Fortinet Wireless LAN vs. Fortinet FortiExtender

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fortinet Wireless LAN
Score 5.6 out of 10
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Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California offers Wireless LAN products.N/A
Fortinet FortiExtender
Score 8.6 out of 10
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FortiExtender is the wireless WAN offering from Fortinet.N/A
Pricing
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Best Alternatives
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Small Businesses
Ubiquiti WLAN
Ubiquiti WLAN
Score 9.0 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Score 9.4 out of 10
Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
Score 9.4 out of 10

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User Ratings
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(3 ratings)
8.8
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Fortinet Wireless LANFortinet FortiExtender
Likelihood to Recommend
Fortinet
Fortinet offers great Security features and is one of the leaders on that, and integrating Wireless LAN infrastructure with Access points proved to work rather seamlessly. Ease of management, single platform and ability to customize licensing as per needs were elements in favor of adding the Wireless LAN solution from Fortinet to our security portfolio.
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Fortinet
Fortinet FortiExtender is well suited to delivering fast 5G and LTE service. The cloud-based system is great so that our agency can manage the cloud from anywhere which is great during remote work. The Fortinet FortiExtender was easy to deploy and the system has been easy to manage. The Fortinet FortiExtender is less appropriate when it comes to the cost to implement and the customer support could be improved.
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Pros
Fortinet
  • Really easy to configure
  • Really easy to manage
  • Great value for price
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Fortinet
  • Failover protection by supporting multiple bands.
  • Cloud based management helping to manage the system from anywhere.
  • Integration with the Fortinet firewall.
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Cons
Fortinet
  • In the web portal, it would be nice if you could create a customer, assign that customer all the devices in the solution, and have a single pane glass to manage them all. Right now you need to access different web links to manage the devices.
  • The security feature set could be a bit more sophistication, like an Arista AP which polices the air.
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Fortinet
  • It is good when any problem occurred in our fiber cables but when it gets problematic then there isn’t any way out for us and its graphic interface is not helpful.
  • Its support team is useless and didn’t help in any regard.
  • The price is not in our favor.
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Support Rating
Fortinet
Fortinet offers excellent support. They will work with you until the solution is doing what it is designed to do, within its capabilities. They also do an excellent to follow-up with the end-user prior to closing the ticket.
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Fortinet
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Alternatives Considered
Fortinet
as a stand-alone product, the Fortinet wireless LAN solution isn't the most powerful, nor compelling out there. Others, like Cisco Meraki, offer great products, with added wifi features at a similar price point, but where Forti shines, is when integrated into a network with firewall enablement such as FortiGate. Overall, it stacks up well with others and is a solution that needs to be evaluated in a purchasing project.
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Fortinet
By looking at the market of similar devices, we quickly recognized that Fortinet FortiExtenders are very reasonably priced; however, they provide top-level functionality that even some of the competitors don't have.
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Return on Investment
Fortinet
  • Less management cost
  • Less expensive to buy
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Fortinet
  • Backup connectivity is helping us in many ways especially at times when connections run out and we have to perform any action that is essential to be done at times.
  • It provides a secure network.
  • With direct management, we can monitor and add and remove unwanted devices.
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