Aruba Wireless Reviews

We are a solution provider and Aruba Wireless is one of the products that we implement for our clients. It provides wireless network access to local users.

One of our implementations is in a hospital, and we have also installed it in a few government offices.

The most valuable features are the Instant On capabilities, including the controller. You don't need to have a separate controller.

They should have more support for implementing Aruba Wireless in Smart Cities and outdoor applications.

The price of this product could be improved.

I have been working with Aruba Wireless products for more than five years.

Aruba Wireless is a stable product.

This solution scales easily.

The technical support is helpful.

The initial setup was not difficult. We had an issue during the implementation, but we fixed it when we contacted support.

My main concern about this product is the price. The cost is causing me to look at other vendors and competing products.

I am currently looking into dealing with similar products from Huawei. In our market, we are competing with other implementors.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

The APs has a very competitive price and the functionality is really good. I have installed them in buildings made of stone and the signal goes through the walls with no problem. I also use this equipment for very big classrooms and it works great.

• The antenna’s gain: It is really powerful. 
• The access points support a high number of connected clients. 
• It has an easy configuration wizard.

Price.

Not really.

Not really, it has supported all the protocols that I have needed.

Technical support is very good.

I have used Cisco, Ruckus, D-Link, and Proxim. Aruba is equal or better than Cisco. The price and performance were the reason for the change.

The initial setup was very easy and intuitive.

Pricing is very competitive.

I tried Cisco, Ruckus, Proxim, and Juniper.

Try it. It works fine.

Adaptive Radio Management

We're a VAR and it's our best selling solution.

Two years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Fast response and professional teams. You can add new patches to match your requirements.

Fast response and professional teams. You can add new patches to match your requirements.

No previous solution used.

It is straightforward.

We used a vendor team and their level of experience was excellent.

Aruba focuses on high-end WLAN technologies. They are now certified with many other vendors to be used in conjunction with their products. It is easy to deploy and there are many other benefits.

The Wireless Controller's firewall feature and the ClearPass Access Management product's NAC feature.

As of now, we are utilising the existing features of the product and it satisfies all our requirement.

Additional troubleshooting capabilities for the ClearPass product.

2 years.

None yet.

None yet.v

None yet.

10/10

10/10

Previously was using Meru and switched due to additional features and functionality in the Aruba products.

The Aruba product has more features than the other competitive wireless solutions available in this domain. Product has good stability.

Enterprise wireless for employees includes multiple wireless controllers, ClearPass Policy Manager, and wireless access points.

ClearPass is user friendly for managing the entire solution.

ClearPass is a unique product that contains multiple solutions like BYOD, Guest, NAC, AAA, UEBA, etc. There is also quick support from Aruba TAC.

Access point mounting options.

None. The product is very stable.

None. Never seen a scalability issue.

Excellent.

None. Aruba Wireless was the first and has remained til today.

You need training on configuration of Aruba products since it deals with a vast range of technology apart from wireless.

A recent change is that ClearPass licensing is superb. It counts user-based instead of device-based, for BYOD on-boarding.

Cisco.

Excellent support and stable product.

We were coming from a first-generation wireless network, and now I can use RF optimization for controllers. This is a major advancement for us and we're much happier for having it.

We can now see how many devices and how many users are on our network and where the usage hotspots are. Previously, we didn't have any data of this type, which now allows us to better plan our network.

I'd like more specific details of each user.

We just put it into production and in the coming weeks we will receive our new access points.

Deploying it is no problem.

We've had some issues with stability for Mac and iOS users where we've had to disconnect. There may be configuration issues, but I'm not sure.

We're planning for 300 access points, and right now we only have six. We have older HP products, but once we get our new access points, we should be able to scale without problems.

Technical support is very, very good. They've supported us with everything that we need.

The initial setup was straightforward. We have some prior experiences with various types of access-point networks, so it was not an issue.

Make sure you plan ahead of time.

1. The Integrated firewall

2. The captive portal authentication for guests

3. The modular configuration system (by profile and)

3. AppRF new system (from ArubaOS version 6.4)

4. Mutli-site Architecture (master local architecture)

5. Advantageous licensing system (by Access point and not by user, the license server feature from version 6.3).

1. The new version is not stable.

2. Teintroduce the Visuel-RF mapping system in the Aruba controllers.

3. Download the firmware without a support account

4. stabilization of clearpass

5. Prepare documentation that handles concepts and not "how to"

2 years

Yes, but generally with the new OS version and with ClearPass.

Not really.

It is a scalable product, but it does not have a Virtual version of the controller.

No idea, i do not deal with them.

75%

No, Aruba WLAN was my first experience with WLAN solutions and is unique.

I think the setup and the configuration of Aruba is complex.

• A solution to problems for end users with friendly and easy to use work environments.
• It helps the user to have a better vision of what is happening in their network.
  

We have begun implementing its infrastructure, and it has helped us have better control of our wireless network.

• Aruba Central
• The easy use of APs
• It has helped us have better control over what is happening in our network. 
• User management has helped us control their access and bandwidth on our network traffic.

• They should provide usage guides and solutions to frequent problems.
• A telephone line dedicated to technical support for not-so-skilled users.