We just completed an evaluation of Meru and Aruba this past November. It was a very difficult choice to make but in the end we chose Aruba. Both vendors had good products and both worked very hard to get our business. If you can swing it I strongly suggest attending the annual conference for each vendor. We got very candid feedback from existing customers for both vendors, positive and negative. In the end there were a few things that put Aruba ahead. The look and feel on the Aruba controller interface was more comfortable to use and had more features built into it. We also felt that the Aruba 12x series radios were a better fit when they had to mounted in a visible location as they are much smaller and less obtrusive.
Feel free to contact me offline if you have any more questions. Aaron Smith Interim Coordinator for Networking Networking & Systems College Information Resources Haverford College (610)896-2906 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Lim Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Comments on Vendors and Technology We are currently evaluating 4 wireless vendors for deployment in our residences. They are Xirrus, Meru, Enterasys, and Aruba. Any comments anyone wants to share about these vendors, their technology and support. Thanks in advance. ----- Joe Lim University of Toronto Mississauga Chief Information Officer Email: [email protected] Tel: 905-569-4455 "Do... Do Not... There is no try" (Yoda) THIS EMAIL COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION BY PERSONS OR ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE INTENDED RECIPIENT IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU RECEIVED THIS IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT THE SENDER AND DELETE THE EMAIL AND ALL COPIES (ELECTRONIC OR OTHERWISE) IMMEDIATELY. CE COURRIEL EST DESTINE UNIQUEMENT A LA PERSONNE OU A L'ENTITE A LAQUELLE IL EST ENVOYE ET PEUT CONTENIR DE L'INFORMATION CONFIDENTIELLE OU PRIVILEGIEE. TOUTE UTILISATION DE L'INFORMATION PAR UNE PERSONNE OU UNE ENTITE AUTRE QUE CELLE A LAQUELLE ELLE EST DESTINEE EST INTERDITE. SI VOUS RECEVEZ CE COURRIEL PAR ERREUR, VEUILLEZ COMMUNIQUER AVEC SON EXPEDITEUR ET SUPPRIMER CE COURRIEL ET TOUTE COPIE (ELECTRONIQUE OU AUTRE) IMMEDIATEMENT. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
