ARUBA JW817A User Guide

DATA SH EET

ARUBA 330 SERIES
ACCESS POINTS

802.11ac Wave 2 (Wi-Fi 5) that scales up to
multi-gig Ethernet

The Aruba 330 Series access points provide the
fastest gigabit data speeds and superb user
experience for mobile devices and applications in a
digital workplace. Designed with an integrated HPE
Smart Rate port to scale up to 5Gbps Ethernet, the
330 Series allows enterprises to leverage their
multi-gigabit Ethernet wired network infrastructures
to eliminate bottlenecks.

Thanks to ClientMatch technology, ArubaOS enables the 330

series to automatically detect and classify 802.11ac Wave 2

capable mobile devices. This allows ClientMatch to

automatically collect Wave 2 capable devices under a single

Wave 2 radio so that per formance benets of multi-user

MIMO can be realized — without the adverse eects of

slower 802.11ac and traditional 802.11n capable mobile

devices. This means increased network capacity and a boost

in network eciency.

With a maximum concurrent data rate of 1,733 Mbps in the

5 GHz band and 600 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (for an

aggregate peak data rate of 2.3Gbps), the 330 Series Access

Points deliver a best-in-class, next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi

infrastructure that is ideal for lecture halls, auditoriums,

public venues, and high-density oce environments.

KEY FEATURES

• High performance and high density 802.11ac

Wave2 supports multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) and

4 spatial Access Point streams (4SS)

• Boost performance with Aruba ClientMatch,

grouping 802.11ac Wave 2 clients to the Wave 2

APs.

• Maximum concurrent data rate of 1,733 Mbps in

the 5 GHz band and 600 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band

(for an aggregate peak data rate of 2.3Gbps)

• Designed with an integrated, 802.3bz compliant,

HPE SmartRate multi-gig Ethernet port to eliminate

wired bottlenecks

• High performance and high density 330 Series ideal

for lecture halls, auditoriums, public venues, and

high-density oce environments.

• Includes integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

radio, for advanced location and indoor waynding

The high performance and high density 802.11ac 330 Series

Access Points support 160 MHz channel bandwidth

(VHT160), 4-stream multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) and 4

spatial streams (4SS).

They provide simultaneous data transmission to multiple

devices, maximizing data throughput and improving

network eciency.

The 330 Series Access Points have an integrated Bluetooth

Aruba Beacon that simplies the remote management of a

network of large-scale battery-powered Aruba beacons while

also providing advanced location and indoor waynding, and

proximity-based push notication 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 1,733 Mbps in the 5 GHz band (with

4SS/VHT80 or 2SS/VHT160 clients) and up to 600 Mbps

in the 2.4 GHz band (with 4SS/HT40 clients)

• Antenna polarization diversity for optimized RF performance

 - Each 5 GHz radio chain has a switch and two antennas

 - Software controlled; Horizontally and vertically polarized

DATA SHEET

ARUBA 330 SERIES ACCESS POINTS

• HPE Smart Rate uplink port that scales up to 5Gbps

 - Supports up to 5Gbps with NBase-T and 802.3bz

Ethernet compatibility

 - Backwards compatible with 100/1000Base-T

 - Adds support for hitless PoE failover between the HPE

Smart Rate port and the secondary 1000Base-T port

when both ports are powered

• 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

• Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)

 - Minimizes interference from 3G/4G cellular networks,

distributed antenna systems and commercial small

cell/femtocell equipment

• Quality of service for app visibility and control

 - Supports priority handling and policy enforcement

for unied communication apps, including Skype for

Business with encrypted videoconferencing, voice, chat

and desktop sharing

 - Aruba AppRF technology leverages deep packet

inspection to classify and block, prioritize, or limit

bandwidth for thousands of applications in a range

of categories

• 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 330 Series Access Points 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

• 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

from HT20 through VHT160 operation

• Security

 - Integrated wireless intrusion protection oers 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 les, 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 trac

• 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

based on the amount of power available to the unit

 - Software congurable to disable capabilities in certain

orders. For the 330 Series Access Points, by default, the

USB interface will be the rst feature to turn o if the AP

power consumption exceeds the available power budget

CHOOSE YOUR OPERATING MODE

The Aruba 330 Series Access Points oer a choice of operating

modes to meet your unique management and deployment

requirements.

• Controller-managed mode – When managed by Aruba

Mobility Controllers, Aruba 330 Series Access Points

oer centralized conguration, data encryption, policy

enforcement and network services, as well as distributed

and centralized trac forwarding.

• Aruba Instant mode – In Aruba Instant mode, a single

AP automatically distributes the network conguration

to other Instant APs in the WLAN. Simply power-up one

Instant AP, congure it over the air, and plug in the other

APs – the entire process takes about ve minutes. If WLAN

requirements change, a built-in migration path allows the

330 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 signicantly reduces deployment time by

automating device provisioning, rmware upgrades, and

inventory management. With Aruba Activate, the Instant APs

are factory-shipped to any site and congure themselves

when powered up.

DATA SHEET

ARUBA 330 SERIES ACCESS POINTS

SPECIFICATIONS

• AP-334 (controller-managed) and IAP-334 (Instant):

 - 5GHz 802.11ac 4x4 MIMO (1,733 Mbps max rate)

and 2.4 GHz 802.11n 4x4 MIMO (600 Mbps max

rate) radios, with a total of four dual-band RP-SMA

connectors for external antennas

• AP-335 (controller-managed) and IAP-335 (Instant):

 - 5GHz 802.11ac 4x4 MIMO (1,733 Mbps max rate)

and 2.4 GHz 802.11n 4x4 MIMO (600 Mbps max rate)

radios, with a total of twelve integrated omni-directional

downtilt antennas

WI-FI RADIO SPECIFICATIONS

• AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5 GHz 802.11ac 4x4 MIMO

and 2.4 GHz 802.11n 4x4 MIMO

 - In addition to 802.11n, the 2.4 GHz radio supports all

802.11ac features as well (proprietary extension)

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

and 2.4 GHz (Radio 1)

• 5 GHz:

 - Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to

1,733 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 4x4 VHT80

or 2x2 VHT160 client devices

 - Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to

1,733 Mbps wireless data rate to up to three MU-MIMO

capable client devices simultaneously

• 2.4 GHz: Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for

up to 600 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 4x4 HT40

client devices

• Support for up to 256 associated client devices per radio,

and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio

• Supported frequency bands (country-specic

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 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 (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, 80 MHz and

160 MHz 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: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS31)

 - 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4 for

VHT20/40/80, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT160)

• 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT 20/40

• 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support:

VHT 20/40/80/160

• 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

WI-FI ANTENNAS

• AP-334/IAP-334: Four RP-SMA connectors for external

dual band antennas. Internal loss between radio

interface and external antenna connectors (due to

diplexing circuitry): 2.3 dB in 2.4 GHz and 1.2 dB in 5 GHz.

• AP-335/IAP-335

 - Four (vertically polarized) integrated 2.4 GHz downtilt

omni-directional antennas for 4x4 MIMO with peak

antenna gain of 3.8dBi per antenna.

 - Each 5 GHz radio chain has both a vertically and a

horizontally polarized antenna element; AP software

automatically and dynamically selects the best set of

elements for each data packet transmitted or received.