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FortiAP vs Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

FortiAP
8 Ratings
Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)
4 Ratings

FortiAP

8 Ratings
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Score 8 out of 100

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

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Score 9 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

FortiAP

Any rollout is well suited for a FortiAP - from small office networks, to large warehouse deployments. Adding additional APs to your network is simple and easy. Monitoring is simple with Forticloud monitoring. Configuring the devices can be as complex or as simple as you need. Adding additional Fortinet devices (I have switches and firewalls) makes the network even more secure and easy to manage - all devices working in tandem make monitoring much easier

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

Back in the day these were really well priced, and had some amazing coverage. After using newer Cisco gear, while more expensive, they dont shine so brightly anymore. They did have trouble under load as well. I would recommend them to someone only if they were really constrained in their budget for wifi equipment.

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Pros

FortiAP

  • Built sturdy for harsh environments.
  • They perform and/or surpass performance levels shown on their data sheets.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

  • Great pricing structure
  • Licensing was easy and straight forward
  • Interface was quick and simple

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Cons

FortiAP

  • Deploying your first AP is a little confusing - you need to register it with Fortinet, and then deploy it. I am a master now, but this took me call to support to understand how to roll these out.
  • Adding them in to the correct folders on Forticloud took a little bit of figuring out, but again, once I had it it was simple.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

  • Bug patches were always a problem to do
  • Support was rarely helpeful
  • It seemed they stopped releasing fixes for many bugs we encountered so we had to live with them

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Likelihood to Renew

FortiAP

FortiAP 10.0
Based on 1 answer
This is an excellent product for an SMB - cost isn't outrageous and deploy is simple. I can monitor my network without breaking the bank.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

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Support Rating

FortiAP

FortiAP 10.0
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Fortinet support is outstanding! They are second to none. They pay attention to details and the needs of the customer.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

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Alternatives Considered

FortiAP

FortiAP does not fall short compared to other vendors. They have all the features other vendors offer at a much more competitive price-point, which makes purchasing FortiAP a lot more attractive.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

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Return on Investment

FortiAP

  • Increased overall coverage of wireless for my users - no more calls about dropped wireless (our cell service is very spotty).
  • Easy to roll out - no issues here.
  • Expensive - you are paying for a business, not a home use devices - sticker shock might happen initially.

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Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

  • A bit more time troubleshooting client disconnects
  • Money saved on the more expensive hardware
  • Frustration with support on many occasions

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Pricing Details

FortiAP

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Juniper WLA & WLC Series (discontinued)

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

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