EX4000 System Overview

Benefits of Managing EX4000 Switches Using Juniper Mist™

EX4000 are cloud-native switches and can be managed in Mist Cloud delivering simplicity of deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting. These switches are designed keeping in mind that there is no IT staff available to provide technical IT support. You can deploy these switches in standalone or onboard them to Mist Cloud using Mist AI app with Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP). After you onboard the switch, you can manage it using Mist Cloud for the life of the switch.

Managing these switches in Mist Cloud ensures good serviceability because of the following features of Mist Cloud:

• Remote Management and Monitoring—Mist Cloud provides a robust interface for remote management and monitoring. This includes features such as remote configuration, firmware updates, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting capabilities

• Centralized Control and Configuration—Mist Cloud offers a centralized dashboard that allows you to configure multiple switches across different locations from a single interface. This simplifies management tasks and reduces the need for physical access to each switch.

• Automated Provisioning—Mist Cloud provides the ability to automate the provisioning of switches when adding them to the network. This streamlines the deployment process and reduces the potential for configuration errors.

• Real-Time Analytics and Reporting—Mist Cloud provides real-time analytics and reporting on network performance, traffic patterns, and potential issues. This enables proactive identification of problems and quick resolution.

• Alerts and Notifications—Mist Cloud can send alerts and notifications when anomalies or issues are detected. This helps administrators take timely action to address any potential problems.

• Remote Diagnostics and Troubleshooting—Mist Cloud provides the ability to remotely diagnose and troubleshoot issues allowing to perform packet captures, remote console access, and other diagnostic tasks without needing physical access to the switches.

• Firmware and Software Updates—Mist Cloud allows for seamless and centralized firmware and software updates. Regular updates ensure that the switches are equipped with the latest features, performance enhancements, and security patches.

• Backup and Restore—Mist Cloud provides a reliable backup and restore mechanism for quickly recovering from network disruptions or failures. EX4000 switches can benefit from automated backup and easy restoration of configurations.

• User Permissions and Access Control—Mist Cloud offer granular user permissions and access controls. This ensures that only authorized personnel can make changes to switch configurations.

• Security—Mist Cloud uses robust security measures to protect your network data, configurations, and management access.

• Scalability—As your network grows, Mist Cloud can accommodate additional switches and devices without compromising performance.

EX4000 switches offer a strong hardware foundation with best-in-class security in combination with the simplicity of the cloud and the power of Mist AI. You can use Juniper Mist Wired Assurance to onboard, configure, and manage EX4000 from the cloud with minimal effort. You can manage EX4000 switches by using the CLI also.

EX4000 switches support Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) technologies. You can deploy the switches on the core, distribution, or access layers, providing a multisite network overlay.

These are the key benefits of EX4000 switches:

• Compact solution—The EX4000 switches are single-rack unit devices. They are ideal solutions for crowded wiring closets and access switch locations such as data centers, campuses, and branch offices. They provide carrier-class reliability of modular systems with the economics and flexibility of stackable platforms.

• Virtual Chassis—EX4000 switches support Virtual Chassis technology. You can interconnect up to 6 EX4000 switches to form a Virtual Chassis.

• High availability—EX4000 switches provide high availability through redundant power supplies and fans, graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES), and nonstop bridging and routing when deployed in a Virtual Chassis configuration.

• Mist Cloud managed—EX4000 switches are built to be cloud native. You can manage activities and features such as onboarding, fast bootup, streaming telemetry, and fast changes (JET) from the Mist cloud. Even though the EX4000 switches are built specifically for management in the Mist cloud, you can manage them on premise if you prefer.

• Multigigabit—Newer wave 2 and 802.11ax access points can use higher interface speeds on network switches to support higher scale and bandwidth for users and applications.