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 solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is very secure."
"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."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"It has improved overall IT efficiency across the board."
"The stability of Aruba Wireless has been good."
"The most valuable features are the Instant On capabilities, including the controller."
"It has very flexible features."
"When support is needed, the Aruba engineers are normally quick to respond to problems."
"I have found the Access Point (AP) group profile feature extremely useful. It makes deployments look easy."
"Stability and its ability to handle more devices has been an improvement for our organization."
"The solution is stable."
"It prevents a large number of unauthorized modifications of access point devices."
"The installation process is very easy."
"There weren't any scalability issues, the product did what it had to do."
"Juniper WLC Series is a very high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment."
"The Artificial Intelligence on offer is very useful."
"The installation process is nice and easy."
"It's easy to set up, and I feel it's very secure. I also prefer its reporting feature. The devices are quite good."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"An area of this product that could use improvement would be the troubleshooting. At times I had to engage Aruba Support which ran some pretty complicated troubleshooting commands. I would not have been able to do with existing CLI documentation."
"I would like to be able to customize Captive Portals."
"There are some issues we occasionally have. However, they are easily remedied."
"We have an issue with the integration of Aruba Wireless with our LDAP servers."
"Better integration with equipment from other vendors would ease the deployment process in some cases."
"Lacks a heat map analysis and a cloud-based wireless controller."
"Better integration between the controller and the ClearPass portal would be a nice change."
"I would have liked to see more manufacturer driven events and outings to drive brand recognition and familiarity."
"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."
"We would prefer it if the solution could be less expensive."
"There could be a high level of security."
"The solution should create configuration documentation."
"The support on offer to other vendors switching - like Aruba or Ruckus - could be improved."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Juniper WLC Series is ranked 21st 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 NETGEAR Insight Access Points, whereas Juniper WLC Series is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. See our Aruba Wireless vs. Juniper WLC Series report.
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