{"product_id":"hpe-aruba-cx-6000-48-port-poe-370w-4xsfp-switch-r8n85b","title":"HPE Aruba CX 6000 48-Port PoE (370W) 4xSFP Switch | R8N85B","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe HPE Aruba R8N85B is an entry level Layer 2 access switch with 48 x 1G PoE ports (370W), 4 x 1G SFP ports and a single fixed power supply.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(191, 0, 29);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48 x 10\/100\/1000BASE-T PoE ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x 1G SFP ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupports PoE Standards IEEE 802.3af, 802.3at\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x USB-C Console Port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x USB Type-A Host port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed power supply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 370W of Class 4 PoE Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed fans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited lifetime warranty\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(191, 0, 29);\"\u003eOptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca title=\"Aruba CX 6000 Series Switch Transceivers \u0026amp; DAC Cables\" href=\"https:\/\/networkwarehouse.co.uk\/collections\/aruba-tranceivers-dac-cables\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eTransceivers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #00aaff;\" title=\"Aruba CX 6000 Series Access Switches Accessories\" href=\"https:\/\/networkwarehouse.co.uk\/products\/aruba-cx-6000-series-access-switches-accessories?variant=43744016498931\"\u003eOptions \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Aruba Central Foundation Licenses for Switches | Cloud Hosted\" href=\"https:\/\/networkwarehouse.co.uk\/products\/hpe-aruba-networking-central-switch-subscriptions-cloud-hosted\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003eAruba Central Foundation Licenses - Cloud\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(191, 0, 29);\"\u003eDownloads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 170, 255);\" title=\"HPE Aruba CX 6000 Series Quickspecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hpe.com\/psnow\/doc\/a50002592enw.pdf?jumpid=in_pdp-psnow-qs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuickspecs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Aruba CX 6000 Access Switch Series Datasheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arubanetworks.com\/assets\/ds\/DS_6000Series.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eDatasheet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #00aaff;\" title=\"HPE Aruba Support Services Central\" href=\"https:\/\/ssc.hpe.com\/portal\/site\/ssc\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSupport Services Central\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(191, 0, 29);\"\u003eAbout this product\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe HPE Aruba CX 6000 series offers affordable, high-performance switching solutions tailored for growing businesses and distributed office locations. 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