We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Cisco 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 stable."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"The deployment guides that we get from Aruba are excellent."
"The coverage of the solution is great."
"The solution provides a very good end-user 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."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The installation is very simple. We've limited the security feature, which I found valuable, and that allows two separate networks, one for the company and one for a guest network. During installation, it is very easy at that point to divide it."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Wireless are the level of control and management. I am happy with it."
"We were able to utilize the elements of the core and provide a solution to our customers similar to that of Cisco Meraki."
"I've found it to be quite secure."
"It always runs, and it's very reliable in terms of performance."
"For me, there are two important features: 1) WLAN grouping – Allows us to have different groups and, within those groups, specific WLANs, so there is no overlapping. 2) FlexConnect – Enables us to have remote offices at different locations. We can have a central WLC to control all the locations."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."
"Cisco is one of the leading brands, particularly in the commercial sector. Other brands such as Extreme, cater to different categories at lower levels. Cisco maintains a comprehensive product range across all levels and excels in comparison to other networking sites. They also boast a team of highly qualified professionals, a feature that sets them apart from competitors like Netgear, which lacks such expertise."
"The integration with Cisco ISE is good, and together we use them to provide services."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"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 solution is expensive."
"Aruba Instant's visibility, firewalling, L3 functionality, and DHCP services could all be improved."
"I believe there's room for improvement in monitoring, especially when troubleshooting issues. Currently, there's limited intelligence around monitoring. It needs to improve stability and scalability."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers."
"There was only ever one case in which an access point failed, but it was reintegrated. The issue was more of a matter of oversight. One part of the network had covered ten access points."
"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"The product's high cost is an area where improvements are required."
"The meshing could use improvement but aside from that nothing else really needs improvement."
"Before deploying a wireless solution, you have to read and plan every role, every windows system, put in your access point, and then make the audit. This solution is not the best one to do this. We use another solution that is called Eko. In the future, if this solution could have better auditing capabilities it would be better."
"The solution could improve by having more advanced features, such as AI that is able to do diagnosis on the network or detect incorrect configurations and is able to tell you what is the recommended practice. Additionally, it would be a benefit to have smart antennas that are able to track your movement, Wi-Fi 6 support, better transfer rates, low latency, stronger signals that can penetrate thick walls, and zero packet losses."
"Installation is complex."
"And from an administration point of view, it is a very tedious job to check on each and every control. We have around 30 or 40 controls in our network."
"What my company doesn't like about the product is related to the coverage it provides to access points, an area which is one of the most important ones for us."
"There should be an option for a wireless bridge that can be used to join two access points."
"Improvement needed in RRM, ATF, Ortho-Polarization, AP concurrent client processing."
"Cisco's architecture is becoming complex."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 reviews while Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 147 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2. 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 Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points. See our Aruba Instant vs. Cisco Wireless report.
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