J9986A - Aruba 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ MACsec v3 zl2 Module

Aruba J9986A — 5400R zl2 24-Port 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ MACsec v3 zl2 Module

What it is

J9986A isn’t a switch or optic — it’s a chassis line module.
It’s the 24-port gigabit copper PoE+ MACsec v3 zl2 expansion module for the Aruba 5400R zl2 Series chassis (5406R zl2 / 5412R zl2). You slide it into a zl2 module slot to add twenty-four RJ-45 1G PoE+ ports, with hardware MACsec for secure encrypted links.

Why buyers pick J9986A (plain English)

• Adds a full block of PoE+ copper access ports
  Perfect for scaling a 5400R chassis into a high-density powered access layer.

• MACsec built in
  Line-rate link encryption for secure edge or uplink environments without external gear.

• Gigabit downlinks everywhere
  24 ports of 10/100/1000Base-T for mixed endpoint types.

• Hot-swap chassis flexibility
  Easy to add or replace capacity in HA chassis setups.

60-second spec box (J9986A)

Module type

• v3 zl2 copper PoE+ access / line module

Ports added

• 24 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45

PoE

• PoE+ (802.3at) on all 24 ports

• Actual PoE budget depends on chassis PSU pool and total installed modules

Security

• Hardware MACsec v3 (802.1AE) across all ports

Media

• Standard twisted-pair copper cabling (Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6A based on run)

Compatibility

• Aruba 5400R zl2 Series chassis only

  • 5406R zl2

  • 5412R zl2

Install / service

• Slot-based, hot-swappable module

Where it fits (and when to choose something else)

Perfect for:

• Expanding a 5400R zl2 into a high-density PoE access chassis

• Campuses needing lots of powered edge ports with secure MACsec

• Distribution/core closets feeding many PoE endpoints

Choose something else if:

• You need fiber (SFP/SFP+) instead of copper → pick the SFP/SFP+ zl2 modules

• You need 40G/100G uplinks → use QSFP(+/28) zl2 modules

• You’re not on a 5400R zl2 chassis → this module won’t fit

TL;DR

J9986A is the 5400R zl2 “24-port gigabit PoE+ copper module with MACsec”:
adds 24×1G RJ-45 PoE+ ports plus hardware MACsec v3 for secure, powered access expansion in a 5400R zl2 chassis.