HPE Aruba Industrial Switching

Industrial environments expose network equipment to temperature extremes, vibration, and dust, where standard switches fail and require frequent replacement. HPE Aruba Industrial Switching is built for these conditions, providing hardened connectivity for operational systems in factories, warehouses, and outdoor sites.

This series keeps critical systems online under constant environmental stress — reducing unplanned downtime, avoiding repeated hardware costs, and maintaining visibility across production and monitoring processes.

HPE Aruba Industrial Switching Quick Specs & Key Features

Ruggedised Switching Design: Built to operate in environments with extended temperature ranges, vibration, and dust where standard enterprise switches are not suitable.
Industrial Protocol Support: Supports protocols such as IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol to enable time-sensitive networking and industrial automation use cases.
Secure Access Control: Applies authentication and policy enforcement to control device access across operational technology and IT networks.

Power over Ethernet Capability: Supports IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at standards to power cameras, sensors, and wireless devices in industrial environments.
Compact Deployment Options: Provides DIN rail and small form factor designs for installation in control cabinets and space-constrained locations.
Resilient Network Operation: Includes redundancy features to maintain connectivity in environments where downtime impacts operational processes.

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Model	Popularity	Deployment	Target Organisation Size	Primary Use Case	Access Ports	Port Configuration	Maximum Port Speed	PoE Budget (W)	Maximum Switching Capacity (Gbps)	Stackable	Operating System / Management Platform
HPE Aruba CX 4100i 12-Port 1GbE PoE+ Industrial Switch	★ ★ ★	Industrial	Midmarket	Access	12	12×RJ45 1G + 2×SFP+	10G	240	64	Not supported	AOS-CX	View
HPE Aruba CX 4100i 24-Port 1GbE PoE+ Industrial Switch	★ ★ ★	Industrial	Midmarket	Access	24	24×RJ45 1G + 4×SFP+	10G	240	128	Not supported	AOS-CX	View

HPE Aruba Industrial Switching Deployment Scenarios and Industries

Manufacturing & Factory Floors

Manufacturing teams connect production systems, sensors, and control networks where equipment operates in demanding environments. HPE Aruba CX 4100i (Aruba-JL817A and Aruba-JL818A) supports these deployments with switching designed for industrial conditions and consistent connectivity across production systems.

Energy & Utilities Sites

Energy operators manage control systems and monitoring platforms across substations and field locations where reliability is required. Aruba CX 4100i supports these environments with switching suited to distributed industrial networks and continuous operation.

Logistics & Warehouse Operations

Logistics teams connect warehouse systems, automation equipment, and mobile devices where coverage and uptime are required across facilities. Aruba CX 4100i supports these deployments with stable connectivity at the network edge in operational environments.

Construction & Site Infrastructure

Construction teams operate across temporary and semi-permanent sites where infrastructure must be simple to deploy and maintain. Aruba CX 4100i supports these environments with switching designed for use outside traditional office conditions.

Transport & Outdoor Networks

Transport and infrastructure operators connect systems across outdoor environments where exposure and reliability are factors. Aruba CX 4100i supports these networks with switching designed for consistent operation across distributed field deployments.

HPE Aruba Industrial Switching Management and Licensing Options

Aruba Central

Manage your entire switching, wireless, and WAN estate from a single cloud-native dashboard. Aruba Central delivers AI-powered network insights, automated configuration and firmware management, and real-time anomaly detection across all sites — reducing operational overhead and giving your team full visibility without being on-site.

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Aruba ClearPass

Enforce consistent, policy-driven access control across wired and wireless networks regardless of device type or user role. ClearPass authenticates every endpoint before granting access, segments traffic dynamically, and provides full visibility into who and what is connected across your environment — reducing your attack surface and simplifying compliance reporting.

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HPE Aruba CX 4100i 12-Port 1GbE PoE+ Industrial Switch
Price range: £3,133.88 through £3,447.27 Ex. VAT
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HPE Aruba CX 4100i 24-Port 1GbE PoE+ Industrial Switch
Price range: £6,159.11 through £6,775.02 Ex. VAT
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Designing & Supporting HPE Aruba Industrial Switching Solutions

Backed by decades of expertise in the IT sector, our specialists support every stage of your deployment — from initial selection through to long-term lifecycle management.

Tailored Switch Selection: Our specialists evaluate your network environment from the ground up — port density, uplink requirements, PoE budgets, VLAN complexity, and throughput demands all considered before a recommendation is made. Whether you’re refreshing an office access layer, connecting a factory floor, or building out a data centre fabric, you get the right switch for your environment, not an over-engineered or underpowered compromise.
Deployment & Integration: Our engineers manage end-to-end switch installation and network integration — cabling infrastructure, stack configuration, inter-VLAN routing, and integration with existing firewalls, wireless controllers, and management platforms — fully configured and tested so your team inherits a working network from day one.
Network Visibility & Security: Choosing the right management software and licensing is critical to getting full value from your switching infrastructure. Our specialists help you identify the right vendor platform for your needs — covering network-wide visibility, switch management, security monitoring, and analytics and reporting.

Industrial & Harsh Environments: Our team has hands-on experience deploying managed switches in demanding conditions — production facilities, outdoor enclosures, transportation infrastructure, and sites with extreme temperature, vibration, or dust exposure. We specify and commission ruggedised switching hardware built to perform where standard office-grade equipment would not.
Data Centre & High-Density Switching: Our consultants provide specialist guidance on spine-leaf architectures, 25/100GbE deployments, low-latency fabrics, and ToR switching configurations — helping your team build scalable, resilient data centre networks without starting the design process from scratch.
Lifecycle Support & Management: We provide proactive switch monitoring, firmware management, and support packages built around your network infrastructure — with remote diagnostic capability and response times matched to the criticality of each environment, from a branch office to a production data centre.
Strategy & Roadmapping: Our consultants run structured sessions to assess your current network architecture, identify bottlenecks and risk, and produce a clear switching roadmap — whether you’re consolidating a multi-site estate, planning a data centre refresh, or introducing managed switching to an industrial environment for the first time.

HPE Aruba Industrial Switching FAQ

What is the difference between the 12-Port and 24-Port models within HPE Aruba Industrial Switching?

Both models are fanless with the same IP30 rating, temperature range, industrial certifications, and feature set. The 12-Port model is designed for DIN rail mounting in industrial control cabinets. The 24-Port model is a 1U rack-mount design with twice the port count and four 10GbE SFP+ uplinks rather than two. Both can also be mounted in the alternative format with an optional kit.

What environmental conditions can HPE Aruba Industrial Switching operate in?

Both models are rated IP30, protecting against solid objects larger than 2.5mm such as tools or wire ends. With HPE Aruba Networking industrial transceivers, the switches operate from -40°C to +70°C. Without industrial transceivers, the operating temperature is derated to 50°C. Both use passive cooling with no moving parts.

What do the industrial compliance certifications on HPE Aruba Industrial Switching cover?

The series holds certifications across three regulated environments. For electrical substations, it meets IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613, which define tolerance requirements for electromagnetic interference, temperature, and power quality in utility environments. For railway applications, it meets EN 50121-3-2 and EN 50121-4 for rolling stock and signalling, and EN 50155 for electronic equipment on railway vehicles.

How is the PoE budget structured on HPE Aruba Industrial Switching?

Both models combine two PoE classes — Class 4 (30W per port) for most access devices and Class 6 (60W per port) for higher-power devices such as Wi-Fi 7 access points or PTZ cameras. The total PoE budget reaches up to 360W, though this reduces at higher ambient temperatures. Both models support AC and DC external power supplies, allowing deployment in industrial environments where only DC power distribution is available.

What power supply options does HPE Aruba Industrial Switching support, and can power be made redundant?

Both models use external power supplies, ordered separately, with a choice of AC and DC inputs to match the power distribution available on site. The 12-Port DIN rail model supports redundant DC power inputs — two separate DC supplies can be connected so that if one fails, the other continues to power the switch and all connected devices without interruption. This is a common requirement in substation and railway environments where the switch itself cannot be taken offline.

What does always-on PoE mean for devices connected to HPE Aruba Industrial Switching?

Always-on PoE maintains power to connected devices during scheduled reboots and firmware upgrades. In industrial deployments — such as cameras, sensors, or access points in locations without secondary power — this means the powered device stays online while the switch updates, rather than dropping offline until the reboot completes. This is a deliberate design decision for environments where device downtime has operational consequences.

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