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What are Aruba 3810 Series Switches?
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Aruba 3810 Series Switches are high-performance, stackable campus access switches offering up to 480 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, advanced Layer 2/3 features, and low-latency switching for enterprise networks.
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What port densities and speeds do Aruba 3810 switches support?
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Aruba 3810 switches support combinations of 24 or 48 RJ-45 ports at 10/100/1000 Mbps, four 1/10 GbE SFP+ uplinks, and optional 25 GbE SFP28 modules for flexible aggregation.
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How does stacking work on Aruba 3810 Series?
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Using Aruba’s Virtual Switching Framework (VSF), up to 12 Aruba 3810 switches can be stacked with a single IP address and up to 480 Gbps of bidirectional stacking bandwidth for seamless scalability.
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What management options are available for Aruba 3810 switches?
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Aruba 3810 switches can be managed via Aruba Central cloud, On-Premises ArubaOS-CX Web UI, CLI, or SNMP, providing unified visibility and automation for campus deployments.
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Do Aruba 3810 switches support PoE and PoH?
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Yes, Aruba 3810 switches support IEEE 802.3at PoE+ delivering up to 30 W per port and PoH (Power over HDBaseT) for powering A/V endpoints and digital signage.
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What security features are integrated in Aruba 3810 Series?
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Aruba 3810 Series includes 802.1X authentication, Dynamic Segmentation, MACsec encryption, DHCP snooping, ARP inspection, and Aruba Policy Enforcement Firewall for comprehensive access control.
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What is the performance and latency of Aruba 3810 switches?
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Aruba 3810 switches deliver non-blocking, wire-speed performance with forwarding rates up to 77.4 Mpps and latency under 3 microseconds for mission-critical applications.
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What are typical use cases for Aruba 3810 switches?
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Ideal for enterprise access and aggregation layers, Aruba 3810 switches serve resilient campus networks, mid-sized data centers, converged voice/video, and IoT device connectivity.
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How scalable are Aruba 3810 Series deployments?
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With VSF stacking, Aruba 3810 switches scale up to 12 units, while Aruba AirWave or Central integration supports thousands of switches in a single pane of glass deployment.
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What high-availability features do Aruba 3810 switches offer?
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Aruba 3810 Series supports Stateful Switchover (SSO), VSF fast failover, redundant power supplies and fans to ensure continuous operation and minimal downtime.
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How energy efficient are Aruba 3810 Series Switches?
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Featuring Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), variable-speed fans, and low-power ASICs, Aruba 3810 switches reduce operational power consumption and cooling costs.
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What warranty and support options are available?
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Aruba 3810 switches include a limited lifetime warranty, next-business-day hardware replacement, and software maintenance via Aruba Care for proactive support and updates.
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Can Aruba 3810 switches be managed from the cloud?
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Yes, Aruba 3810 Series integrates with Aruba Central for cloud-based configuration, monitoring, analytics, and policy enforcement across distributed networks.
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What Quality of Service (QoS) features do Aruba 3810 switches provide?
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Aruba 3810 Series offers hierarchical QoS, 8 hardware queues per port, traffic policing and shaping, and intelligent scheduling to prioritize voice, video, and critical data.
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Do Aruba 3810 switches support network virtualization?
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Yes, Aruba 3810 supports VRF, EVPN, VXLAN, and MPLS L3VPN for multi-tenant isolation and advanced data center interconnect use cases.
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What is the PoE power budget on Aruba 3810 switches?
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Depending on the model, Aruba 3810 Series delivers up to 370 W or 740 W total PoE budget with per-port prioritization and dynamic power allocation.
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How are firmware and software updates handled on Aruba 3810 Series?
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Aruba 3810 switches run ArubaOS-CX and support in-service software upgrades (ISSU), policy-based updates via Central, and automated patching to minimize maintenance windows.
