Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs Cisco Wireless vs Fortinet FortiWLM comparison

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Cisco Wireless, and Fortinet FortiWLM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Questions from the Community
Top Answer:You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment.
Top Answer:I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive.
Top Answer:The pricing is very high in the Indian market. Eight to nine OEMs are also available in the market, giving you their… more »
Top Answer:Depends.  I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them.  Extreme I am not, so unless they have… more »
Top Answer:Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be… more »
Top Answer:Cisco’s Meraki Virtual MX is a virtual instance of the Meraki SD-WAN appliance. We liked the Meraki. The Wifi APs are a… more »
Top Answer:Ruckus Wireless offers users the benefit of being both easy to set up and get running as well as being very user… more »
Top Answer:On the most basic level, Cisco Wireless can offer a rather straightforward initial setup. In the span of about three… more »
Top Answer:The product’s stability is great.
Comparisons
Also Known As
Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points
MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN
Cisco WLAN Controller
FortiWLM, FortiAP, Fortinet AP/OAP, Meru Wireless LAN
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Overview

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.
With Cisco Wireless you will successfully plan, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and report on indoor and outdoor wireless networks - all from a centralized location.

Consolidate security and wireless LAN management with our integrated wireless solutions. Single-pane-of-glass management for security and access without the need to add point products simplifies deployment and reduces management complexity. These solutions are highly scalable to support even the largest organizations and distributed enterprises.

Sample Customers
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Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
Aegean Motorway, Baylor Scott & White Health, Beachbody, Bellevue, Brunel University London, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Chartwell School, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cisco Live Milan, City of Biel, City of Mississauga, Dundee Precious Metals, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Erickson Living, Goldcorp, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS)
Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Top Industries
REVIEWERS
Educational Organization25%
Computer Software Company25%
Newspaper13%
Healthcare Company13%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company19%
Manufacturing Company7%
Government7%
Educational Organization6%
REVIEWERS
Comms Service Provider19%
Educational Organization10%
Non Profit8%
Financial Services Firm8%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company20%
Comms Service Provider7%
Manufacturing Company6%
Government6%
REVIEWERS
Comms Service Provider13%
Government11%
Manufacturing Company9%
Computer Software Company8%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company17%
Manufacturing Company7%
Comms Service Provider7%
Government7%
REVIEWERS
Educational Organization22%
Comms Service Provider22%
University11%
Consumer Goods Company11%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Computer Software Company16%
Comms Service Provider12%
Manufacturing Company7%
Government6%
Company Size
REVIEWERS
Small Business40%
Midsize Enterprise20%
Large Enterprise40%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business30%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise53%
REVIEWERS
Small Business54%
Midsize Enterprise21%
Large Enterprise25%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business29%
Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise54%
REVIEWERS
Small Business37%
Midsize Enterprise23%
Large Enterprise40%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business26%
Midsize Enterprise15%
Large Enterprise59%
REVIEWERS
Small Business70%
Midsize Enterprise5%
Large Enterprise25%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business31%
Midsize Enterprise15%
Large Enterprise54%
Buyer's Guide
Wireless LAN
March 2024
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN. Updated: March 2024.
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