written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message aruba a hewlett packard enterprise company type subsidiary industry computer networking founded sunnyvale california usa 2002 headquarters sunnyvale ca key people dominic orr president and ceo keerti melkote co founder & cto pankaj manglik co founder & past ceo revenue us 600m fy 2013 1 operating income us 32.6 m fy 2010 2 net income us 34.0 m fy 2010 2 total assets us 251m fy 2010 3 total equity us 151m fy 2010 3 number of employees 1 200 2012 parent hewlett packard enterprise slogan people move . networks must follow . website www.arubanetworks.com aruba a hewlett packard enterprise company formerly aruba networks inc. is a networking vendor selling enterprise wireless lan and edge access networking equipment . 5 the company has over 1 800 employees and is headquartered in sunnyvale california . aruba s core products are access points aps mobility controllers and network management software through their airwave management platform product . according to the dell oro report published in q211 aruba ranked 2 in market share in the wireless lan market . 6 in may 2009 the company introduced the virtual branch network vbn family of products targeting branch offices and remote locations . gartner has positioned hp and aruba as a leader in their 2015 wired and wlan access infrastructure magic quadrant report . according to gartner the combination of hp s wired switching line with aruba s wlan and mobility products creates a strong access solution . 7 in gartner s own words in 2015 hp acquired aruba networks . the combination of hp s wired switching line with aruba s wlan and mobility products creates a strong access solution . when measured by 2014 revenue this deal combines the no. 2 campus switching vendor with the no. 2 wlan vendor . we anticipate that the new division will continue to leverage the hp internal switching line but will promote aruba network s wlan portfolio and clearpass to be the flagship wlan and policy management software while aruba s airwave and hpe s intelligent management center imc management applications will be merged . clients globally should consider hpe aruba networks for all wired wlan access layer opportunities . according to gartner s 2015 critical capabilities report aruba networks a hp company led all of the wireless lan access categories and with the addition of hp s ethernet switching line was a close 2nd in wired only . this shows how the unified organization offers industry recognized leading solutions for networking . 8 contents 1 corporate history 2 hardware 2.1 access points 2.2 instant access points 2.3 mesh routers 2.4 remote access points 2.5 mobility access switches 2.6 mobility controllers 2.7 cloud services controllers 2.8 antennas 3 software 3.1 arubaos 3.2 network access control and policy management 3.3 network management 3.4 meridian mobile app platform saas 3.5 other software 4 acquisitions 5 references 6 external links corporate history edit aruba was founded in 2002 by keerti melkote and pankaj manglik . the company was venture backed by sequoia capital and matrix partners . in 2005 it entered into an agreement to provide oem equipment to alcatel lucent . 9 aruba went public in march 2007 . it acquired the wireless security business of network chemistry later that year . in 2008 it purchased airwave wireless a vendor of wireless network management software . 10 aruba was first to market with purpose built 802.11 ac ap and has the second largest market share of 802.11 ac aps . 11 on march 2 2015 hewlett packard announced that it would acquire aruba for 2.7 billion . 12 on may 19 2015 hp completed the acquisition of aruba networks for a transaction value of 3 billion . aruba is now wholly owned by hp and has been combined into the hp networking business within hp s enterprise group organization . 13 hardware edit aruba offers wi fi branded products such as access points wireless controllers and software . aruba sells products under their own brandname and as oem products from other vendors such as the dell powerconnect w series products and alcatel lucent omniaccess products . 14 access points edit wireless access points from aruba are targeted at the corporate market and support the ieee 802.11 n and ieee 802.11 ac standards . some aps can use external antennas both for improved indoor coverage or outdoor usage . one model ap is weather proof to be used with up to 4 external antennas . all aruba access points offer arm adaptive radio management integrated security features integrated spectrum analysis and support mesh features for campus wide deployment . aruba aps can be centrally managed by aruba mobility controllers or deployed as controllerless aruba instant aps that are managed in the cloud . 15 instant access points edit the aruba instant solution uses a dynamically elected access point to distribute a network over the air . there are five ap series and three remote access point series that offer adaptive radio management arm technology built in security features easy set up and software updating and no deployment limits . 16 mesh routers edit aruba offers 3 models of mesh router . these mesh routers are access points with integrated osi layer 3 routing and support wi fi access as well as point to point point to multipoint and full mesh backhaul . most models are to be used with external antennas . 17 remote access points edit for small branches or working from home aruba offers raps remote access points that communicate with aruba s mobility controller . there are several raps small single radio ap s a wired only device and multi user wired wireless models . 18 mobility access switches edit the s1500 s2500 and s3500 mobility access switches are 12 24 or 48 port power over ethernet poe switches for use with access points . management can be done via a dedicated out of band 10 100 1000 mbit s ethernet port . 19 mobility controllers edit mobility controllers are used for a central organization wide management of all access points and users . for smaller environments aps with built in controllers are available for up to 512 users . for larger organisations aruba offers the 6000 series for up to 20 gbit s total bandwidth or the 7200 series with a maximum of 32 768 users . the controllers offer access authentication managed encryption radio spectrum analysis and firewall features . 20 cloud services controllers edit in march 2015 aruba introduced the 7000 series cloud services controllers combines wireless wired and wan services supports up to 24 ethernet ports and 64 aps and features integrated wan compression health checks zero touch configuration and policy based routing . the 7000 series also integrates with microsoft s lync server 2013 mobile unified communications uc solution via certification for lync software defined networking sdn api . 21 antennas edit some aruba access points can use external antennas . a wide range of indoor and outdoor antennas are available supporting different frequency ranges directional and omni directional . 22 software edit aruba has software products for use with their hardware . aruba s own operating system runs on all aruba access points and mobility controllers . citation needed arubaos edit arubaos runs on the mobility controllers . as additional components rfprotect wip 23 and a policy enforcement firewall 24 are available . network access control and policy management edit based on today s genmobile workforce and the propensity to carry multiple devices aruba clearpass allows administrators to create policies that include authentication workflows with authorization privileges per user and or device . hardware and virtual server options let any smb or large enterprise to differentiate access for employees contractors guests students regardless of industry or access method wired wireless or vpn . the support of multivendor network infrastructure at the enforcement level ensures that clearpass works in any environment aruba hp juniper arista networks brocade and even cisco . enterprise radius and tacacs services ensure a clean cut off of legacy aaa that do not deliver policy profiling and other built in services required for today s genmobile user behavior . free api and syslog message interoperability clearpass exchange delivers a fast and simple way to ensure that existing mobile and perimeter security tools firewalls mdm siem ... can be leveraged during an entire user device connection . ecopartners include palo alto networks mobileiron airwatch ibm hp splunk and others . 25 add on features include guest exchange onboard and onguard guest offers self service and sponsor approved guest registration via web portal for structured internet connectivity for visitors . via the portal authorized non it staff can then allow a guest to access the network internet or parts of the lan . exchange delivers a fast simple way to ensure that existing mobile and perimeter security tools firewalls mdm siem can be leveraged during an entire user device connection . onboard provides the ability for users to self register and configure personal devices for managed access on secure enterprise networks . a built in ca allows for eap tls based certificate access to eliminate active directory management for byod . onguard ensures that laptops and or computers meet posture requirements before gaining access to enterprise resources . example include requiring that the latest anti virus software is installed usb devices and p2p apps are not running while connected to the enterprise network etc. network management edit airwave is aruba s network management platform . it includes three components to deliver the core capabilities for managing a network operations management with airwave management platform amp visualization and location tracking with visualrf and rogue and intrusion detection with rapids airwave s rogue ap detection software . 26 airwave is a multi vendor multi architecture tool . it supports wired and wireless infrastructure from manufacturers such as aruba cisco motorola symbol and others . 27 meridian mobile app platform saas edit meridian powered apps use location over wi fi data to send personalized push notifications to mobile devices and offers indoor turn by turn directions . 28 other software edit aruba offers other applications such as an outdoor rf planner 29 and mesh config for configuration of the mesh routers . citation needed acquisitions edit on 01 09 2008 aruba networks enters multi vendor network management business with agreement to acquire airwave . on 05 10 2010 aruba networks targets the outdoor industrial enterprise with the acquisition of azalea networks . on 12 14 2010 aruba networks announces purchase of amigopod assets and technology . on 12 08 2011 aruba completes acquisition of avenda systems . on 05 16 2013 aruba networks maps out new indoor location based services with acquisition of meridian . references edit http www.arubanetworks.com news releases aruba networks reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results a b aruba networks arun annual sec income statement filing via wikinvest . a b aruba networks arun annual sec balance sheet filing via wikinvest . arun summary for aruba networks finance wifi alliance certified products aruba networks makes great strides in wireless lan market share . 2011 05 24 . dead link zimmerman tim . magic quadrant for the wired and wireless lan access infrastructure . gartner . gartner inc. retrieved 1 october 2015 . menezes bill . critical capabilities for wired and wireless lan access infrastructure . gartner . gartner inc. retrieved 15 september 2015 . network world alcatel nortel ink wireless oem development deals network world aruba acquires wlan management vendor airwave worldwide wlan market shows slower growth in fourth quarter of 2014 according to idc . international data corporation idc . retrieved 3 march 2015 . reem nasr march 2 2015 . hp to acquire