ARUBA R1B21A User Guide

QuickSpecs

Aruba 9004 Gateway

Overview

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Aruba 9004 Gateway

Improved network performance, visibility, and control

Aruba 9004 Series Gateways provide high

effective form

factor. Ideally suited for branch and small

Branch

solution, which unifies WLAN, LAN, SD

The 9004 Series can be

based network operations, assurance and

security platform. Onsite deployment is accomplished with a simple mobile installer application.

Aruba 9004 Gateway

Key Features

-performance SD-WAN and security functionality in a compact and cost-

campus networks, the 9004 Series Gateways serve a key role within Aruba’s SD-

-WAN and security for distributed enterprises.

easily configured and managed using Aruba Central, a cloud-

• Cloud-managed and purpose-built for branch SDWAN requirements.

• Up to 10 times the performance and 40 times the client density of typical SD-WAN appliances.

• Unified policy enforcement for wired and wireless traffic through Aruba Dynamic Segmentation.

• Visibility into over 3,000 applications with no added hardware.

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Aruba 9004 Gateway

Standard Features

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High Performance and Reliability

For distributed enterprises with increasing performance and bandwidth needs, the 9004 is designed with scale and flexibility, and
equipped with plenty of horsepower.

The 9004 provides connectivity for up to 2,048 users or client devices at up to 2 Gbps of firewall throughput or up to 4 Gbps of
wired bridged throughput. These capabilities are up to 40 times the client density and 10 times the maximum throughput of typical
SD

For enhanced resiliency and high availability, the 9004 can be clustered together with multiple gateways at each branch.

Unrestricted Bandwidth

Unlike other SD

WAN provides unrestricted bandwidth on every gateway license. This means you have

access to full

IoT and Integration Ready

The 9004 includes flexible connectivity options, with four Ethernet ports that can be used as access/WAN uplinks, a USB 3.0 port
for cel

party connectivity, and an integrated IoT radio that supports Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, and Near Field Communication

(NFC) wireless protocols.

The gateway also uses integrated device profiling to improve client visibility, and works with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager or
ClearPass Device Insight to provide advanced user, device and IoT policy management and insights..

SD-WAN Deployment

For organizations that are now managing multiple WAN connections, 9004 Gateways can be connected to

WAN fabric
right out of the box. SD-WAN is a rich WAN management solution that is used to simplify management of traffic entering and exiting
branch sites. Please refer to the SD-WAN datasheet for more information.

Optional Mobility Controller Mode

9004 Gateways can also be re-purposed as Mobility Controllers with ArubaOS 8.5 software to provide wireless LAN services. In this
mode, the 9004 cannot simultaneously be used for SD-WAN. For more information, refer to the ArubaOS datasheet.

Unified Policy Enforcement

To simplify and better secure wired and wireless network access, the 9004 Series Gateways are a pivotal component in

Aruba
Dynamic Segmentation framework. Wired and wireless traffic can be tunneled to a gateway, which then provides consistent policy
enforcement based on user role (e.g. guest, contractor, departmental employee), device type, application or network location. Learn
about Dynamic Segmentation in this guide.

-WAN appliances.

-WAN vendors, Aruba SD-

hardware performance capabilities right out of the box - no upgrade purchases required.

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the Aruba SD-

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Aruba 9004 Gateway

Standard

Features

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Extended Features

Policy Enforcement Firewall

The 9004 includes a Layer 4

firewall with PEF to deliver a consistent user, device, and application awareness across WLAN,
LAN, and WAN. When deployed alongside Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, policies are automatically enforced to simplify SSID,
VLAN and policy management. This is
Base Capacity, and PEF licenses.

Application Visibility and Control

Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, which is a component of PEF, consistently evaluates and optimizes performance and usage
policies for over 3,000 applications. This ensures the highest possible Quality of Service (QoS) – even for encrypted traffic.

High Availablity
The 9004 can be deployed with N+1 or NxN redundancy, and can also join a controller cluster when deployed as a Mobility Controller
managed by Mobility Master. This increases performance and scale for enhanced resiliency.

Simple to use, mobile provisioning

Allows on

central IT team can verify device location, licenses, and status
with no additional steps required.
Available for iOS and Android..

Office365, Teams and Skype for Business

The

cts Office365, Teams and Skype for Business traffic
and then prioritizes them over less critical applications. Aruba Central also includes specific call quality heuristics for additional
visibility.

Service and Warranty Information

-7 stateful

the foundation of Dynamic Segmentation, and is included within the Foundation, Foundation

-site personnel to use a mobile app to onboard gateways. A

Aruba integration with Microsoft enable unique application insight that dete

• Hardware: 1 year parts/ labor, can be extended with support contract

• Mobility Controller Software: 90 days, can be extended with support contract

• SD-WAN Gateway Software: 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 year subscription licenses

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