HPE Aruba 7008 8-Port 100W PoE+ 10/100/1000BASE-T 16 AP and 1K Client Controller

The Aruba 7008 Mobility Controller is a compact, fanless entry-level branch platform with 8 integrated PoE and PoE+ switch ports for small branch locations with PoE requirements. The Aruba 7000 series Mobility Controllers optimize cloud services and secure enterprise applications for hybrid WAN at branch offices, reducing the cost and complexity of network deployment and management. These controllers combine wireless, wired, and hybrid WAN services, support up to 64 APs and 24 Ethernet ports, and feature integrated WAN compression, health checks, zero-touch configuration, and policy-based routing. They also unify policy management with third-party security services, simplifying and securing digital workplace experiences in head-end and branch locations. Supporting over 4,000 users, the 7000 series enforces stateful firewall policies at up to 8 Gbps, protecting WAN traffic across public and private networks to the cloud and data center. Additional features include an integrated firewall, secure VPN, 3G/4G LTE cellular failover, threat management with content filtering, and local bridging based on end-user application or IT traffic forwarding requirements. The series supports Aruba’s Next-Generation Mobility Firewall with AppRF™ technology, continuously evaluating app usage and performance for over 1,500 apps, including cloud and web-based services, and automatically making configuration changes to ensure optimal bandwidth, priority, and network paths. A real-time dashboard allows for easy identification and correction of Quality-of-Service tags, load-balancing specific applications across APs, adjusting RF management and roaming parameters for latency-sensitive apps, and applying bandwidth contracts per app. Integration with cloud services such as Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect and Microsoft Skype for Business extends security and QoS for mobile unified communications, making it easier and more reliable across the distributed enterprise while reducing local complexity. The 7000 series also handles authentication, encryption, IPv4 and IPv6 services, Adaptive Radio Management, ClientMatch, and RFProtect spectrum analysis and wireless intrusion protection, and can be deployed in minutes with zero-touch provisioning via cloud-based Aruba Activate, enabling simpler and more efficient branch location deployment.