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 solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The simplicity is great."
"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 this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The products offer a lot of flexibility. Almost everything can be configured. It works very well for providing remote services."
"Works automatically in terms of setup with the product finding its master wifi access point."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"The product is easy to configure."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
"I like the notifications. I really like that it gives me those reports in terms of whether those access points are on or off."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides a redundant wireless connection for a client."
"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."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to provide cloud access to configure and manage devices."
"A good management tool that can be managed through the cloud or firewall."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price could be better."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"They should enhance reporting and add more features."
"Aruba Instant's visibility, firewalling, L3 functionality, and DHCP services could all be improved."
"The security features must be improved."
"This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers."
"I think they're missing roadmaps to the partners and the customers. They're releasing the products, but there are no quick updates to the partners and the customers."
"They could offer a new model for access points that are outdoors."
"My biggest problem with Aruba Instant was the DHCP implementation. The DHCP server needs to ping an IP address to connect to the internet. In some cases, we don't have a DHCP server in the network, and it was really a problem."
"Integrating with the firewall and management console was a little complex."
"The product's pricing is high and could be improved."
"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."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 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, Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Mist AI and Cloud, 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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