It is not possible to integrate Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar with third-party software like Opera, a property management system (PMS). Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar should include Heatmaps and an SMS gateway.
I would prefer to have the integrated heat map feature provided by the basic controller in the Solution instead of purchasing an external one. Accessing this capability directly within the controller's access point would be convenient.
Managing Director at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
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2023-06-08T11:45:00Z
Jun 8, 2023
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar's radio management side could be improved. A lot still needs to be done in this area. For example, if you deploy this kind of solution in a stadium, you need a lot of technical features on the radio management side to make it work.
The current implementation of our Guest Access network in isolation for Express mode is very complicated in comparison with leading market solutions. It requires more experience and training to set up the correct configuration of NAT/PAT and to map the Guest access networks to VLAN. We need an implementation of a configuration wizard to configure isolated guest access networks or to set the network for an external isolated network for guests. For Enterprise mode, an automated VPN gateway deployment and configuration for remote AP deployment would be highly recommended.
If the customers plan to go on the cloud side, they need encryption and daily communications from a security perspective. We're facing integration issues with it. Customers want to engage with their PA systems on WiFi because they want to create certain, small zones where they can do announcements through the wireless.
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Better integration with third-party systems is what our customers are expecting in the future. For example, if they want to add four or five access points and they want to use Alcatel-Lucent, it will not work with an existing Cisco or Aruba product. This is a problem with other vendors, as well, because they use their own protocols that do not work with third-party products. Essentially, we would like to see better interoperability with access points from other vendors. Multi-vendor installations will work alongside each other but will not work together. They will each be part of their own cluster. Ideally, we don't want multiple clusters. The protocols that they use should not be vendor-specific. If all of the manufacturers supported interoperability then customers would not need to make an additional investment. Rather, their existing equipment can be used. This would be preferable to the situation as it is now. An example of this is telephone systems that use the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Any phone of any brand will work. If it supports this protocol then we can just connect it and use it. If the same thing were true with access points then we could mix and match without any problems.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAcces WLAN Switch/controller product family provides the industry's strongest integrated security feature set with a comprehensive line of WLAN switch/controllers, each designed for a specific environment such as the enterprise campus, building or branch office environments.
Most customers are asking for an on-premises hardware architecture while it is available as a software-based architecture.
It is not possible to integrate Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar with third-party software like Opera, a property management system (PMS). Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar should include Heatmaps and an SMS gateway.
I would prefer to have the integrated heat map feature provided by the basic controller in the Solution instead of purchasing an external one. Accessing this capability directly within the controller's access point would be convenient.
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar's radio management side could be improved. A lot still needs to be done in this area. For example, if you deploy this kind of solution in a stadium, you need a lot of technical features on the radio management side to make it work.
The current implementation of our Guest Access network in isolation for Express mode is very complicated in comparison with leading market solutions. It requires more experience and training to set up the correct configuration of NAT/PAT and to map the Guest access networks to VLAN. We need an implementation of a configuration wizard to configure isolated guest access networks or to set the network for an external isolated network for guests. For Enterprise mode, an automated VPN gateway deployment and configuration for remote AP deployment would be highly recommended.
If the customers plan to go on the cloud side, they need encryption and daily communications from a security perspective. We're facing integration issues with it. Customers want to engage with their PA systems on WiFi because they want to create certain, small zones where they can do announcements through the wireless.
Better integration with third-party systems is what our customers are expecting in the future. For example, if they want to add four or five access points and they want to use Alcatel-Lucent, it will not work with an existing Cisco or Aruba product. This is a problem with other vendors, as well, because they use their own protocols that do not work with third-party products. Essentially, we would like to see better interoperability with access points from other vendors. Multi-vendor installations will work alongside each other but will not work together. They will each be part of their own cluster. Ideally, we don't want multiple clusters. The protocols that they use should not be vendor-specific. If all of the manufacturers supported interoperability then customers would not need to make an additional investment. Rather, their existing equipment can be used. This would be preferable to the situation as it is now. An example of this is telephone systems that use the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Any phone of any brand will work. If it supports this protocol then we can just connect it and use it. If the same thing were true with access points then we could mix and match without any problems.
The solution needs to improve access for Mac and iOS devices. There are occasional OS bugs.
It needs to be faster in order to process and transmit bigger packets.