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Aruba Instant On Switches

Read 21 Aruba Instant On Switches reviews
2,681 views|1,420 comparisons
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IBM BNT

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LAN Switching
April 2024
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Mahmoud Shaalan
The solution comes with a solid management solution and is easy to set up
Aruba's hardware has advantages over other vendors.
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  • "Pricing is competitive, and there are no supplementary fees."
  • "The license for Instant On Switches is free."
  • "I give the price seven out of ten."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "We pay an annual licensing fee."
  • "The pricing is cheap."
  • "Aruba Instant On Switches is not expensive."
  • "Aruba Instant On Switches is cheaper than Cisco and expensive compared to some Chinese brand products."

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    What do you like most about Aruba Instant On Switches?
    Top Answer:It is quite easy to maintain from the software point of view.
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    Top Answer:The product has good pricing. We don't have to pay any maintenance fees.
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    What needs improvement with Aruba Instant On Switches?
    Top Answer:They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case.
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    Also Known As
    Aruba Instant On 1930 Switches
    BNT
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    Overview

    The Aruba Instant On 1930 switches features advanced, smart-managed, fixed configuration Gigabit switches designed for small businesses that are easy-to-deploy and affordable. They’re made to handle today’s bandwidth-heavy applications like voice and video conferencing, enabling consistent connectivity to enhance performance. Using either the Instant On mobile app or the cloud-based web portal, you can quickly set up, monitor and manage the 1930 switch series from anywhere at any time. What’s more, up to 30 W PoE power delivery is available out-of-the-box for your class 4 PoE devices, like access points, surveillance cameras and VoIP phones, all easily managed from the same platform.

    IBM BNT RackSwitch G8264R Model 64C Browser-Based Interface, has forty-eight 10 Gb SFP+ ports and four 40 Gb QSFP+ ports, four 40 Gb QSFP+ ports that can each be converted to four 10 Gb SFP+ ports with optional breakout cable. redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans. rack front-to-rear airflow, and latency of less than 850 nanoseconds. The BLADEOS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) software is included with the RackSwitch G8264 (G8264). The BBI software lets you use your Web browser to access switch information and statistics, and to perform switch configuration via the Internet.
    Sample Customers
    KEMET, Vestavia Hills City Schools, Dropbox
    King's College London
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company33%
    University22%
    Construction Company11%
    Outsourcing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Educational Organization9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Construction Company8%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise19%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while IBM BNT is ranked 15th in LAN Switching. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while IBM BNT is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas IBM BNT is most compared with .

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