Aruba SD-Branch
Eliminate the complexity of your SD-Branch networks
Simplified management and security for the software defined branch
Aruba SD-Branch combines best-in-class wireless, wired, and WAN infrastructure with unified management capabilities that include assurance, orchestration, and security to maximize performance and minimize operational costs.
- Aruba Central provides single-pane-of-glass unified infrastructure management, AIOps, security, and reporting.
- Zero Trust ensures a scalable security methodology from edge to cloud for consistent role-based enforcement and context-aware controls.
Microbranch & SD-Branch Solutions
Small offices, remote sites, and branch networks need more than just an access point — they need a full stack. Aruba's SD-Branch solution brings together wired LAN, wireless LAN, WAN connectivity, and policy enforcement into a seamless branch experience.
Microbranch
Extend Your Network to Any Remote LocationEven a single AP or gateway can extend your corporate SSID and policies into a remote location, managed consistently alongside your main sites.
Perfect For:
- Home offices: Remote employees working from home
- Pop-up locations: Temporary retail, event spaces
- Small satellite offices: 1–5 person remote offices
- Kiosks and point-of-sale: Single-device deployments
Key Benefit: Corporate-grade security and policy enforcement, even at the smallest locations—without complex VPNs or separate management.
SD-Branch
Full-Stack Branch OperationsFor larger branch deployments, combine local gateway hardware and Aruba's SD-Branch orchestration for full-stack branch operations — wired, wireless, and WAN managed as one.
Perfect For:
- Retail stores: 10–50 employees, POS systems, guest Wi-Fi
- Bank branches: Secure transactions, compliance, multi-VLAN
- Healthcare clinics: EHR access, medical devices, patient Wi-Fi
- Regional offices: 25–100 users, full IT infrastructure
Key Benefit: Unified wired + wireless + WAN in a single platform—eliminating the need for separate LAN switches, wireless controllers, and SD-WAN appliances.
Key Benefits of Microbranch & SD-Branch
Simplified Deployment
Zero-touch provisioning means ship the hardware, plug it in, and it auto-configures. No on-site IT required.
Standardized Policies Across Locations
Same SSID, same segmentation, same firewall rules—whether it's a home office or a 100-person branch.
Unified Management Under One Pane of Glass
Aruba Central manages all Microbranch and SD-Branch locations from a single cloud dashboard.
Best-in-class wireless, wired, and WAN infrastructure with unified management
Distributed organizations are undergoing a digital transformation to better meet evolving business objectives and compete within their industries. This means that IT must improve operations, deploy new services faster, and deliver an enhanced and secure user experience.
Software-defined branch
Cloud apps and IoT devices have disrupted branch management. Aruba Central automates provisioning and policy enforcement that eliminates the complicated, manual tasks when using legacy LAN and MPLS management solutions.
Non-stop branch operations
Aruba has made deploying a reliable, high performance network across far-reaching locations, like stores, hotels, remote offices, and teleworker locations easy. Aruba’s SD-WAN tools allow IT teams to quickly define, tune, and optimize connectivity across a hybrid WAN of Internet, MPLS, and cellular, without waiting for service providers.
Zero Trust Security
With SD-Branch, IT teams can embrace a scalable, Zero Trust Security methodology from edge-to-cloud. Branch locations are secured using a built-in firewall, dynamic segmentation, and intrusion detection systems and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) that trust no one or thing, inside or outside of the network.
Eliminate the complexity of your SD-Branch
See how Aruba SD-Branch addresses challenges across a variety of use cases.
