The global wireless and mobile security solution provider Aruba Networks' multi-branch industry wireless solution can transparently and securely allow remote users to connect to the internal network applications and network resources of the enterprise, greatly simplifying branches, hospitals, clinics, and homes. The management of office and remote workers can significantly reduce costs, especially in the retail industry and transportation industry.

Microshield combines Aruba’s multiple technical solutions to custom branch wireless solutions for users in a variety of scenarios.

IAP-VPN Solution

The multi-branch industry wireless IAP-VPN solution mainly uses IAP to establish a VPN tunnel with the headquarters' VPNC to implement the connection between the branch and the headquarters. In the transportation industry and retail industry, there are many branch points around the world. IAP-VPN can well connect various points in the world to achieve business networks, and only need to place IAP at each branch point to achieve wireless coverage. Securely allow remote users to connect to the internal network applications and network resources of the enterprise.

Aruba Central： cloud network management and operations

Network configuration and operations made simple. Built on a cloud-native microservices architecture, Aruba Central delivers full-service AI insights, security and unified infrastructure management for campus, branch, remote, and data center networks – all from a single pane of glass.Simplify how you provision, configure, and maintain networks by orchestrating all operations from a cloud-native dashboard. Aruba Central is your single point of visibility and control that spans the entire network – from branch to data center, wired and wireless LAN to WAN.Deploy Aruba Central as a SaaS application or select from on-prem or managed service options. Easily match your needs for AIOps, security, and other key capabilities while maximizing budgets with flexible subscription terms and financing options.

Aruba SD-Branch Solution

Aruba’s SD-Branch solution encompasses each element within a branch – WAN, WLAN, wired, and security – to address all of your IT network connectivity needs. IT can now understand the user experience for every location, monitor for traffic that traverses WAN links, and proactively solve end-to-end networking issues.

Aruba have made deploying a reliable, high performance network across far-reaching locations, like stores, hotels, remote offices, and teleworker locations easy.

With SD-Branch, IT teams are able to embrace a scalable, Zero Trust Security methodology from Edge-to-Cloud. Branch locations are secured using a built-in firewall, dynamic segmentation, and intrusion detection systems and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) that trust no one or thing, inside or outside of the network.

Use Cases by Microshield

SF-Express

SF Express Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Shenzhen. As a Hong Kong-funded express company mainly engaged in international and domestic express services, it is one of China’s leading express logistics integrated service providers. It has more than 10,000 business outlets in more than 300 cities. More than 50 freighters and continue to expand its international business.

In order to maintain the rapid development of SF Express, SF Express needs to promote growth through safe, reliable, and scalable mobility, connect the world through smart logistics, and support rapidly developing business outlets and international logistics business. In addition, it needs to centrally manage the country Business outlets in various places, flexible deployment of wireless solutions to meet a variety of business scenarios. SF Express hopes that Microshield will provide it with an advanced, reliable and secure integrated Wi-Fi platform and realize an efficient mobile communication network in all regions of the country.

Microshield provides an IAP-VPN solution composed of 802.11n/ac/ax indoor and outdoor wireless access points, Aruba wireless controllers, AirWave, and ClearPass for the SF Express production network.

In this solution, it supports "zero" configuration deployment, built-in controller, ADSL dial-up, 4G uplink, and the high-cost Instant AP solves the deployment of wireless networks in stores and branch departments across the country for SF Express, and supports wired downlink ports. The Instant AP can also provide a wired PC network connection. In the large-scale transit field, the wireless network with the Aruba campus AP+ wireless controller architecture is deployed to achieve full wireless network coverage, and the Instant AP supporting multiple redundant uplinks provides an important role for backup lines here.

At the headquarters, SF Express only needs to maintain AirWave, through which AirWave can obtain detailed information of all branch wireless networks in the country, and monitor the operating status and performance of all connected devices. Through the template configuration management, the configuration management of branches across the country is realized very simply. In the branches, SF Express does not even set up an IT department to manage wireless access points.

Microshield will continue to provide SF Express with high quality network service.