Aruba Instant Wi-Fi Access Points vs Mojo Networks

Likelihood to Recommend

It is possible that we have a bad luck with the deployment. However, It is capable to perform enterprise-level security to fit some of the organization's standards. With Airwave and other tools, it's easy to manage and administrate your wireless environment. Make aware of the IPsec tunnel from each user to the controller if you are using Clearpass for NAC. If you have a remote office with local resources, you will need controller or IAP to route traffic locally. If you have many remote offices, you will need to deploy controllers or IAP in each office, which lead to additional cost and management.

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Manager in Information Technology

Environmental Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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With the range of models that are available, you can deploy the Mojo solution in any size environment; no matter the venue. We have deployed the solution in small and large college dorms, fitness facilities, and smart home apartments, with no issues. I have never had an issue deploying the Mojos in any of these environments.

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Pros

They offer both a controller-based and controller-less option. This allows customers of all sizes to deploy a wireless network without the upfront cost of controller hardware. A controller can be added later.
Aruba also offers Airwave which is a single management point for all AP swarms in the environment. It offers many reporting features as well as visual RF maps displaying heatmaps of the AP signals and client positioning.
The Aruba Access Point we have (224s and 225s) also offer both PoE and external power supplies for those smaller deployments that may not have PoE capable switches.

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Technician in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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Advanced guest wifi capabilities that integrate with our REWARDS platform.
Enterprise-wide configurations with minimal effort.
Creative team of engineers to customize aspects of the solution to our unique needs.

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Corey Kline

VP - IT

Noodles & CompanyRestaurants, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

We have had a bunch of these stop working after a power outages. We are guessing a surge or something caused them to stop working.
Some of the documentation is outdated. It seems they like to make changes to how things work and it usually mean less access and insight into the devices you manage.
The auto signal strength feature could use a little work. It seems like even when we turn it down all the way it tries ot increases the signal strength.

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Administrator in Engineering

Computer & Network Security Company, 1001-5000 employees

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For some reason they user VLAN 0 as the native VLAN. I am used to VLAN 1 being the native VLAN for all solutions I work with. I had to retrain my mind to understand that Mojo uses VLAN 0. It may be a minor detail, but it would be nice if they have VLAN 1 as the native, like other vendors.
It would be nice to be able to create a predictive survey report using the web GUI.

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Aruba Instant Wi-Fi Access Points 9.0

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Aruba Networks Wireless LAN is very intuitive to use. After the initial learning curve for the Aruba OS platform, it is straightforward. Day-to-day tasks, such as deploying an access point with a configuration, are very straightforward. Standard incremental system upgrades are also very intuitive. If you have any past experience with Aruba network switching or Cisco switching, the command structure is relatively similar.

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Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Aruba Instant Wi-Fi Access Points 8.2

Based on 6 answers

It is a reliable and complete solution for providing wireless network to users. I had no technical problems during those years. The Aruba controller and access points have always worked very well and we have greatly improved the relationship with customers and we now have absolute control over the wireless network traffic. It has quality assurance and support with efficient service as well.

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Bruno Carvalho

Computer Security Specialist

Grupo BoticárioChemicals, 5001-10,000 employees

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Mojo Networks 10.0

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The times I have needed to contact support, they were excellent. Making sure that the solution was operating at the level of what was expected, and taking the time to explain any features that I may have had a question about. They are customer-focused and strive to satisfy the customer every time.

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

One of the characteristics that benefited Aruba Wireless with its competitors was the lower cost of implementation and the speed of configuration and commissioning of the equipment, the strong authentication required and the visibility from the same tool without the need for other third-party products. or who need to purchase another product.

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Diego Gamez

Analista de Proyectos

Cyberline SRLTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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Easier configuration and advanced security features.

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Corey Kline

VP - IT

Noodles & CompanyRestaurants, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Excellent uptime and reliability
If licensed properly, failover is easy
The newest version upgrade is somewhat cumbersome as they want us to replace hardware, which seems silly, so we are on the most current legacy supported version. Once unsupported, we will need to replace hardware.

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Michael Haberkern

Network Engineer Supervisor

City of Santa MariaGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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Our total cost for providing guest wifi dropped significantly from a prior solution even while adding much needed security features.

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Corey Kline

VP - IT

Noodles & CompanyRestaurants, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

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General

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