Aruba 300 Series

Dual Radio 802.11ac access point with Multi-User MIMO

Supports up to 1,300 Mbps in the 5 GHz band (with 3SS/VHT80 clients) and up to 300 Mbps 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) for secure storage of 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

Aruba 300 Series APs offer a choice of operating modes to meet your unique management and deployment requirements.

Controller-managed mode – When managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers, Aruba 310 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 310 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.

AP-304 (controller-managed) and IAP-304 (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 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 dualband antennas

AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 3×3 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2×2 MIMO

Software-configurable dual radio supports 5 GHz (Radio 0) and 2.4 GHz (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 2.4835 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 (conducted) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):

2.4GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate (2×2)

5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +23 dBm 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 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 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

Aruba 300 Series Data Sheet

Aruba 300 Series Ordering Guide

Learn about ArubaOS

What is 802.11ac?

Aruba ClientMatch

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Aruba 802.11ac Reference Guide

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