How does HPE Aruba 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet Work? At an Affordable price MI Atlantic EU
                     How does HPE Aruba 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet 
Work? At an Affordable price MI Atlantic EU 
 HPE Aruba 2530 Switch 
The Aruba 2530 switch series provides cost-effective, reliable, and secure access layer 
connections for enterprises, branch offices, and small and medium-sized enterprises. These fully 
managed switches provide Layer 2 features with enhanced access security, traffic priority, 
sFlow, and IPv6 host support. Suitable for the deployment of various Gigabit and Fast Ethernet 
models, including compact and fanless models, suitable for use in quiet workspaces. PoE+ 
models can provide up to 370W of power for access points, IP phones, and cameras. The Aruba 
2530 switch series is easy to deploy, use, and manage using Aruba Airwave or Aruba Central. 
Aruba Clear Pass provides network access control and external captive portal support. 
 
Wired and wireless support: 
When an Aruba access point is detected, the switch auto-configuration will automatically 
configure different settings for the switch, such as VLAN, CoS, PoE maximum power, and PoE 
priority. The local user role defines a set of switch-based policies in areas such as security, 
authentication, and QoS. You can use local switch configuration (YA version only) to assign 
user roles to a group of users or devices. 
Quality of Service (QoS) 
Traffic priority (IEEE 802.1p) is used for real-time traffic classification. Supports eight priority 
levels mapped to two or four queues, and uses Weighted Deficit Round Robin (WDRR) or strict 
priority. Simplified Quality of Service (QoS) configuration-Prioritize port-based traffic by 
specifying ports and priority levels. Realize VLAN-based traffic priority by specifying VLAN 
and priority level. Class of Service (CoS) Set IEEE 802.1p priority tags based on IP address, IP 
Type of service (ToS), layer 3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ. Rate 
limiting establishes a mandatory maximum value for all traffic or broadcast, multicast, or 
unknown target traffic. 
 
Provides single IP address management for up to 16 individual switches. SFlow (RFC 3176) 
provides wire-speed flow statistics and monitoring, configured by SNMP and CLI, with three 
terminal encryption receivers. The IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 
automatically implements the device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network 
management applications. Provide local and remote event logging through SNMP (v2c and v3) 
and Syslog; provide log limit and log filtering to reduce the number of log events generated. Port 
mirroring allows traffic to be mirrored on any port or network analyzer to assist in diagnosing or 
detecting network attacks. Remote monitoring (RMON) provides advanced monitoring and 
reporting functions for statistics, history, alarms, and events. 
The friendly port name allows a descriptive name to be assigned to the port. The dual flash 
image provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup during 
upgrades. Multiple configuration files can be easily stored via flash image. Front Panel LED-
Locator LED allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to on, blinking, or off; and 
simplify troubleshooting by easily locating a specific switch in a switch-like rack. 
Connectivity: 
The compact and fanless 8-port model provides quiet operation and uplink flexibility in 
acoustically sensitive areas, with two dual-port ports that can be used as RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet 
or SFP ports on 24-bit and 48-bit four built-in Gigabit Ethernet uplink port models. The Gigabit 
model has a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) for fiber optic connections, while the Fast 
Ethernet model has two SFPs and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks. IPv6-IPv6 hosts allow the 
deployment and management of switches at the edge of the IPv6 network. Dual stack 
(IPv4/IPv6) supports the connection of two protocols; provides a transition mechanism from 
IPv4 to IPv6. 
The compact and fanless 8-port model provides quiet operation and uplink flexibility in 
acoustically sensitive areas with two dual character ports that can be used as RJ-45 Gigabit 
Ethernet or SFP ports. Four built-in Gigabit Ethernet uplinks on 24 and 48 port models. The 
Gigabit model has a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) for fiber optic connections, while the 
Fast Ethernet model has two SFPs and two RJ-45 Gigabit uplinks. IPv6-IPv6 hosts allow the 
deployment and management of switches at the edge of the IPv6 network. 
 
Convergence 
The IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) facilitates easy mapping using 
network management applications and the LLDP automatic device discovery protocol. PoE and 
PoE+ distribution support multiple methods (automatic, IEEE 802.3at dynamic, LLDP-MED 
fine-grained, IEEE 802.3af device category or user-specified) to distribute and manage 
PoE/PoE+ power to achieve more efficient energy saving. Voice VLAN uses LLDP-MED to 
automatically configure VLAN for IP phones. IP multicast (IGMP) prevents IP multicast traffic 
from flooding. LLDP-CDP compatibility receives and recognizes CDP packets from Cisco IP 
phones for seamless interoperability. l MAC Authentication assigns attributes such as VLAN and 
QoS using a locally configured profile that can be a list of MAC prefixes Unified Wired and 
Wireless.