We performed a comparison between Aruba Wireless and Juniper WLC Series 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."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The initial setup is straightforward. Configure one IAP and all the rest self-configure to that one."
"All features are useful for me. It lets me perform some specific configurations depending on the site or the client. All WAN features are valuable."
"Clearpass solution from Aruba."
"APs are very easy to configure to the network once they contact the controller."
"The 335-AP provides reliability, stability."
"Role assignment: Each user is assigned a different role based on the radius attributes returned by ClearPass."
"The solution is quite stable and very robust."
"HA: Apps failover without reboot."
"It's easy to set up, and I feel it's very secure. I also prefer its reporting feature. The devices are quite good."
"Juniper WLC Series is a very high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment."
"It prevents a large number of unauthorized modifications of access point devices."
"The Artificial Intelligence on offer is very useful."
"There weren't any scalability issues, the product did what it had to do."
"The installation process is very easy."
"The installation process is nice and easy."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The solution is expensive."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The price could be better."
"Aruba Wireless is a little bit complex to use and operate."
"There needs to be better visibility on the day-to-day monitoring."
"I believe more security options are needed."
"Improvements to the GUI, such as being able to search in the Mobility Master, would be nice."
"If you want a centralized management system that is able to manage all your networking devices such as the wireless, the switch, the routers, and the firewall, then Aruba may not be the one, because Aruba doesn't do firewalls."
"To enhance the system, more work on integration would be beneficial."
"Aruba doesn't match some competitors in wireless signal strength. It isn't in the same class as Cisco Meraki, so I would use Cisco Meraki in situations where I need to cover a large open space. Meraki has more powerful signals going out."
"MAC authentication against an external Radius server while using 802.1X. This feature will help the L2 devices to authenticate via external Radius servers."
"There could be more information from the controller, and it could be easier to work with the controller lights. It's not easy to bring up the upgrades."
"The biggest issue was that Juniper stopped developing, so we had to look for another solution."
"The solution could offer more integration with other products."
"The support on offer to other vendors switching - like Aruba or Ruckus - could be improved."
"The solution should create configuration documentation."
"We would prefer it if the solution could be less expensive."
"There could be a high level of security."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Juniper WLC Series is ranked 22nd in Wireless LAN with 10 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while Juniper WLC Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper WLC Series writes "A high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment, but it should create configuration documentation". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Aruba Instant, whereas Juniper WLC Series is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Aruba Instant On Access Points. See our Aruba Wireless vs. Juniper WLC Series report.
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