Aruba AP-303H Data sheet

DATA SHEET

ARUBA 303H HOSPITALITY ACCESS POINT

High-performance 802.11ac Wave 2 access point for hospitality and branch oces

The multi-functional Wave 2 303H access point delivers best-in class Wi-Fi connectivity

for hospitality and branch oces, enabling an

always-on user experience with low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

With a maximum concurrent data rate of 867Mbps in the

5GHz band and 400Mbps in the 2.4GHz band, the 303H AP

delivers high-performance Gigabit Wi-Fi for hospitality

and branch environments at an attractive price point. It

supports multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) and 2 spatial

streams (2SS) to provide simultaneous data transmission for

up to 2 devices, maximizing data throughput and improving

network eciency.

The 303H AP can be easily mounted to a standard data

wall-box using the existing structured cabling system or

converted to a desk mounted AP using an optional mounting

kit. It is ideal for schools (dormitories, classrooms), hotels,

medical clinics, branch oces and remote workstations

which often require exible and easy deployment options.

Single-gang wall-box (primary hospitality deployment)

The 802.11ac Wave 2 303H AP combines wireless and

wired access in a single compact device. Three local Gigabit

Ethernet ports are available to securely attach wired devices

to your network. One of these ports is also capable of

supplying PoE power to the attached device.

Like all other Aruba Wave 2 APs, the 303H AP includes the

enhanced ClientMatch™ technology that extends the client

steering technology with MU-MIMO client awareness. It

automatically identies MU-MIMO capable mobile devices

and steers those devices to the closest MU-MIMO capable

Aruba access point to achieve the best WL AN performance

in a mixed device environment during the technology

transition period.

The integrated Bluetooth Aruba Beacon in the 303H AP

simplies the remote management of a large scale network

of battery-powered BLE Aruba Beacons while also providing

advanced location and indoor waynding, and proximity-

based push notication capabilities.

Desk mount (primary remote/branch deployment, using optional desk mount accessory)

DATA SHEET

ARUBA 303H HOSPITALITY ACCESS POINT

UNIQUE BENEFITS

Two devices in one

• The 303H ships with everything you need to deploy as

a wall-mounted (hospitality) AP, attaching directly to a

standard single-gang data wall-box. The 303H can also be

easily converted to a desk mounted (remote) AP, using an

optional accessory stand.

Unied AP – deploy with or without controller

• The 303H can be deployed in either controller-based

(ArubaOS) or controllerless (InstantOS) deployment mode.

Dual Radio 802.11ac access point with Multi-User

MIMO (Wave 2)

• Supports up to 867Mbps in the 5GHz band (with

2SS/VHT80 clients) and up to 400Mbps in the 2.4GHz

band (with 2SS/VHT40 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 the impact from out-of-band interference from

sources such as 3G/4G cellular networks.

• The 303H can be congured 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.

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 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, certicates 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 unied communication apps

• Supports priority handling and policy enforcement for

unied communication apps, including Microsoft Skype

for Business with encrypted videoconferencing, voice,

chat and desktop sharing.

Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)

• Enables the AP to continuously monitor and report

its actual power consumption and optionally make

autonomous decisions to prioritize capabilities when

power budget is limited.

• For the 303H, the IPM power-save feature applies when

the unit is powered by an 802.3af or 802.3at POE source.

By default, the USB interface will be the rst feature to

be turned oﬀ by IPM if the AP power consumption would

otherwise exceed the available power budget. Specic

power-saving options are programmable with IPM.

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

CHOOSE YOUR DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATING MODES

Aruba Unied APs oﬀer a choice of deployment and

operating modes to meet your unique management and

deployment requirements:

• The 303H AP is a unied 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 oﬀer

centralized conguration, data encr yption, policy

enforcement and network services, as well as distributed

and centralized trac 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.

DATA SHEET

ARUBA 303H HOSPITALITY ACCESS POINT

• Remote AP (RAP) mode 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 signicantly reduces deployment time by

automating device provisioning, rmware upgrades, and

inventory management. With Aruba Activate, APs in Instant

mode can congure themselves when powered up.

303H ACCESS POINT SPECIFICATIONS

• Unied dual-radio 802.11ac Wave 2 2x2:2 hospitality and

branch AP with internal antennas, three local Gigabit

Ethernet ports, PoE out and USB host interface

• Supports wall-box and desk mount deployments

WI-FI RADIO SPECIFICATIONS

• AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO and

2.4GHz 802.11n 2x2 MIMO

• Software-congurable dual radio supports 5GHz (Radio 0)

and 2.4GHz (Radio 1)

• 5GHz: Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up

to 867Mbps wireless data rate to up to two (1x1 VHT80)

MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously

• 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,

Supported frequency bands (country-specic

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 congured

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: Congurable 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)

- 5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm

aggregate (2x2)

- 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-eciency 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)

- 02.11ac: 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

256-QAM modulation (802.11ac) supported by the 2.4GHz radio as well

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