Designed as the ideal fit for branch offices, mid-market enterprises, and small-to-medium businesses, the Aruba 6100 12-Port PoE+ Gigabit Managed Switch SFP+helps to expand your network capacity with 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, each capable of operating PoE+ compatible devices such as IP cameras, access points, and VoIP phones with a 139W power budget. Powered by a 1016 MHz Cortex A9 dual-core processor with 4GB of memory, this rack-mountable entry level Layer 2 switch also delivers smooth data transfers with a 68 Gb/s switching capacity and 45.1 Mpps forwarding rate. Two 10G SFP+ slots are included alongside two 1G SFP slots, supporting fiber uplinks and stacking for up to 16 switches. A 165W power supply is pre-installed. The ArubaOS-CX modular, database-driven operating system helps to simplify a wide range of critical and complex network tasks.

12 x Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Ports    2 x 10G SFP+ Slots    2 x Gigabit SFP Slots    68 Gb/s Switching Capacity    45.1 Mpps Forwarding Rate    Rack-Mountable    139W Power Budget    Includes 165W Power Supply    Aruba AOS-CX

The Aruba CX 6100 Switch Series is based on AOS-CX, a modern, database-driven operating system that is built on a modular Linux architecture. This operating system provides the following unique capabilities:

• Easy access to all network configuration state information.
• REST APIs for fine-grained programmability of network tasks.
• A micro-services architecture that enables full integration with other workflow systems and services.
• All software processes communicate with the database rather than each other, ensuring near real-time state and resiliency.

Aruba's programmable ASICs are purpose-built to allow for a tighter integration of switch hardware and software within campus and data center architectures to optimize performance and capacity. Based on the Aruba ASIC architecture, the CX 6100 switch series offers features such as low latency, increased packet buffering, and adaptive power consumption.

Flexible cloud-based or on-premises management for unified network operations of wired, WLAN, SD-WAN, and public cloud infrastructure. Designed to simplify day zero through day two operations with streamlined workflows. Switch management capabilities include configuration, onboarding, monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting.

With Aruba NetEdit, IT teams can orchestrate multiple switch configuration changes for smooth end-to-end service rollouts. Aruba NetEdit introduces automation that allows for rapid network-wide changes, and ensures policy conformance post network updates. Intelligent capabilities include search, edit, validation (including conformance checking), deployment, and audit features. Capabilities include centralized configuration with validation, simultaneous viewing and editing of multiple configurations, customized validation tests, automated large-scale configuration deployment, and network health and topology visibility via Aruba NAE integration.

Reduce manual IT operation tasks around initial deployment or ongoing configuration changes to accommodate adds, moves, and changes with colorless ports using local user roles and local-MAC-Authentication (LMA). Instead of statically pre-configuring access ports to VLANs and maintaining the switch port to VLAN mapping, colorless ports can automatically apply the role/policy required.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the max data transfer speed on this unit?

A: This unit will utilize 10/100 Mbps.

Q: 2. Does this support VLAN?

A: Yes, the Ubiquiti UISP-R supports VLAN.

Q: 3. can this power the Unifi AC-IW? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1296864-REG/ubiquiti_networks_uap_ac_iw_us_uap_ac_iw_unifi_access_point.html

A: Yes. The Ubiquiti Networks 48V PoE Adapter B&H # UBPOE4824W will power the Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-IW-US UniFi Access Point Enterprise Wi-Fi System BH #UBUAPACIWUS.

Q: 4. I have a small Ubiquiti network managed under a CloudKey. Is this router compatible and can it be configured by the cloudkey?

A: The Ubiquiti Networks UISP-R 8-Port Gigabit PoE Compliant Router is not compatible with Cloud Key.

Q: 5. Is this the right POE adapter for the Reolink RLC-410?

A: Robert is correct. No, this will not work. This is a 24VDC passive POE adapter. Reolink cameras require a IEEE 802.3af or IEEE 802.3at (48VDC) active POE injector. Consider this one: TP-Link TL-POE150S Power Over Ethernet Injector B&H # TPTLPOE150S: https://bhpho.to/3qW24K1 IEEE 802.3, 3u, 3af Compliant 1 x 10/100/1000M LAN Port 1 x Power Socket (DC IN) 1 x 10/100/1000M PoE Port Power LED Indicator

Q: 6. So in essence, with the right breakout cables (QSFP28 to 4 x SFP28) the switch can support 24 (4x4 + 8) SFP28 ports?

A: The QNAP QSW-M7308R-4X 12-Port 100G QSFP28 / 25G SFP28 Managed Network Switch, B&H # QNQSWM7308R4, does not support breakout cables.

Q: 7. Will this work with Speco O2VLB8 IP camera?

A: No, this Ubiquiti POE injector will not work with the Speco camera.

Q: 8. Will this work with a Panasonic AW-HE40SW HD PTZ Camera?

A: Yes it would, but look at the power standards not necessarily voltage. Regular PoE is the 802.3af standard, and PoE+ (plus) is the 802.3at standard. The main difference between the 802.3af (PoE) and 802.3at (PoE+) standards is the maximum amount of power they provide over Cat5 cabling. The maximum amount of power for the 802.3af (PoE) standard is 15.4 watts. The maximum for the 802.3at (PoE+) standard is 25.5 watts. Ubiquity mixes PoE equipment standards with 12V, 24V, 48V and 50V PoE adapters but most PoE equipment is 48V PoE or PoE+. Usually you only need higher voltages to reach longer distance's. Sometimes it is hard to get PoE+ to reliably work over 100M or 300ft, so you would need a PoE injector with slightly higher voltage to deliver 25W at 300 plus feet.For the record, the Panasonic camera does not need GB speed which uses all 8 conductors. 100mb over 2 pairs CAT5 or CAT5E (using only 4 of 8 conductors) will work fine. I'd stick with a 100mb PoE+ injector.

Q: 9. Will this work with the PTZ Optics NDI-HX cameras?

A: The Ubiquiti Networks POE-24-12W-WH PoE Injector (24 VDC, 12W, White) BH #UBPOE2412WWH is purpose-built for Ubiquiti cameras and would not be recommended for PTZ Optics NDI-HX cameras.

Q: 10. Can the 50V 60W Gigabit Adapter be used with Ubiquiti Networks U6-LR UniFi 6 AX3000?

A: Yes it will work with the Ubiquiti Networks U6-LR UniFi 6 AX3000 Long-Range Access Point BH #UBU6LRUSe