Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba JW687A Branch Controller

The HPE Aruba JW687A Branch Controller is a 1U rack-mountable Wireless LAN Controller in the Aruba 7000 Series that centralizes management for up to 64 access points and as many as 4,096 concurrent clients. It is designed for branch offices, enterprise campuses, and distributed locations where reliable wireless management and secure connectivity are required, enabling maintenance teams and system integrators to deploy, monitor, and remotely manage networked sites across multiple locations. Key specifications include an internal AC power supply, 8 × Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) ports and 8 × SFP uplink ports, and support for VPN, IPv4/IPv6, ClientMatch, and RFProtect, with centralized AP control accessible via CLI, Web UI, and SNMP. Throughput reaches up to 8 Gbps firewall throughput, and common replacements include Aruba 7030, Aruba 7010, and Aruba 7205 controllers.