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    Aruba Instant On vs CX vs Mobility Conductor: choosing the right line

    TechLeague Editorial··7 min read

    Aruba sells across SMB, mid-market and enterprise. Picking the wrong line costs years of pain.

    Instant On

    • SMB, cloud-managed via mobile app.
    • Up to ~50 APs/switches per site.

    Aruba CX (AOS-CX)

    • Mid-market and enterprise switching.
    • VSX, EVPN-VXLAN, NAE programmability.

    Mobility Conductor

    • On-prem WLAN controller for large campus.
    • High control over RF and roaming.

    Aruba Central

    • Cloud overlay across CX and APs.

    Decision tree

    • <200 users? Instant On + Central.
    • 200–10k users? CX + Central or Mobility Conductor.
    • 10k+ or compliance? Mobility Conductor + CX + ClearPass.

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