Fortinet FortiWLM pros and cons

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.

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 Fortinet FortiWLM system can be controlled through the cloud controller, which is convenient when the solution is not installed in our environment, as it allows us to manage the entire WiFi or access points and provides more adaptability.

Although there are a few steps, the initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiWLM is the single management pane and integrated controller inside the firewall.

The most valuable features of this solution are its speed, reliability, and integration with the firewall.

Fortinet FortiWLM is good for tracking assets, monitoring, and overall management.

The most valuable feature of the solution is the management.

The most valuable features are the roaming profile, the mesh, and the performance.

The most valuable features are central management and the many other features available.

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.

The interface could certainly do with some improvement. We have other customers with WiFi networks, and they always use Ubiquiti. With Ubiquiti, it's a much better user interface, and it is much easier to configure.

The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement.

When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer.

I have used Cisco previously and I don't see any specific differences from Fortinet FortiWLM or other vendors.

Cost is something that could be improved, but you have to pay for what you get.

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.

The pricing for the solution is expensive and can be improved.

Areas for improvement would be the compatibility with Apple products and cross-platform integration.

The roaming of Fortinet FortiWLM could improve when comparing it to other solutions. We are missing some of the functionality in the controller. Additionally, they should offer more logs instead of using FortiAnalyzer because all the users will not be using the same thing.