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Confusion between IAP, airwave and Controller Base

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  • 1.  Confusion between IAP, airwave and Controller Base

    Posted Apr 11, 2017 11:58 AM

    we want to implement Aruba Wireless across our office campus. Recently a survey has been done by a partner of ARUBA and they found total 40nos of AP required (propsed series is AP210). Now i ahve following questionsmy

    1) should i go for IAP solution or a controller based solution? in near future may be another 20 APS required ( for next 2-3 years)

    2) How Controller(propsed is 7200 series) is diffrent form  aruba NMS(Airwave)?

    3) Which one will be more helpful for me NMS or Controller?

    4) I want to do user based authentiaction which one be easy to integrate windows Active Directory or Open LDAP? Should i require a Radius Server?

    Controller or IAP need to pass the user authentication inforamtion to my Fortigate UTM where user based firewall policy is want to applied.

     

    Note:- I have little budget constraint. Please sugget.



  • 2.  RE: Confusion between IAP, airwave and Controller Base

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Apr 11, 2017 12:14 PM

    Honestly, you should consult your partner and get his opinion.  There are many reasons why you would go with either beyond the questions that you are asking right now..