HPE J9781A - HPE 2530-48 Managed Fast Ethernet Switch

About this deal

The HPE Aruba 2530-48 (J9781A) is a fully managed Layer 2 edge switch aimed at enterprise branch offices and small-to-medium businesses. It is a 1U rack-mountable unit featuring 48 autosensing 10/100 RJ-45 ports, 2 autosensing 10/100/1000 Gigabit ports, and 2 fixed Gigabit SFP slots for flexible uplink connectivity. This listing is for a refurbished unit. The switch delivers Layer 2 capabilities including enhanced access security, traffic prioritisation, sFlow, IPv6 host support, and power savings via Energy Efficient Ethernet. Management is available through a web interface, command-line interface (CLI), and SNMP, with support for centralised management via Aruba AirWave and Aruba Central. Switching capacity is 17.6 Gbps with throughput of up to 13 million packets per second. Note that this model does not include built-in PoE; external PoE injectors would be required if PoE functionality is needed.