Recommended for SMBs and larger businesses
June 25, 2025

Recommended for SMBs and larger businesses

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • AP560
  • AP505i
  • AP510i
  • AP310i
  • AP460C
  • AP460SC
  • AP410C
  • AP305C

Overall Satisfaction with Extreme Wireless Access Points

We have deployed Extreme Wireless Access Points across our whole business environment for the sole purpose of providing a wireless Internet connection. We have also deployed some of Extreme Wireless Access Points outdoors in a few selected locations. These wireless access points also allow us to segment our network on the WLAN.

Pros

  • The hardware and firmware are both reliable.
  • Extreme Wireless Access Points has some variety to the type of WAP's they offer.
  • The management interface they report back to offers good basic information that is easy to find.

Cons

  • We use WiNG still for our WAP's, which is ok to do administrative tasks from, but it could be better. However, Extreme Wireless Access Points is moving everything to CloudIQ, which is better in every way and something we plan to move to soon.
  • The logo on the access points makes you want to mount the AP's sideways like a diamond because otherwise the logo looks crooked, and that just looks bad, so you have to take extra time sometimes, depending on the mount, to get the AP to look square.
  • It helps meet the goals we have for network security.
  • It has a one pane of glass, so it is easy to manage and do other admin tasks.
  • It has provided a better experience for our end users.
Extreme Wireless Access Points can support all our devices, even in high capacity areas. They are easy to manage and get basic information. There was a time back around 2017-2018 where people's devices needed to make sure they were using the latest wireless drivers; otherwise, people were having connection issues. Other than that time period, we were able to have fewer complaints from end users.
Extreme Wireless Access Points are easy to manage. They are easy to deploy and install. The hardware and firmware are reliable. There a number of things to be improved since we are still using the WiNG platform, but all of those things will be much better when we migrate to CloudIQ.
It's been a few years since I evaluated other wireless access points from other manufacturers. However, from the different webinars I have seen of their competitors, I believe Extreme Wireless Access Points is just as good as HP Aruba access points, Meraki, etc.

Do you think Extreme Wireless Access Points delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Extreme Wireless Access Points's feature set?

Yes

Did Extreme Wireless Access Points live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Extreme Wireless Access Points go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Extreme Wireless Access Points again?

Yes

Extreme's products are meant for the enterprise and small to medium-sized businesses. If you have really basic networking needs, such as needing only 1 SSID for a few employees like a mom and pop shop, then Extreme Wireless Access Points is an over priced option for your needs.

Extreme Wireless Access Points Feature Ratings

Wireless LAN
9.8
Zero-Touch Provisioning
10
WLAN Performance Monitoring
9
Topology Maps
10
Layer 7 Visibility
10
Power over Ethernet Support
10
Wireless Security
10

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