We performed a comparison between ExtremeWireless and Fortinet FortiWLM 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."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The solution is stable."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The simplicity is great."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"The stability of the solution has been fine."
"The solution is easy to use and manage. Overall it is very simple to understand and users do not know it is a cloud solution."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-managed aspect."
"ExtremeWireless has good performance."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"The cloud-based management system is valuable."
"The product's price is competitive. It is an impressive and reliable product."
"The security is a valuable feature."
"Although there are a few steps, the initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"We can deploy a tunnel-based VLAN and SSID, for something that happens at the last minute, in a matter of minutes, because of the interaction between the FortiGate, the FortiSwitches, and the FortiAPs."
"The most valuable features are central management and the many other features available."
"I found that It's really good when comparing it to any other product or it is much better in terms of features that the customer requires."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its speed, reliability, and integration with the firewall."
"With Fortinet, there is a feature called Network-In-Control. It's the AP controller that decides what the clients are going to connect to... Even though your phone sees, let's say, two APs, since the wireless controller has visibility into and access across all the APs, it knows the best AP for the client to connect to. This way, the controller makes sure that none of the APs is over-crowded, and the spectrum is used properly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the management."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The price could be better."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The solution must include integrated IoT solutions on their wireless APs."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
"They could provide different product models. Additionally, there could be a feature to manage devices."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
"The current product line is very high-level and is well suited for enterprise-level organizations, but they need a more cost-effective solution for smaller businesses."
"The onsite controllers are not as good as the cloud controller. I would also like ExtremeWireless to add web filtering on the access point. This feature is available from other vendors but not ExtremeWireless."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"Licensing is the only area that I think they are below average. They need enterprise licensing, an all-encompassing license to cover all products for a company."
"The pricing model can be improved to encourage use by small business and individuals and the hardware could stand to be redesigned."
"The guest management features need to be improved by adding automation."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"In the next release, they could improve by adding a controller-less server, or architecture that is provided in other solutions, such as Aruba. This would be a great benefit for customers."
"There is very little publicly available information about Virtual Cell and Single Channel Architecture. Promotion of the overall technology is limited as well. Being more vocal about a product that has many advantages would go a long way to eliminating a lot of the confusion and negative perception about Virtual Cell and Single Channel Architecture."
"They need to do more with their marketing. That's what's wrong with them. Nobody knows they do all this other stuff. I love the product. For an enterprise-level system, you never have to explain why you're recommending Fortinet, whereas you might have to do that if you want to use the Ubiquiti Professional or the new Netgear line, but you don't have to explain Fortinet. It has been remarkable to work with."
"When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer."
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ExtremeWireless is ranked 14th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews while Fortinet FortiWLM is ranked 15th in Wireless LAN with 22 reviews. ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiWLM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLM writes "Impressive manufacturing quality, highly durable, and very easy to deploy". ExtremeWireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiWLM is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Ubiquiti Wireless. See our ExtremeWireless vs. Fortinet FortiWLM report.
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