Description
Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Support and Network Segmentation
The HPE Aruba 6200f Switch (model JL726A) supports Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) technology, which allows you to segment your network into multiple virtual networks. This provides enhanced network security, improved traffic management, and easier network management.
VLANs allow you to divide a single physical network into multiple virtual networks, each with its own network address. This enables you to separate network traffic, helping to improve network security, reduce network congestion, and increase network performance.
By creating VLANs, you can segment different parts of your network, such as user departments or applications, into separate virtual networks. This can help reduce the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information and minimize the impact of network congestion or security breaches.
In addition, VLANs can simplify network management by allowing you to manage network traffic and security at a more granular level. For example, you can use VLANs to restrict access to certain parts of the network, control network access, and prioritize network traffic.
The HPE Aruba 6200f Switch provides robust VLAN support, allowing you to create up to 4,096 VLANs and assign each port to a specific VLAN. This provides a highly flexible and scalable solution for organizations looking to implement VLANs in their network.
Quality of Service (QoS)
The HPE Aruba 6200f Switch (model JL726A) supports Quality of Service (QoS) technology, which helps ensure that mission-critical network traffic is given priority over less important traffic.
QoS allows you to prioritize network traffic based on the type of traffic and its importance. This ensures that critical applications, such as voice and video, receive the bandwidth they need to function properly, even during periods of network congestion.
The 6200f switch supports advanced QoS features, including priority queuing, bandwidth allocation, and traffic shaping. This allows you to manage network bandwidth and ensure that important traffic receives the bandwidth it needs, while non-critical traffic is limited.
QoS also helps to improve network performance and reduce network latency. By prioritizing important traffic, QoS ensures that critical applications receive the bandwidth they need to function properly, reducing the risk of network congestion and slowdowns.
Robust Security Features
The HPE Aruba 6200f Switch (model JL726A) provides robust security features to help protect your network from threats and unauthorized access. Some of the key security features include:
- Access control lists (ACLs): The switch supports advanced ACLs, allowing you to restrict access to certain parts of the network based on user identity, IP address, or other criteria.
- Port security: The switch supports port security, allowing you to lock down a specific port to prevent unauthorized access.
- IEEE 802.1X authentication: The switch supports IEEE 802.1X authentication, allowing you to secure network access based on user identity and device credentials.
- SSL/TLS encryption: The switch supports SSL/TLS encryption, helping to protect sensitive data as it travels across the network.
- DHCP snooping: The switch supports DHCP snooping, which helps prevent rogue DHCP servers from disrupting network operations.
- Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI): The switch supports DAI, which helps prevent ARP-based attacks, such as ARP spoofing.
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay: The switch supports DHCP relay, which helps prevent DHCP-based attacks, such as DHCP spoofing.
- IP Source Guard: The switch supports IP Source Guard, which helps prevent IP-based attacks, such as IP spoofing.
- IP-MAC-Port Binding (IMPB): The switch supports IMPB, which helps prevent MAC-based attacks, such as MAC spoofing.
These security features, combined with the switch’s advanced management and monitoring capabilities, provide organizations with a robust and flexible solution for securing their network and protecting against threats and unauthorized access.
Management and Configuration Options
The HPE Aruba 6200f Switch (model JL726A) provides several management and configuration options to help simplify switch administration and ensure that your network is running optimally. Some of the key management and configuration options include:
- Web-based graphical user interface (GUI): The switch features a web-based GUI that allows for easy switch configuration and management.
- Command line interface (CLI): The switch supports a command line interface (CLI) for advanced configuration and management.
- SNMP: The switch supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), allowing you to monitor and manage the switch from a remote location.
- LLDP: The switch supports Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), which helps you discover neighboring network devices and simplify switch configuration.
- Aruba Central: The switch can be managed through the Aruba Central cloud-based management platform, providing centralized network management and visibility.
- Network-Wide Visibility: The switch provides network-wide visibility through its advanced management and monitoring capabilities, helping you to quickly identify and resolve network issues.
- Firmware upgrades: The switch supports firmware upgrades, allowing you to easily keep your switch software up-to-date and take advantage of the latest features and capabilities.
- Configuration backup and restore: The switch supports configuration backup and restore, allowing you to easily save and restore switch configuration settings in the event of a failure.
These management and configuration options, combined with the switch’s advanced monitoring and management capabilities, provide organizations with a flexible and scalable solution for managing and configuring their network.
General Information about this HPE JL726A
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU# JL726A
- Product Series: CX 6200
- Product Name: 6200F 48G 4SFP+ Switch
- Product Type: Ethernet Switch
Technical Information of 48 Ports Switch
- Total Number of Ports: 48
- Port/Expansion Slot Details: 48 x Gigabit Ethernet Network, 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink
- Media Type Supported: Twisted Pair, Optical Fiber
- Ethernet Technology: Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- Network Technology: 10/100/1000Base-T, 10GBase-X
Dimensions & Weight for Ethernet Switch
- Height: 1.7 Inch
- Width: 17.4 Inch
- Depth: 12.9 Inch
- Weight (Approximate): 9.81 Lbs
I/O Expansions for Manageable Switch
- Number of Total Expansion Slots: 4
- Expansion Slot Type: SFP+
- Number of SFP+ Slots: 4
- Layer Supported: 2
- Manageable: Yes
- Power Source: Power Supply
- Power Consumption: 200 W
