We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiWLM and Ruckus Wireless WAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"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."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The simplicity is great."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"We can deploy a tunnel-based VLAN and SSID, for something that happens at the last minute, in a matter of minutes, because of the interaction between the FortiGate, the FortiSwitches, and the FortiAPs."
"The most valuable features are central management and the many other features available."
"At the moment, particularly with the COVID-19 situation, the most valuable feature is probably the IPsec VPN, which is easy to implement with Fortinet."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the management."
"I use Fortinet FortiWLM for wireless communication and the internet."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to connect and broadcast to different networks without using a VLAN or a layer two switch, which allows you to easily create guest networks."
"We're using SD-WAN at all of our locations now, which helps increase and aggregate and lower response time and improve application performance."
"For me, the ease of setup and the rugged nature in harsh environments are most valuable. So, durability and ease of use have been its best features."
"The most valuable feature of Ruckus Wireless WAN is the antenna technology."
"There are numerous features, but what I like about Ruckus is that they have a good coverage range due to their BeamFlex technique."
"What I like best about Ruckus Wireless WAN is easy administration. After installation, you'll benefit from how easy it is to administer the product. I also like that the product can cover the whole area with just a few endpoints."
"Ruckus Wireless WAN is an easy-to-use solution."
"Radio management is a valuable feature of the solution."
"The technical features are very good and it's very useful if you need a wireless solution."
"The connectivity is good. There's no lag at all in service."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"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."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"I have used Cisco previously and I don't see any specific differences from Fortinet FortiWLM or other vendors."
"In the next release, they could improve by adding a controller-less server, or architecture that is provided in other solutions, such as Aruba. This would be a great benefit for customers."
"They need to do more with their marketing. That's what's wrong with them. Nobody knows they do all this other stuff. I love the product. For an enterprise-level system, you never have to explain why you're recommending Fortinet, whereas you might have to do that if you want to use the Ubiquiti Professional or the new Netgear line, but you don't have to explain Fortinet. It has been remarkable to work with."
"When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer."
"This solution should be easier to set up in a production environment."
"The guest management features need to be improved by adding automation."
"Documentation could be improved."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"I believe there is room for improvement in the price structure."
"Ruckus Wireless WAN we have a lot of component shortages in the world. This has impacted deliveries. We have large back orders of the solution."
"The GUI interface of Ruckus Wireless WAN could be more usable, especially the drag-and-drop feature."
"They could include a firewall feature in the next release but even there it's not really necessary"
"The stability of the solution could improve in an upcoming release."
"The solution could be more stable."
"This product needs a point-to-point, bridge solution."
"In comparison to Cambium, I find Cambium to be more robust in terms of performance."
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Fortinet FortiWLM is ranked 15th in Wireless LAN with 22 reviews while Ruckus Wireless WAN is ranked 2nd in Wireless WAN with 45 reviews. Fortinet FortiWLM is rated 8.2, while Ruckus Wireless WAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLM writes "Impressive manufacturing quality, highly durable, and very easy to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless WAN writes " Offers robust outdoor connectivity, but signal strength and support need improvement". Fortinet FortiWLM is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Ubiquiti Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless WAN is most compared with Ubiquiti Wireless, Cambium Networks Wireless WAN and HPE Wireless WAN.
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