Zero-Cost Cloud Management (Instant On Ecosystem)

The standout feature of this series is its flexible management. You can configure and monitor the switches via a local web interface, or onboard them to the Aruba Instant On Cloud Portal and Mobile App.

There are no subscription fees or licensing costs for cloud management.

Onboarding is done by scanning a physical "luggage tag" QR code on the front panel.

True Stacking (Cloud or Local)

Unlike lower-tier switches that only support independent management, the 1960 series supports True Stacking.

You can physically link up to 4 switches together.

The entire stack behaves as a single logical switch managed via a single IP address.

It features automatic failover—if the master switch fails, another automatically takes over to prevent network downtime.

High-Power PoE++ (Class 4 & Class 6 Support)

Selected PoE models in the 1960 lineup support both standard Class 4 PoE (up to 30W) and advanced Class 6 PoE++ (up to 60W per port). This allows you to power high-draw IoT equipment without separate power runs:

Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 Access Points

Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) security cameras

Video-enabled IP phones and smart LED lighting

Enterprise-Grade Security & Performance

10G Uplinks Standard: Every standard access switch in this lineup includes two 10GbE SFP+ fiber ports and two 10GBASE-T copper ports to remove data bottlenecks to your core servers or storage.

Security Essentials: Includes access control lists (ACLs), IEEE 802.1X radius authentication, MAC filtering, DHCP snooping, and automatic Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack protection.

Static Routing: Layer 2+ capabilities mean it handles basic IPv4 and IPv6 static routing locally to speed up traffic moving between VLANs