Network & Communication

The HPE Aruba Networking 9100 Series Hybrid Gateway is a cloud-optimized edge appliance designed to extend enterprise services securely and seamlessly to large branch and small campus networks. This purpose-built high-performance edge appliance delivers Wi-Fi roaming, 24x7 reliability, and always-on connectivity - even during upgrades. Intelligent automation, AI insights, and unified infrastructure management, provided by HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS-10) and HPE Aruba Networking Central, help drive efficient IT operations.

The 9100 Series provides advanced wireless capabilities, intelligent routing with both wireless and wired tunnel orchestration, and strengthens security with automated and unified role-based policy enforcement for users and IoT across LAN, WAN and SD-WAN. This cloud-based edge appliance takes advantage of AOS-10 distributed software architecture and HPE Aruba Networking Central for greater scalability, security, and AI-powered optimization. Importantly, it adds the versatility for network services to be provided onpremises, allowing the 9100 Series to bring needed scalability to campus wireless gateway use cases or to optimize local routing and services at branch networks.

Ideal for large branch deployments and small campus networks, the 9100 Series is cloud-managed which reduces on-site IT requirements. It can operate in several modes: as an SD-Branch gateway for tunnel and route orchestration, security, and WAN management; as a powerful cloud-based wireless gateway; or VPN Concentrator (VPNC) for remote network and client VPN connectivity.

Enterprise-class performance

For small campuses or large branches that require high performance and 24x7 reliability, the 9100 Series is designed to scale to meet growing enterprise requirements. The modern cloud-native AOS-10 architecture provides the 9100 Series with scale to deliver higher performance than legacy controllers, supporting up to 4K APs and 10K clients with seamless roaming for latency sensitive applications. High-speed 10GbE fiber interfaces deliver up to 20Gbps throughput to minimize traffic bottlenecks.

High availability and resiliency

For always-on connectivity, the 9100 Series Hybrid Gateway supports redundancy, clustering, and live upgrades. The 9100 Series can be deployed with N+1 or NxN redundancy and multiple gateways can be clustered at each location supporting hitless failover that's critical for uninterrupted business continuity.

Dynamic segmentation and policy enforcement

Protecting and delivering network access across enterprise branch and campus sites is critical and complex. To improve security and simplify management, Dynamic Segmentation eliminates the time consuming and errorprone task of managing complex and static VLANs, ACLs, and subnets by dynamically assigning policies and keeping traffic secure and separated. IT can centrally configure with automatic enforcement of role-based policies that define proper access privileges for employees, guests, contractors, and other user groups- no matter where users connect on wired and WLANs. Additionally, the 9100 Series relies on a built-in Layer 4-7 stateful firewall known as the policy enforcement firewall (PEF). It streamlines policy management by working across WLAN, LAN, and WAN and policies are automatically enforced to simplify SSID, VLAN and policy management.

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN deployed in branch offices, HQ/ data center sites, or public cloud enables you to move to a broadband WAN at your own pace, whether site by site or through a hybrid WAN approach that leverages MPLS and broadband internet connectivity.

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN is built upon an application-specific virtual WAN overlay model. Multiple overlays may be defined to abstract the underlying physical transport services from the virtual overlays, each supporting different quality of service (QoS), transport, failover, and security policies, delivering outstanding application performance and availability across any transport service.

It automates the integration with leading cloud security partner solutions to create seamless, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture. HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass integration augments application intelligence with identity and role-based policy, enabling Zero Trust Dynamic Segmentation.

Features | Business-driven Management with Policy Automation

The HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect Orchestration Software enables rapid and consistent implementation of network-wide business intent policies, reducing many of the repetitive and mundane manual steps required to configure and connect remote offices and branch locations.

The HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect Orchestration Software monitors realtime throughput, loss, latency, and jitter across business intent overlays and the underlying transport services to proactively identify potential performance impacts.

It directly launches the HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect Orchestration Software from HPE Aruba Networking Central.

HPE Aruba Networking Central provides the ability to view the enterprise-wide SD-WAN topology, health status, and alarms of HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN in addition to other HPE Aruba Networking wired and wireless network devices.

Best-of-Breed Secure Access Service (SASE)

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN automates the integration with leading cloud security partners such as Zscaler, Netskope, Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee, and others to create a seamless SASE architecture.

It automates orchestration, using a drag-and-drop interface and, enables IT to configure consistent enterprise-wide security policies based on business requirements.

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN offers flexibility and freedom of choice in partnering up with leading cloud security partners. This integration supports local internet breakout to trusted SaaS and IaaS applications while enforcing security controls over traffic flow.

Consistent Security Policy Enforcement, Network-wide from Edge to Cloud

The HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass integration with HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN augments application intelligence with the user and device identity and role-based policy, enabling Zero Trust Dynamic Segmentation.

Additional identity-based context enables consistent security policy enforcement that can be implemented network-wide, from edge to the cloud, while also accelerating troubleshooting and problem resolution.

HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass, Zero Trust Security framework the network can identify, segment IoT devices and traffic at the network edge to isolate it from other traffic in the network. This new layer of context enables fine-grained segmentation without the complexity of managing multiple VLANs.

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series is a modern, flexible, and intelligent family of stackable switches ideal for enterprise network access, aggregation, core, and data center top of rack (ToR) deployments. Created for game-changing operational efficiency with built-in security and resiliency, the 6300 switches provide the foundation for high-performance networks supporting IoT, mobile and cloud applications.

Built from the ground up with a combination of cutting-edge hardware, software and analytics and automation tools, the stackable 6300 switches are part of the HPE Aruba Networking CX switching portfolio, designed for today's enterprise campus, branch, and data center networks. By combining a modern, fully programmable OS with the HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine, the 6300 switches provide industry leading monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities for the access layer.

A powerful HPE Aruba Networking Gen7 ASIC architecture delivers performance and robust feature support with flexible programmability for tomorrow's applications. The HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Stacking Framework (VSF) allows for stacking of up to 10 switches, providing scale and simplified management. This flexible series has built-in wirespeed 1/10/25/50GbE1 and 40/100GbE uplinks and supports high density IEEE 802.3bt high power PoE. HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet paves the way for high speed access points and IoT devices by delivering fast connectivity and high power PoE using existing cabling.

Modular models offer redundancy and PoE customization with hot-swappable power supplies and fans. Back-to-front airflow available in switch bundle for hot-cold aisle top-of-rack (TOR) and out-of-band-management (OOBM) data center deployments.

Dynamic Segmentation extends HPE Aruba Networking's foundational wireless role-based policy capability to HPE Aruba Networking wired switches. This means that the same security, user experience, and simplified IT management can be enjoyed throughout the network. Regardless of how users and IoT devices connect, consistent policies are enforced across wired and wireless networks, keeping traffic secure and separate.

Product differentiators | AOS-CX - a modern operating system

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series is based on AOS-CX, a modern, database-driven operating system that automates and simplifies many critical and complex network tasks. A built-in time series database enables customers and developers to utilize software scripts for historical troubleshooting, as well as analysis of past trends. This helps predict and avoid future problems due to scale, security, and performance bottlenecks. AOS-CX operating system features are organized into HPE Aruba Networking CX Foundation and HPE Aruba Networking CX Advanced software licenses.

Every HPE Aruba Networking CX switch includes an active, embedded AOS-CX Foundation license at no additional cost with the option to upgrade to an Aruba CX Advanced license

The CX Foundation license has everything needed to deploy, connect, and troubleshoot an enterprise network, including:

• HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine (NAE)
• Dynamic Segmentation
• Switch Stacking
• High Availability and Resiliency
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Layer 2 Switching
• Layer 3 Services and Routing
• IP Multicast
• Network Security
• Support for Aruba NetEdit

Aruba Instant On 1960 Switches are advanced, smartmanaged, fixed configuration Gigabit stackable switches designed for small and growing businesses that are easy to deploy and affordable. These switches are designed to scale as business grows, making adding more employees, devices and applications simple. Aruba Instant On 1960 switches are made to handle today's bandwidth-heavy applications like voice and video conferencing, enabling consistent connectivity to improve user experience and application performance. These switches come with flexible management option: local web GUI or Instant On mobile app and cloud-based web portal.

Features | High-level Gigabit with 10GbE Networking for Advanced Small Businesses

Each model of the Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch Series includes four 10GbE connections to connect to servers, network storage devices, or to other switches. Two connections of 10GBASE-T deliver 10GbE over copper Category 5/6a cabling for simple, affordable, high-bandwidth connections to a maximum distance of 100 meters. With PoE models, up to 30W PoE power delivery is available for Class 4 PoE devices like access points, surveillance cameras and VoIP phones, and up to 60W PoE power delivery is available for Class 6 PoE devices like pan-tilt zoom cameras and video-enabled IP-phones

Simplify Network Deployment and Management for Small Organizations

The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch series offers a complete portfolio for increased small business flexibility. It consists of six models including two (2) 24-port and two (2) 48-port models in PoE and non-PoE configurations, a 12-port multi-rate switch, and a 12-port 10-Gigabit aggregation switch. The 12-port, 24-port, and 48-port PoE models come with a power budget of 480W, 370W and 600W respectively to support the latest PoEpowered IoT devices. The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch series can be deployed using two management modes - Instant On cloud-management (access via mobile app and/or web portal) and the local web GUI. Each switch has a pull-out tag, known as a luggage tag, on the front panel of the switch. The tag includes a QR code that includes switch ID information (SKU number, SKU name, serial number, and MAC address) for easy switch onboarding through Instant On mobile app.

Ease of Use with Cloud-Managed Stacking

The Aruba Instant On mobile app and cloud-based web portal make cloud-managed stacking easy - just follow the recommendations to stack up to four (4) Aruba Instant On 1960 switches and manage as a single entity. The Aruba Instant On mobile app automatically detects members, making multiple stack members easy to setup and manage remotely. Automated configurations and streamlined workflows allow users to manage all stack members through one single dashboard without the need for device reboot.

Robust Security to Protect Your Network

The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch Series lets you use VLANs and Access Control Lists to set bounds on what data can be seen by which users. Leverage 802.1X with a RADIUS server to ensure only known and authorized users can access your network. Supports Automatic denial-of-service (DOS) monitors and protects the network against malicious attacks.

Aruba Instant On 1960 Switches are advanced, smartmanaged, fixed configuration Gigabit stackable switches designed for small and growing businesses that are easy to deploy and affordable. These switches are designed to scale as business grows, making adding more employees, devices and applications simple. Aruba Instant On 1960 switches are made to handle today's bandwidth-heavy applications like voice and video conferencing, enabling consistent connectivity to improve user experience and application performance. These switches come with flexible management option: local web GUI or Instant On mobile app and cloud-based web portal.

Features | High-level Gigabit with 10GbE Networking for Advanced Small Businesses

Each model of the Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch Series includes four 10GbE connections to connect to servers, network storage devices, or to other switches. Two connections of 10GBASE-T deliver 10GbE over copper Category 5/6a cabling for simple, affordable, high-bandwidth connections to a maximum distance of 100 meters. With PoE models, up to 30W PoE power delivery is available for Class 4 PoE devices like access points, surveillance cameras and VoIP phones, and up to 60W PoE power delivery is available for Class 6 PoE devices like pan-tilt zoom cameras and video-enabled IP-phones

Simplify Network Deployment and Management for Small Organizations

The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch series offers a complete portfolio for increased small business flexibility. It consists of six models including two (2) 24-port and two (2) 48-port models in PoE and non-PoE configurations, a 12-port multi-rate switch, and a 12-port 10-Gigabit aggregation switch. The 12-port, 24-port, and 48-port PoE models come with a power budget of 480W, 370W and 600W respectively to support the latest PoEpowered IoT devices. The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch series can be deployed using two management modes - Instant On cloud-management (access via mobile app and/or web portal) and the local web GUI. Each switch has a pull-out tag, known as a luggage tag, on the front panel of the switch. The tag includes a QR code that includes switch ID information (SKU number, SKU name, serial number, and MAC address) for easy switch onboarding through Instant On mobile app.

Ease of Use with Cloud-Managed Stacking

The Aruba Instant On mobile app and cloud-based web portal make cloud-managed stacking easy - just follow the recommendations to stack up to four (4) Aruba Instant On 1960 switches and manage as a single entity. The Aruba Instant On mobile app automatically detects members, making multiple stack members easy to setup and manage remotely. Automated configurations and streamlined workflows allow users to manage all stack members through one single dashboard without the need for device reboot.

Robust Security to Protect Your Network

The Aruba Instant On 1960 Switch Series lets you use VLANs and Access Control Lists to set bounds on what data can be seen by which users. Leverage 802.1X with a RADIUS server to ensure only known and authorized users can access your network. Supports Automatic denial-of-service (DOS) monitors and protects the network against malicious attacks.