DATA SHEET
ARUBA 300 SERIES ACCESS POINTS
Entry-level 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Points
The entry-level Aruba 300 Series Wave 2 access points deliver high performance and superb user experience for medium density environments. Featuring 3x3:3SS MU-MIMO capability, Aruba advanced ClientMatch radio management, and integrated Aruba Beacons, the 300 Series enables an all wireless digital work environment in a costeffective manner.
With a maximum concurrent data rate of 1,300 Mbps in the 5GHz band and 400 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band (for an aggregate peak data rate of 1.7Gbps), the entry-level 300
Series brings an always-on wireless network experience with the performance required for enterprises. It is ideal for costsensitive medium density environments across verticals.
The high performance 802.11ac 300 Series supports multiuser MIMO (MU-MIMO) and 3 spatial streams (3SS). It provides simultaneous data transmission to multiple devices (up to two), maximizing data throughput and improving network efficiency.
The 300 Series includes the enhanced ClientMatch technology that extends the client steering technology with MU-MIMO client awareness. It automatically identifies
MU-MIMO capable mobile devices and steers those devices to the closest MU-MIMO capable Aruba access point. By grouping MU-MIMO capable mobile devices together,
the network starts taking advantage of the simultaneous transmission to these devices, increasing its overall capacity. These dynamic roaming policies that are based on device types, help customers achieve the best WLAN performance in a mixed device environment during the technology transition period.
The 300 Series also has an integrated Bluetooth Aruba Beacon that simplifies the remote management of a network of largescale battery-powered Aruba Beacons while also providing advanced location and indoor wayfinding, and proximity-based push notification capabilities. It enables businesses to leverage
mobility context to develop applications that will deliver an enhanced user experience and increase the value of the wireless network for organizations.
UNIQUE BENEFITS
• Dual Radio 802.11ac Access Point with Multi-User MIMO --Supports up to 1,300 Mbps in the 5GHz band (with
3SS/VHT80 clients) and up to 400 Mbps 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 batterypowered 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 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.
DATA SHEET
ARUBA 300 SERIES ACCESS POINTS
--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.
CHOOSE YOUR OPERATING 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 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 factoryshipped to any site and configure themselves when powered up.
AP-300 SERIES SPECIFICATIONS
• AP-304 (controller-managed) and IAP-304 (Instant): --802.11ac – 5GHz 3x3 MIMO (1,300 Mbps max rate) and
2.4GHz 2x2 MIMO (400 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 3x3 MIMO (1,300 Mbps max rate) and
2.4GHz 2x2 MIMO (400 Mbps max rate) radios, with a total of three integrated omni-directional downtilt dualband antennas
WI-FI RADIO SPECIFICATIONS
• AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 3x3 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2x2 MIMO
• 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 3x3 VHT80 client devices
• 5GHz: Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to up to two (1x1 VHT80) MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
• 2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 400 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2x2 VHT40 client devices (300 Mbps for HT40 802.11n client devices) • Support for up to 255 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
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