We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Aruba Instant On 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 stable."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The solution is very secure."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Captive Portal, which we employ for our guest network. It enables us to create a separate virtual subnet for guests, ensuring their network traffic remains isolated from our office network. Another valuable feature is its role-based access control. This functionality allows us to assign different access privileges to users based on their roles within the organization."
"It's a good solution for small businesses because it's easy to figure out. It's simple to set Aruba up in any configuration, like link aggregation or static loads. It's suitable for less complicated configurations, whereas Cisco devices are bigger and more difficult to implement."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"The deployment is easy."
"The deployment guides that we get from Aruba are excellent."
"What I like best about Aruba Instant is that it serves as a virtual controller, so you don't need to buy other equipment to manage all your access points. I also like that the solution is easy to use."
"The quick setup and automatic code embedded in one access point is really useful."
"When users want to migrate from one location to another, they face no problems with connectivity."
"Aruba is much better than other vendors like Cisco and NETGEAR in terms of quality, price, and value for money."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"The coverage Aruba provides across the physical area is much better. Most probably because of the new technology, the 4x4 antenna, and everything around it. It's just a much better, easier to use, and easier to manage product."
"I would rate the stability of this solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product is scalable. It has 20 users."
"The solution has fast deployment and easy setup. There is no security PIN for this account."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"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."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The price could be better."
"The management component is difficult to understand and not very user-friendly which increases deployment time."
"Aruba Instant can improve by increasing the gigabit range of the switch or by adding additional management features and tools. It can be helpful."
"It would be better if Aruba Instant could provide more security for customers."
"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"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."
"Although built-in troubleshooting tools are available, they are not at all intuitive to use. Aruba Instant lacks decent documentation to use for troubleshooting wireless issues (fortunately there aren’t many)."
"The tool's customer service should improve."
"The reach of the solution could be improved. It could be a bit stronger."
"If there's a way to get a floor map of our office space so we can place the access points on a map to be able to see what's what, where everything is going, where the most traffic is being connected, that would be a nice feature."
"I would like to see a feature that blocks, increases, or decreases bandwidth capacity for devices."
"The tool is priced high."
"The solution should include higher speed and lesser cost."
"The solution's range could be better."
"The product's machine or equipment can cater to around 20 connections and cannot go beyond 50 simultaneous connections, because of which I think the tool's scalability is limited."
"I believe there's room for improvement in the validation process, especially for customers facing compliance issues when managing access points from the cloud. It would be beneficial if the access points could also be managed from an on-premises controller. Regarding additional features, customers express interest in enhancing the controller, specifically improving the capability to manage a higher number of access points from the same controller. This feature is crucial for better scalability. Another feature that customers would appreciate is the ability to increase the number of access points. However, the current process for obtaining this permission can be time-consuming, and customers would like to see improvements in this regard."
"It is scalable to a certain degree but not nearly as scalable and robust as your enterprise-grade solutions."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 reviews while Aruba Instant On Access Points is ranked 12th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Aruba Instant On Access Points is rated 8.4. 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 Aruba Instant On Access Points writes "All-inclusive pricing, great for small offices, and simple to deploy and manage". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Aruba Instant On Access Points is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cambium Networks Wireless LAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Omada Access Points and NETGEAR Insight Access Points. See our Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Instant On Access Points report.
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