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Juniper WLC Series pros and cons

Vendor: Juniper

4.3 out of 5

14 reviews
100% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

Juniper WLC Series offers high performance and no scalability issues, with easy installation, secure features, and valuable AI capabilities. It benefits from cost efficiency and diagnostic improvements. However, development has ceased, raising the need for alternatives. Pricing remains a concern, and integration with other products like Cisco and support for transitioning to vendors like Aruba needs improvement. The network may require additional access points for consistent coverage.

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Prominent pros & cons

PROS

There are no scalability issues, and Juniper WLC Series performs effectively.

The Artificial Intelligence integration is highly valuable.

Installation is straightforward and secure, with preferred reporting features.

The device prevents unauthorized modifications of access point devices efficiently.

High-performance designed for indoor wireless deployment with cost benefits observed.

CONS

Juniper stopped developing, prompting users to seek alternatives.

Support for transitioning to other vendors like Aruba or Ruckus needs improvement.

Juniper could benefit from better integration with other products.

Pricing is a major issue and competes unfavorably against other competitors.

Lack of a network access control agent similar to Alubakya Path and Cisco ISE is a disadvantage.

Juniper WLC Series Pros review quotes

RN

National Marketing Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Feb 21, 2025

The AI integration with Marvis is very valuable.

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Technical Team Leader - Network &Security at STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Aug 5, 2024

The tool has given us more visibility, but I'm not very technical, so I can't comment on specific features. However, the diagnostic tools for identifying system issues have greatly improved, which we appreciate. We still use Cisco ICE for authentication on the Juniper network, as we did before. We've seen cost benefits with the Juniper WLC Series, which was a key factor in our decision-making during the proof of concept. Besides cost improvements, we've also noticed better resolution of issues and faults in our help desk, thanks to the enhanced features.

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Makara Sakolvaree

Manager at Pplus visions company limited

Feb 3, 2025

Juniper Wireless is reasonable, with a bit of complexity compared to Alibaba and SQL.

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MarekSzafrański

Senior Core Network Engineer at Freelancer

Jun 10, 2024

It is a very stable solution.

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Nazish Sameer Shaikh

Senior Network Security Engineer at UNITE HERE HEALTH

Feb 14, 2024

Juniper WLC Series is a very high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment.

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Innocent Ohiaru

IT Administrator at James Hope College

Nov 8, 2023

It prevents a large number of unauthorized modifications of access point devices.

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TK

Technical manager at Djamboree

Sep 12, 2023

It's easy to set up, and I feel it's very secure. I also prefer its reporting feature. The devices are quite good.

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DH

Head of IT Network Division at Panorinformatika

Sep 7, 2021

The installation process is very easy.

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WW

DevOps System Engineer at Monash University

Aug 17, 2021

The installation process is nice and easy.

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Business Development Manager at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 22, 2021

The Artificial Intelligence on offer is very useful.

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Juniper WLC Series Cons review quotes

RN

National Marketing Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Feb 21, 2025

In my region, access to the product is very difficult and presents a logistical nightmare.

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Technical Team Leader - Network &Security at STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Aug 5, 2024

The network coverage of Juniper WLC Series and Cisco is different. We need to add additional access points.

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Makara Sakolvaree

Manager at Pplus visions company limited

Feb 3, 2025

Juniper lacks a network access control agent similar to solutions like Alubakya Path and Cisco ISE.

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MarekSzafrański

Senior Core Network Engineer at Freelancer

Jun 10, 2024

Juniper WLC Series has certain shortcomings in traffic monitoring.

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Nazish Sameer Shaikh

Senior Network Security Engineer at UNITE HERE HEALTH

Feb 14, 2024

The solution should create configuration documentation.

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Innocent Ohiaru

IT Administrator at James Hope College

Nov 8, 2023

There could be a high level of security.

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TK

Technical manager at Djamboree

Sep 12, 2023

There could be more information from the controller, and it could be easier to work with the controller lights. It's not easy to bring up the upgrades.

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DH

Head of IT Network Division at Panorinformatika

Sep 7, 2021

The solution could offer more integration with other products.

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WW

DevOps System Engineer at Monash University

Aug 17, 2021

We would prefer it if the solution could be less expensive.

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Business Development Manager at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 22, 2021

The support on offer to other vendors switching - like Aruba or Ruckus - could be improved.

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