Cost-effective Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) for medium-density indoor environments
These affordable Wi
performance connectivity for any organization experiencing growing numbers
of mobile, IoT and mobility requirements. With a maximum aggregate data rate of 1.77 Gbps (1.774 Gbps), they deliver the speed
and reliability needed for venues and workplaces such as schools, midsize offices and retailers.
Aruba 500 Series Campus Access Points
Key Features
•IoT-ready Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee support
Aruba 50
-Fi 6 access points provide high-
• 1.77 Gbps of maximum throughput
• WPA3 and Enhanced Open security
• Built-in technology that resolves sticky client issues for Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 devices
• OFDMA and MU-MIMO for enhanced multi-user efficiency
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Incredible Efficiency
The 500 Series APs are also designed to optimize user experience by maximizing Wi
efficiency and dramatically reducing airtime
contention between clients.
Features include Orthogonal frequency
user MIMO and cellular optimization.
With up to 2 spatial streams (2SS) and 80MHz channel bandwidth (HE80), the 500 Series provides groundbreaking wireless
capabilities for budget
Read the Multi-User 802.11ax white paper for further information.
Advantages of OFDMA
This capability allows Aruba’s APs to handle multiple Wi-Fi 6 capable clients on each channel simultaneously, regardless of device
or traffic type. Channel utilization is optimized by handling each
carriers or resource units (RUs), which
means that clients are sharing a channel and not competing for airtime and bandwidth.
Aruba Air Slice™ for Extended Application Assurance
Initially, APs in controller
as time,
frequency, and spatial streams, to specific traffic types. By combining Aruba’s Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) and Layer 7 deep
packet inspection (DPI) to identify user ro
Fi 6
clients can also benefit.
Air Slice™ for APs uses Aruba Central for management. Controller-based APs will be supported in a future software release.
Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO)
The 500 Series AP supports downlink MU
Fi 5 (802.11ac Wave 2) APs. The added benefit is the ability to multiply
the number of clients that can now send traffic, thus optimizing client-to-AP spatial stream diversity.
Wi-Fi 6 and MU-MIMO Aware Client Optimization
Aruba’s patented AI
Fi 6 capable devices on the best
available AP. Session metrics are used to steer mobile devices to the best AP based on available bandwidth, types of applications
being used and traffic type – even as users roam.
Aruba Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
This feature uses built
networks, distributed antenna
systems (DAS), and commercial small cell or femtocell equipment.
Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)
Aruba APs continuously monitor and report hardware energy consumption. They can also be configured to enable or disable
capabilities based on available PoE power – ideal when wired switches have exhausted their power budget.
Green AP Energy Efficiency
Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs utilize analytics from NetInsight to automatically transition in and out of a sleep mode based on client density.
Learn more in the Green AP At-A-Glance.
IoT Platform Capabilities
Like all Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs, the 500 Series includes an integrated Bluetooth 5 and 802.15.4 radio (for Zigbee support) to simplify
deploying and managing IoT
sors. This allows
organizations to leverage the 500 Series as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional
IT resources.
-less mode (Instant) can provide SLA-grade performance by allocating radio resources, such
les and applications, the APs will dynamically allocate the bandwidth needed. Non-Wi-
-MIMO just like Wi-
-powered ClientMatch technology eliminates sticky client issues by placing Wi-
-in filtering to automatically minimize the impact of interference from cellular
-based location services, asset tracking services, security solutions and IoT sen
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Target Wake Time (TWT)
Ideal for IoTs that communicate infrequently, TWT establishes a schedule for when clients need to communicate with an AP. This
helps improve client power savings and reduces airtime contention with other clients..
Aruba Secure Infrastructure
The Aruba 500 Series includes components of Aruba’s 360 Secure Fabric to help protect user authentication and wireless traffic.
Select capabilities include the following.
WPA3 and Enhanced Open
Support for stronger encryption and authentication is provided via the latest v
Enhanced Open offers seamless new protection for users connecting to open networks where each session is automatically
encrypted to protect user passwords and data on guest networks.
WPA2-MPSK
MPSK enabl
Fi password on one device or device type change,
no additional changes are needed for other devices. Requires ClearPass Policy Manager.
VPN Tunnels
In Remote AP (RAP) and IAP
deployments, the Aruba 500 Series can be used to establish a secure SSL/IPSec VPN tunnel to
a Mobility Controller that is acting as a VPN concentrator.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
For enhanced device assurance, all Aruba APs have an installed TPM for secure storage of credentials and keys, and boot code.
Simple and Secure Access
To simplify policy enforcement, the Aruba 500 Series uses Aruba’s policy enforcement firewall (PEF) feature to encapsulate all traffic
from the AP to the Mobility Controll
end encryption and inspection. Policies are applied based on user
role, device type, applications, and location. This reduces the manual configuration of SSIDs, VLANs and ACLs. PEF also serves as
the underlying technology for Aruba Dynamic Segmentation.
High-density Connectivity
Each 500 Series AP provides connectivity for a maximum of 256 associated clients per radio (512 in total). In real-world scenarios,
the maximum recommended client density is dependent on environmental conditions.
Flexible Operation and Management
A unique feature of Aruba APs is the ability to operate in either controllerless (Instant) or controller-based mode.
Controller-Less (Instant) Mode
In controllerless
this technology
brief.
Mobility Controller Mode
For optimized network performance, roaming and security, APs tunnel all traffic to a mobility controller for centrally managed traffic
forwarding and segmentation, data encryption, and policy enforcement. Learn more in the ArubaOS datasheet.
Management Options
Available management solutions include Aruba Central (cloud
premises
management solution.
For large installations across multiple sites, APs can be factory-shipped and can be activated with Zero Touch Provisioning through
Aruba Central or AirWave. This reduces deployment time, centralizes configuration, and helps manage inventory.
l all
traffic to a mobility controller for centrally managed traffic forwarding and segmentation, data encryption, and policy enforcement.
Learn more in the ArubaOS datasheet.
ersion of WPA for enterprise protected networks.
es simpler passkey management for WPA2 devices – should the Wi-
-VPN
er (or Gateway) for end-to-
mode, one AP serves as a virtual controller for the entire network. Learn more about Instant mode in
-managed) or Aruba AirWave – a multi-vendor on-
ity, APs tunne
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Additional Wi-Fi Features
Each AP also includes the following standards
• Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) provides a high-efficiency error correction for increased throughput
Mechanical Specifications
installed on the back of the AP. This bracket is used to secure the AP
to any of the mount kits (sold separately); see the 500 Series Ordering Guide for details.
-based technologies:
• Transmit beamforming (TxBF) increases signal reliability and range
• Space-Time Block Coding increases range and improved reception
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Other Interfaces
• Kensington security slot
Wi-Fi Antennas
circuitry):
directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 4.9dBi in
rientation of the AP. The
Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average
pattern is 4.3dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.6dBi in 5GHz..
Environmental Specifications
- ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments
Reliability
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 1.3Mhrs (148yrs) at +25C operating temperature.
• E0: Ethernet wired network port (RJ-45)
- Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
- POE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at POE (class 3 or 4)
- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• DC power interface: 12Vdc (nominal, +/- 5%), accepts 2.1mm/5.5mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5mm length
• USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)
- Capable of sourcing up to 1A / 5W to an attached device
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE5.0) and Zigbee (802.15.4) radio
- BLE: up to 7dBm transmit power (class 1) and -93dBm receive sensitivity (1Mbps)
- Zigbee: up to 6dBm transmit power and -96dBm receive sensitivity
- Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 3.3dBi
• Visual indictors (two multi-color LEDs): for System and Radio status
• Reset button: factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)
• Serial console interface (proprietary, micro-B USB physical jack)
• AP-504: Two (female) RP-SMA connectors for external dual band antennas (A0 and A1, corresponding with radio chains
0 and 1). Worst-case internal loss between radio interface and external antenna connectors (due to diplexing
0.7dB in 2.4GHz and 1.3dB in 5GHz.
• AP-505: Two integrated dual-band downtilt omni-
2.4GHz and 5.7dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted o
downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.
• Operating conditions
• Storage and transportation conditions
-
- Temperature: 0C to +50C / +32F to +122F
- Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
- AP is plenum rated for use in air-handling spaces
- ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments
- Temperature: -40C to +70C / -40F to +158F
- Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
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Power Sources and Power Consumption
When powered by 802.3af (class 3) POE and with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port. In the same
lly apply restrictions
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep-sleep mode: 1.7W (DC) or 3.3W (POE).
Regulatory Compliance
For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.
Regulatory Model Numbers
• AP-505: APIN0505
Certifications
• Ethernet Alliance (POE, PD device, class 4)
Minimum ArubaOS Release
• Aruba InstantOS 8.6.0.0
• The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet (POE)
• When both DC and POE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE
• Power sources are sold separately; see the 500 Series Ordering Guide for details
• When powered by DC or 802.3at (class 4) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions.
•
configuration but with IPM enabled, the AP will start up in unrestricted mode, but may dynamica
depending on the POE budget and actual power. The feature restrictions and order can be programmed.
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption (without / with a USB device attached)::
- DC powered: 8.9W / 14.2W.
- POE powered (802.3at): 11.0W / 16.5W.
- POE powered (802.3af): 11.0W / 13.5W.
- This assumes that up to 5W is supplied to the attached USB device.
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 4.3W (DC) or 6.1W (POE).
• 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, EN60601-1-2
• AP-504: APIN0504
• UL2043 plenum rating
• Wi-Fi Alliance:
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a, b, g, n, ac
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 (ax)
- WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open ( OWE)