The HPE Aruba 9106 Gateway is a high-capacity platform designed for secure campus and distributed enterprise connectivity. It combines advanced routing, firewall services, VPN, and dynamic segmentation with Aruba Central management, enabling scalable policy enforcement and resilient network performance.
Guide price: Price range: £3,767.58 through £4,144.34 Ex. VAT
Modern enterprise networks must support growing application demands, hybrid work environments, and increasing security requirements while maintaining consistent performance across campus and branch locations.
The HPE Aruba 9106 Gateway delivers secure, high-performance connectivity designed for enterprise campus and branch environments. With integrated IPSec VPN, dynamic segmentation, and advanced routing capabilities, it enables secure communication between users, applications, and cloud services. 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.
Managed through Aruba Central, the gateway provides centralised visibility and policy control across the network. Built-in SD-WAN capabilities and application-aware traffic management allow organisations to prioritise critical workloads while maintaining consistent user experiences. Organisations that require larger campus aggregation and higher VPN scale may also consider the HPE Aruba 9240 Gateway, for supporting more users and services from fewer gateway nodes.
By integrating routing, security, and traffic optimisation within a single platform, the Aruba 9106 simplifies network infrastructure while enabling secure access to cloud and enterprise resources.
Our specialists can help design and deploy HPE Aruba 9106 Gateway solutions tailored to your campus and branch network architecture, helping optimise performance and simplify secure connectivity across your organisation.
The HPE Aruba 9106 Gateway is a cloud-optimised hybrid gateway designed for large branches and small campus environments, combining secure enterprise services, wireless integration, and scalable edge performance.
Hybrid Gateway Architecture
Combines branch and campus gateway roles in a single cloud-optimised platform.
Scalable Client and Device Support
Designed for large branch and small campus environments with support for substantial device and client counts.
Flexible Interface Connectivity
Includes SFP+ and combo interfaces to support varied uplink and edge connection requirements.
Enterprise Mobility Integration
Extends secure enterprise services for wireless and edge deployments.
Aruba Central Management
Cloud-based visibility and control simplify deployment and ongoing administration.
Support for Seamless Roaming
Built to help maintain mobility performance for latency-sensitive applications.
Compact Deployment Footprint
The 9106 model is positioned for smaller deployments within the 9100 hybrid gateway family.
Whether extending services to large branches or supporting small campus edge environments, we help design Aruba 9106 deployments for secure connectivity and simplified operations.
| Product Family | Aruba Gateway |
|---|---|
| Product Series | 9100 |
| Deployment | Campus |
| Deployment Scale | Medium |
| Primary Use Case | Campus |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Controller Architecture | Hardware Appliance |
| AP Traffic Mode | Hybrid |
| Maximum Clients Supported | 8000 |
| Controller Throughput (Gbps) | 10 |
| VPN Throughput (Gbps) | 5 |
| Maximum WLANs | 4096 |
| Built-in Ports | 6 |
| Maximum Interface Speed | 10G |
| High Availability Support | Yes |
| Power Redundancy | No redundant PSU |
| Maximum Access Points | 2000 |
The HPE Aruba 9106 Gateway is designed for organisations that need secure gateway services for larger branches, regional offices, and distributed campus sites. It supports environments with higher user counts, more wireless traffic, and broader access requirements than smaller branch gateways are typically deployed to handle.
The Aruba 9106 Gateway is well suited to larger branch offices supporting secure WAN connectivity, wireless traffic, and role-based access control. It provides a single platform for branch routing, policy enforcement, and gateway services across busy sites with growing network demands.
Regional offices often support employees, voice and video traffic, guest access, and business applications across one site. The Aruba 9106 Gateway delivers secure edge services for these environments where traffic levels and wireless demand exceed the needs of smaller branch locations.
The Aruba 9106 Gateway can be deployed in distributed campus environments where several buildings or departments need centralised gateway services. It supports multiple access points, consistent policy enforcement, and site-level control of wireless and edge traffic.
Sites with a growing wireless estate often need a gateway that can aggregate traffic from many access points while enforcing security policy. The Aruba 9106 Gateway suits offices, education sites, and operational environments where wireless traffic needs to be controlled at site level.
Many organisations want a consistent edge design across larger branches and regional locations. The Aruba 9106 Gateway supports that approach by combining secure access, WAN connectivity, and wireless gateway services on one Aruba platform.
Our team can help design and deploy Aruba 9106 Gateway infrastructure for large branches, regional offices, and distributed campus environments.
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