HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway

The HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway is a compact branch appliance delivering secure routing, SD-WAN, and VPN connectivity. With integrated firewall capabilities, dynamic segmentation, and management through Aruba Central, it enables simplified deployment, centralised control, and secure access across distributed environments.

HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway Key Platform Specifications

  • Primary Use Case: Branch
  • Maximum Clients Supported: 2000
  • Controller Throughput (Gbps): 2
  • VPN Throughput (Gbps): 2
  • Maximum WLANs: 512

Guide price: Price range: £581.09 through £639.20 Ex. VAT

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HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway Overview

Organisations increasingly rely on secure, high-performance connectivity to support distributed users, cloud applications, and modern branch networking environments.

Secure Edge Connectivity for Modern Branch Networks

The HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway delivers secure, high-performance connectivity for branch and edge environments. Designed to support cloud-managed networking, it integrates advanced routing, security, and WAN optimisation capabilities in a compact platform. Integrated routing, segmentation, VPN, and WAN optimisation let the platform steer traffic according to application needs while maintaining secure connectivity between users, branches, and cloud services.

Performance and Security Built for the Edge

Powered by a high-performance architecture with IPSec VPN, SD-WAN capabilities, advanced routing, and integration with Aruba Central cloud management, the gateway enables secure connectivity between branch locations, data centres, and cloud services. That architecture helps IT teams enforce policy consistently across distributed sites and reduces the need to manage separate devices for routing, security, and WAN path control. Organisations that require more branch throughput and tunnel scale may also consider the HPE Aruba 9012 Gateway, for supporting more users, sites and concurrent services from a single gateway tier.

Simplified Branch Networking and Secure Access

The Aruba 9004 helps organisations simplify branch networking by consolidating routing, security, and connectivity services into a single device.

Our specialists can help design and deploy HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway solutions tailored to your branch and edge networking requirements, helping deliver secure, reliable connectivity across distributed environments.

HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway Key Features​

The HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway provides secure SD-Branch connectivity for distributed enterprise environments, integrating WAN routing, wireless gateway services, and policy-based security.

Secure SD-Branch Connectivity

Integrated WAN Routing
Supports secure WAN connectivity for branch network environments.

Policy Enforcement Firewall
Layer 4-7 firewall enforces identity-based network access policies.

Wireless Gateway Services
Provides control and termination for enterprise access points.

Compact Branch Platform
Designed for small and medium branch deployments.

Centralised Branch Network Management

Aruba Central Integration
Cloud-based monitoring and management simplify operations.

Zero-Touch Provisioning
Automated deployment reduces branch rollout complexity.

High Availability Support
Gateway clustering enables resilient branch networking.

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Whether deploying secure branch networking or scaling SD-Branch infrastructure, we help design Aruba 9004 gateway environments optimised for reliability and security.

HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway Technical Specifications

Full specifications for this model are listed below.

Additional information

Product Family

Aruba Gateway

Product Series

9000

Deployment

Branch

Deployment Scale

Small

Primary Use Case

Branch

Product Tier

Standard

Controller Architecture

Hardware Appliance

AP Traffic Mode

Hybrid

Maximum Clients Supported

2000

Controller Throughput (Gbps)

2

VPN Throughput (Gbps)

2

Maximum WLANs

512

Built-in Ports

4

Maximum Interface Speed

1G

High Availability Support

Yes

Power Redundancy

No redundant PSU

Maximum Access Points

32

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HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway Deployment Scenarios

The HPE Aruba 9004 Gateway is designed for organisations that need a compact edge platform for secure branch networking, SD-Branch services, and wireless gateway functions. It is well suited to smaller branches and remote sites where WAN resilience, policy enforcement, and cloud-managed operations are key requirements.

Small Branch SD-Branch Deployments

The Aruba 9004 Gateway suits smaller branch locations that need routing, SD-WAN, and security in one appliance. It helps organisations unify WLAN, LAN, WAN, and security at the edge while keeping deployment simple for distributed sites.

Secure Branch Access

Branch environments supporting employees, guests, and connected devices often need policy enforcement without complex VLAN designs. The Aruba 9004 Gateway supports this with dynamic segmentation and integrated firewall services across wired, wireless, and WAN traffic.

Wireless Gateway for Remote Sites

Where a remote office needs local wireless control alongside secure edge connectivity, the Aruba 9004 Gateway provides branch-scale wireless gateway services. It suits sites that need Aruba WLAN policy enforcement in a compact footprint.

Resilient Multi-WAN Branch Infrastructure

Organisations running multiple WAN links at branch level can deploy the Aruba 9004 Gateway to simplify path selection and continuity across distributed sites. It is a good fit for SD-Branch designs using primary and backup uplinks.

Retail, Clinics, and Compact Enterprise Sites

The Aruba 9004 Gateway also fits compact enterprise environments such as retail branches, smaller healthcare sites, and satellite offices. It combines secure access, branch connectivity, and Aruba policy control in a platform sized for modest site scale.

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Our team can help design and deploy Aruba 9004 Gateway infrastructure for branch SD-Branch, secure wireless edge, and compact distributed enterprise sites.

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