Aruba Networks
Date: June 2011
Manufacturer: Aruba Networks
Controller: Aruba Networks 3000 Controller
WAP's: 1 Aruba AP-105 (we have tested more)
Cost: I can't give that! I can say that it is very decent pricing, at least for us (after discounts).
Location: Residence Halls (Steel meshed concrete walls), The WAP is located in the hallway and we are stationed in 5 rooms.
Test Equipment: 5 Laptops, 2 iPods, 1 iPad
Ease of use: Awesome
Comments: I found the Aruba controller very easy to use and feature rich. I would personally recommend Aruba. For the amount of data we were pulling and the distance we were located it handled very well.
Ruckus Wireless
Date: June 2011
Manufacturer: Ruckus Wireless
Controller: Ruckus ZoneDirector 3050
WAP's: 1 ZoneFlex 7363 (we have tested more)
Cost: I can't give that! They are by far the best in pricing that we worked with.
Location: Residence Halls (Steel meshed concrete walls), The WAP is located in the hallway and we are stationed in 5 rooms.
Test Equipment: 5 Laptops, 2 iPods, 1 iPad
Ease of use: Good
Comments: I found the Ruckus controller to work well and have some very unique features. I like the fact that the network can live on if the controller died (not great, but continue to work for those connected) and that all the traffic does not go straight through the controller. I did not personally notice great enhancements with the bandwidth shaping that they claim their controllers have.
