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HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor QuickSpecs
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Extended maintenance windows, network upgrades and unplanned outages can mean hundreds or even thousands of hours of lost productivity yearly.
More than ever, network infrastructure is mission-critical, and to meet these demands, the HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor delivers the full capabilities of the HPE AOS network operating system to scale to today's enterprise needs.
The Mobility Conductor delivers scale and reliability, managing up to 100,000 clients, 10,000 access points (APs), and 1,000 controllers. It also provides simplified deployment with dynamic license management, hierarchical configuration, and choice of virtual or x86 hardware appliances.
Overview
HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor
Extended maintenance windows, network upgrades and unplanned outages can mean hundreds or even thousands of hours of lost productivity yearly. More than ever, network infrastructure is mission-critical, and to meet these demands, the HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor delivers the full capabilities of the HPE AOS network operating system to scale to today's enterprise needs.
The Mobility Conductor delivers scale and reliability, managing up to 100,000 clients, 10,000 access points (APs), and 1,000 controllers. It also provides simplified deployment with dynamic license management, hierarchical configuration, and choice of virtual or x86 hardware appliances.
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HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Controller
Key Features
- – Manage up to 10,000 access points for large campus requirements
- – Support for new 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), WPA3 and Enhanced Open—and existing standards
- – Dynamic Segmentation enforces wired and wireless access policies to simplify and secure the network
- – Application awareness for 3,000+ applications without additional hardware
- – Built-in AI-powered wireless/RF optimization
- – Automate deployment with Zero Touch Provisioning and hierarchical configuration
Standard Features
Simple and secure access
The HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor serves a key role in Dynamic Segmentation, providing a single management layer for all controllers acting as policy enforcement agents. Policy enforcement is provided by the HPE Aruba Networking Policy Enforcement Firewall embedded within each controller, and utilizes information on user roles, device type, applications, and network location to simplify and secure wired and wireless network access. This feature can be enabled with the HPE AOS PEF license and eliminates the need to manually configure SSIDs, VLANs or ACLs for each new client on the network.
24/7 Mission-Critical Networking
The Mobility Conductor is deployed as a conductor controller for any combination of HPE Aruba Networking 7000 Series or HPE Aruba Networking 7200 Series Mobility Controllers, and Mobility Controller Virtual Appliances. It is managed by HPE Aruba Networking Management Software (AirWave) for system-wide monitoring, reporting, and Wi-Fi location services. Mobility Conductor, increases scale by joining HPE Aruba Networking controllers to a Controller cluster, improve reliability using enhanced high availability (HA), adopt configurations seamlessly based on hierarchy, and reduce or eliminate maintenance windows by enabling Live Upgrades.
HPE AOS includes unique, and patented AI-powered machine learning Adaptive Radio Management features, such as AirMatch and ClientMatch (now enhanced with 802.11ax grouping) for automatic RF optimization. These features improve the network’s performance based on changing environmental conditions, noisy or congested RF and resolve sticky client issues during user roaming. HPE Aruba Networking RFProtect (RFP) provides advanced spectrum analysis and wireless intrusion protection (WIPS/WIDS) to help identify and mitigate Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi sources of interference to contain potential security risks. Learn more about HPE Aruba Networking software features in the HPE AOS datasheet.
Enhanced Capabilities
HPE Aruba Networking AirMatch
As an enhancement of HPE Aruba Networking Adaptive Radio Management, AirMatch automates network-wide RF channels, channel width, and transmits power to optimize the highest density environments. By utilizing AI-powered machine learning algorithms, AirMatch proactively learns and acclimates the network based on changing environmental conditions and system capacity.
Hierarchical configuration and improved visibility
HPE AOS 8, running on the Mobility Conductor, uses a centralized, multi-tiered architecture that consolidates all deployment models s (e.g. all-conductor, single-conductor/multiple-local, and multiple-conductor/local) with a single approach. Network configurations can be made and distributed from the Mobility Conductor automatically to all Mobility Controllers to eliminate onsite configuration.
Licensing Pools
The Mobility Conductor enables licensing pools to dynamically manage licenses based on site requirements. By default, all managed devices (e.g. controller) share a global pool of licenses, however HPE AOS also allows individual controllers access to a dedicated pool of licenses.
Live Upgrades and multiple version support
With Mobility Conductor, HPE AOS 8 can be upgraded alongside active user sessions – eliminating the need for planned maintenance windows or downtime. Each Controller Cluster or individual service modules (AppRF, AirGroup, ARM, etc.) can also be selectively upgraded without impacting the rest of the network.
Hitless Failover and automated load balancing
Within a Controller Cluster, user sessions and AP traffic are load balanced to optimize network utilization during peak periods and maximize availability during unplanned outages (Figure 2). This also means that users won’t notice any impact to voice calls, video streaming, or data transfers in an unlikely event that a controller loses connectivity (Figure 3).
Seamless Layer 2 and Layer 3 Roaming
Users can roam between floors, buildings or across the entire network without any re-authentication, change to their IP address, or loss of firewall state.
AppRF Customization
AppRF brings rich application visibility and control with deep packet inspection into over 2,600+ applications. In HPE AOS 8, custom applications and categories can now be defined directly by the network administrator.
Enhanced Wi-Fi Security
Support for WPA3 brings stronger encryption and authentication methods, while Enhanced Open brings automatic encryption security to open networks. New WPA2-MPSK feature enables simpler passkey management for WPA2 devices – should the Wi-Fi password on one device need to be changed, no additional key changes are needed for other devices on the network.
Dynamic Segmentation
The Mobility Conductor centrally maintains up-to-date policies from HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass policy management system, which are then locally enforced by each controller cluster in the network. Policies are based on role and applied uniformly across WLAN and LAN – eliminating the need to configure per-switch ACLs, VLANs, and subnets.
MultiZone
The same AP infrastructure can now terminate two different SSIDs on two different HPE Aruba Networking controllers while maintaining complete separation and security for all networks, policies, management and visibility. This is ideal for multi-tenancy requirements where multiple companies or groups reside at a single site or for an enterprise that requires multiple, secure networks.
Northbound APIs (NBAPI)
The Mobility Conductor includes a full set of NBAPIs that enable deep visibility into the network. NBAPIs provide RF health metrics, app utilization, device type and user data in an easy-to-integrate format. 3rd party applications can receive this information for improved visibility and monitoring.
Configuration Information
BTO ModelsHPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor is available as a license for a virtual machine, or as hardened hardware with the software pre-loaded. Choose your virtual machine license based on the desired device capacity. | ||
| Remarks | Description | SKU |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor HW Appliances | |
| | min=0 \ max=2 SFP/SFP+ Transceivers | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-1K Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance Support for upto 1K Devices | JY791A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-5K Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance Support for upto 5K Devices | JY792A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-10K Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance Support for upto 10K Devices | JY793A |
| Notes: | Bring in (Min 2 // Max 2) Localized power cord based on the HPE Aruba Networking Localization Menu for each unit ordered. Devices include APs and Controllers Each HW Appliance requires at least 1 SFP/SFP+ transceiver for connectivity. Each HW Appliance includes 2 Power Supplies. | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor HW Appliances | |
| | min=0 \ max=2 SFP/SFP+ Transceivers | |
| Notes: | Available in US and Canada Only | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-1K-F1 FIPS/TAA Support for 1K Devices Mobility Conductor HW Appliance | JZ396A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-5K-F1 FIPS/TAA Support for 5K Devices Mobility Conductor HW Appliance | JZ397A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-HW-10K-F1 FIPS/TAA Support for 10K Devices Mobility Conductor HW Appliance | JZ398A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliances | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-50 Support for 50 Devices Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance E-LTU | JZ106AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-500 Support for 500 Devices Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance E-LTU | JY895AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-1K Support up to 1K Devices Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance E-LTU | JY896AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-5K Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance Support for 5K Devices E-LTU | JY897AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-10K Support for 10K Devices Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance E-LTU | JY898AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-50-F1 Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance FIPS/TAA 50 Devices E-LTU | JZ395AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-500-F1 FIPS/TAA Support 500 Devs Mobility Conductor VR Appliance E-LTU | JZ376AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-1K-F1 Mobility Condtr Virtual Appliance FIPS/TAA up to 1K Devices E-LTU | JZ377AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-5K-F1 Mobility Condtr Virtual Appliance FIPS/TAA up to 5K Devices E-LTU | JZ378AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-VA-10K-F1 Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance FIPS/TAA 10K Devices E-LTU | JZ379AAE |
| Notes: | These products are not further configurable with the options below. | |
Power Cords | ||
| | Requires 2 AC power cords for the dual power supplies | |
| Remarks | Description | SKU |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-ARG 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to IRAM 2073 (AR) AC Power Cord | JW113A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-AUS 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to AS3112 (AU) AC Power Cord | JW114A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-BR 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to NBR 14136 (BR) AC Power Cord | JW115A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-CHN 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to GB2099 (CH) AC Power Cord | JW116A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-DEN 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to AFSNIT 107-2-D1 (DK) AC Power Cord | JW117A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-EC 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to CEE7/7 (EU) AC Power Cord | JW118A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-IN 250V/6A 1.8m C13 to IS1293 (IN) AC Power Cord | JW119A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-IL 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to SI32 (IL) AC Power Cord | JW120A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-IT 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to CEI 23-50 (IT) AC Power Cord | JW121A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-JPN 125V/12A 1.8m C13 to JISC 8303 (JP) AC Power Cord | JW122A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-KOR 250V/7A 1.8m C13 to KSC 8305 (KR) AC Power Cord | JW123A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-NA 125V/10A 1.8m C13 to NEMA 5-15P (NA) AC Power Cord | JW124A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-SWI 220V/10A 1.8m C13 to SEV 1011 (SW) AC Power Cord | JW125A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-TW 125V/7A 1.8m C13 to CNS 10917 (TW) AC Power Cord | JW126A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking PC-AC-UK 250V/10A 1.8m C13 to BS1363 (UK) AC Power Cord | JW127A |
| Notes: | HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance ships with dual power supplies. Must order region specific power cords from this list. | |
Transceivers | ||
| | For SFP/SFP+ ports (optional) | |
| Remarks | Description | SKU |
| 2 | HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC LX 10km SMF Transceiver | J4859D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC SX 500m OM2 MMF Transceiver | J4858D |
| | HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC LH 70km SMF Transceiver | J4860D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC SR 300m OM3 MMF Transceiver | J9150D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC LR 10km SMF Transceiver | J9151E |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC LRM 220m OM2 MMF Transceiver | J9152D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable | J9281D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable | J9283D |
| 1 | HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable | J9285D |
| | Configuration Rules | |
| 1 | Default minimum HPE AOS software version is 6.5.3.0 and 8.1.0.0 | |
| 2 | Minimum HPE AOS software version is 6.5.4.7 and 8.4.0.0 | |
Accessories | ||
| | Select spares (optional) Std (Min 0 // max 99) User Selection (min 0 // max 99) | |
| Remarks | Description | SKU |
| | HPE Aruba Networking SPR-RK-MNT 7200 / S3500 / S1500-24/48 / S2500 Spare Front or Mid Mount | JW107A |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCRPSU-400-AC 400W AC Spare PSU for Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | JY986A |
| Notes: | Bring in (Min 1 // Max 1) Localized power cord based on the HPE Aruba Networking Localization Menu for each Spare PSU ordered | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking MCR-FT Spare Fan Tray for Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | JZ072A |
| Notes: | – MM-HW ships with rack mount kit – MM-HW ships with dual PSUs and 3 fan trays installed | |
Licenses | ||
| Remarks | Description | SKU |
| | Available individual AP licenses | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-AP Controller per AP Capacity License E-LTU | JW472AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-PEF Controller Policy Enforcement Firewall Per AP License E-LTU | JW473AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-RFP Controller RFProtect Per AP License E-LTU | JW474AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-ACR Controller Advanced Cryptography 1 Session License E-LTU | Q9B90AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Controller Web Content Classification 1-year Subscription E-STU | JY028AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Controller Web Content Classification 3-year Subscription E-STU | JY029AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Controller Web Content Classification 5-year Subscription E-STU | JY030AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Controller Web Content Classification 7-year Subscription E-STU | JY031AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking Controller Web Content Classification 10-year Subscription E-STU | JY032AAE |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-VIA Per VIA Client Controller VPN License E-LTU | JZ148AA |
| Notes: | For each AP attached to the controller the minimal configuration is 1xLIC-AP per AP. | |
| | Bundled AP license | |
| | HPE Aruba Networking LIC-ENT Enterprise (LIC-AP LIC-PEF LIC-RFP and LIC-AW) License Bundle E-LTU | JW471AAE |
| Notes: | – Configure these as at least one per AP connected to the controller – LIC-ENT (JW471AAE) is equivalent to 1 each of LIC-AP, LIC-REF, LIC-RFP, and LIC-AW – LIC-AW is a device license for AirWave Management system | |
Software | ||
| Remarks | Description | |
| | On-Prem Services / Gateway and Controller Foundation Government Subscriptions | |
| 3 | HPE Aruba Networking COP Controller Foundation 1-year Government Subscription E-STU | S1P61AAE |
| 3 | HPE Aruba Networking COP Controller Foundation 3-year Government Subscription E-STU | S1P62AAE |
| 3 | HPE Aruba Networking COP Controller Foundation 5-year Government Subscription E-STU | S1P63AAE |
| 3 | HPE Aruba Networking COP Controller Foundation 7-year Government Subscription E-STU | S1P64AAE |
| 3 | HPE Aruba Networking COP Controller Foundation 10-year Government Subscription E-STU | S1P65AAE |
| | Configuration Rules | |
| Rule # | Description | |
| 3 | Add the Central On-Prem SKUs to the HPE Aruba Networking Catalog as Standalone: HPE Aruba Networking > Network Management > Central > On-Prem Services | |
Technical Specifications
HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Models And Capacities
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance | MCR-VA-50 | MCR-VA-500 | MCR-VA-1K | MCR-VA-5K | MCR-VA-10K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Devices | 50 | 500 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Number of Clients | 500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Number of Controllers | 5 | 50 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
| Supported Platforms | VMWare ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, or open source KVM | ||||
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | MCR-HW-1K | MCR-HW-5K | MCR-HW-10K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Devices | 1,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Number of Clients | 10,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Number of Controllers | 100 | 500 | 1,000 |
HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance Technical Specifications
Interfaces and Indicators | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | MCR-HW-1K | MCR-HW-5K | MCR-HW-10K |
| Form factor/footprint | 1xRU | ||
| Gigabit Ethernet ports (SFP or 10G SFP+) | 2 | ||
| USB 3.0 | Yes (1) | ||
| Console port | Yes (RJ45) | ||
| Out-of-band management port | Yes | ||
| Management/status LEDs | Yes | ||
| LINK/ACT and status LEDs | Yes | ||
Dimensions and Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | MCR-HW-1K | MCR-HW-5K | MCR-HW-10K |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 4.4 cm (H) x 44.2 cm (W) x 40.1 cm (D) (1.73” x 17.40” x 15.79”) | ||
| Weight | 7.2 kg (15.87 lbs) | ||
| MTBF (hours, @ 45C) | 238,020 | 235,835 | 229,445 |
Environmental | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | MCR-HW-1K | MCR-HW-5K | MCR-HW-10K |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 40°C (-40°F to 104°F) | ||
| Storage Temperature | -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) | ||
| Operating Humidity | 10% to 90% (RH) non-condensing | ||
| Storage Humidity | 10% to 95% (RH) non-condensing | ||
| Operating Altitude | Up to 10,000 feet | ||
| Maximum Power Consumption | 120W* | ||
| Acoustic Noise – Sound Power1 | 57 dBA** | ||
| Acoustic Noise – Sound Power1 | 64.4 dBA*** | ||
Power Supply Specifications2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance | MCR-HW-1K | MCRHW-5K | MCR-HW-10K |
| Input voltage range | 100-240V AC | ||
| Output Voltage | +12V DC | ||
| Input frequency | 50-60 Hz | ||
| AC line input current (steady state) | 6.0A max | ||
Regulatory and Safety Compliance | |
|---|---|
| Descriptions | Specifications |
| Certifications |
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| Regulatory SKU information | ARCNMCRHW |
| Minimum HPE AOS Release | MCR-HW-1K, AOS 8.1; MCR-HW-5K, AOS 8.1; MCR-HW-10K, AOS 8.1 |
| WI-FI Certified | WI-FI CERTIFIED WPA3, AOS 8.4; WI-FI CERTIFIED Enhanced Open, AOS 8.4; Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), AOS 8.4; WI-FI CERTIFIED 802.11ad, AOS 8.4 |
Service and Warranty Information
- – Hardware: 1 year parts/ labor, can be extended with support contract
- – Software: 90 days, can be extended with support contract
Summary of Changes
| Date | Version History | Action | Description of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2026 | Changed | Rebranding update applied to QuickSpecs | |
| 16-Dec-2024 | Changed | Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specification sections were updated. | |
| 26-Feb-2024 | Changed | Series name was updated | |
| 16-Oct-2023 | Changed | Configuration Information Section was updated. | |
| 16-Aug-2021 | Changed | Configuration Information section was updated, obsolete SKUs were deleted. | |
| 18-Jan-2021 | Changed | Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specification sections were updated. | |
| 06-Apr-2020 | Changed | Configuration Information Section was updated. Obsolete SKUs were removed. | |
| 03-Dec-2018 | Changed | Complete document updated (software feature update) | |
| 15-Jan-2018 | Added | SKUs added: JW538AAE, JW539AAE, JW540AAE, JW541AAE, JW542AAE, JW543AAE, JW544AAE, JY028AAE, JY029AAE, JY030AAE, JY031AAE, JY032AAE, JZ148AA | |
| 08-Jan-2018 | Added | SKU added: Q9B90AAE | |
| 04-Dec-2017 | Changed | SKUs added: JZ106AAE, JY895AAE, JY896AAE, JY897AAE, JY898AAhellE, JZ395AAE, JZ376AAE, JZ377AAE, JZ378AAE, JZ379AAE Document name updated to HPE Aruba Networking Mobility Conductor Controller | |
| 08-May-2017 | New | New QuickSpecs |
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