Product Overview
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: 100-10,000+
Guest access with extensive
customization, branding, and
sponsor-based approvals
Intuitive policy configuration
templates and visibility
troubleshooting tools
Role-based, unified network access
enforcement across multi-vendor
wireless, wired, and VPN networks
Key Ingredients

Do you know how many devices are on your network? Do you have insight into all the users on your network and what they are accessing? ClearPass is designed to provide a seamless way of allowing users to log on to the network with the appropriate access as well as automate the onboarding of IoT and BYOD devices.

Cisco ISE, ForeScout CounterAct, FortiNAC, ExtremeControl
Substitute For:
ClearPass Policy Manager
ClearPass
Wireless
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: 100-10,000+
Proactive troubleshooting
and resolution

Secure and easy enforcement
of unified policies

Simplified operations with
a single operating model

Key Ingredients

A network that works with you instead of against you!  Be able to configure and gather analytics from every ArubaOS CX switch across your organization.  With the power of NAE (Network Analytics Engine), your infrastructure can adapt to ever changing environments.

ArubaOS CX switches deliver a world-class user experience for small organizations, while also providing valued time savings with smart automation.

Cisco Catalyst, Juniper, Arista
Substitute For:
Aruba OS CX-Switches

Wired Switches
SD-Branch
Wireless
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: 100-10,000+
Automated mobile and IoT
device security with ClearPass

Streamlined onboarding
and deployment


Cloud-based monitoring
and control
Key Ingredients

Aruba Central’s Cloud platform provides a single pane of glass for wireless, wired, and WAN management, enhancing IT’s ability to proactively see what is happening in each branch and troubleshoot issues more easily. Leveraging Aruba’s extensive portfolio of security and analytics solutions provide the needed context to customize access and bandwidth policies accordingly.

Simplify network configuration and operations by utilizing full-service AI insights, security, and unified infrastructure management for campus, branch, remote, and data center networks.

Meraki, Fortinet, Juniper MIST, Ruckus
Substitute For:
Aruba Central


Wired Switches
SD-Branch
Wireless
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: 100+ per access point
Automated mobile and IoT
device security with ClearPass

Streamlined onboarding
and deployment


Cloud-based monitoring
and control
Key Ingredients

Wireless built with today’s customers in mind.  Wi-Fi 6 allows the increasing number of devices we have today, like IoT, phones, and tablets to connect more efficiently which provides a better user experience.

Enable high performance connectivity for mobile and IoT devices in any environment and take advantage of advanced analytics and assurance with Aruba 500 series access points.

Cisco, Ruckus, Meraki
Substitute For:
500 Series Access Points
Firewalls
Switches
OfficeConnect Switches
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: 0-100 users
Integrated with the latest security
standards – WPA2/WPA3
90-days of 8x5 phone and chat
support for one year
Simple setup through the mobile
app or cloud-based portal

Key Ingredients

A simple to install and manage wireless solution for Small Businesses.  Instant On allows you to manage your network from anywhere in the world.  With robust hardware and easy to deploy security, you will have a secure and reliable network that your customers can count on.

Aruba Instant On enables seamless roaming with smart mesh technology, and reduces costs by eliminating hidden subscription and licensing fees.

MerakiGO, Ubiquiti, Linksys, Netgear
Substitute For:
Instant On
Wired & Wireless
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: : 100-10,000+
Asset Tracking – Support the tracking
of valued items using floorplans,
BLE-enabled Aruba WLAN
infrastructure and tags
Blue Dot Wayfinding – Add
turn-by-turn directions based on
mapping, current location and
Aruba’s BLE-based beacon solutions
Mapping and Routing –
Easily upload and manage location
floorplans and points of interest
Key Ingredients

Have you ever had an issue finding your way around a building?  Wouldn’t it be nice to have your phone tell you how to get there?  Meridian does just that!  It enables indoor navigation in larger buildings as well as provide promotional campaigns and asset tracking.

Guide visitors around buildings and campuses with indoor turn-by-turn directions, and highlight featured areas with proximity based notifications.

Cisco, Mist
Substitute For:
Aruba Meridian
Wireless
Switches
ClearPass
Pairs well with:
Serving Size: : 100-10,000+
Policy enforcement firewall,
DPI, Web Filtering, and IDS/IPS
High performance gateways
with ZTP
Licenses with unrestricted
bandwidth for every SD-WAN
gateway

Key Ingredients

A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) delivers secure connectivity with enterprise-level performance over disparate WAN links and technologies. Aruba’s SD-Branch offering extends beyond SD-WAN to support all elements of the branch – WAN, WLAN, wired networks and security to address all your IT network connectivity needs.

Eliminate the complexity of SD-WAN/Branch networks with Aruba.

Meraki, Fortinet, Juniper
Substitute For:
SD-Branch