New HPE Aruba Networking Central is a powerful cloud-managed networking solution that unifies the management of wired and wireless LANs, WANs, and VPNs. As the management and orchestration console built on a cloud-native, microservices architecture, New HPE Aruba Networking Central provides a single point of control and visibility across campus, branch, remote, and data center locations.
New HPE Aruba Networking Central maximizes productivity and streamlines operations with a modern, intuitive user experience that is AI-powered and operator-centric. It is designed with a deep understanding of network operator needs and goals.
Experience the Future Today
Watch video: Exploring New HPE Aruba Networking Central
Seamless Transition
New HPE Aruba Networking Central Public Preview co-exists with HPE Aruba Networking Central. Effortlessly switch between the classic and new interfaces to experience the view that best fits your workflow. Public Preview includes enhanced Monitoring, Reporting, and Troubleshooting (MRT) capabilities only.
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Switching to New HPE Aruba Networking Central is non-impacting to network and configuration.
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All configuration continue to be managed by HPE Aruba Networking Central.
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You can always navigate back and forth between the HPE Aruba Networking Central and New HPE Aruba Networking Central experiences.
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No new licenses are required for features available in New HPE Aruba Networking Central Public Preview.
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Product support process for New HPE Aruba Networking Central and HPE Aruba Networking Central remains unchanged.
What to Expect in Public Preview
Public Preview is available to standard enterprise mode customers on production clusters on a rolling basis. Public Preview includes enhanced MRT and extensions capabilities.
In parallel with Public Preview, there is Select Availability of New HPE Aruba Networking Central configuration features. Select Availability is limited to customers who are allowlisted based on certain HPE Aruba Networking criteria. If you are interested in Select Availability, contact your local Aruba representative for more information.
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Public Preview Features
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Preparing Your Network for New HPE Aruba Networking Central
Watch video: Preparing Sites for New HPE Aruba Networking Central
Site Design
Sites are mandatory in New HPE Aruba Networking Central. A site defines a location where a set of managed devices are physically installed. They can contain APs, gateways, and switches. Sites can be organized by single building, co-located buildings, or a logical grouping of buildings. Sites can be used for monitoring and defining the scope of alerts, events, and insights. For more information, see HPE Aruba Networking Central Design.
Site Provisioning
Existing site users can skip provisioning sites and explore the New HPE Aruba Networking Central interface right away. If your network does not contain any sites, take a moment to provision your sites and ensure all your devices are optimally mapped. For more information, see Managing Sites in Classic Central.