Aruba 320 Series indoor Wi-Fi 5 access point

• Supports up to 1,733 Mbps in the 5 GHz band (with 4SS/VHT80 clients) and 600 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (with 4SS/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.
• Simplifies battery-powered Aruba beacon management.

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

• 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 320 Series Access Points 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.

Spectrum analysis

• Capable of part-time or dedicated air monitoring, the spectrum analyzer remotely scans the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands to identify sources of RF interference.

Intelligent app visibility and control

• AppRF technology leverages deep packet inspection to classify and block, prioritize, or limit bandwidth for thousands of applications in a range of categories.

Aruba Secure Infrastructure

• 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) for secure storage of credentials and keys.
• SecureJack-capable for secure tunneling of wired Ethernet traffic.

• Controller-managed mode – When managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers, Aruba 320 Series Access Points 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 320 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.

• 5 GHz (1,733 Mbps max rate) and 2.4 GHz (600 Mbps max rate) radios, each with 4×4 MIMO support and a total of eight integrated omni-directional downtilt antennas

AP-324 and IAP-324

• 5 GHz (1,733 Mbps max rate) and 2.4 GHz (600 Mbps max rate) radios, each with 4×4 MIMO support and a total of four combined, diplexed (dual-band) external RP-SMA antenna connectors

WIRELESS RADIO SPECIFICATIONS

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

Four spatial stream SU-MIMO for up to 1,733 Mbps wireless data rate to a single client device

Three spatial stream MU-MIMO for up to 1,300 Mbps wireless data rate to up to three MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously

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

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 (aggregate, conducted total) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):

• 2.4 GHz band: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
• 5 GHz band: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
• 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 20-MHz, 40-MHz and 80-MHz 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 beamforming (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: 6.5 to 450 (MCS0 to MCS23)
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4)

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

• Four RP-SMA connectors for external dual band antennas. Internal loss between radio interface and external antenna connectors (due to diplexing circuitry): 2.5 dB in 2.4 GHz and 1.5 dB in 5 GHz.

AP-325/IAP-325:

• Eight integrated downtilt omni-directional antennas for 4×4 MIMO with maximum antenna gain of 4.0 dBi in 2.4 GHz and 4.7 dBi in 5 GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling-mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is ~ 30 degrees. Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 2.7dBi in 2.4GHz and 2.9dBi in 5GHz.

OTHER INTERFACES

• Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
• Load balancing support to achieve platform throughput greater than 1 Gbps
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• PoE-PD: 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af or 802.3at PoE

DC power interface, accepts 2.1/5.5-mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5-mm length

USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio

• Up to 4dBm transmit power (class 2) and -94dBm receive sensitivity
• Integrated antenna, -5dBi gain (30 degree downtilt)
• Can be disabled with configuration

Visual indicators (tri-color LEDs): For system and radio status

Reset button: Factory reset (during device power up)

Serial console interface (RJ-45)

Kensington security slot

• Excludes power consumed by external USB device (and internal overhead); this could add up to 6W (POE) or 5.5W (DC) for 5W/1A USB device

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 8W (PoE) or 7W (DC)

Direct DC source: 48Vdc nominal, +/- 5%

Power over Ethernet (PoE): 12 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/802.3at compliant source

• Unrestricted functionality with 802.3at PoE
• Power-save mode with reduced functionality from 802.3af PoE
  • USB port disabled
  • Second Ethernet port disabled
  • 2.4 GHz radio in 1×1:1 mode

Power sources sold separately

When both power sources are available, DC power takes priority

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

• 203 mm (W) x 203 mm (D) x 57 mm (H), 8.0″ (W) x 8.0″ (D) x 2.2″ (H)
• 950 g/34 oz

Dimensions/weight (shipping):

• 315 mm (W) x 265 mm (D) x 100 mm (H), 12.4″ (W) x 10.4″ (D) x 3.9″ (H)
• 1,350 g/48 oz

• 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

RED Directive 2014/53/EU

EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU

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-325 and IAP-325: APIN0325

UL2043 plenum rating

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

WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)

Bluetooth SIG interoperability certification

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

320 Series Access Points are not supported on 650 Series Mobility Controllers.

Aruba InstantOS 4.2.1.0