Aruba Access Points Reviews

We use them for internal or external wireless LAN, and indoor or outdoor access points. We have on-premises controllers, switches, access switches, installation switches, and core switches. The network is big.

We have many projects, and this is a good product.

The integration with their other products, like ClearPass, and the security features they have. These are good features.

The ICT dynamic is important. Every other vendor is innovating with new features and ideas. They need to compete and implement these things to stay ahead.

So, I would suggest Aruba continue to gain the competitive edge. 

I have been using this product for 10+ years.

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. It is a stable product.

It is a scalable product. It is easy to scale. I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. It is okay. 

We have enterprise-level clients. 

The customer service and support are good.

Positive

I also have experience with ExtremeWireless (Extreme) and Ruckus. I have parallel experience with Cisco, HP, Aruba, and Huawei.

The initial setup is easy. Our customers mostly opt for on-premises deployment. Customers aren't interested in cloud-based solutions because they need that on-premises control.

The deployment depends on the client's site. For around ten access points and wireless controllers, it takes less than two days. 

The pricing is competitive. It is neither cheap nor expensive. It is moderate. It offers better price than Cisco and other competitors. 

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

I use the solution in my company, considering that I deal with retail customers. Nowadays, the tool is connected to a handheld scanner. The tool is mostly used for the scanner and price tag, and being connected to Wi-Fi helps update the price.

Aruba Access Points can configure the virtual controller to manage multiple IPs, so our company doesn't have to set up a physical controller to manage it. Yeah. The tool has virtual controller features.

The product fails to provide better and extended coverage, making it in an area where improvements are required in the tool.

I have been using Aruba Access Points for five years.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The new firmware is not always stable. Sometimes, Aruba releases new firmware, but they may have some issues.

It is a scalable solution.

More than ten of our company's customers use Aruba Access Points. I think the tool has 1,000 users.

The technical support for the solution has been good so far. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

If I consider the response time of the support team, then I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Positive

I use AP Wizard to help me with the deployment process. The deployment process is straightforward.

The solution is deployed on the cloud and on an on-premises model.

The solution can be deployed in fifteen minutes.

One engineer is required to deploy the product.

The tool's ROI is quite good.

It is a reasonably priced tool.

The solution improved IoT device connectivity and management in my company by providing a wide coverage. Some of the models of Aruba Access Points come with no antennas, and some models cannot operate in a minus degree environment, like for the products kept in the freezer, and I know this because my customer runs a supermarket. Mostly, Aruba Access Points cannot be installed in extreme environments.

The performance of the product is okay.

The product has simplified my company's network administration tasks because it has a centralized management feature, so through a single platform, the management team can manage multiple IPs.

The product is easy to deploy and manage. The price is also reasonable. You can also get support for the product on time.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

We have deployed the solution for our customers in multiple distribution centers and warehouses.

The product has good coverage. MAC address control and AD integration are valuable features.

The high-end series gives better coverage, but we have to spend more on it. The tool could be cheaper.

I have been using the solution for ten years.

I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.

I rate the tool’s scalability an eight or nine out of ten. Our customers are small, medium, and large enterprises.

The initial setup is not easy, but it is not difficult. Since we’ve been doing it for a long time, we know how to do the deployment. I rate the ease of setup a seven or eight out of ten. We can connect the access ID and access points and get it done. Most of the time, the deployment is done on-premise. It is controller-based. The deployment could be done in hours, depending on the quantity. We take a day to deploy ten access points.

My clients see an ROI on the solution. Most of our Aruba customers do not switch to other vendors. They prefer Aruba.

I rate the pricing a seven out of ten. If I get a good discount, I can make a good margin.

Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We use Aruba access points for enterprise and guest wireless.

We like the flexibility and the security, and the product is very easy to use.

I am not sure if it is a weakness, but Aruba sometimes redesigns Aruba Central and the web interface, which is sometimes an annoyance because you have to check everything all over again because the settings would have been placed somewhere else in the graphical interface, for example.

I have been using Aruba access points for eight years now.

The product is stable because sometimes security fixes are sent over email.

Everyone at our company uses Aruba access points. The product works for small, medium, and enterprise companies.

I have worked with Cisco, though not Cisco Meraki. I had no problems with that solution. My current company uses Aruba access points. Aruba access points are easier to deploy, and their pricing is on par with competing solutions. Moreover, you have more choices in the "flavors" of access points with Aruba, which is a plus point.

The solution is easy to deploy, and it normally takes three to five days. Of course, it depends on the customer's setup. Some customers need just five access points, while others require 14 switches and 50 access points.

It takes about a year before I get a return on investment because you need to place them. You get a return on investment when it comes to troubleshooting because you don't need to do as much troubleshooting on Aruba Central. If there are 50 sites, you do not need to check all of them. You have a larger return on investment over a longer period because it is easier to manage everything.

Aruba Central is a bit overpriced for some customers. It is expensive because you need to buy the hardware as well as the license. The license includes maintenance and support.

Before choosing Aruba access points, you should seek someone who is qualified or has done an introductory course to be able to use it. You will need to have some idea of how you want to arrange everything. Cisco Meraki has an introductory course, though I don't know if Aruba Central has one.

Though Aruba access points are priced the same as competitors, they should have discounts for more devices. If you have five devices, you pay the amount for five devices, but if you have 100 devices, it starts to get expensive.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use Aruba Access Points in our office environment. 

The solution gives good visibility into access points. 

I am not able to integrate Aruba Access Points in Azure AD. It is also quite expensive. 

I have been using the product for two years. 

Some users have reported low latency but I am not sure if it is because of the solution. I would rate the product a seven out of ten. 

We have 700-800 users for the product. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. 

I like the solution because of its throughput and low latency. It has resolved roaming issues for my customers. 

The delivery timeline is a major problem. There are also configuration and integration issues since not many engineers are available in the market who has expertise with the product. Some of our customers also experience network slowness. 

I have been working with the product for nine years. 

Aruba Access Points is stable but has some minor issues. 

The solution is easy to scale. If customers roll out a project then they can add it immediately in a fraction of a second. 

I also work with Dell but find Aruba Access Points to be better. Aruba is better in terms of technology and performance. 

The product's setup is not so easy since you cannot get many engineers in the market who can do the tool's installation. Developing an engineer is a costly affair for us. The time taken to complete the installation depends on the infrastructure. If the infrastructure is moderate then installation takes a week's time to complete. If it's a big campus, then installation can take one month. 

We require only four engineers if the area to deploy is 20,000 square feet. However, if the campus is big then we would need eight to ten engineers. Mounting the solution will take time but the rest of the things can be handled remotely. 

We would require one to two engineers to maintain the solution if the deployed area is 20,000 square feet. 

The solution is expensive and licensing costs are yearly. Customers have to pay extra costs for service and subscription apart from the hardware cost. 

I would rate Aruba Access Points a nine out of ten. We work mostly with enterprise customers but we also have medium and small customers as well. 

We use the solution to present the data sheet and explain product offers. We offer multiple modules as per the requirement.

Aruba has multiple IP ranges. There are sections also available in Aruba where you can distribute different subnets. Also, the configuration is very simple.

The solution’s pricing could be improved.

I have been using Aruba Access Points as a partner for one and a half years.

The product is moderately stable.

I rate the solution’s stability a seven or eight out of ten.

We cater the solution to medium-sized businesses.

I rate the solution’s scalability a seven or eight out of ten.

We had a very great experience with the technical team.

Neutral

The initial setup is easy. It depends on the kind of project it is. If it has a very large deployment, then it would take days. If the project is small, then it would take hours.

I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

We achieved ROI.

The solution’s pricing is not so cheap, not so expensive.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

In the beginning, my company was involved with a small amount of the solution, but for now, we have a lot of customers who use Aruba Access Points.

My company's customers use Aruba Access Points to access the internet and manage their VPN connections. I have experience with a lot of installations of the product in our company's customers' branch offices to help establish VPN connections since there is a need for secure connections in branch offices.

The most valuable features of the solution are that it has a lot of features that other vendors don't have and offers users simplicity of use. Only Aruba Access Points have a lot of features. There has been a lot of growth in everything with the usage of Aruba Central and Aruba Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance.

In our country, security is an issue for my company's customers that prompts them to choose Aruba because the simplicity of use allows them to ensure some security in their environment.

In Aruba Access Points, the security part is an area of concern where improvements are required.

I have been using Aruba Access Points for four years. My company has a partnership with Aruba.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Considering the scalability option provided by the product in a unified Infrastructure, I rate the product's scalability a ten out of ten, especially in an environment where pieces of equipment from Aruba are used.

As I am a pre-sales consultant of Aruba, I can recommend it to all industry sizes, but in Croatia, my company deals with small and medium-sized businesses.

I work with the solution's technical support on a daily basis, and I feel they provide a speedy response in a professional manner, which is much better than my previous experience with HPE's delivery engineers. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.

Positive

The product's initial setup phase is very simple and very easy to use.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model, and a few are deployed on the cloud.

The company's customers themselves usually carry out the product's installation phase. With some experience in the area of Wi-Fi, you can easily set up the product by yourself.

I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price. I am familiar with the price perspective of the product in my country, and I can say that we are not that much of a rich country.

Though Cisco is significantly better than other products in the market, I believe that my company is better off with Aruba. Cisco is costlier than Aruba.

I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.