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reviewer1793337 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at a non-profit with 11-50 employees
Real User
Along with the tool's simplicity and great security features, it also offers good support to users
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase is very simple and very easy to use."
  • "In Aruba Access Points, the security part is an area of concern where improvements are required."

What is our primary use case?

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.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

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

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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.

How are customer service and support?

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.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

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.

What about the implementation team?

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.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

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.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer2380185 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer (Diretor DE Tecnologia) at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Integrates well with existing infrastructure and provides an easy-to-use interface for management purposes
Pros and Cons
  • "After we installed the Aruba switches, the work became faster because the network speed improved."
  • "The product is highly priced. They could improve pricing."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Aruba Access Points are the proportionate workload distribution and the easy-to-use interface for management.

What needs improvement?

The product is highly priced. They could improve pricing. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used TP-Link and UniFi, and now we use Aruba.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. Ten experts in our organization maintain the product on the maintenance side, including servers, infrastructure, network, switches, wireless servers, virtual servers, Linux, Windows servers, and databases.

I rate the process a nine out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product is more expensive than TP-Link and UniFi. I rate the pricing as seven out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

In the engineering company, they had a huge file, around two terabytes. After we installed the Aruba switches, the work became faster because the network speed improved. It has impacted the overall productivity by about 40%.

The web interface configuration, whether VLANs or SSIDs, is simple to manage. It integrates well with the existing network infrastructure.

I rate Aruba Access Points an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Software Developer at ITCheers
Real User
Top 5
An easy-to-use solution that can be used to implement Wi-Fi solution for manufacturing
Pros and Cons
  • "Aruba Access Points is an easy-to-use solution."
  • "The solution's lead time is very slow and should be improved."

What is most valuable?

Aruba Access Points is an easy-to-use solution. We use Aruba Access Points to implement the Aruba Wi-Fi solution for manufacturing.

What needs improvement?

The solution's lead time is very slow and should be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Aruba Access Points for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Aruba Access Points an eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Aruba Access Points is a scalable solution. Two clients are using Aruba Access Points.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support is good.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with Aruba Access Points.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Users have to pay a licensing fee for Aruba Access Points, which could be cheaper.

What other advice do I have?

We raised a PO to the Aruba agent and installed the device for our customer. Two technical staff and one manager are needed to deploy and maintain the solution.

I would recommend Aruba Access Points to other users.

Overall, I rate Aruba Access Points ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Network Engineer at Cosmogenic IT Solutions Private Limited
Real User
Scalable product with an easy installation process
Pros and Cons
  • "Aruba Access Points’ most valuable features are network mobility and reliability for network access."
  • "The platform’s speed for data flow could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for user access, guest access, equipment maintenance, and supporting IoT devices.

What is most valuable?

Aruba Access Points’ most valuable features are network mobility and reliability for network access.

What needs improvement?

The platform’s speed for data flow could be better. There needs to be flexibility for installation and mounting access points. Additionally, the controller tool should work efficiently for troubleshooting purposes during maintenance.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Aruba Access Points for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes, the power stability of PoE switches keeps rebooting continuously. It could be improved.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have more than 1000 Aruba Access Points users in our organization. It is a scalable product.

How was the initial setup?

The product’s installation process is easy. We use heat maps to find stability to access the network for high-flexibility areas. It takes an hour to complete the process.

What about the implementation team?

Sometimes, I take help from a third-party vendor for the implementation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product's pricing could be better than Cisco.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Aruba Access Points to others and rate it a five out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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