Aruba Instant On Comparison Charts

Originally Posted: June 6th, 2021
Last Edited: March 9th, 2024


  • These charts compare all available Aruba Instant On switches and Wi-Fi access points, as of March 2024.
  • They are available as Images and in other mobile-friendly formats on Google Drive.
  • If you want more background on what Instant On is and my first impressions, see my Aruba Instant On Overview from a few years ago. Not much has changed besides a few new hardware options and some software improvements.

Table of Contents

  • Instant On Access Points  ↩︎
    • Wi-Fi 5
    • Wi-Fi 6/6E
  • Instant On Switches — Grouped By Series  ↩︎
    • 1430 Series
    • 1830 Series
    • 1930 Series
    • 1960 Series
  • Instant On Switches — Grouped By PoE  ↩︎
    • Non-PoE, Under 24 Ports
    • Non-PoE, 24 Ports and Up
    • PoE, Under 24 Ports
    • PoE, 24 Ports and Up
  • Instant On Switches — Grouped By Port Count  ↩︎
    • Under 16 Ports
    • 16 Ports
    • 24-28 Ports
    • 48-52 Ports

Aruba Instant On Access Points

All Aruba Instant On wireless access points, as of March 2024.

Indoor

  • AP11 (AP11) — Wi-Fi 5
  • AP12 (AP12) — Wi-Fi 5
  • AP15 (AP15) — Wi-Fi 6
  • AP21 (AP21) — Wi-Fi 6
  • AP22 (AP22) — Wi-Fi 6
  • AP25 (AP25) — Wi-Fi 6
  • AP32 (AP32) — Wi-Fi 6E

Desk/Wall

  • AP11D (AP11D) — Wi-Fi 5
  • AP22D (AP22D) — Wi-Fi 6

Outdoor

  • AP17 (AP17) — Wi-Fi 5
  • AP27 (AP27) — Wi-Fi 6, available end of March 2024

Aruba Instant On Switches — Grouped By Series

1430 Series Switches

The Aruba Instant On 1430 Series switches are unmanaged, and offer basic L2 connectivity

1830 Series Switches

The Aruba Instant On 1830 Series switches are managed, offering VLANs and basic L2 connectivity

1930 Series Switches

The Aruba Instant On 1930 Series switches are managed, offering VLANs, basic routing, and some L2+ features

1960 Series Switches

These model names are a little harder to decipher, but it helps to know that "XGT" means 10 Gbps RJ45, and "P2.5" means 2.5 Gbps RJ45 with PoE output.

  • 1960 12XGT 4 SFP+ (JL805A)
  • 1960 24G 2XGT 2 SFP+ (JL806A)
  • 1960 24G 2XGT 2 SFP+ PoE (JL807A)
  • 1960 48G 2XGT 4 SFP+ (JL808A)
  • 1960 48G 2XGT 4 SFP+ PoE (JL809A)
  • 1960 8G 4P2.5 2XGT 2 SFP+ PoE (S0F35A) -- A messy model name, but first with 2.5 Gbps RJ45 in addition to 10 Gbps RJ45 and SFP+

The Aruba Instant On 1930 Series switches are managed and stackable, offering VLANs, basic routing, and some L2+ features

Aruba Instant On Switches — Grouped by PoE

Non-PoE Switches Under 24 Ports

Non-PoE Switches, 24 Ports and Up

PoE Switches Under 24 Ports

PoE Switches, 24 Ports and Up

  • 1830 24G 2 SFP PoE (JL813A)
  • 1830 24G 4 SFP PoE (JL815A)
  • 1930 24G 4 SFP+ 195W PoE (JL683A)
  • 1930 24G 4 SFP+ 370W PoE (JL684B)
  • 1930 48G 4 SFP+ 370W PoE (JL686B)
  • 1960 24G 2XGT 2 SFP+ PoE (JL807A)
  • 1960 48G 2XGT 4 SFP+ PoE (JL809A)

Aruba Instant On Switches — Grouped by Port Count

Under 16 Ports

16 Ports

24 to 28 Ports

48 to 52 Ports

  • 1830 48G 4 SFP (JL814A)
  • **1830 24G 4 SFP PoE **(JL815A)
  • 1930 48G 4 SFP+ (JL685A)
  • 1930 48G 4 SFP+ 370W PoE (JL686B)
  • 1960 48G 2XGT 4 SFP+ (JL808A)
  • 1960 48G 2XGT 4 SFP+ PoE (JL809A)
Evan McCann

Nerd writing about Wi-Fi, Networking, Ubiquiti, and Apple.

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