Aruba enables business continuity at a TCO that was not previously possible. By designing the Remote AP to be user-installable and moving the burden of configuration and management completely to the data center, Aruba has lowered the operational expenses as well as capital expenses of business continuity solutions.
At the remote site, the Remote AP can operate in two modes - centralized or split MAC mode. In the centralized mode, the Remote AP provides wired and wireless 802.1X authentication and VPN connectivity, and all the communications are routed centrally at the data center. In the split-MAC mode, the Remote AP offers local policy enforcement, split tunneling to route Internet-bound traffic locally, and a WAN-down profile so inter-office communications continue even when the WAN link is down.
Policies are enforced by a firewall at the Access Point that mirror those enforced by the corporate Aruba Mobility Controller. If multiple users connect to an access point, each user will be managed separately, consistent with policies established at the corporate office.
At the data center, the mobility controller provides firewall, VPN and full 802.11i intelligence, as well as complete configuration and management. All Aruba mobility controllers and access points can be enabled for business continuity applications simply by software key activation.
Key Benefits
- Site-To-Site Mobility: Easily move to a new site and setup a corporate hotspot
- User Installable Design: Dramatically lowers cost of deployment
- Voice over IP: Extend the office phone extension through a wired or wireless connection remotely
- Always-on Connectivity: Automatic discovery and failover between diverse data centers and local VRRP Redundancy
- Wired and Wireless Security: Policy enforcement and 802.1X authentication for each user