HPE Aruba Networking 7200 Series Mobility Controllers
Delivering industry-leading network services, the 7200 Series maximizes Wi-Fi performance to ensure seamless roaming. It’s perfect for campus WLAN scalability or branch SD-WAN and VPN Concentrator capabilities.
Ideal for today’s mobile and IoT devices and performance demands
Flexible use cases
Support data centers, public cloud, and SaaS routing by deploying the 7200 Series as a controller with ArubaOS or as a SD-Branch gateway.
Up to 2,048 access points and 100 Gbps of throughput
Providing connectivity for up to 32,728 concurrent users or client devices, the 7200 Series is ideal for the most demanding enterprise, higher education, and large public venue requirements.
Dynamic Segmentation for simplicity and security
Enforcing granular user, device, and application policies over both access points and network switches means there's no need to configure separate VLANs, ACLs, and subnets.
Supports for Wi-Fi standards
Offering WPA and Enhanced Open as part of 802.11ax, the 7000 provides enhanced security and backwards compatibility.
Machine learning and advanced analytics
AirMatch applies machine learning to automate RF optimization and adapt to changing WLAN conditions, while ClientMatch improves client roaming and resolves sticky client issues.
Details and specifications for the HPE Aruba Networking 7200 Series Mobility Controllers
Specifications
Performance and capacity Features 7205 7210 7220 7240XM 7280 Maximum campus or remote AP licenses 256 512 1,024 2,048 2,048 Maximum concurrent users/devices 8,192 16,384 24,576 32,768 32,768 Maximum VLANs 4,096 4,096 4,096 4,096 4,096 Active firewall sessions 1 million (M) 2M 2M 2M 2M Concurrent GRE tunnels 4,096 8,192 16,384 32,768 32,768 Concurrent IPsec sessions 8,192 16,384 24,576 32,768 32,768 Concurrent SSL sessions 4,096 8,192 8,192 8,192 8,192 Firewall throughput (Gbps) 12 20 40 40 100 Wired Bridged throughput (Gbps) 12 20 40 40 100 Encrypted throughput 3DES (Gbps) 5 7 25 28 57 Encrypted throughput AES-CBC-256 (Gbps) 5 7 22 30 46 Encrypted throughput AES-CCM (Gbps) 5 7 20 29 75 Encrypted throughput AES-GCM-256 (Gbps) 5 7 26 35 70 Interfaces and indicators Features 7205 7210 7220 7240XM 7280 Form factor/footprint 1xRU 1xRU 1xRU 1xRU 1xRU 10/100/1000BASE-T 4xCombo 2xCombo 2xCombo 2xCombo - 1000BASE-X 4xCombo 2xCombo 2xCombo 2xCombo - 10G Ports (10G or 1G supported) 2xSFP+ 4xSFP+ 4xSFP+ 4xSFP+ 8xSFP+ 40G Ports - - - - 2xQSFP+ USB 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 Management/status LEDs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes LINK/ACT and status LEDs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes LCD panel and navigation buttons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Console port micro USB,
RJ-45mini USB,
RJ-45mini USB,
RJ-45mini USB,
RJ-45micro USB,
RJ-45Out-of-band management port Yes No No No Yes Physical Features 7205 7210 7220 7240XM 7280 Dimensions (H x W x D) 4.4 cm x 44.2 cm x 33.4 cm
(1.75" x 17.38" x 13.13")4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 44.5 cm
(1.75" x 17.5" x 17.5")4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 44.5 cm
(1.75" x 17.5" x 17.5")4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 44.5 cm
(1.75" x 17.5" x 17.5")4.4 cm x 44.2 cm x 40.1 cm
(1.73" x 17.4" x 15.79")Weight 4.95 kg (10.19 lbs) 7.45 kg (16.43 lbs) 7.45 kg (16.43 lbs) 7.45 kg (16.43 lbs) 7.9 kg (17.41 lbs) MTBF (Hours) 129,597 (@40C) 106,536 (@40C) 113,751 (@40C) 116,590 (@40C) 281,896 (@40C) Environmental range Features 7205 7210 7220 7240XM 7280 Operating Temperature 0° C to 40° C 0° C to 40° C 0° C to 40° C 0° C to 40° C 0° C to 40° C Storage Temperature -40° C to 70° C -40° C to 70° C -40° C to 70° C -40° C to 70° C -40° C to 70° C Humidity/Storage Humidity 10% to 95%, NC 5% to 95%, NC 5% to 95%, NC 5% to 95%, NC 5% to 95%, NC Operating Altitude 10,000 feet 10,000 feet 10,000 feet 10,000 feet 10,000 feet Acoustic Noise1 49 dBA 52.9 dBA 52.9 dBA 52.9 dBA 47.1 dBA Maximum Heat Dissipation (BTU/hour) 260 375 427 563 819 Maximum Power Consumption 75.2W 110W 125W 165W 240W Power Source Internal power supply 350-watt AC or DC power supply 350-watt AC or DC power supply 350-watt AC or DC power supply 550-watt power supply 1 Sound power per ETSI 300 753 in accordance with ISO 7779
Power adapter and supply specifications Features 350-watt AC 350-watt DC 550-watt Input voltage range 100 VAC to 240 VAC DC -48V to DC -60V 100 VAC to 240 VAC Output voltage +12VDC, 29.16A +12VDC, 29.16A +12VDC, 29.16A Input frequency 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz AC line input current (steady state) 5 - 2.5A 5 - 2.5A 7.1 - 3.4A Operating Temperature -5° to +55° C -5° to +55° C -5° to +55° C Cooling Internal fan (Air flow rear to front) Internal fan (Air flow rear to front) 819 Internal fan (Air flow rear to front) Weight 1.3 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.3 kg (2.8 lbs) 0.87 kg (1.9 lbs) Regulatory and safety compliance Features Specification Regulatory SKU information ARCN7205 (7205)
ARCN0100 (7210)
ARCN0101 (7220)
ARCN0102 (7240XM)
ARCN7280 (7280)Minimum ArubaOS Release 6.4.3.0 (7205)
6.2.0.0 (7210)
6.2.0.0 (7220)
6.4.4.0 (7240XM)
6.5.4.0 or 8.3.0.0 (7280)802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), AOS 8.4; WI-FI CERTIFIED WPA3™, AOS 8.4; WI-FI CERTIFIED Enhanced Open™, AOS 8.4 Regulatory and Safety Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A CE
Industry Canada Class A
VCCI Class A (Japan)
EN 55022 Class A (CISPR 22 Class A), EN 61000-3, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11, EN 55024, AS/NZS 3548
UL 60950, EN 60950
CAN/CSA 22.2 #60950
CE mark, cTUVus, CB, C-tick, Anatel, NOM, MICTelco Common Language Equipment Identifier (CLEI) Code Service and warranty information Hardware: 1 year parts/labor, can be extended with support contract Software: 90 days, can be extended with support contract
Wi-Fi 6E
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