Most of my clients use them for indoor Wi-Fi access, but I also have some experience with outdoor deployments and public-facing setups. We've also worked with Cisco Meraki for similar scenarios.
Regarding the product's use cases, the solution is good, or else people would have reached out to us complaining about its performance or faulty equipment.
We have several good use cases where we don't have the need for a controller in a couple of locations or for small office areas. In those situations, Aruba Instant is a good solution. It provides similar mobility access advantages as Cisco, so we have a similar experience with the Instant AP. This is particularly useful when we don't require a controller. In such cases, the APIs are very helpful for small wireless deployments, managing around six to eight access points, and providing all the necessary wireless capabilities. It's a cost-effective solution, similar to Cisco, for supporting small deployments.
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Network Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
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2022-06-17T15:57:00Z
Jun 17, 2022
There are a couple of different use cases. The first one is that I bought it for my home because I needed a dedicated Wi-Fi access point, and I was intrigued with the way it sets up. I enjoyed the performance of it, and I recommended it to a friend of mine who was totally non-tech savvy. The thing that was super cool about it was that he was able to plug it in at home, give me a phone call, read me the serial number, and I was able to provision it remotely. I also use it at work. It is something that's convenient for other engineers to hop on real quick and do unhindered testing. I'm using AP12, and I'm using the 1900 switch series. It is 1930 or something like that.
Network Admin at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
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2022-06-15T07:09:00Z
Jun 15, 2022
We use this solution for our wireless employee network and the wireless guest network for our clients. We have it for personal devices as well. It runs the wireless network for the company.
Ingredients for success.
Fast 802.11ac Wave 2, secure employee and guest access, easy-to-use web, and mobile app management.
Say yes to secure Wi-Fi access.
Pre-built access control lists (ACLs) and built-in firewall in the access points prevent malicious traffic from entering your network – we call it “hassle-free” security.
Never drop an important call.
With Instant On, voice and video business applications are automatically prioritized, so you stay connected with your peers.
Most of my clients use them for indoor Wi-Fi access, but I also have some experience with outdoor deployments and public-facing setups. We've also worked with Cisco Meraki for similar scenarios.
We use the solution for Wi-Fi solutions.
It is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises or departments.
Regarding the product's use cases, the solution is good, or else people would have reached out to us complaining about its performance or faulty equipment.
We have several good use cases where we don't have the need for a controller in a couple of locations or for small office areas. In those situations, Aruba Instant is a good solution. It provides similar mobility access advantages as Cisco, so we have a similar experience with the Instant AP. This is particularly useful when we don't require a controller. In such cases, the APIs are very helpful for small wireless deployments, managing around six to eight access points, and providing all the necessary wireless capabilities. It's a cost-effective solution, similar to Cisco, for supporting small deployments.
We primarily use the solution for low or indoor coverage. We use it in our factory.
It's a wireless WAN solution.
I have installed Aruba Instant On Access Points in a place where the WiFi works better on my site.
There are a couple of different use cases. The first one is that I bought it for my home because I needed a dedicated Wi-Fi access point, and I was intrigued with the way it sets up. I enjoyed the performance of it, and I recommended it to a friend of mine who was totally non-tech savvy. The thing that was super cool about it was that he was able to plug it in at home, give me a phone call, read me the serial number, and I was able to provision it remotely. I also use it at work. It is something that's convenient for other engineers to hop on real quick and do unhindered testing. I'm using AP12, and I'm using the 1900 switch series. It is 1930 or something like that.
We use this solution for our wireless employee network and the wireless guest network for our clients. We have it for personal devices as well. It runs the wireless network for the company.
Aruba Instant On Access Points is used to access a network.
We mostly use it for offices.
Our primary use case is to give users access to WiFi in the office.