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HPE Juniper Access Points

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4 Reviews and Ratings

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What is HPE Juniper Access Points?

The 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.

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Reviews

What users are saying about HPE Juniper Access Points.
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Juniper - Cutting Edge Wireless that Outperforms anything else we used.

Incentivized
Jonathan Butler
Systems Administrator in Information Technology at Randolph Central School Corporation (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a K12 School and have over 100 Juniper APs Deployed. They are very Robust and, paired with the Mist portal, they work great. The auto channeling and auto power are controlled and adjusted with state-of-the-art cloud AI. Most, if not all, problems are solved before you even know about them.

Pros

  • Wifi Insights for performance.
  • End user device stats and tracking.
  • Mapping for AP locations: Heatmaps.

Cons

  • AI Interface for specific device tracking.
  • Easier to find Historic Device tracking.
  • NAT Guest network setup for Guest networks.

Return on Investment

  • IT support tickets for wireless problems reduced after the installation.
  • Performance increase and device compatibility improved instantly
  • Support, if needed, is easy to use with the great staff through the Mist Portal.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki Dashboard

Juniper Access Points and Mist

Incentivized
Robbie Evans
Assistant IT Director in Information Technology at CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We had trouble getting Cisco access points and equipment during Covid and tried Juniper and they have been great. They are more cost effective and Mist makes them easier to manage than traditional aironet access points. We have been able to deploy them across our network and centrally mange them with more features and less licensing issues than we had with Cisco.

Pros

  • Managment
  • Security
  • wireless features

Cons

  • Onboarding new devices for existing networks
  • More options for setting up pay for wifi features

Return on Investment

  • With the lower cost of the aps we have been able to have more dcoverage
  • We have a better overall view of wireless performance

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki Dashboard and Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points (discontinued)

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365, SolarWinds Dameware Remote Support (DRS)

Juniper APs

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Caleb WhortonView profile
Technology Director in Information Technology at Coosa County Schools (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am over three schools and a board office. I have replaced the board office AP and the high school with Juniper access points and have had absolutely no issues. The Mist console is the best thing I've ever seen associated with access points and I've dealt with Ruckus, Aruba, and several others over the years. Since switching to Juniper equipment I have no longer had to worry about access points going down and if they did, it would be easy to pinpoint when and where.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Easy to onboard
  • Easy to track issues

Cons

  • I honestly don't see much room for improvement.
  • They start up quickly.
  • The Mist is easy to manage.

Return on Investment

  • Since replacing an aging Ruckus network, I've had no problems to go fix
  • I am able to remotely see if all AP's are online
  • The Mist is incredibly easy to use

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN and Ruckus ICX Switches

Other Software Used

Ruckus ICX Switches, Aruba Instant Wi-Fi Access Points, Juniper AP Series Access Points

Great APs Time Will Tell if they Remain So After HPE Merger.

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently have deployments of AP45 Access Points across 2 locations. One location has 13 APs across an Office/Warehouse, and the other, which is currently being built, has 2. The APs themselves are great! Coverage is amazing. Roaming works really well for cloud-based APs, though we don't have motorized equipment mounted on clients, so your mileage may vary. The Mist Portal is pretty good, though I think it pales in comparison to Meraki or Aruba.

Pros

  • Juniper AP45 coverage is great. We have one deployed in a sub-optimal manner (too high, too much space for a single AP), and we still have great coverage.
  • The APs are easy to configure via the Mist Portal. You can create sitewide templates, as well as templates for subsets of APs.
  • The APs are reliable. We don't have much trouble out of them. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've had to reboot one in the past year.

Cons

  • I would like the Mist portal to be a little more user-friendly. Sometimes you can get lost in the sauce, looking for a setting because it's actually controlled at a different level.
  • The Captive Portal for guest access needs some updates. It provides a variety of options for access, but they don't work.
  • I'm concerned that the recent HPE merger will diminish the quality of the Mist portal and Juniper products overall. I've been working with Juniper Firewalls and Switches for quite a while. Their support has always been top-notch, but HPE has a habit of taking great things and making them not as great. See Nimble Storage.

Return on Investment

  • Prior to the Juniper deployment, we had Ubiquity APs throughout the building. Poor coverage and unintended meshes created several issues. The Juniper APs have increased coverage and reduced WiFi-related tickets by 90%.
  • The Mist portal allowed me to design and deploy my wireless network beforehand, rather than stressing about having to wait until the network was in place before I could configure it. This saved time and allowed me to do it during the day, rather than having to do it off-hours.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

HPE Networking Instant On Access Points, Extreme Wireless Access Points, Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points and UniFi WiFi Access Points

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki MS, Cisco Meraki MX, Cisco Meraki MV, Sophos Firewall

Juniper AP Series Access Points Pretty Solid With a Few Quirks

Incentivized
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Juniper AP Series Access Points with Mist across all of our sites, about 70 total. Before, we didn’t really have visibility into what was happening on our wireless network or a centralized way to manage it. Now we can quickly see where devices are failing in the connection process, which makes troubleshooting a lot easier. Deployment is simple, which helps since I’m the only network admin, and having the APs tied in with Mist switches gives us a single platform to work from. Overall, it’s cut down on downtime and reduced the amount of support overhead we used to deal with.

Pros

  • Deployment is super simple
  • Endpoint statistics/health is easy to read.
  • Coverage is great on AP33s

Cons

  • 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

Return on Investment

  • Positive - reduce overhead to configure/deploy/manage
  • Positive - great visibilty on clients
  • Negative - expensive - handcuff's to subscription

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points and Omada

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki MR Wireless Access Points, Omada

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