In the context of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) deployments for enterprise use, the process typically begins with identifying specific areas within a building where wireless access points, often referred to as hotspots, are needed. The client provides information regarding the locations of these hotspots. As a network designer and implementer, my role involves creating a design plan for the wireless network. I use a combination of RF tools and physical networking tools to develop a comprehensive plan. This plan includes determining the required quantity of access points (APs), switches, cable lengths, and router specifications, and identifying entrance points for cabling. Once the design is complete and all the necessary equipment details are specified, we communicate with the client to discuss the plan.
Efficient and high-performance connectivity capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "It offers features that are essential for an efficient and high-performance wireless LAN deployment, where capacity, coverage, and quality are optimized, and frequency bands are selected based on the specific needs of the network."
- "The solution should be scalable, offering better pricing options as we optimize the network for coverage, capacity, and quality"
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It offers features that are essential for an efficient and high-performance wireless LAN deployment, where capacity, coverage, and quality are optimized, and frequency bands are selected based on the specific needs of the network.
What needs improvement?
The goal is to use fewer antennas while maintaining coverage and capacity. This approach is not only practical but also cost-effective as installing numerous access points in a room or facility can be expensive. We would appreciate it if it allowed us to optimize the number of access points while still providing customers with the same level of coverage, capacity, and quality. The solution should be scalable, offering better pricing options as we optimize the network for coverage, capacity, and quality.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with it for nine years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It provides good stability features. I would rate it eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is highly scalable. I would rate it eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Based on the feedback I've received, there's always someone ready to respond globally, regardless of the time zone, to address any issues or take your calls when needed.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Initially, I worked with Aruba, then moved on to Ruckus, and now I'm employing Cambium Networks for my current project. The choice between these manufacturers ultimately hinges on our ability to maintain high-quality service at a reasonable price.
How was the initial setup?
The setup can be quite variable, typically tailored to each unique situation. We have straightforward installations in simple buildings where automation streamlines the process. However, when customers require more extensive coverage, spanning multiple floors, it becomes a bit more complex, hovering in the midrange of complexity. The real challenge isn't necessarily placing the access points (APs) but rather wiring them properly.
What about the implementation team?
Implementing around four to five antennas typically takes a full day or night, not just an eight-hour workday. This is because the process involves thorough planning, ensuring proper cable bending, avoiding damage, and drilling, among other tasks. It's a meticulous job that requires a team of at least three people and can involve up to seven, depending on the speed and the size of the area being covered.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would place it in the mid-range market segment, balancing affordability and profitability. While we prioritize offering competitive prices, it's essential to emphasize that maintaining top-notch quality remains our utmost priority, with no compromises.
What other advice do I have?
It provides a comprehensive set of solutions, including point-to-point and point-to-multipoint setups. I rate it eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Deputy Manager - Radio Frequency Planning at RF-SMART
Has an easy configuration process and a customer-friendly technical support team
Pros and Cons
- "The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity."
- "The platform's cost needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is an internet service provider helping us with backhaul infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity.
What needs improvement?
The platform's cost needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cambium Networks Wireless LAN since its inception in 2005. I also have a few certifications, including ePMP.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It has good RSI strength and efficient link performance. I rate this platform's stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable platform. We have around 200 connections in a single base station.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team is customer-friendly.
How was the initial setup?
The configuration process is easy as we can get web-based support services. We require two technical resources to execute it. The setup involves a series of steps after assembly for point-to-point installations within ten kilometers, including mounting and alignment. It takes around five to ten minutes to link. If the equipment incorporates GPS functionality, the setup time can be reduced to as little as five minutes by automatically detecting longitude and latitude.
The setup involves determining the appropriate mounting height at both ends and calculating the elevation. It includes adjusting the height and direction based on compass readings for optimal signal transmission.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is inexpensive compared to other products. The pricing and licensing might vary based on each country's specific needs and telecommunication regulations.
What other advice do I have?
It is a good platform for long-range communication. It has an efficient latency as well. One must select the model based on internet traffic and throughput requirements.
I rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Technical Assistant at Cenral Group
A user friendly Wifi network management tool, with comprehensive licensing packages
Pros and Cons
- "This solution is extremely user-friendly; it is very easy to configure and work with."
- "We would like this product to have more information data sheets available. At present we cannot easily access details around the full capability of a piece of equipment."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for WiFi network management for our clients. It is mostly utilized for public safety on high-end devices.
What is most valuable?
This solution is extremely user-friendly; it is very easy to configure and work with.
What needs improvement?
We would like this product to have more information data sheets available. At present we cannot easily access details around the full capability of a piece of equipment.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for 10 to 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't experienced any stability issues during our time using this solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We believe this to be a highly scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We found the customer support team to be very responsive. However, they have a very rigid process of asking basic questions before escalating an issue to the correct team to resolve it, which can be frustrating.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have previously worked with other partners, but we selected this solution because of its balance between quality and price.
How was the initial setup?
We found the original implementation of this solution to be straightforward because of the level of experience we had. However, upgrades to this product over time, have now meant that this can now be done easily by anyone, due to the development of handy integrated videos, and how-to videos which are directly accessible if either the cloud-based or on-premises management software.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution using a combination of reseller integration partners, and our own teams expertise.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing costs for this solution are calculated per asset, and depending on the model of the equipment, it starts at $230, and goes up to roughly $1,200. The benefit of this solution is that there are no hidden costs; no cost for managing the equipment, and no cost for maintaining the equipment during its usable lifetime.
What other advice do I have?
We recommend that organizations consult with the professional WLAN; this is a wireless device and without proper planning and installation, it won't work. This way, if there are specific requirements for the wireless WLAN, they can be confident in the solution.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
Managing Director at Applied Technologies Group
Simple installation, knowledgeable technical support, and a single point of contact for administration
Pros and Cons
- "The web-based administration is what I find most beneficial."
- "If they could include some sort of web filtering, in-built antivirus, anti-malware, and data stream scanning in the next release."
What is most valuable?
I like how they have a single point of contact for administration. The web-based administration is what I find most beneficial.
What needs improvement?
I would like them to add some kind of web filtering, as well as the ability to add content filtering. That is something I would like them to be able to do.
If they could include some sort of web filtering, in-built antivirus, anti-malware, and data stream scanning in the next release. And if they include that, it would be a perfect solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is a scalable product.
I have everything from a single person in a home to a large installation with over 40 wireless access points, which is quite large.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very knowledgeable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also work with Cambium Wireless WAN.
Previously, I worked with Ubiquiti and NETGEAR. We have a legacy system mobile. When compared with Cambium, I recommend Cambium Networks Wireless LAN.
Cambium, in my opinion, completely outperforms them.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation process is exceedingly easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Cambium's initial price is a problem because it is more expensive than the others, but if you calculate the total cost of ownership over three years, Cambium probably works out better because there are no license fees.
The cost is determined by the item purchased. A wireless system has so many different types of applications. You have to consider if you need it outdoors, indoors, and across multiple sites, or if you require more than one website.
It's a good price, but not the best price. It's on the higher end of what I would call affordable for small to medium-sized businesses.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend hiring someone who knows what they are doing. This is the secret because is it easy to make an error, and easily ruin it.
We are partners with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN.
It's a marvelous system, I would rate Cambium Networks Wireless LAN an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Network Security Engineer at Techparks
Is stable and easy to deploy, but technical support could be better
Pros and Cons
- "Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is easy to deploy. The implementation can take two weeks to four months."
- "Not a lot of technical engineers are familiar with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. They are familiar with implementing and using other solutions such as Aruba. Therefore, Cambium Networks needs to be more visible in the marketplace."
What needs improvement?
Not a lot of technical engineers are familiar with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. They are familiar with implementing and using other solutions such as Aruba. Therefore, Cambium Networks needs to be more visible in the marketplace.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for a couple of months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable as well. Approximately 20 engineers use this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is not great but not too bad either. They are slow at times.
How was the initial setup?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is easy to deploy. The implementation can take two weeks to four months.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed it myself with the help of other engineers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is cheaper than Aruba.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Cambium Networks Wireless LAN at seven.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Assistant Manager, Delivery at Infrasoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Good performance and stable
Pros and Cons
- "It provides good support remotely, and it's very easy to configure."
- "There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for wireless solutions.
What is most valuable?
It provides good support remotely, and it's very easy to configure.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the pricing model. Cambium is a little bit higher than some other products. There are some product types which have single cases, but the cost is very low.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been providing the service for one and a half years. It's accessible on both cloud and on-premises.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
How was the initial setup?
It's quite easy, not so difficult to set up. Nowadays, the product we are using as a backup or secondary solution for Cambium is even more familiar than Cambium.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Cambium is a high-cost product. As for performance, Cambium is very good, even better than Ruzzi, but the cost is a major consideration. So, clients tend to go for the more reasonably priced products.
What other advice do I have?
I would give it an eight. Overall, it's a good product, but there is definitely room for improvement in terms of cost.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: A service provider and a partner with Cambium.
System engineer at Roots Communication
Secure platform with a straightforward setup process
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable and secure platform."
- "The product pricing needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Cambium Networks Wireless LAN to manage and control network devices such as access points, routers, or network switches. This centralized management system, facilitated by cnMaestro enables administrators to configure and monitor their LAN devices seamlessly through the cloud.
What needs improvement?
The product pricing needs improvement.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is relatively quick and straightforward, especially compared to other products. However, the complexity of the setup process may vary depending on the scale of the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is an expensive product compared to other competitors.
What other advice do I have?
It is a stable and secure platform. I rate it an eight.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
Cyber Security Analyst at Link3 Technologies
An user-friendly solution that helps with cost minimization
Pros and Cons
- "The product is user-friendly and helps with cost minimization."
- "Cambium Networks Wireless LAN should improve its pricing."
What is most valuable?
The product is user-friendly and helps with cost minimization.
What needs improvement?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN should improve its pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is stable. I rate it an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable. My company has 250-300 users.
How was the initial setup?
The product is easy to deploy. It can be done within one to two hours.
What about the implementation team?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN's deployment can be done in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product an eight out of ten.
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