You are proposing an aruba instant on solution to a customer who owns a hotel. The hotel does not provide wiring in all areas. Which aruba instant ON feature should you emphasize to meet this need?

Question

Options

• AAir slice
• BOWE
• CSmart Mesh
• DWi-Fi 6

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  70% (28)
• C
  15% (6)
• D
  10% (4)

Explanation

There appears to be an error in the listed correct answer. Option C (Smart Mesh) is the correct answer for this question, not B (OWE).

Why Smart Mesh (C) is correct: Aruba Instant ON Smart Mesh allows access points to connect to each other wirelessly as a backhaul, so APs can be deployed in areas without Ethernet cabling. This is exactly what a hotel with unwired areas needs - coverage can extend beyond where physical wiring exists.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Air Slice - A traffic prioritization/QoS feature that segments bandwidth by application type. It improves performance but has nothing to do with eliminating the need for wired infrastructure.
• B. OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption) - A security feature that encrypts open/guest networks without requiring a password. Relevant for guest Wi-Fi privacy, but irrelevant to wiring constraints.
• D. Wi-Fi 6 - A wireless standard offering faster speeds and better capacity. Useful for dense environments, but still requires wired backhaul at each AP.

Memory tip: Think "mesh = no wires needed between APs." If a customer says "we can't run cables everywhere," the answer is always Mesh. OWE = "Open (network) With Encryption" - a security feature, not a deployment flexibility feature.

Note for the exam: The stated correct answer (B/OWE) appears to be a typo or error in your source material. On the actual Aruba exam, Smart Mesh is the established answer for scenarios involving areas without wiring.

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