I/O Ports and Slots

24 RJ-45 autosensing 10/100/1000 ports (IEEE 802.3 Type 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100BASE- TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000BASE-T); Duplex: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: half or full; 1000BASE-T: full only

4 SFP+ 1/10GbE ports

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions

17.42(w) x 8.72(d) x 1.73(h) in

(44.25 x 22.15 x 4.39 cm)

(1U height)

Weight

5.32 lb (2.41 kg)

Processor and Memory

ARM Cortex-A9 @ 800 MHz, 512 MB SDRAM, 256 MB flash; packet buffer: 1.5 MB

Packet Buffer

1.5 MB

Performance

100 Mb latency

< 4.7 uSec

1000 Mb latency

<2.4 uSec

10000 Mb latency

<1.3 uSec

Throughput (Mpps)

95.23 Mpps

Capacity

128 Gbps

Routing table size (# of static entries)

32

MAC address table size (# of entries)

16,000

Reliability MTBF (years)

158

Environment

Operating temperature

32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)

Operating relative humidity

15% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C)

Non-operating temperature

-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)

Non-operating relative humidity

15% to 95% @ 140°F (60°C)

Altitude

Up to 10,000ft (3.048 Km)

Acoustic

Power: 0 dB (no fan)

Electrical Characteristics

Frequency

50-60 Hz

AC voltage

100-240V

Current

0.5/0.3 A

Maximum power rating

22.6 W

Idle power

9.3 W

PoE power

n/a

Power supply

Internal power supply

Safety

UL 60950-1; IEC 60950-1;EN 60950-1; CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1; EN 60825-1

UL 62368-1 Ed. 2; IEC 62368-1 Ed. 2; EN 62368-1:2014

Emissions

VCCI-CISPR 32, Class A; CNS 13438; ICES-003 Issue 6 Class A; FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Class A; EN 55032: 2015 +AC:2016 / CISPR-32, Class A

Immunity

Generic

CISPR 24 / CISPR 35

EN

EN 55024:2010 / EN 55035:2017

ESD

IEC 61000-4-2

Radiated

IEC 61000-4-3

EFT/Burst

IEC 61000-4-4

Surge

IEC 61000-4-5

Conducted

IEC 61000-4-6

Power frequency magnetic field

IEC 61000-4-8

Voltage dips and interruptions

IEC 61000-4-11

Harmonics

IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-2

Flicker

IEC 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-3

Device Management

Aruba Instant On Cloud; Web browser; SNMP Manager

Mounting

Mounts in an EIAstandard 19 in. telco rack or equipment cabinet. 2-post rack kit included

Supports table-top mounting

Supports rackmounting

Supports wall-mounting with ports facing either up or down

Supports under-table mounting using the brackets provided

Must be mounted top surface up. To prevent possible impact to longterm reliability, product should not be mounted

Transceivers

Aruba Instant On 1G SFP LC SX 500m OM2 MMF Transceiver (R9D16A)

Aruba 1G SFP LC LX 10km SMF XCVR (J4859D)

Aruba 1G SFP RJ45 T 100m Cat5e XCVR (J8177D)

Aruba Instant On 10G SFP+ LC SR 300m OM3 MMF Transceiver (R9D18A)

Aruba 10G SFP+ LC LR 10km SMF Transceiver (J9151E)

Aruba Instant On 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m DAC (R9D19A)

Aruba Instant On 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m DAC (R9D20A)

Standard Features

Simplicity at its best

• Plug-and-play switches that work together with Instant On APs right out of the box
• Mobile app to easily setup, monitor and manage your network

Security you can count on

• Protect your network from unauthorized access with IEEE 802.1X and VLANs
• Automatic denial-of-service (DOS) monitors and protects the network against malicious attacks

We've got you covered

• No extra licensing or subscription fees
• Industry-leading limited lifetime warranty and support.

The Instant On Differentiators

Easy setup and management

The Aruba Instant On mobile app allows you to set up, manage, and monitor Instant On switches and access points directly from your phone. Within the app, you get guided step-by-step instructions to install Instant On devices to get your network up and running quickly - no technical expertise required. And cloud-based access allows you to access the network from anywhere, at any time.

Non-intrusive, aesthetic design

Aruba Instant On switches are designed to complement the sleek and clean look of the Instant On access points, and to blend discreetly into your site's environment. The 8-port models, as well as the 24- and 48-port non PoE+ models, are fan-less, making them ideal for quiet office deployments.

High performance with flexible options

The series consists of four (4) Class 4 PoE (PoE+) switches, and three (3) non-POE switches including 8- 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet switches. The two (2) dedicated 1G SFP fiber ports on 8-port models, and four (4) dedicated 1G/10G SFP+ fiber ports on 24-/48-port models, ensure high performance and eliminate traffic bottlenecks across the network. Customizable features include basic Layer 2 features like VLANs and link aggregation, as well as advanced features such as Layer 3 IPv4 static routing, ACLs, and Spanning Tree Protocols, and IPv6 Host mode.

Optimized user experience

The Aruba Instant On mobile app provides common workflows for Instant On switches and access points making it easier to configure, monitor and manage your network remotely without the need for additional hardware like cloud keys or VPN. You can also update firmware on your Instant On devices directly from the cloud whenever you want, from wherever you are.

Site inventory

The site inventory feature on the Instant On mobile app shows you all switches and AP's on a single screen, allowing you to quickly identify non-functioning devices and troubleshoot accordingly.

Multi-site management

The cloud-hosted web interface and mobile app make it easy to manage multiple sites, multiple networks, distributed deployments and multi-tenant deployments. Each site is logically separated and has its own configuration, statistics, guest portal, and admin read/write privileges.

Built-in security

Built-in security features protect your network from external threats by blocking malware attacks and keeping unauthorized users off the network. Network traffic can be filtered and access restricted based on MAC and IP address.

No hidden fees

All features are included in the price of the hardware - there are no recurring subscription or licensing fees. Expert-level support and industry leading limited lifetime warranty are also included, along with chat support for the life of the product.

Management

Cloud-based management for entire network

The cloud-hosted web interface and mobile app make it easy to manage networks with Instant On APs and Switches.

Simple local web GUI management

For management of individual switches, the intuitive Web GUI makes management simple, even for non-technical users.

Supports up to five (5) HTTP and HTTP Secure (HTTPS) sessions.

Firmware update

Provides notification of the latest firmware with the ability to schedule update at a preferred time through Instant On mobile app and cloud-based web portal.

Default DHCP client mode

Allows the switch to be directly connected to a network, enabling plug-and-play operation. In the absence of a DHCP server on the network, the switch falls back to the static address 192.168.1.1.

Port mirroring

Enables traffic on a port or VLAN to be simultaneously sent to a network analyzer for monitoring.

Event logging and alerts

Provides detailed information for problem identification and resolution.

Account management

Allows administrators to add, modify, delete and transfer management accounts, passwords for secure access to Instant cloud mngmnt solution.

Locator LED

Allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to either turn on, blink, or turn off; simplifies troubleshooting by making it easy to locate a particular switch within a rack of similar switches.

Quality of Service (QoS)

Traffic prioritization

Provides time-sensitive packets (like VoIP and video) with priority over other traffic based on DSCP or IEEE 802.1p classification.

IEEE 802.1p/Q VLAN tagging

Delivers data to devices based on the priority and type of traffic; supports IEEE 802.1Q.

Class of Service (CoS)

Sets the IEEE 802.1p/DSCP priority to queue mapping (4 queues). Supports strict priority queuing (SP) or weighted round robin (WRR) queuing. SP and WRR queuing can be configured on individual switch ports.

Advanced classifier based QoS

Classifies traffic using multiple match criteria based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information.

Access Switching

SFP/SFP+ fiber connectivity

Provides fiber connections for uplinks and other connections across longer distances than copper cabling can support.

SFP ports are in addition to available copper Ethernet ports, providing a higher total number of available ports. Two (2) SFP 1G ports available on 8-port models and four (4) SFP+ 1G/10G ports on 24-/48 port models.

Ethernet Alliance Certified Class 4 PoE (PoE+; IEEE 802.3at)

Provides up to 30 W per port, which allows support of the class 4 PoE (i.e. PoE+) capable devices such as video IP phones, wireless access points, and advanced pan/tilt/zoom security cameras, as well as any 15.4 W IEEE 802.3af-compliant end device; mitigates the cost of additional electrical cabling and circuits that would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments.

Auto-PoE power configuration

The switch automatically assigns the required power to a port for a PD device based on Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).

PoE power allocation

Support multiple methods (LLDP-MED automatic, class of PoE, or usage-based) to allocate PoE power for more efficient energy savings.

Auto MDI/MDI-X

Adjusts automatically for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports.

Network Security

TPM-based security

Includes a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for secure hardware- based generation and storage of cryptographic keys used for secure connection to the Instant On cloud portal.

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support

Support for up to 256 VLANs with a VLAN ID range of 2-4093.

IEEE 802.1X access control

Authentication of network users on a per port basis prior to permitting network access. Port authentication includes RADIUS assigned VLAN, dynamic VLAN creation, guest VLAN or into an unauthenticated VLAN.

Automatic denial-of-service protection

Monitors for malicious attacks and protects the network by blocking the attacks.

Packet storm protection

Protects against unknown unicast, broadcast and multicast storms with user-defined thresholds.

RADIUS

The switch supports RADIUS authentication with primary and backup server configuration.

RADIUS accounting

A robust set of attributes and statistics are available for collecting information from the switch.

Management VLAN ID

Provides secure management access to administrators in the specified VLAN.

Link Flap prevention

Minimizes the network disruption by automatically detecting and disabling ports that experience link flap events.

Performance and Efficiency

Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

Compliant with IEEE 802.3az standard requirements to save energy during periods of low data activity.

Auto-port shut down

The switch saves power by automatically shutting down power to inactive ports. Power is restored on a port upon link detection.

Energy savings status

The switch provides an estimated cumulative energy savings due to green Ethernet features being enabled.

Energy-efficient cooling

Includes variable speed fans operating only at speed necessary to maintain operating temperature to reduce excess noise + power consumption.

Fan-less operation

Fan-less design for 8-port models, 24- and 48-port non-PoE models, making the switches ideal for office deployments.

Switching Features

IEEE 802.3x Flow control

Provides a flow-throttling mechanism propagated through the network to prevent packet loss at a congested node.

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

Supports standard IEEE 802.1D STP, IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) for faster convergence, and IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP on local web).

Loop protection

If the switch detects a loop, it disables the source port from forwarding data packets originating from the switch to avoid broadcast storms.

BPDU filtering

Drops BPDU packets when STP is enabled globally but disabled on a specific port.

Jumbo frame support

Supports up to 9216 bytes frame size to improve the performance of large data transfers.

IGMP snooping v1/v2

Improves network performance through multicast filtering, instead of flooding traffic on all ports.

Link aggregation

Groups together multiple ports up to a maximum of eight (8) ports per trunk automatically using Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), or manually, to form a high-bandwidth connection to the network backbone that helps prevent traffic bottlenecks. The 8-port models support 4 trunks, 24-port models support 8 trunks, and 48-port models support 16 trunks.

LLDP/LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery)

Defines standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters suchas QoSand VLAN for autoconfiguration of netw devices such as IPphones.

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

The ARP table displays all of the IP addresses that have been resolved to MAC addresses, either dynamically or through static entry configuration.

Features Accessed Through Local Web-Management Interface

Static IPv4 routing

Supports manual routing configuration of up to 32 static routes.

Auto-voice VLAN

Recognizes IP phones and automatically assigns voice traffic to dedicated VLAN for IP phones.

PoE scheduling

A PoE scheduler provides the ability to define the hours of PoE power being supplied to a group of switch ports based on a 24-hour day. The scheduler enables the flexibility to select individual days of a week as well as reccurrence on a weekly basis with a start and end date.

Access Control Lists (ACLs)

Enables network traffic filtering by creating an ACL, adds rules and matches criteria to an ACL, and applies the ACL to permit or deny on one or more interfaces or a VLAN. Supports 50 inbound IPv4 and MAC ACLs with up to 480 ACEs.

IPv6 host

Enables switches to be managed and deployed at the IPv6 network's edge.

Rate limiting

Sets and enforces per-port ingress traffic limits based on percentages or packets per second.

ARP Attack prevention

Dynamic ARP protection blocks ARP broadcasts from unauthorized hosts, preventing eavesdropping or theft of network data.

DHCP snooping

Provides network security by filtering untrusted DHCP messages.

Port security

Ports in a port isolation group are restricted from forwarding Layer 2 traffic between ports in that group, providing data privacy and security.

SCP and TFTP file transfer

Provides different mechanisms for secure file transfer through SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) or TFTP.

Dual image support

Provide independent primary and secondary software images for backup while upgrading.

User account management

Password strength checking and aging feature provides enhanced security to user account administration to the local web management interface.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Encrypts all HTTP traffic, secures access to the local browser- based management of the switch.

SNMPv1, v2c, and v3

Facilitate management of the switch, as the device can be discovered and monitored from an SNMP management station.

Remote monitoring (RMON)

Remote monitoring (RMON) provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms and events. RMON data is retrieved from the switch through a network management platform over SNMP.

Warranty, Service and Support

Aruba Instant On Limited Lifetime Support provides 24X7 phone support for the first 90 days and chat support for the entire warranty period. Community support is included for the life of the product. Refer to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website at hpe.com/networking/services for details on the service-level descriptions and product numbers. For details about services and response times in your area, please contact your local Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales office.