Provides service level agreement-grade performance for latency-sensitive, high-bandwidth, and IoT services.

Combines wireless and wired access in a single, compact device on 802.11ac Wave 2 with wall-jack or desk stand-mounting. USB port for cellular backhaul or IoT expansion.

Client Match continuously monitors the health of all clients connected to each AP, intelligently grouping them.

Automatically enforces consistent policies across all wired and wireless networks, keeping users and devices secure.

Maximum concurrent data rate of 867 Mbps (megabits per second) in the 5GHz band for 802.11ac.

Three local gigabit Ethernet ports to securely attach wired devices to your network, plus PoE connection.

Specifications

Overview
Unified dual-radio 802.11ac Wave 2 2×2:2 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 2×2 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2×2 MIMO¹
• Software-configurable 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 (1×1 VHT80) MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
• 5GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT80 client devices
• 2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 300Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 HT40 client devices
• Support for up to 256 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
• Available channels: Dependent on configured 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: Configurable 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 (2×2)
  • 5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate (2×2)
  • 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-efficiency 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)
  • 802.11ac: 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.

Wi-Fi Antennas

Two integrated dual-band moderately directional antennas for 2×2 MIMO with maximum individual antenna gain of 4.3dBi in 2.4GHz and 6.2dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for vertical orientation of the AP. The horizontal beamwidth is roughly 120 degrees.

• • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 3.2dBi in 2.4GHz and 4.6dBi in 5GHz.

Other Interfaces

• Uplink: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)
  • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
  • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • PoE-PD (input): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at PoE
• Local: Three 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, bottom)
  • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
  • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • One port: PoE-PSE (output): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af PoE
  • Passive pass-through interface (two RJ-45, back and bottom)
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio
  • Up to 4dBm transmit power (class 2) and -93dBm receive sensitivity
  • Integrated antenna with moderately directional pattern and peak gain of 0.9dBi
• USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)
  • 3G/4G cellular modems
  • Device battery charging port
  • Capable of supplying up to 1A/5 watts of power to an attached device
• DC power interface, accepts 1.35/3.5-mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5-mm length
• Visual indicators (LEDs):
  • Power/system status
  • Radio status
  • PoE-PSE status
  • Local network port status (3x)
• Reset/LED control button (“paperclip access”)
  • Factory reset (when activated during device power up)
  • LED control: toggle off/normal
• Serial console interface (custom, uUSB physical jack)

Encrypted Throughput
Maximum IPsec encrypted wired throughput: 100Mbps

Power Sources and Consumption

• The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• When both power sources are available, DC power takes priority over PoE
• Power sources are sold separately
• Direct DC power source: 48Vdc nominal, +/- 5%
• Power over Ethernet (PoE): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/802.3at compliant source
  • Unrestricted functionality with direct DC power. When using an 802.3af PoE source, the PoE out (PSE) capability of the 303H is always disabled.
  • Without IPM, both the USB port and PoE out (PSE) capability are disabled when the AP is powered by an 802.3af PoE source, and either the USB port or the PoE out (PSE) capability is disabled when powered by an 802.3at PoE source (PSE capability is disabled by default).
  • When using IPM, the AP may enter power-save mode with reduced functionality when powered by a PoE source (see details on Intelligent Power Monitoring elsewhere in this datasheet)
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 9.7W
  • Excludes power consumed by external USB and/or PoE-PD device (and internal losses); this could add up to 6.1W (PoE) for a 5W/1A USB device and up to 15.6W for a max load (15.4W) 802.3af PoE-PD device
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 4.9W (PoE) or 4.8W (DC)

Mounting
The AP ships with a mounting plate to attach the AP to a single-gang wall-box (most international variations covered). A security screw (T8H) is provided to ensure that the AP cannot (easily) be removed from its mount without a specialized tool.
Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP to a dual-gang wall-box, directly to the wall, or to support desk mounting.

Mechanical

• AP-303H
  Dimensions/weight (unit, including single-gang wall box mount plate):
  • 86mm (W) x 40mm (D) x 150mm (H)
  • 350g
• Dimensions/weight (shipping):
  • 128mm (W) x 63mm (D) x 168mm (H)
  • 470g
• AP-303HR
  Dimensions/weight (unit, including desk mount and power cord):
  • 86mm (W) x 40mm (D) x 150mm(H)
  • 430g
• Dimensions/weight (shipping):
  • 293mm (W) x 137mm (D) x 93mm (H)
  • 790g

Environmental

• Operating:
  • Temperature: 0° C to +40° C (+32° F to +104° F)
  • Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• Storage and transportation:
  • Temperature: -40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)

Regulatory
FCC/Industry of Canada
CE Marked
R&TTE Directive 1995/5/EC
Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC
EN 300 328
EN 301 489
EN 301 893
UL/IEC/EN 60950
EN 60601-1-1 and EN 60601-1-2
For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.

Reliability
MTBF: 1,090,000 hours (124 years) at +25C° operating temperature

Regulatory Model Number
AP-303H-xx (all variants): APINH303

Certifications
CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus
UL2043 plenum rating
Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certified 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Passpoint® (Release 2) with ArubaOS and Instant 8.3+

Warranty
Aruba limited lifetime warranty

Minimum Software Versions
ArubaOS™ 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0
Aruba InstantOS™ 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0