HPE Aruba Gives Small Businesses Simplified, Business-class Wi-Fi with the Ease of a Mobile App

HPE Aruba Gives Small Businesses Simplified,
Business-class Wi-Fi with the Ease of a Mobile App

New HPE OfficeConnect OC20 Wireless Solution
Enables Set Up of Secure Employee and Guest Wi-Fi Networks in Minutes

Singapore – 2 October, 2017 – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company,
today announced a new Wi-Fi solution designed to give small businesses secure
and reliable business-grade Wi-Fi with easy to set-up APs and an intuitive
mobile app. The HPE OfficeConnect OC20 is a cost-effective wireless solution
designed for businesses without dedicated IT resources. With OC20, small
businesses or their channel partners can rapidly deploy and manage Wi-Fi for
small business across all vertical industries.

Small business owners are embracing smartphones,
tablets, and cloud applications. Nearly half (43%) of small business owners use
a smartphone over Wi-Fi as the primary device to run their operations, and 65%
are conducting bookkeeping and accounting on cloud-based apps, demonstrating
the need for reliable, ubiquitous wireless connectivity.[1] While the
competitive and operational benefits of mobility are clear, the gating factor
is often installation and configuration. Small businesses tend to have limited
IT resources, so the option for quick self set-up or configuration with the
assistance of a channel partner is essential.

Aruba’s new HPE OfficeConnect OC20 wireless
solution addresses these challenges by offering small businesses an intuitive
and cost-effective wireless solution that is simple to manage without technical
expertise. Resellers can now offer small business customers a fast,
business-grade Wi-Fi solution that keeps their employees connected and
productive.

“Small and medium businesses are a critical
growth engine for economies in Southeast Asia. According to International Data
Corporation’s research, Asia is the third largest region for small business IT
spend, demonstrating that these businesses increasingly rely on innovation and
technology to deliver value to their customers. With the HPE OfficeConnect
OC20, small business owners can focus on their business goals and increasing
productivity with the knowledge that they have strong network infrastructure in
place,” said Justin Chiah,  Director and General Manager (SEA and Taiwan),
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Fewer headaches with a reliable business-grade
solution

The OC20 APs deliver high performance and
reliable Wi-Fi connectivity to handle today’s business critical applications
including voice, video and cloud-based applications. They intelligently
optimize wireless coverage and performance, while minimizing interference for a
powerful end-user experience. Built-in website filtering blocks access to
malicious websites to protect the small business network from online threats,
as well as inappropriate or non-compliant websites.

Reduce set-up time with intuitive mobile app

Using the OfficeConnect mobile app, a business
or its resellers can configure and monitor a network in minutes from any
location. Multiple offices can be managed at once, and IT or the user’s channel
partner can quickly respond to network changes and outages remotely without
network downtime.

When businesses are ready to expand their
network, new OC20 APs can automatically join the network and will copy their configuration
settings from a previously configured OC20 AP. Business owners or their channel
partners can create an optional and separate guest network with a choice of
open guest access, simple password sign-in or Facebook Wi-Fi log-in, including
their company logo for a branded Wi-Fi experience.

Manage on-the-go with remote monitoring and
troubleshooting

The OfficeConnect iOS or Android mobile
application offers intuitive remote monitoring and troubleshooting. A network
health dashboard provides network visibility at a glance, including information
about wireless performance, number of devices, and who is connected to the
Wi-Fi network.

In addition to the OC20 Access Point, Aruba
also offers the OfficeConnect 1920S switch, which secures and extends small
business networks. The 1920S can also be monitored by the OfficeConnect mobile
app.

  

The HPE OfficeConnect solution helps small
businesses do more with less – enabling them to share resources and collaborate
like an business-grade network, without the complex set-up. Whether they’re
just starting out or planning to expand their business, with OfficeConnect,
small businesses and the channel partners who serve them can deploy a
business-grade wireless solution to support their needs at each stage of their
growth.

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About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise
company

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company,
is a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions for enterprises
of all sizes worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower
organizations to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users who rely on
cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their work and personal lives.

[1] eBook: The Amplification
of Small Business, Intuit Developer, April 2015