Aruba Networks Wireless WAN pros and cons

I like the way that it integrates with the ClearPass security system on-site.

It’s very stable and reliable.

The most valuable feature of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is centralized management capability. You don't have to have wireless LAN controllers at every location.

The solution's strong security mechanism and user-friendly web console are great.

They offer per-user tunneling to a variety of endpoints.

It's quite stable.

An engineer with enough experience can tune the network however they want. It's crucial. It's good to customize our information security how we like it and configure the solution to achieve the level of stability we need.

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is stable and good.

There is a clustering feature, so the APs immediately switch back to the next available controller. The users will not notice any impact and will feel connected to the network. They will not notice any disconnection.

Aruba Wireless's best feature is that it's very, very robust.

Right now, the integration between the support that you are getting from Hewlett-Packard, which is the parent company, and Aruba, they're not meshing together.

The initial setup is complex.

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN could improve the solution availability. The selection of mounting hardware for the various radios is limited and poor. Often, you have to create and manufacture your own mounting hardware in certain situations.

The solution currently has a Windows update problem.

There’s a bit of complexity in the initial setup.

The integration, pricing, and configuration could always be improved upon.

Support is a little expensive. It's also a little tricky to configure Aruba sometimes. For example, if we want to whitelist a device, it works in unexpected ways. I want to allow this device to connect somewhere, and it lets it connect to any device in the network. Let's say I want to allow my phone to connect to the network printer, but if I add my phone to the white list, I automatically allow my phone to connect to any other devices, and it's not secure.

The issue is that we are unable to update it because we lack the necessary permissions. We set up the website, but we don't have permission to download the software.

They have to work on their Aruba Central cloud platform. There are still some glitches such as not showing proper user details. When we removed the AP from the Aruba Central cloud, it showed up as being connected to Aruba Central. They need to fix these issues.

Deployment can take some time if you haven't planned well.