Aruba S1500 Mobility Access Switches
For wired network deployments and PoE in small, low-density branch offices
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Overview:
The S1500 Mobility Access Switch from Aruba Networks extends role-based user access, security and operational simplicity to wired networks.
A vital part of the Aruba Mobile Virtual Enterprise™ (MOVE) architecture, the S1500 delivers secure, virtualized access services to users, regardless of their location, access method, device or applications.
The S1500 is available in two models with 24 or 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports with power-over-Ethernet (PoE).
Each model includes four 1000BASE-X SFP fixed Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports. Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is available with up to 15.4 watts per port based on the IEEE 802.3af PoE and up to 30 watts per port on the IEEE 802.3at PoE+ standards.
The feature-richness of the S1500, along with its compact form factor and quiet operation, make it ideal for branch office and small office deployments.
Features:
Flexible Secure Access Deployments
Mobility Access Switches are unique in their ability to apply rolebased policies to wired users and devices. User roles represent specific users or groups with defined names such as guests or employees. They can be defined with VLAN-IDs, QoS policies, VoIP policies or even ACLs.
Dynamic policy enforcement with ClearPass
When deployed with Aruba ClearPass, which provides user and device authentication, user roles may be automatically downloaded and applied to the Mobility Access Switch.
If a user's authorization parameters change - for example, if user access extends outside time-of-day parameters or disabling a firewall violates device health check policies - ClearPass can signal Mobility Access Switches to change the user role associated with the client.
The integration and automation of policy management capabilities significantly reduces IT overhead by eliminating the need to manually configure policies on every Mobility Access Switch.
Wired AP with Mobility Controllers
Mobility Access Switches support a unique per-port Tunneled Node capability that enables policy enforcement by an ICSAcertified stateful firewall resident in Aruba Mobility Controllers. A Tunneled Node port essentially operates as a wired AP, identical to Aruba 802.11n APs.
Ports in shared locations such as conference rooms and common areas can be configured so that traffic is enforced by the Mobility Controller firewall, while other ports perform local forwarding.
Configured as a wired AP, Mobility Access Switches eliminate the need to configure VLANs, ACLs and QoS policies at each switch in the access layer. Policies for users, devices and applications are defined and enforced by Mobility Controllers across wired and wireless.
Figure 1. Flexible secure wired access deployments
Free IT Staff From Tedious Network Configuration
Mobility Access Switches support several features that reduce the cost, complexity and time to perform configurations and upgrades.
Utilizing port-profiles ensures that ports are configured correctly the first time and simplifies configuration compliance with additional port configuration changes.
When used with Aruba Instant™ APs, Mobility Access Switches automatically learn VLANs configured in the Instant cluster.
Mobility Access Switches additionally modify the port PoE priority as a business-critical resource, reserving power for APs in the event of loss of budgeted PoE power. They can also shut down a port classified as a rogue AP by an Aruba Instant AP.
The automation with Aruba Instant, and integration with ClearPass and Mobility Controllers, eliminates traditional IT overhead that comes from manually configuring parameters and policies on every legacy switch in the access network.
*Mobility Access Switches can also utilize the Aruba Activate™ zerotouch provisioning service, which enables customers to efficiently deploy and maintain Aruba devices across a distributed enterprise.
Customers that subscribe to Aruba Activate can categorize and set specific provisioning parameters that enable Aruba devices to automatically obtain their configurations. Aruba Activate benefits include:
- Asset tracking and device categorization within the customer organization.
- Reduced time-to-deploy across a large number of locations.
- Automated software-update notifications and simplified upgrades.
No special VLANs are required at the access layer because VLAN trunks are configured by the Mobility Controller, and traffic is routed to the correct VLAN in the core. Likewise, security and QoS are enforced by a Mobility Controller that employs user rolebased policies.
High Availability Features
The S1500 includes a number of features that make it ideal to deploy in networks that require high availability.
- Link aggregation groups (LAGs): Physical ports may be bonded together to increase uplink bandwidth and eliminate the need for primary/backup links which are typically found in spanningtree topologies.
- PoE priority: ArubaOS PoE priority classifies attached PoE devices with a priority level, ensuring no loss of power for business-critical devices like APs, security cameras and red phones.
- Hot Standby Link (HSL): ArubaOS HSL provides a simplified link failover mechanism without configuring and running the spanning-tree protocol. A port or group of ports may be configured as redundant for another port or group of ports.
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Pricing Notes:
- All Prices are Inclusive of GST
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.