Ruckus Wireless Reviews

We are an ISP and mobile operator. We provide customers with almost everything there is to do with wireless. I am also currently doing the whitepaper from our company.

Personally, I like it, and I try to encourage people to go for Ruckus because I find the Ruckus coverage is fine. The speed between client to client is really nice. It is better than any other vendor, but officially, I cannot say that to people.

I have not got any major problem using Ruckus, but the price and technical support could be better.

I have been using Ruckus Wireless for six years. 

It is a stable product. One of the R500 Access Points accidentally went underwater. Water was flowing inside the access point. I just kept outside it in front of a fan for two days, and it is working again. It is very nice, and I don't think any other brand will give me this kind of durability.

Technical support could be better. About two months ago, I received a complaint from one of our customers about the R500 Wireless Access Point. One of the radios was flat dynamically. But after reconfiguration, the controllers and everything else were fine. I opened a ticket with Ruckus, but it was not very helpful.

We are also an Aruba and Cisco partner. 

I am in love with Ruckus because it's very easy to configure. Even after the demo and installation, it is easy for me to convince the customer, and sometimes, they can even do it on their own.

The price could be better. Normally, if you find customers paying for cost-effective wireless solutions, Ruckus devices are a little expensive compared to other vendors. Even if I ask them to go for Ruckus, they will choose Aruba and sometimes Cisco Small Business Solutions because of the price. The license is paid on a yearly basis.

I would recommend Ruckus Wireless to potential customers.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Ruckus Wireless a nine.

Ruckus Wireless was deployed almost four or five years ago for our Wi-Fi network, but we were not using it for our highest metric. We recently started using it for our internal network. We are using Ruckus Wireless for the metric that is connecting the top management to the internet.

I can manage the network through a cell phone, which is a plus from my side. I am also able to visualize the network. I can also check the quality of the signal for different clients that are currently connected and see whether the quality is excellent, moderate, or poor. Sometimes, I can even adjust the signal strength.

They could add more flexibility for switching over to another radio if a radio is poor. I am not able to change the radios from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz. I am yet to figure it out. I want it to be a bit more explicit or a bit easier to change radios.

When you shut it down, you lose some of the information. It would be good to have a controller where I can store the information, and later on, I can retrieve the information. There should be some form of small storage to keep the information.

Its price should also be improved. Its price is currently quite high.

Based on the experience so far, it is stable. I'm judging based on the experience of the people who are using it. I am using it for the top management, and I have also put an order for more APs.

It is scalable. You can connect the APs through a mesh without using cables, which makes it easy to scale out.

I haven't contacted them yet because I can handle the challenges. If I get something that is beyond what I can handle, I will get in touch.

It was okay. I didn't need any training for the setup. You simply go through the manual. I saw a video just once and then installed it.

I did it on my own.

It is a good product, but it is pricey. In terms of the pricing, it is a bit expensive.

I would recommend this solution, but they should reduce the price.

I would rate Ruckus Wireless an eight out of ten.

I work for a small school. In fact, I've worked with two separate schools with different administrations and they both had Ruckus — they both had the same equipment. There's probably one controller and maybe six, seven, eight access points.

We're running teacher PCs, might be about ten PCs on there, and then a bunch of student Chromebooks. We weren't one-to-one at the one school — they had carts they wheeled around. They might have had maybe 40 of them, but now they're one-to-one and they probably have a couple of hundred users — 200 to 300 users on there. The other school's been one-to-one, but it's a smaller school. They probably have a couple of hundred computers on the whole network — Chromebooks. That school's pretty much all Chromebooks.

I have been using this solution for five years.

I haven't heard any complaints about the WiFi equipment at all causing problems. We've had issues with the ISP, not enough bandwidth. At one place, the firewall equipment failed us, but with Ruckus, no complaints on the controllers. It's just been a solid performer for us.

I have very limited experience with support because the vendor takes care of all of that. They're kind of pricey, especially when you look at Ubiquiti. 

Interestingly enough, the vendor who sold us Ruckus is now quoting an upgrade and he's no longer quoting Ruckus, he's going with Ubiquiti. I asked them why they did that, he said "Oh, it's a better value." Maybe Ruckus dropped them and now they're representing Ubiquiti. They have some staff turnover, so we keep seeing new people. And that's the local vendor. I haven't dealt with Ruckus directly at all, so I don't know what the company would provide.

I logged into the system to look at it. That was a number of years ago, so my memory is vague. The only thing I really changed when I looked at it was to set up a separate sub-network for the students. They had a guest network already set up and they already had the staff networks. I set up a student WiFi network to segregate them from the staff.

I'm not the person who really configures them, our vendor did all that. When they first went in, I took a look at the configuration, but I haven't really touched them since then. You can configure them and just leave them to do their thing.

I went in once and set up a guest network — it was pretty straightforward. I didn't even have to look at the manual to do it.

The vendor is responsible for all maintenance-related issues.

With Ubiquiti, there's no annual cost to keep the software upgraded, whereas with Ruckus, you have to pay an annual fee or three-year fee. That makes it a little more pricey.

Ubiquiti is quite a bit cheaper, just on the upfront costs than the Ruckus equipment. I mean the Ubiquiti quote we got, we're not only doing the access points, but we're also doing our switches. If one person is doing Ubiquiti switches and Ubiquiti access points, another vendor's doing Ruckus equipment. We're seeing half the cost with the Ubiquiti equipment. I worked for Ubiquiti on a very small installation where cost was at a premium and they needed to get in as cheap as possible. It worked for them. It was a church. Dropped in about four access points and they were happy.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of seven. The cost is the only thing dragging them down.

It's very reliable and it's easy to use. If you need more analytics regarding Smart Zone, IoT, or SOP platforms, it's great. But mostly, it's reliable wireless equipment.

The Ruckus platform in general could be improved — it could be more user-friendly.

Ruckus should be more customizable, especially regarding KPIs and analytics.

I have been using Ruckus Wireless for three years.

Ruckus is both stable and scalable.

The customer support is average; overall, it's pretty good. But most of the companies in this area provide the same technical support.

The initial setup is pretty easy. Deployment only takes a few minutes.

Ruckus is an expensive solution.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight. I would absolutely recommend Ruckus to others — 100%.

We belong to the hotel industry. In the hotel itself, we have deployed WIFI fully throughout the establishment. So far, it is working perfectly.

The solution offers a lot of great features to its users.

The multiple FSIVs is great. 

The meshing is very effective.

The solution has a very high bandwidth.

We've found the initial setup to be straightforward.

The solution is very user friendly.

It offers good customization capabilities.

We have found the dashboards to be quite good.

Occasionally, we have found some controllers malfunctioning. However, that is rare, and largely the solution works perfectly.

They should work to make their licensing more affordable.

I've been using the solution for five to six years at this point. It's been a while for sure.

The solution is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. I've found it to be extremely reliable.

The solution scales quite easily when you need it to. We use and mix and match the old and new versions as we change rapidly. We have our older equipment that hits its end of life, and we deploy new ones to cover the old. We are able to do this pretty seamlessly, and, if we need to, we can just continuously add on based on our requirements.

Everyone who works in our organization uses the solution.

We've been in touch with technical support multiple times. When we create a ticket, they are quite responsive. We're satisfied with their level of service.

The initial setup is not complex. It's pretty straightforward. A company shouldn't have any issues with the implementation.

We deployed almost 420 pieces and in total it only took us about a month and a half.

The licensing is paid on a yearly basis. We are working with three yearly licenses.

The pricing is okay, however, it could be more affordable.

We have looked at Aruba and Cisco as well as ExtremeWireless and compared them all to Ruckus.

We are a large partner.

We don't use the latest version of the solution every single time. Often we mix and match versions.

I would recommend the solution to other organizations. We've been largely very happy with the product overall.

I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

We are a reseller and integrator. We use this solution when our clients have a lot of users or devices that need to be connected to one IP. We use it for a high capacity of connections.

Its high capacity is the most valuable. It is also very stable. It is way more stable than other platforms.

Its security can be improved. It doesn't use Wireless IPS. Therefore, we have to combine WatchGuard that uses a Wireless IPS but is a separate solution. These two solutions work in conjunction. We are using the WatchGuard as a sensor and Wireless IPS, and Ruckus is like a platform that is used for the connectivity of the network.

I have been using this solution for the last ten years.

Its stability is very good. We use the switches, and the switches have more stability than the wireless.

It has good scalability. We can use ten appliances with an AP. We can migrate to the SmartZone or Cloud. You can use the same appliance initially when you are a small business, and you can keep on using it as your business grows. Its scalability is very dynamic as compared to Aruba Instant On, where you have to use different appliances when your company starts to grow. 

Most of our clients who are using this solution are small and medium companies. We have a few clients who are large companies.

Their technical support is very good. I was recently trying the Zone demonstration of cloud, and they responded to and answered my questions. Their support was agile. They have documentation, manuals, and videos on YouTube.

Its initial setup was easy. If we are using a common line, it is not difficult to deploy Ruckus Wireless.

The deployment duration depends on the size of the company. For a small company, we can deploy this in minutes. For a large company, it can take a lot more time.

Ubiquiti and Aruba Instant On are good for small businesses in terms of cost than Ruckus Wireless.

Our clients evaluate Ubiquiti and Aruba Instant On. Both these solutions are designed for small businesses. They are good for small businesses in terms of cost and capabilities. They have very few capabilities as compared to Ruckus Wireless, but they are very good for small businesses. Ruckus Wireless also has a better connection capacity than other brands. Ruckus Wireless is suitable for medium or large companies, and Ubiquiti and Aruba Instant On are suitable for small companies.

I would recommend this solution depending on the needs and the size of the company. For a higher connection capacity, I would recommend Ruckus Wireless. If you don't require a higher capacity, I would recommend Aruba Instant On or Ubiquiti. Ruckus Wireless is suitable for medium or large companies, and Ubiquiti and Aruba Instant On are suitable for small companies.

I would rate Ruckus Wireless a nine out of ten.

We originally installed Ruckus for our public Wi-Fi, but we are now using it for our internal network. We had used it in the public Wi-Fi for at least three or four years before implementing it for our network, which was about three months ago.

Right now, we are using it for online connections and applications like Zoom and Google Meet.

The most valuable feature is simplicity.

I really like Ruckus Unleashed, which is the feature that provides a quick solution for me to control the APs.

I would like to see more reports for the Unleashed feature, as my bosses require these and it would be best if I could include more.

There are times when I have trouble connecting and I would like to view the logs, but when I shut down Ruckus, the logs are deleted. Once the AP comes back up, the information will be gone. I would like the option to not have my logs deleted when I shut down the device so that I will be able to troubleshoot.

We have been using Ruckus Wireless for at least three or four years.

So far, so good. I haven't had any challenges. It is being used by my directors and I have asked them to give me feedback. So far, I'm not getting any complaints.

For the smaller network, which is just the company directors, we have about 20 who are on the network. The public Wi-Fi has a very large number of users.

I am planning to increase the number of APs once the directors have assessed it. I expect to buy more access points for other areas, such as marketing, where I want to put high-density and high-capacity APs.

Because of the simplicity and the connection, I have never had to contact technical support. I have been able to do everything on my own.

It was easy for me to set up.

I completed the installation and setup on my own.

The setup that I have at the moment does not require licensing, although I am not sure whether a bigger project will mean that I have to spend more.

With respect to our internal network, we are still using one as a control and testing the system to see if it's going to give us the solution we want.

This is a product that I can recommend to others.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for internal use for deployments.

I don't have specific metrics that could describe who this solution has improved how the company operates. It just offers better connections for the users.

The product does a very good job of covering specific areas using less equipment than other providers. 

The solution offers better coverage. It offers a better footprint in order to connect with the user.

The possibility to deploy the solution and the configuration of all the equipment through the console makes everything very easy.

The product has good technical support and offers excellent documentation.

In both cases in terms of the latest deployments we initiated, we implemented a new version, which means that in both cases the client deployed a new Wi-Fi infrastructure. As we deployed the solution, it meant that the users had to connect to the network via a patch cord.

The solution needs to have some sort of security offering, like a firewall, for example. Fortinet offers access to security via Wi-Fi controls and a management console. Ruckus does not do this.

I've been using the solution for 20 years. It's been a good two decades of usage. In just the last six months, we've implemented it for two clients.

The stability of the solution is excellent. There aren't issues with glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. There aren't bugs. It's completely reliable.

The scalability is very, very good. We have no issues expanding as we need to. It's excellent.

We typically work with medium-sized Argentinian companies. In one of the implementations we handled in the past year, the client already wants to increase the coverage of the Wi-Fi network for the next year.

In general, we get good technical support from Ruckus. It's excellent service. In all the cases where we have reported some problems, we receive the answer about how to resolve the problem very quickly. They are extremely responsive and very knowledgeable. We've very happy with their services.

The initial implementation was easy. We had already deployed Ruckus for the client previously, and we were just doing another new deployment. It was very straightforward.

The deployment took about a month due to the fact that we needed the client to deploy the cable network. They had to finish the network before we could really finish our portion of the implementation. In another deployment, for a different client, it only took us two weeks.

The solution is less expensive than, for example, Fortinet, and requires less equipment.

In the first implementation, we did recently, the client decided to implement the Ruckus without any comparison with other solutions.

In the second implementation, we had an evaluation done and we looked at Fortinet. The client decided to implement Ruckus over Fortinet. The decision was mainly based on the different pricing between the two options and the need for access points with Ruckus. With Ruckus, we needed fewer appliances in order to bring the same coverage that Fortinet offered, for example.

We're a partner with Ruckus.

In both of the most recent deployments, we have used the Access Point R320.

Ruckus as a brand is pretty new to the Argentinian market, and therefore, we need to introduce our clients to their offering. We really need to show off the benefits of going with Ruckus over, for example, Fortinet, which is more well known.

Overall, I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.