Aruba Networks Wireless WAN Reviews

Our entire campus is using Aruba Networks Wireless WAN access points and controllers, including gateways. We have around more than five hundred access points installed and use them with two gateways and two controllers. I work for Brazilian Senate, which is in the public sector.

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN has a lot of functionality to explore. It is a very rich product in terms of functionality. Aruba Central and the cloud management have also proven to be a step ahead of the former AirWave platform. We are very satisfied with the solution as it delivers everything we need for our wireless network, including security, authentication, and integration with other platforms. Although we do not integrate with other enterprise products, we have an internal solution that we developed. We use ClearPass as a source of authentication, and it works very well.

The licensing scheme and price could be improved. The price is a little bit expensive.

We have been using Aruba Networks Wireless WAN for the last four years.

Sometimes we directly deal with Aruba for problems or issues, mostly through the partner. I would rate the direct support an eight out of ten.

Positive

We switched from Cisco many years ago. We used Cisco's Aironet access points more than ten years ago. The management and functionality of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN are much better.

On a scale from one to ten, I would say the initial setup was a five or six. There was some level of complexity, but we managed to deal with it. We had support from an Aruba partner and our team members.

The implementation team included support from an Aruba partner called One Linha, which is local to Brazil.

We are very satisfied with the solution. It delivers everything we need for our wireless network, including security, authentication, and integration with other platforms. We do not integrate with other enterprise products, but we have an internal solution that we developed, and we use ClearPass as a source of authentication, which works very well.

The price is a little bit expensive. On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, I would place them at seven or eight.

I recommend Aruba Networks Wireless WAN to others because of the functionality and the comprehensive features it provides. It is a very complete solution. Overall, I would rate Aruba Networks Wireless WAN a nine.