Marketing description

Aruba Central is designed to simplify the deployment, management, and optimization of WLAN, LAN, VPN, and SD-WAN. As the single pane of glass for Aruba ESP, the use of integrated AI-based machine learning, IoT device profiling for security, and unified infrastructure management accelerates the edge-to-cloud transformation for today's intelligent edge.
Streamlined workflows, centralized monitoring and control, built-in AIOps, detailed alerts, reporting, and troubleshooting combine to save time and resources. IT can spend less time on managing the infrastructure and more on creating value for the business.

Key selling points

• Cloud-native enterprise campus WLAN software
• Contact tracing and location tracing
• AI Insight for WLAN, switching, and SD-WAN
• Advanced IPS/IDS threat defense management
• Mobile application-based network installation
• Unified management for access and WAN edge
• Live Chat and an AI-based search engine
• Integration with User Experience Insight

Product features

• Streamlined network operations
  It all begins with the interface, which is informative and easy to use. Upon login, gain direct access to manage network and security infrastructure and configuration, add or remove devices and licenses, and integrate with existing IT systems. Aruba Central provides quick and easy access to the data required to manage, analyze, and maintain your networks, devices, and clients from a single pane of glass. This saves time and reduces the learning curve while improving how your network performs.
• Zero-Touch Provisioning
  Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) gets infrastructure devices up and running. Configuration parameters are centrally defined for Aruba access points (instant or micro-branch), switches, VPN users, and gateways, and are automatically downloaded as device boot-up. Each device connects to Aruba Central and automatically receives its running configuration, regardless of location.
• Contact tracing and location tracing
  Historical Wi-Fi location data is available with Aruba Central and can be exported to third-party data analysis tools as needed. This includes simple search queries can be run on a per-client basis to identify nearby clients and contact duration.
• Unified infrastructure management
  The first thing you'll notice is the network health overview. This primary dashboard provides a global or site view of all managed devices. A detailed list of device usage, utilization and RF noise, along with WAN uplink and tunnel status can be easily viewed. At-a-glance views provide comprehensive visibility and control at the global level. Selecting a site changes the interface to only show those devices relevant for specific sites. The same is true for clients at each site.
• Supported network devices
  Aruba Central provides management for Aruba WLAN, wired, SD-WAN, and VPN infrastructure. In addition to Unified APs and other currently supported devices, Aruba Central will expand support for select controller-based APs, switches, gateways, and controller hardware.
• Advanced AIOps
  With continuous monitoring, AI-based insights provide real‑time visibility and alerts into what's happening in the wireless LAN, switching, and SD-WAN infrastructure. The insights leverage a growing pool of network data, and deep domain experience.
• User Experience Insight (UXI) integration
  Directly view and monitor UXI health status on the network health view. When a problem is uncovered, quickly identify systemic issues across a global topography using the enhanced Network Health dashboard - and access the full UXI dashboard for advanced troubleshooting.
• Reporting and in-depth troubleshooting
  Aruba Central includes the ability to create comprehensive reports that cover device connectivity, network health, and user account activity. A reporting wizard is also provided to generate scheduled and on-demand reports that highlight network and application health, throughput and usage data, device and client inventory, and activity auditing.