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ARUBA 203R SERIES REMOTE ACCESS POINTS
802.11ac access point for home and small branch oces
The multifunctional Aruba 203R Remote AP
delivers secure and fast 802.11ac wireless and
wired network access to corporate resources for
branch and home oces.
Unique in the industry, the compact Aruba 203R remote AP
is software congurable to operate in either 1x1 dual radio
mode, or 2x2 single radio mode. It supports up to 867Mbps
in the 5GHz band or up to 400Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band
when operating in single radio 2x2 mode. In dual radio 1x1
mode, the maximum data rates for the 203R AP are 433Mbps
in the 5GHz band and 200Mbps in the 2.4GHz band.
The 203R AP oers a variety of enterprise-class features,
including role-based network access, policy-based
forwarding, and Adaptive Radio Management (ARM), which
gives remote workers the same high-quality Wi-Fi experience
they get at corporate headquarters. When additional capacity
is desired, this low-cost 203R AP can be quickly added to an
existing Aruba WLAN to improve network performance.
Managed by the Aruba Mobility Controller, the 203R AP
supports centralized conguration, data encr yption, policy
enforcement and network services. It extends corporate
resources to remote locations by establishing site-to-site VPN
tunnels to the data center.
With an integrated Aruba Beacon, the 203R AP simplies the
remote management of a large scale network of battery-
powered BLE Aruba Beacons and provides advanced
location and indoor way nding, and proximity-based push
notication capabilities.
For large installations across multiple sites, the Aruba
Activate service signicantly reduces deployment time by
automating device provisioning, rmware upgrades, and
inventory management. With Aruba Activate, APs
can congure themselves when powered up, slashing the
cost and time to deploy wireless in remote branches and
home oces.
UNIQUE BENEFITS
Deploy with or without controller
• The 203R can be deployed in either controller-based
(ArubaOS) or controllerless (InstantOS) deployment mode.
New 802.11ac exible radio architecture
• The 203R AP is software congurable to operate in either
1x1 dual radio mode, or 2x2 single radio mode.
• Supports up to 867Mbps in the 5GHz band (with
2SS/VHT80 clients) or up to 400Mbps in the 2.4 GHz
band (with 2SS/VHT40 clients). In 1x1 dual radio mode,
these max speeds are up to 433Mbps (5GHz) and
200Mbps (2.4GHz).
Built-in Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio
• Delivers location-based services for BLE-enabled
mobile devices.
• Enables management of your deployment of battery-
powered Aruba Beacons.
Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
• Minimizes the impact from out-of-band interference from
sources such as 3G/4G cellular networks.
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RF Management
• Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technolog y
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 203R can be congured to provide part-time
or dedicated air monitoring for wireless intrusion
protection, VPN tunnels to extend remote locations to
corporate resources, and wireless mesh connections
where Ethernet drops are not available.
Security
• Integrated wireless intrusion protection oers threat
protection and mitigation, and eliminates the need for
separate RF sensors and security appliances.
• IP reputation and security services identif y, classify,
and block malicious les, URLs and IPs, providing
comprehensive protection against advanced
online threats.
• Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for secure
storage of credentials, certicates and keys.
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.
Quality of service for unied communication apps
• Supports priority handling and policy enforcement for
unied communication apps, including Microsoft Skype
for Business with encrypted videoconferencing, voice,
chat and desktop sharing.
CHOOSE YOUR DEPLOYMENT AND
OPERATING MODES
Aruba APs oer a choice of deployment and operating
modes to meet your unique management and
deployment requirements:
• The 203R AP is the unied AP that supports both
controller-based and controllerless deployment modes,
providing maximum exibility
• Controller-based mode – When deployed in conjunction
with an Aruba Mobility Controller, Aruba APs oer
centralized conguration, data encr yption, policy
enforcement and network ser vices, as well as distributed
and centralized trac forwarding.
• Controllerless (Instant) mode – The controller function
is virtualized in a cluster of APs in Instant mode. As
the network grows and/or requirements change,
Instant deployments can easily migrate to controller-
based mode.
• Remote AP (RAP) mode for branch deployments
• Air monitor (AM) for wireless IDS, rogue detection
and containment
• Secure enterprise mesh
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SPECIFICATIONS
• Unied exible radio 802.11ac remote AP with
internal antennas.
• Supports wall-box and desk mount deployments.
WI-FI RADIO SPECIFICATIONS
• AP type: Indoor, exible radio:
- 5GHz 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO OR 2.4GHz 802.11n
1
2x2 MIMO
- 5GHz 802.11ac 1x1 AND 2.4GHz 802.11n 1x1
• Software-congurable radio supports 5GHz (Radio 0)
and/or 2.4GHz (Radio 1)
• 5GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up
to 867Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2x2 VHT80
client devices
• 2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up
to 400Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2x2 VHT40
client devices (300Mbps for HT40 802.11n client devices)
• Support for up to 256 associated client devices per radio,
and up to 16 BSSIDs per AP
• Supported frequency bands (country-specic
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 congured
regulatory domain
, or
1
1
256-QAM modulation (802.11ac) supported by the 2.4GHz radio as well
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• 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: Congurable 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
(2x2 mode)
- 5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate
(2x2 mode)
- 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 and
80MHz channels
• Space-time block coding (STBC) for increased range and
improved reception
• Low-density parity check (LDPC) for high-eciency 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: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
- 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2
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
WI-FI ANTENNAS
• Two integrated dual-band omni-directional antennas
for 2x2 MIMO with maximum individual antenna gain of
0.9dBi in 2.4GHz and 2.9dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are
optimized for vertical orientation of the AP.
- Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the
MIMO radios, the peak gain of the eective per-antenna
pattern is -1dBi in 2.4GHz and 0.9dBi in 5GHz.
OTHER INTERFACES
• Uplink: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)
- Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
- 802.3az Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE)
• Local: Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)
- Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
- 802.3az Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE)
- One port (E2): PoE-PSE (output): 48 Vdc (nominal)
802.3af PoE (AP-203RP models)
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio
- Up to 4dBm transmit power (class 2) and -93dBm
receive sensitivity
- Integrated antenna with moderately directional pattern
and peak gain of 1dBi
• USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector, top)
- 3G/4G cellular modems
- Device battery charging port
- Capable of supplying up to 1A/5 watts of power to an
attached device
• AC power interface, 2 prong IEC 60320-1 C8
receptacle (back)
• Visual indicators (LEDs, front):
- Power/system status
- Radio status
- Local network port status (2x)
• Includes PoE-PSE status (AP-203RP models)
• Reset/LED control button (“paperclip access”, bottom)
- Factory reset (when activated during device power up)
- LED control: toggle o/normal
• Serial console interface (custom, uUSB physical
jack, bottom)
ENCRYPTED THROUGHPUT
• Maximum IPsec encrypted wired throughput: 20Mbps
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POWER SOURCES AND CONSUMPTION
• The AP supports direct AC power: 90V – 265V, 47Hz – 63Hz.
- Note that the unit does not include an AC power cord
(IEC C7 plug). A compatible region-specic cord should
be selected and added when ordering the AP.
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 8.2W.
- Excludes power consumed by external USB and/or
PoE-PD device (and internal losses); this could add up
to 5.7W for a 5W/1A USB device and up to 17.2W for a
max load (15.4W) 802.3af PoE-PD device
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle
mode: 5.0W.
MOUNTING
• The AP supports desk mount without additional
accessories. A cover ships with the AP to hide connectors,
cables and product labels.
• The cover can be used to support wall mounted
deployments as well.
MECHANICAL
• Dimensions/weight (unit, with cable cover):
- 155mm (W) x 50mm (D) x 95mm (H)
- 320g (AP-203R), 340g (AP-203RP)
• Dimensions/weight (shipping):
- 224mm (W) x 159mm (D) x 78mm (H)
- 510g (AP-203R), 590g (AP-203RP)
RELIABILITY
• MTBF at +25C operating temperature:
- AP-203R: 539,000 hours (62 years)
- AP-203RP: 493,000 hours (56 years)
REGULATORY MODEL NUMBER
• AP-203R-xx (all variants): APINR203
• AP-203RP-xx (all variants): APINP203
CERTIFICATIONS
• CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus
• Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certied 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
WARRANTY
• Aruba limited lifetime warranty
MINIMUM SOFTWARE VERSIONS
• ArubaOS™: 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0
• InstantOS™: 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0
ENVIRONMENTAL
• Operating:
- Temperature: 0° C to +40° C (+32° F to +104° F)
- Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• Storage and transportation:
- Temperature: -40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)
REGULATORY
• FCC/ISED
• 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-specic regulatory information and
approvals, please see your Aruba representative.
RF PERFORMANCE TABLE
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Maximum transmit power (dBm)
per transmit chain
Receiver sensitivity (dBm)
per receive chain
2.4 GHz
802.11b
1 Mbps 18.0 -95.0
11 Mbps 18.0 -87.0
802.11g
6 Mbps 18.0
54 Mbps 16.0 -75.0
802.11n HT20
MCS0/8
MCS7/15
802.11n HT40
MCS0/8 18.0 -89.0
MCS7/15 14.0
18.0 -91.0
14.0 -73.0
-92.0
-70.0
5 GHz
802.11a
6 Mbps 17.0
54 Mbps 16.0 -74.0
802.11n HT20
MCS0/8
MCS7/15
802.11n HT40
MCS0/8 16.0 -89.0
MCS7/15 14.0
802.11ac VHT20
MCS0 16.0 -91.0
MCS8 13.0 -67.0
802.11ac VHT40
MCS0 16.0 -89.0
MCS9 12.0 -63.0
802.11ac VHT80
MCS0 16.0 -85.0
MCS9 12.0 -60.0
17.0 -91.0
14.0 -72.0
-91.0
-70.0
Maximum capability of the hardware provided (excluding antenna gain). Maximum transmit power is limited by local regulatory settings.
ANTENNA PATTERN PLOTS
Horizontal or azimuth plane (looking at the top of the AP, front facing up)
2.45 GHz 5.5 GHz
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Elevation plane 0 (looking at the side of the AP, front facing to the right)
2.45 GHz 5.5 GHz
Elevation plane 90 (looking at the front of the AP)
2.45 GHz 5.5 GHz
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ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Description
Aruba 203R Series Remote Access Points
JY712A Aruba AP-203R (RW) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY713A Aruba AP-203R (RW) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY714A Aruba AP-203R (US) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY715A Aruba AP-203R (US) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY716A Aruba AP-203R (JP) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY717A Aruba AP-203R (JP) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY718A Aruba AP-203R (IL) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY719A Aruba AP-203R (IL) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY976A Aruba AP-203R (EG) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY977A Aruba AP-203R (EG) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY720A Aruba AP-203RP (RW) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY721A Aruba AP-203RP (RW) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY722A Aruba AP-203RP (US) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP and Internal Antennas
JY723A Aruba AP-203RP (US) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY724A Aruba AP-203RP (JP) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY725A Aruba AP-203RP (JP) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY726A Aruba AP-203RP (IL) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY727A Aruba AP-203RP (IL) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY978A Aruba AP-203RP (EG) Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
JY979A Aruba AP-203RP (EG) FIPS/TAA Flex-radio 802.11ac 2x2 PoE Unied Remote AP with Internal Antennas
Power Cords
J9869A HPE 1.8m C7 to AS/NZS 3112 Power Cord Australia/New Zealand
J9870A HPE 1.8m C7 to BS 1363/A Power Cord United Kingdom, Malaysia
J9871A HPE 1.8m C7 to CEE 7-xvi Power Cord Europlug: Europe, Switzerland, Denmark, South Africa, Israel
J9872A HPE 1.8m C7 to CEI 23-50 Power Cord Italy, Chile
J9873A HPE 1.8m C7 to CNS 690 2-pole Power Cord Taiwan
J9874A HPE 1.8m C7 to GB 1002 Power Cord China
J9875A HPE 1.8m C7 to IRAM 2063 Power Cord Argentina
J9876A HPE 1.8m C7 to IS 1293 Power Cord India
J9877A HPE 1.8m C7 to N1/15J JP Power Cord Japan
J9878A HPE 1.8m C7 to KSC 8305 2-wire Power Cord Korea
J9879A HPE 1.8m C7 to BR3 10Amp 2-pole Power Cord Brazil
J9880A HPE 1.8m C7 to NEMA 1-15P NA Power Cord North America
J9881A HPE 1.8m C7 to NEMA 1-15P Power Cord Thailand
ARUBA 203R SERIES REMOTE ACCESS POINTS
ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Description
Other Accessories
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