Pulse Connect Secure is an easy-to-use VPN with a straightforward user interface that effectively maintains data confidentiality and secures servers. Pulse is very easy to license and roll out across multiple users, is reliable, and is exceptionally cost-effective. Product functionality and performance are notable and backed by great customer support.
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Deployment | Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Desktop Windows, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone, On-Premise Windows |
Support | 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support |
Training | Documentation |
Languages | English |
Pulse secure keeps updating and getting better, pluse they use a really nice two factor authentication with Duo that makes live so much easier than carrying fobs around all the time to get keep track of access codes. I do like that every few weeks they keep updating and plugging their UX with better desings, and faster responses.
It's basic, it used to take 3-4 login screens before it would start, and it always wanted to redownload themselves to your computer. Which was superbly annoying. because you'd login in, log in again, hit connect, do the two factor authentication, it try to download itself back onto your computer, while opening a dialoge box allowing you to refuse your own connection or confirm the connection.
This has been a good solution for providing admin network access to our student works, and our remote workers. Being at a higher education facility the rules in place by the Networking team and Active Directory guys blocks student workers from having access to the network servers they need to get to, to do the job we hired them for. The alternatives are provide them with Ethernet connections, or VPNs for the social teams, event techs, and web tech crew who were all given newer macbooks with no ethernet port. So we started using Pulse Secure to solve the problem. It works great, I can be remote, I can work with students, and not have to limit the connection to fulltime employees (not even our contractors have admin network access).
- Pulse is easy to use and generally does its job as expected. - The best feature is the minimalist dashboard and status button that shows the if my connection is still active!
Couple of things that are troublesome: - Its pretty hard to configure by yourself even if you are updating the version. The IT department has to do it for you. - Sometimes the connection is problematic and its hard to determine the cause. I had to involve IT desk to solve it for me.
I used pulse VPN to connect to office drives when I am working away from office or from outside the country.
The security and authentication methods are pretty good. And it is a user-friendly operating system. I also like the ability to have access to multiple servers at the same time with the same credentials
The consistency of the connection is a bit off. And dynamic or automatic server change is not present. it will not suggest the best server for a more flexible and fast connections
The main problem is connecting securely to the network folders and remote desktops. Solved it by implementing Pulse secure. Providing multiple servers for a decentralized network was a benfit.
- UI is very clean. Few buttons, it's very straightforward and quick to connect. - Very stable once connected to the VPN. I think I have almost never seen it fail.
- Unfortunately sometimes it's hard to connect. This generally happens in case of misconfigurations. - If I close the laptop lid without before exiting from Pulse Secure, I'll get it in a weird state for which DNS lookup gets somehow broken and I have to restart my laptop. - UI is so minimalistic that there is not much to try out when something fails. I wish there would be some diagnosis center or logs or a help center.
Used to connect to VPNs.
Once it's configured it works well and provides automated VPN access behind the scenes. Reboots and auto-logins aren't an issue, the software handles it for you (at least on a Mac).
The installation and setup process was difficult and in fact not possible to do individually. The IT department I worked with to configure this needed to install this with virtual screensharing software because specific codes and keys needed to match a specific version that only they could provide. This may or may not be the fault of the software, but either way an improved workflow for installation would be beneficial.
Connecting a secured VPN environment in order to work with an enterprise client and adjust onsite secured servers they maintained.
It connects me to my work vpn with one click
connection drops often, and data speeds are very slow
remote working, i can access my files and work network from home or other locations