Aruba Wireless Reviews

We had Aruba controllers and APs installed in over 1,000 retail stores and in several large distribution centers.

The product improved overall scalability and simplicity in configuring and replacing. This product replaced old Symbol wireless AP’s that required individual configuration and management. The use of an Aruba Controller to configure multiple APs was game-changing. We went with Aruba over Cisco at the time, simply for cost.

The most valuable feature in this product would be the stability. You build it, install it, and it’s good to go, with no further tweaks needed unless adding or replacing APs.

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 rate it at eight out of 10. It proved to be stable with minimal failures that I saw in the three- to five-year time frame I worked with them.

The Wireless Controller's firewall feature and the ClearPass Access Management product's NAC feature.

As of now, we are utilising the existing features of the product and it satisfies all our requirement.

Additional troubleshooting capabilities for the ClearPass product.

2 years.

None yet.

None yet.v

None yet.

10/10

10/10

Previously was using Meru and switched due to additional features and functionality in the Aruba products.

The Aruba product has more features than the other competitive wireless solutions available in this domain. Product has good stability.

The APs has a very competitive price and the functionality is really good. I have installed them in buildings made of stone and the signal goes through the walls with no problem. I also use this equipment for very big classrooms and it works great.

• The antenna’s gain: It is really powerful. 
• The access points support a high number of connected clients. 
• It has an easy configuration wizard.

Price.

Not really.

Not really, it has supported all the protocols that I have needed.

Technical support is very good.

I have used Cisco, Ruckus, D-Link, and Proxim. Aruba is equal or better than Cisco. The price and performance were the reason for the change.

The initial setup was very easy and intuitive.

Pricing is very competitive.

I tried Cisco, Ruckus, Proxim, and Juniper.

Try it. It works fine.

Enterprise wireless for employees includes multiple wireless controllers, ClearPass Policy Manager, and wireless access points.

ClearPass is user friendly for managing the entire solution.

ClearPass is a unique product that contains multiple solutions like BYOD, Guest, NAC, AAA, UEBA, etc. There is also quick support from Aruba TAC.

Access point mounting options.

None. The product is very stable.

None. Never seen a scalability issue.

Excellent.

None. Aruba Wireless was the first and has remained til today.

You need training on configuration of Aruba products since it deals with a vast range of technology apart from wireless.

A recent change is that ClearPass licensing is superb. It counts user-based instead of device-based, for BYOD on-boarding.

Cisco.

Excellent support and stable product.

The most valuable feature for us is the support they provide us. We're putting together a budget for upgrading to another Aruba kit, but we always know that the support will be there.

It's a reliable product and it just works. We haven't had to really do anything with it. We don't have much budgeted for WiFi because we only have a couple of small offices, but the product is light, very effective, and incredibly reliable for both our employees and guests. I think it'll drive our BYOD policy for more guests who come into our office.

I don't like how the traffic comes out of the controller. Users connect to the wireless APs and all the traffic converges to the controller and then back out again. This is probably not a limitation but a design issue.

We use Aruba in our manufacturing facilities for the handheld wireless scanners in warehouse production environments.

We've had no issues with deployment.

It's been stable. We started out with a small warehouse and then we went into the next warehouse then to the productions areas and other spaces.

We use it the most in our largest manufacturing site with several big warehouses. It scaled just find in this environment.

I wasn't involved in the setup about four years ago.

We looked at HP/Aruba and Cisco.

Adaptive Radio Management

We're a VAR and it's our best selling solution.

Two years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Fast response and professional teams. You can add new patches to match your requirements.

Fast response and professional teams. You can add new patches to match your requirements.

No previous solution used.

It is straightforward.

We used a vendor team and their level of experience was excellent.

Aruba focuses on high-end WLAN technologies. They are now certified with many other vendors to be used in conjunction with their products. It is easy to deploy and there are many other benefits.

We are the one of the official distributors of this product in Middle East.

ClientMatch technology and Air Monitor features of Aruba Wireless are special and classy.

• Point-to-point deployment products
• More varieties in Outdoor Access Points

Very Rarely.

Scalability has been one of the best features in which we can make our customers happy.

I would rate technical support as 10 out of 10.

We use a previous solution, but we switched due to stability and the possible integration with different products.

Basic initial setup is very easy when it comes to a new user on-premise.

Pricing support has always been cost-effective. Licensing is a one time purchase (only the cloud license has to be renewed, which is worth trying out).

It is always in comparison with Cisco Meraki and Ruckus, but Aruba is outstanding, especially when it comes to the hospitality sectors.

Try it out. You will enjoy the hard-core concept put behind Aruba Wireless.

We were coming from a first-generation wireless network, and now I can use RF optimization for controllers. This is a major advancement for us and we're much happier for having it.

We can now see how many devices and how many users are on our network and where the usage hotspots are. Previously, we didn't have any data of this type, which now allows us to better plan our network.

I'd like more specific details of each user.

We just put it into production and in the coming weeks we will receive our new access points.

Deploying it is no problem.

We've had some issues with stability for Mac and iOS users where we've had to disconnect. There may be configuration issues, but I'm not sure.

We're planning for 300 access points, and right now we only have six. We have older HP products, but once we get our new access points, we should be able to scale without problems.

Technical support is very, very good. They've supported us with everything that we need.

The initial setup was straightforward. We have some prior experiences with various types of access-point networks, so it was not an issue.

Make sure you plan ahead of time.