Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless Access Points vs. RUCKUS Ethernet Switches

One of best use cases for using OmniAccess Wire Access Point is where we have dense no. of users as client associated capacity is very good. Also one of the use case is when administrator wants different PSK for each user for authentication. OmniAccess WAP supports in better way.

I'm not sure of a situation where Ruckus ICX switches wouldn't be appropriate unless you work in a very small company where you only have one or two switches and don't need managed (smart) switches. For every other situation, I think the switches are robust enough and certainly cost-effective enough to serve most any situation or need.

Incentivized

• Flexibility in terms of deployment, management
• Better security feature
• Application awareness ,WIPS
• DPSK
• Better client associated count

• Port Density/cost per port
• Some models auto-stack, which makes connectivity much easier
• The E-rate discounts for education are AMAZING

Incentivized

• No of Interfaces
• must have a variety in terms of MIMO
• better throughput

• Documentation
• Built in Help for commands
• Consistency between models

Have used Cisco Meraki access point earlier having management on cloud and is on license (subscription basis). But Alcatel OmniAccess Points have management on cloud, on premise as well which means to say flexibility in terms of management. We had one requirement where we number of user is large which is going to connect on access point but Cisco Meraki only supports 200 users per radio whereas OmniAccess point have better client associated capacity with 524 per radio.

Ruckus outperformed other vendors, especially those priced higher than ruckus. The performance for the cost allows for a longer reliable use over other vendors evaluated.

• Better Roaming
• Ease of Management
• Better performance

• These switches are very good in the virtual environment. We have a highly reliable network in part because of these switches
• The high uptime allows the business to offer reliable always-on connectivity to our clients
• Speeds are fantastic, especially in a big data environment where speed is crucial to our remote client base

Incentivized