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What is Aruba AirWave and how does it benefit my network?
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Aruba AirWave is a unified network management solution that delivers real-time monitoring, alerting and reporting for wired and wireless infrastructure, improving uptime, performance and operational efficiency.
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How does Aruba AirWave support network monitoring and management?
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Aruba AirWave provides centralized dashboards, customizable alerts and performance analytics to detect, diagnose and resolve network issues proactively across access points, switches and controllers.
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Which devices and platforms are supported by Aruba AirWave?
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Aruba AirWave supports Aruba and multi-vendor access points, switches, routers and controllers from leading OEMs, ensuring seamless monitoring across heterogeneous wired and wireless environments.
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Can I deploy Aruba AirWave on-premises or in the cloud?
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Yes. Aruba AirWave is available as an on-premises appliance or as a cloud-hosted service, enabling flexible deployment to meet your security, scalability and operational requirements.
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What licensing options does Aruba AirWave offer?
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Aruba AirWave offers per-device licensing with perpetual and subscription models, including capacity tiers for small, medium and large deployments and optional support and software maintenance contracts.
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Does Aruba AirWave support high availability and redundancy?
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Yes. Aruba AirWave supports active/passive clustering and database replication to ensure continuous management, data integrity and automatic failover in mission-critical environments.
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How do I perform firmware updates with Aruba AirWave?
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Aruba AirWave automates firmware upgrade workflows by staging images, scheduling rollouts and validating success, minimizing downtime and ensuring consistent OS versions across devices.
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Can I generate custom reports in Aruba AirWave?
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Yes. Aruba AirWave enables on-demand and scheduled reports with customizable templates, filters and charts for SLA compliance, capacity planning and usage analysis.
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How does Aruba AirWave integrate with Aruba ClearPass?
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Aruba AirWave integrates with ClearPass via API and syslog-based workflows to correlate authentication events, apply policy changes and enrich network-wide visibility and security posture.
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What security features are included in Aruba AirWave?
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Aruba AirWave offers role-based access control, secure TLS communications, audit logging and integration with external AAA servers to protect management data and enforce operational policies.
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How does Aruba AirWave scale for large, distributed networks?
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Aruba AirWave scales horizontally with multi-cluster deployments and load balancing, supporting tens of thousands of devices across multiple sites with centralized or regional management nodes.
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Is there a free trial available for Aruba AirWave?
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Yes. Aruba offers a fully featured 30-day trial of AirWave, including access to on-premises or cloud-hosted environments and support for up to 100 devices.
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How do I monitor both wired and wireless networks in Aruba AirWave?
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Aruba AirWave unifies wired and wireless monitoring in a single console, displaying device status, client connectivity, traffic patterns and RF heatmaps for comprehensive visibility.
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What mobile management capabilities does Aruba AirWave offer?
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Aruba AirWave provides a responsive web UI and a dedicated mobile app for iOS and Android, delivering on-the-go access to network health dashboards, alerts and device details.
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How can I troubleshoot network issues using Aruba AirWave?
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Use AirWave’s real-time alerts, detailed event logs, RF heatmaps and path analysis tools to identify root causes, isolate affected devices and implement corrective actions quickly.
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How do I backup and restore Aruba AirWave configurations?
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Aruba AirWave automates scheduled backups of configuration data and databases and provides a restore wizard to recover system state or migrate settings to a new appliance.
