or execute some functions. If it were more user-friendly it would save time."
"Controllers could be improved."
"Its licensing model and cost should be improved."
"Fortinet FortiWLC is not simple to configure when compared to other solutions. The design could be better."
"One thing that is lacking is, compared with some other brands, the signal is a bit weaker. Ruckus has much wider signal coverage."
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Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 147 reviews while Fortinet FortiWLC is ranked 25th in Wireless LAN. Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiWLC is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLC writes "Quick support, overall high quality, and reliable". Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points, whereas Fortinet FortiWLC is most compared with Fortinet FortiWLM.
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