ARUBA R0K13A User Guide

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Aruba 387 Series Outdoor Access Points

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Aruba 387 Series Outdoor Access Points

802.11ad and 802.11ac Wave 2 for high speed outdoor point-to-point connectivity

Product overview

Weatherproof and temperature hardened, the Aruba 387 Series Outdoor Access Points deliver greater than one Gigabit per
second aggregate throughput. It supports distances up to 400 meters (1/4 miles) and provides resilient operation in
inclement weather. And, ease of deployment dramatically simplif
The 60GHz radios include the ability to auto
are fully integrated into the Aruba portfolio and supported with on prem

In today’s mobile era users are expecting to be connected everywhere and at any time. With the ever
devices, there will be even more demand to provide reliable connectivity between two buildings or structures. Legacy point
point solutions can be expensive, and are vulnerable to weather conditions. They can
inst

Use cases range from connecting remote buildings to providing high bandwidth to a temporary event site. Point
solutions offer an attractive option for linking two sites where a
fiber connections, or as a recovery link in the event of a line cut or crushed or flooded conduit.

The AP

performance point to point requirements,

even in extreme outdoor weather use cases.

A maximum concurrent data rate of 2.5 Gbps in the 60GHz band and 867 Mbps in the 5GHz band (for an aggregate peak on air
data rate of 3.37 Gbps) is supported.

Key Features

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ies the skills needed to deploy point to point connections.

-adjust the radios between two APs that are only crudely aligned. These new APs
ise and cloud-based management.

-growing number of IoT

also require highly skilled workers for

allation and more importantly to ensure proper alignment of the APs.

-to-point

right of way is difficult to obtain, to provide a backup for existing

-387 is a dual radio solution that includes separate 5 and 60GHz radios for high

Cost effective and simple to deploy point to point solution

• Built upon Aruba’s hardened outdoor design

• Highly reliable with dual radio based 802.11ad and 802.11ac for intelligent fall back

• Delivering up to 3.37 Gbps throughput

Supports distances up to 400m

-to-

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Features and Benefits

Cost effective and simple to deploy

The AP
autonomously form links. The APs only require a
optimal performance by both ends.

This also means that even if heavy winds were to move the APs, the link would intelligently self
skilled resour

The full scan range of the 60GHz radio is +/

17 degrees in elevation. The 5GHz radio uses a fixed

sector to cover the same range.

High reliability with intelligent fallback

One of the unique offering

387 is it provides a 5GHz 802.11ac radio along with a high performance 60GHz 802.11ad

radio. The 5GHz radio is bonded with the 802.11ad radio to provide:

Purpose built for outdoor deployments

Purpose
changes and persistent moisture and precipitation. They are fully sealed to
interfaces include industrial strength surge protection.

The AP
interface can now be used for console access to manage the Wi-Fi device itself.

Unique Benefits

Location Services

Industrial Design and Usage Features

-387 dramatically simplifies deployment compared to other point -to-point solutions. 802.11ad has provisions to
coarse alignment of the radios and then the link is intelligently adjusted for

ces to realign the APs.

- 45 degrees in Azimuth and +/-

s of the AP-

1. A throughput boost in good conditions

2. And an intelligent fallback for the 60GHz if impacted by heavy rainfall.

-adjust without the need to send

-built to survive in the harshest outdoor environments, the AP-387 can withstand exposure to extreme temperatures
keep out airborne contaminants. All electrical

-387 also includes an integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface for location services. Additionally, the BLE

Built-in Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio

• Enables location-based services for mobile engagement and asset tracking in outdoor environments.

• Bluetooth console can be used for wireless management of the AP without the need of a console cable.

Built for harsh outdoor environments

• Sealed connector interfaces to lock out dust and moisture.

• Includes industrial strength surge protection.

High speed low latency connections

• Superior support of remote network segment and other bandwidth intensive and jitter sensitive apps.

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Spectrum analysis

Choose your operating mode

Unified APs can be deployed with or without a controller (Instant mode). They can also be readily switched between Controller
and Instant modes to accommodate for changing network needs.

387 offers centralized configuration, data encryption,

Other functionality includes:

themselves based on your desired mode as they power up.

• Capable of part-time or dedicated air monitoring, the spectrum analyzer remotely scans 5GHz radio bands to identify

sources of RF interference.

Wireless mesh

• Configuration of the 387 is the identical to configuring other Aruba outdoor APs for mesh usage.

Intelligent app visibility and control

• Deep packet inspection with AppRF classifies and blocks, prioritizes or limits bandwidth for 2500+ enterprise apps or
groups of apps.

• Controller mode: When managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers, AP-

policy enforcement and network services, as well as distributed and centralized traffic forwarding or,

• Controllerless (Instant) mode: As a mesh extension in Aruba Instant mode, an AP-387 adds capability and reach for

instant deployments.

• Aruba Activate significantly reduces deployment time by automating device provisioning, firmware upgrades, and

inventory management for large installations across multiple sites. APs are factory-shipped to any site and configure

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