A fanless Layer 2 managed switch with 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, PoE, 1G SFP ports, and 1GbE uplinks.
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 switch provides 12 10/100/1000BASE-T ports, two 1G SFP ports, two 1GbE ports, and up to 139W of Class 4 PoE power. It supports IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at PoE standards, includes USB-C console and USB Type-A host ports, and offers Web GUI, CLI, cloud-based, and on-premises management options. The switch has a fixed power supply, fanless operation, 32 Gbps switching capacity, and 23.8 Mpps throughput capacity.
How this product lines up against others in Enterprise.
| Installation method | Rack 19", Desktop, Wall | DIN rail | Rack 19", Desktop, Wall |
| Link technology | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Port speed | 1G | 10G | 10G |
| Rack Units Height | 1 U | — | 1 U |
| Product line | HPE Aruba Networking | — | — |
| Lifecycle status | Active | — | — |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 40 °C | — | -5 to 50 °C |
| Specification group | active | — | active |
| Downlink Media Type | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Downlink Ports | 12 ports | 8 ports | 24 ports |
| Downlink Speed | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| Uplink Media Type | Combo | Fiber | Fiber |
| Uplink Speed | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| AC Input Voltage | 100 to 240 V | — | 90 to 290 V |
| DC Input Voltage | — | 48 to 57 V | — |
| HVDC Input Voltage | — | — | 190 to 290 V |
| Input Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz | — | 45 to 65 Hz |
| PoE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PoE Budget | 139 W | 220 W | 400 W |
| PoE Output Type | PoE 802.3af, PoE+ 802.3at | PoE 802.3af, PoE+ 802.3at | PoE+ 802.3at |
| Input Type | AC mains | DC | AC mains, DC |
| Network Ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 12 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 1G · Fiber · 2 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 8 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 1G · Fiber · 2 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 10G · Fiber · 2 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 24 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 10G · Fiber · 4 ports |
| Device Role | Switch | Switch | Switch |
| Width | 254 mm | — | — |
| Height | 43.9 mm | — | — |
| Depth | 255 mm | — | — |
| Weight | 2.17 kg | — | — |
| Switching capacity | 32 Gbps | — | — |
| Forwarding capacity | 23.8 Mpps | — | — |
| MAC address table size | 8192 count | — | — |
| Power draw | idle · 11.9 W, maximum · 165 W | — | — |
| Number of fans | 0 count | — | — |
| Operating humidity | 5 to 95 % | — | — |
| Storage temperature | -40 to 70 °C | — | — |
| Storage humidity | 5 to 90 % | — | — |
| Maximum altitude | 3000 m | — | — |
| Processor model | Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 | — | — |
| CPU maximum clock | 1.02 GHz | — | — |
| Memory capacity | 2 GB | — | — |
| Onboard storage capacity | 8 GB | — | — |
| Cooling method | Passive (fanless) | — | — |
| Switching latency | 1G · 2.3 µs | — | — |
| Acoustic noise | 0 dB | — | — |
| Maximum frame size | 9198 bytes | — | — |
| Input current, maximum | 1.8 A | — | — |
| Packet buffer | 12.38 MB | — | — |
| Device management | Cloud portal, Web GUI, SNMP, CLI | — | — |
| Rail kit included | Yes | — | — |
| Lifetime warranty | Yes | — | — |
| Compliance standard | EN 55032, EN 55035:2017+A11:2020, EN 62368-1, UL 62368, IEC 62368-1, FCC Part 15 Class A, EN 60825-1, IEC 60825-1, CISPR 32 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, VCCI Class A, CNS 15936 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class A, CISPR 35, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3 | — | — |
| Security features | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | — | — |
| IP protocols | DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, NTP | — | — |
| Onboard storage type | eMMC | — | — |
| PoE ports | 12 ports | — | — |
| Power supply type | Internal | — | — |
| Switching features | Spanning Tree (STP, 802.1D), Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP, 802.1w), Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP, 802.1s), Link aggregation (LACP, 802.3ad), VLANs (802.1Q), Traffic prioritisation (802.1p), DSCP QoS, Flow control (802.3x), IGMP snooping, MLD snooping, LLDP (802.1AB), LLDP-MED, Storm control, Energy-Efficient Ethernet (802.3az), Auto MDI/MDI-X, Access control lists (MAC/IP) | — | — |
| Management protocols | SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, SSH, TFTP, RADIUS, TACACS+ | — | — |
| Link aggregation groups | 8 count | — | — |
| Ports per aggregation group | 8 ports | — | — |
| QoS queues | 8 count | — | — |
| Switching layer | Layer 2+ (static routing) | — | — |
| Management level | Managed | — | — |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 count | — | — |
| Maximum ARP entries | 1024 count | — | — |
| Hot-swappable | No | — | — |
| Maximum ACLs | 1914 count | — | — |
| IPv4 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| IPv6 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| Routing protocols | Static routing | — | — |
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