Your Network Should Know Who's On It — and Care
Most networks treat a connected device as a trusted device. Aruba's architecture starts from the opposite premise: every user and device is identified, profiled, and given exactly the access policy says — enforced by the switches and APs themselves. That's zero trust as infrastructure, not as a slide.
Why HPE Aruba?
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ClearPass Access Control
The reference standard for network access control — device profiling, health checks, and role-based access across wired, wireless, and VPN.
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Dynamic Segmentation
User roles follow the user. The contractor's laptop gets contractor access whether it plugs into a wall port or joins the Wi-Fi.
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Aruba Central
Cloud management with AI insights across switching, wireless, and SD-WAN — every site in one pane.
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Part of the HPE Story
Pairs naturally with the ProLiant/Alletra/GreenLake stack — and GreenLake consumption pricing extends to the network itself.
HPE Aruba – Core Solutions
Wireless & Switching
- Wi-Fi 7 / 6E access points with built-in IoT radios.
- CX switching with multigigabit PoE from access to data-center class.
- Instant On line for small sites on small budgets.
Network Access Control
- ClearPass NAC for compliance-driven environments (CMMC, HIPAA, PCI).
- Guest, BYOD, and IoT onboarding without help-desk tickets.
- Posture enforcement wired into your palmiq-managed EDR.
SD-WAN & Edge
- EdgeConnect SD-WAN for multi-site and cloud-bound traffic.
- Integration with SASE providers (see our Zscaler and Cloudflare pages).
The palmiq Edge
NAC Deployments That Actually Finish:
ClearPass projects are famous for stalling at 80%. palmiq's phased methodology gets policy enforcement live without breaking the business.
Compliance Alignment:
Network segmentation mapped to CMMC and HIPAA requirements — evidence included, auditors satisfied.