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Aruba Wireless Access points have garnered high praise from users for their ability to provide outstanding coverage and solve dead spot issues in various buildings. Users have reported that these access points effectively handle large conferences and support multiple devices on a single network, making them ideal for office environments. Esteemed customers have utilized Aruba Networks Wireless WAN to meet their business objectives, including providing seamless wireless access, access control, and secure data transfer. The cloud-enabled solution is easy to implement and satisfies most organizations' connectivity requirements. Aruba has established itself as a reliable brand that offers wireless solutions for a wide range of locations with different device needs, ranging from office locations to sports halls and public swimming pools. By replacing physical network connections in multiple offices, the implementation of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN offers users a cheaper and more efficient solution. It allows employees to move around and work in different spaces with ease while providing better security compared to wired connections. Additionally, Aruba Networks Wireless WAN has been implemented in branches to address infrastructure, cost, and labor issues associated with wired networks by promoting wireless internet access. The solution consists of a cloud controller and access points that provide internet access to employees on a private network, along with a guest network featuring an authentication and registration portal for visitors. Overall, Aruba's WLAN solution has proven successful in solving connectivity problems and offers easy management through the cloud. With excellent performance and reliability demonstrated throughout the organization, users have consistently had access to customer support if needed. Additionally, the option to combine Aruba Ethernet switches with the wireless solution unlocks additional features and facilitates the use of authentication protocols.

User-friendly Interface and Easy Setup: Many reviewers have consistently mentioned that the product is incredibly easy to manage, set up, and administer. This indicates that it offers a highly intuitive interface with clear instructions for configuration and administration, ensuring a hassle-free user experience.

Excellent Wireless Coverage: Numerous customers have praised the product for its exceptional wireless coverage, emphasizing its powerful and reliable signal strength. This ensures seamless connectivity throughout the entire coverage area, allowing users to stay connected without any interruptions or weak signals.

Reliability: Several users have highlighted the outstanding reliability of the product. They have expressed satisfaction with its consistent performance, as it operates smoothly without frequent disruptions or downtime. This reliability factor greatly contributes to uninterrupted productivity and smooth operations for businesses and organizations.

Challenging coverage maps and placement: Some users have found it challenging to figure out the coverage maps and optimal placement for the product. They have expressed a need for clearer instructions or guidance in this area.

Limited mounting options: Several reviewers have mentioned that they would like to see more mounting options available for the product. This would allow them more flexibility in choosing where and how to install it.

Clunky admin UI: Users have provided feedback about the admin user interface, stating that it can be a bit clunky to navigate. They have suggested improvements to make it more intuitive and user-friendly.

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July 19, 2022

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN Review

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employees

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is used by many of our esteemed customers to meet multiple business objectives including providing seamless wireless access with an eye on access control and secure data transfer. The product is known for its reliability, stability, and ease of use. The fully functional cloud-enabled solution is easy to implement and meets most of the organization's requirements for providing connectivity to its employees as well as guests using a defined mechanism.

Pros and Cons

Implementation is straight-forward.
Ease of administration is superb.
Custom roles based on access restrictions can be defined.
Centralized management for both employees as well as guest registrants.

Licensing is slightly complicated and not bundled, separate costs for cloud controller is a no-no.
UI needs an uplift.
Coverage is good but can be better.

Likelihood to Recommend

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is an excellent solution for small to medium-sized implementation, especially on-premise. The ability to centrally manage all policy-based access requirements for both registered users as well as guests using the portal is effortless. This is backed up by good documentation which is available and excellent vendor support (HP).

Most Important Features

Central Management
Reliability and Stability
Logging capabilities and integration with other tools like SIEM, SOAR

Return on Investment

Definitely positive ROI for our customers as it solves the connectivity issues for places that cannot be wired.
Ease of implementation ensures this is installed quickly during conferences with high scalability to ensure maximum coverage.
Added benefits in terms of additional capabilities when it is part of the Aruba/HPE ecosystem of network devices.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN stacks really well against its other competitors for its features, ease of implementation, and administration. The pricing is very competitive with great vendor support and excellent documentation. The centralized management feature is really good as it provides a single pane of glass for all administrative items.

Other Software Used

VMware Carbon Black EDR, Tripwire Enterprise, BeyondTrust Privileged Identity (Legacy)

March 31, 2022

The perfect wireless WLAN solution for offices with quick and easy management

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We implemented an Aruba Networks Wireless WAN solution in some branches in the state to promote wireless internet access in place of wired network due to infrastructure, price and labor issues to make the structured cabling. The Aruba Networks Wireless WAN solution consisted of a cloud controller and 802.11ac wave 2 access points installed on-site to provide internet to employees on the private network and a second guest network with an authentication and registration portal for visitors. The connectivity problem was solved with the Aruba WLAN solution and easy management with the cloud.

Pros and Cons

It has cloud management for administration of access points remotely.
Automatic replication of custom settings to access points.
Solution with WIFI 5 and WIFI 6 hotspots.
They are powered by POE or power injector.
Compact access points.

The cloud management service with controller and software has a monthly cost
Only the appliance controller solution licenses are perpetual.

Likelihood to Recommend

In our scenario, we chose to dispense with the traditional wired network and use only the wireless network for internet access. The solution works perfectly as it is compatible with 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radios and a throughput of 1.2Gbps of data traffic. Aruba Networks Wireless WAN access points have technologies that avoid noise and interference and better direct the internet signal to the user. The prices are competitive and lower than some of the WiFi market leaders. It can be used in any corporate setting.

Most Important Features

Beamforming technology to direct a stronger signal to customers avoiding noise.
Access points with gigabit ethernet port and 802.11ax technology (WIFI 6).
Technology to avoid interference in 2.4Ghz.
GUI interface to manage all access points, create alarms, filter and block traffic, create and analyze statistics with reports.

Return on Investment

It has brought more expertise and flexibility in accessing wireless internet more securely.
Return on investment in the short and medium term.
Wireless Internet without problems and errors.

Other Software Used

Trello, KanbanFlow, Symantec Content & Malware Analysis, Trend Micro Cloud App Security

March 25, 2022

Aruba has exceeded our expectations and fixed our coverage issues

Matthew Guzzi

Information Systems Administrator

South Carolina State Library (Libraries, 11-50 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have Aruba Wireless Access points throughout our building and they provide outstanding coverage and they are easy to configure and manage. We had dead spots before we switched to Aruba and it has corrected those issues.