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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points includes the 9115 and 9117, and designed to meet high demand network access.N/A

    HPE Juniper Access Points

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Juniper AP Series Access Points work in conjunction with the Juniper Mist Cloud Architecture and Mist AI to collect and analyze metadata in near real-time from all wireless clients. This is to enable rapid problem detection and root cause identification with predictive recommendations and proactive correction realizing the self-driving network.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Juniper Networks
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    65 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    59 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access PointsHPE Juniper Access Points
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    8.9
    (57 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (57 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points are well suited for dense Client solutions. We have used these in areas where we have a large number of guests that need top-notch connectivity without ever losing connection. The one area where we do have difficulty is in outdoor deployment, where large areas need to be covered, but we do not have physical connectivity in order to get the access points connected. This is not an access point issue but more of a physical connectivity limitation.
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    Juniper Networks
    The Mist portal-controlled Juniper APs are great in an environment where clients are relatively stationary. Coverage is fantastic, and throughput is really good. I would be more concerned about placing these in a distribution-type warehouse where clients frequently roam between APs. While I've not had any issues, I could see where some APs might become sticky due to the cloud-controlled nature. In my experience, a local controller would be better suited to environments like that. I'm also concerned that support and quality may suffer due to the HPE merger.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • So this product actually helps in healthcare facilities where we have a wireless, we call this WOW monitors. It's Wireless On Wheels. So we use those monitors to the patient's room to room. So in that case, rather than connecting it to wire, so it really helps us to connect through the WIFI and access the patients whenever we be needed.
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    Juniper Networks
    • Mist APs are really good at self-adjusting power and channels.
    • Mist APs provide quality bandwidth to all users.
    • Mist Radius meets my authentication needs for production users.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • They could definitely download their code faster. When we first get them out of the box and join them on the network, it takes probably 20, 30 minutes per access point to download the new code from the wireless controller and then reboot itself and then come back online.
    • When you're configuring it on the controller, if you want to switch access point groups, we have them broken out per site. Every time you add it to one of those groups, it also has to reboot. That's like downtime for us. That could be improved, I think.
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    Juniper Networks
    • I wish there was a mobile app that allows configuration and health status checks
    • The MIST UI could use some improvements - some things take more than 1 click to access
    • Marvis doesn't impress me. I ask it questions and sometimes it doesn't respond or understand
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The Cisco Catalyst 9120 Access Points have been a solid deployment for me. Using their interface is a mix of new and old. They run IOS, so if you know the CLI, you can easily navigate around them. You can join them to an older controller if it supports a certain version, you can join it to a new 9800 controller--very straight forward--and you can run the embedded wireless controller on them directly. I've found this to be very useful at smaller sites. The Cisco Catalyst 9120 Access Points are not limited to feature sets like the older generations' mobility express platform.
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    Juniper Networks
    We used a reseller to help set up and initially manage the Juniper APs. Templates are set up and deployed to sites, and at first, it may seem complicated, with a slight learning curve. Once created and deployed, the overall management and usability are great. In summary, the initial setup takes some advanced knowledge of the Cloud Dashboard setup with templates. After that, it's easy to use and manage moving forward.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Using Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points you can expect good performance, if not excellent. Coupled with other tools and managment systems you can easily gain good insight and ease of management. Flexible deployment variations help you adopt the equipment to work for most any required scenario you could think of. It's a well designed and evolved product.
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    Juniper Networks
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco has been very good at correcting early issues with their code. Their TAC support has been fantastic when I would open a case with issues I was facing. Even though the hardware was new, they were very familiar with the interfaces and issues I was having. In the past I've been concerned about adopting a new product right away because of support issues. That was not the case here. Once I had the deployment up and running, they have had a good run of reliability.
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    Juniper Networks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We are migrating from Aironet platform to Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points. That's more flexible, and we do it to sync switching, SDWAN, and wifi under one family.
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    Juniper Networks
    Mist has more features than meraki in regards to wireless management. Adding devices is still simple and licensing is much easier to undertsf
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    These access points offer flexibility in deployment scenarios, supporting both standalone and controller-based architectures. Organisations can choose the model that best suits their current needs and scale as their requirements grow. Cisco Aironet Access Points are compatible with Cisco's Wireless LAN controllers, allowing for centralized management and monitoring of a large number of access points across the network. With the recent changes, it will even support cloud base controllers.
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    Juniper Networks
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • problem with delivery time for the product - 12 months
    • we extended our WiFi network - is easy with Cisco AP
    • Connection new area\sites with AP is easy, we have got same location with only WiFi access - no wired cables
    • increase secutity
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    Juniper Networks
    • Streamline our infrastructure so we don't have multiple brands to manage.
    • Allowed for better placement with channel planning
    • Saves time when configuring
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