Aruba 300 Series indoor Wi-Fi 5 access point

• Supports up to 1,300Mbps in the 5GHz band (with 3SS/VHT80 clients) and up to 300Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (with 2SS/HT40 clients).

Built-in Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio

• Enables location based services with BLE-enabled mobile devices receiving signals from multiple Aruba Beacons at the same time.
• Enables management of your deployment of battery-powered Aruba Beacons

Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)

• Minimizes interference from 3G/4G cellular networks, distributed antenna systems and commercial small cell/femtocell equipment. Quality of service for unified communication apps

Quality of service for app visibility and control

• Supports priority handling and policy enforcement for unified communication apps, including Microsoft Skype for Business with encrypted videoconferencing, voice, chat and desktop sharing.

RF Management

• Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology automatically assigns channel and power settings, provides airtime fairness and ensures that APs stay clear of all sources of RF interference to deliver reliable, high-performance WLANs.
• The Aruba 300 Series APs can be configured to provide part-time or dedicated air monitoring for spectrum analysis and wireless intrusion protection, VPN tunnels to extend remote locations to corporate resources, and wireless mesh connections where Ethernet drops are not available.

Intelligent app visibility and control

• AppRF technology leverages deep packet inspection to classify and block, prioritize or limit bandwidth for over 2,500 enterprise apps or groups of apps.

Security

• Integrated wireless intrusion protection offers threat protection and mitigation, and eliminates the need for separate RF sensors and security appliances.
• IP reputation and security services identify, classify, and block malicious files, URLs and IPs, providing comprehensive protection against advanced online threats.
• Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) securely stores credentials and keys.

Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM):

• Enables the AP to continuously monitor and report its actual power consumption and optionally make autonomous decisions to disable certain capabilities
• For the 300 Series APs, the IPM power-save feature applies when the unit is powered by an 802.3af PoE source. By default, the USB interface will be the first feature to turn off if AP power consumption exceeds the available power budget. In rare cases it may be necessary to take additional power saving measures, but in most cases, the 300 Series APs will operate in unrestricted mode.

·   Controller-managed mode – When managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers, Aruba 300 Series APs offer centralized configuration, data encryption, policy enforcement and network services, as well as distributed and centralized traffic forwarding.

Aruba Instant mode – In Aruba Instant mode, a single AP automatically distributes the network configuration to other Instant APs in the WLAN. Simply power-up one Instant AP, configure it over the air, and plug in the other APs – the entire process takes about five minutes. If WLAN requirements change, a built-in migration path allows 300 Series Instant APs to become part of a WLAN that is managed by a Mobility Controller.

Remote AP (RAP) for branch deployments

Air monitor (AM) for wireless IDS, rogue detection and containment

Spectrum analyzer, dedicated or hybrid, for identifying sources of RF interference

Secure enterprise mesh

For large installations across multiple sites, the Aruba Activate service significantly reduces deployment time by automating device provisioning, firmware upgrades, and inventory management. With Aruba Activate, Instant APs are factory-shipped to any site and configure themselves when powered up.

• 802.11ac – 5GHz 3×3 MIMO (1,733Mbps max rate) and 2.4GHz 2×2 MIMO (300 Mbps max rate) radios, with a total of four dual-band RP-SMA connectors for external antennas

AP-305 (controller-managed) and IAP-305 (Instant):

• 802.11ac – 5GHz 3×3 MIMO (1,300 Mbps max rate) and 2.4GHz 2×2 MIMO (300 Mbps max rate) radios, with a total of three integrated omni-directional downtilt dual-band antennas

WIRELESS RADIO SPECIFICATIONS

 Software-configurable dual radio supports 5GHz (Radio 0) and       2.4GHz (Radio 1)

 5GHz: Three spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1,300 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 3×3 VHT80 client devices

 5GHz: Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to up to two (1×1 VHT80) MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously

 2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 300 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT40 client devices (300 Mbps for HT40 802.11n client devices)

 Support for up to 256 associated client devices per radio, and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio

 Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):

• 2.400 to 2.4835GHz
• 5.150 to 5.250GHz
• 5.250 to 5.350GHz
• 5.470 to 5.725GHz
• 5.725 to 5.850GHz

 Available channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain

Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum

 Supported radio technologies:

• 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
• 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)

 Supported modulation types:

• 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
• 802.11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM

 Transmit power: Configurable in increments of 0.5 dBm Maximum (conducted) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):

• 2.4GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21dBm aggregate (2×2)
• 5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +23dBm aggregate (3×3)
• Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain

 Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes interference from cellular networks

 Maximum ratio combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance

 Cyclic delay/shift diversity (CDD/CSD) for improved downlink RF performance

 Short guard interval for 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz and 160MHz channels

 Space-time block coding (STBC) for increased range and improved reception

 Low-density parity check (LDPC) for high-efficiency error correction and increased throughput

 Transmit beam-forming (TxBF) for increased signal reliability and range

 Supported data rates (Mbps):

• 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
• 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
• 802.11n (2.4GHz): 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
• 802.11n (5GHz): 6.5 to 450 (MCS0 to MCS23)
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,300 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 3 for VHT20/40/80)

802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT 20/40

802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT 20/40/80

802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

When both power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE

Power sources are sold separately

Direct DC source: 412Vdc nominal, +/- 5%

• Interface accepts 2.1/5.5-mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5-mm length

Power over Ethernet (POE): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/802.3at compliant source

• Unrestricted functionality with 802.3at POE
• When using IPM, the AP may enter power-save mode with reduced functionality when powered by an 802.3af POE source (see details on Intelligent Power Monitoring)
• Without IPM, the USB port is disabled when the AP is powered by and 802.3af POE source

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 13W (PoE) or 11W (DC)

• Excludes power consumed by external USB device (and internal overhead); this could add up to 6.5W (POE) or 5.5W (DC) for a 5W/1A USB device

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 3.7W (PoE) or 2.6W (DC)

AP-305/IAP-305: Three integrated dual-band downtilt omni-directional antennas for 3×3 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 3.9dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.4dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.

• Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 2.4dBi in 2.4GHz and 2.8dBi in 5GHz.

• Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio

• Up to 4dBm transmit power (class 2) and -91dBm receive sensitivity.
• Integrated antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 2.3dBi (AP-304/IAP-304) or 3.4dBi (AP-305/IAP-305).

Visual indicators (multi-color LEDs): for System and Radio status

Reset button: factory reset (during device power up)

Serial console interface (proprietary; optional adapter cable available)

Kensington security slot.

Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP to a variety of surfaces.

• 165mm(W) x 165mm(D) x 38mm (H)
• 460g

Dimensions/weight (shipping):

• 205mm(W) x 205mm(D) x 52mm(H)
• 620g

• Temperature: 0° C to +50° C (+32° F to +122° F)
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing

Storage and transportation:

• Temperature: -40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)

CE Marked

R&TTE Directive 1995/5/EC

Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC

EN 300 328

EN 301 489

EN 301 893

UL/IEC/EN 60950

EN 60601-1-1 and EN 60601-1-2

For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.

AP-305 and IAP-305: APIN0305

UL2043 plenum rating

Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certified 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Passpoint® (Release 2) with ArubaOS and Instant 8.3+

Aruba InstantOS 4.3.1.0