Aruba AP-303 Access Point
Low-cost 802.11ac Wave 2 Enterprise Access Points

Aruba AP-303 Access Point

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Aruba AP-303 (US) Unified AP

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Overview:

The affordable mid-range Aruba 303 Series campus access point delivers high performance 802.11ac with MU-MIMO (Wave 2) for medium density enterprise environments. With the integrated BLE and supporting 802.3af power, the Aruba 303 Series AP enables enterprises to improve their work efficiency and productivity with the lowest TCO.

The compact Aruba 303 Series AP delivers a maximum concurrent data rate of 867 Mbps in the 5GHz band and 300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band (for an aggregate peak data rate of 1.2Gbps). Featuring 2x2:2SS, the Aruba 303 is designed for medium device density environments, such as schools, retail branches, warehouses, hotels and enterprise offices, where the environment is cost sensitive.

The 303 Series AP has an integrated Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio, which can be used as an Aruba beacon for advanced locationing, indoor wayfinding, asset tracking, and to enable proximity-based push notification services. The integrated beacon radio also enables the remote management of battery-powered and other standalone beacons in a large-scale network of Aruba beacons. 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.

Choose your operating mode

The Aruba 303 Series Access Points offer a choice of deployment and operating modes to meet your unique management and deployment requirements:

The 303 Series AP is a unified AP that supports both controller-based and controller-less deployment modes, providing maximum flexibility.
Controller-based mode – When deployed in conjunction with an Aruba Mobility Controller, Aruba 303 Series Access Points offer centralized configuration, data encryption, policy enforcement and network services, as well as distributed and centralized traffic forwarding.
Controller-less (Instant) mode – The controller function is virtualized in a cluster of APs in Instant mode. As the network grows and/or requirements change, Instant deployments can easily migrate to controller-based mode.
Remote AP (RAP) mode for branch deployments
Air monitor (AM) for wireless IDS, rogue detection and containment
Spectrum analyzer (SA), dedicated or hybrid, for identifying sources of RF interference
Secure enterprise mesh portal or point

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, the APs can be factoryshipped to any site and configure themselves when powered up.

Benefits:

Unified AP – deploy with or without controller

The 303 Series access points can be deployed in either controller-based (ArubaOS) or controller-less (InstantOS) deployment mode

Dual Radio 2x2 802.11ac access point with Multi-User MIMO (wave 2)

Supports up to 867Mbps in the 5GHz band (with 2SS/VHT80 client devices) and up to 300Mbps in the 2.4GHz band (with 2SS/HT40 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 asset tracking when used with Aruba Asset Tags

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 communications applications

Supports priority handling and policy enforcement for unified communication apps, including Skype for Business with encrypted videoconferencing, voice, chat and desktop sharing

RF Management

Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology with AirMatch automatically assigns channel, width and power settings based on environment and client density. It also provides airtime fairness and ensures that APs stay clear of all sources of RF interference to deliver reliable, highperformance WLANs
The Aruba 303 Series Access Points 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

Spectrum analysis

Capable of part-time or dedicated air monitoring, the spectrum analyzer remotely scans the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands to identify sources of RF interference from HT20 through VHT80 operation

Aruba Secure Core

Device assurance: Use of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for secure storage of credentials and keys as well as secure boot
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 les, URLs and IPs, providing comprehensive protection against advanced online threats

Aruba AppRF technology leverages deep packet inspection to classify and block, prioritize or limit bandwidth for over 2,500 enterprise apps or groups of apps

Specifications:

AP-303 Specifications
Hardware Variants AP-303: Internal antenna models. Wi-Fi Radio Specifications AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2x2 MIMO 5GHz (radio 0): Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS VHT80 client devices Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to two 1SS MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously 2.4GHz (radio 1): Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 300 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS 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 0.5dBm Maximum (aggregate, conducted total) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements): 2.4GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain) 5GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain) Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes the impact of 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: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15) 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2) 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU Wi-Fi Antennas AP-303: Internal antenna models. Two vertically polarized dual-band downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 3.5dBi (2.4GHz) and 6.9dBi (5GHz) per antenna. The antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees. Combining the patterns of both antennas per radio, the peak gain of the average (effective) pattern is 2.1dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.7dBi in 5GHz. Mounting The AP ships with a (black) mount clips to attach to a 9/16-inch or 15/16-inch flat T-bar drop-tile ceiling Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP to a variety of surfaces; see the Ordering Information section below for details	Other Interfaces E0: One 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface (RJ-45) Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX PoE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af PoE DC power interface, accepts 2.1/5.5-mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5-mm length Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio Up to 3dBm transmit power (class 2) and -93dBm receive sensitivity Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 4.5dBi Visual indicators (tri-color LEDs): for System and Radio status Reset button: factory reset (during device power-up), LED mode control (normal/off) Serial console interface (proprietary, µUSB physical jack) Kensington security slot 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 source: 12Vdc nominal, +/- 5% Power over Ethernet (PoE): 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af compliant source Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 10.1W (PoE) or 8.8W (DC) Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 4.2W (PoE) or 4.0W (DC) Mechanical Dimensions and weight (unit, excluding mount accessories): 150mm (W) x 150mm (D) x 35mm (H) or 5.9” (W) x 5.9” (D) x 1.4” (H) 260g or 9.2oz Dimensions and weight (shipping): 190mm (W) x 180mm (D) x 60mm (H) or 7.4” (W) x 7.0” (D) x 2.4” (H) 410g or 14.5oz 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) Reliability MTBF: 795khrs (91yrs) at +25C operating temperature Regulatory 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 and EN 60601-1-2 For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative. Regulatory Model Numbers AP-303: APIN0303 Certifications CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus UL2043 plenum rating Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certified 802.11a/b/g/n/ac APWi-Fi Alliance certified (WFA) 802.11ac with Wave 2 features WARRANTY Aruba limited lifetime warranty MINIMUM SOFTWARE VERSIONS ArubaOS & Aruba InstantOS 8.3.0.0

AP-303 Specifications

Hardware Variants

AP-303: Internal antenna models.

Wi-Fi Radio Specifications

AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2x2 MIMO
5GHz (radio 0):
- Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS VHT80 client devices
- Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate to two 1SS MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
2.4GHz (radio 1):
- Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 300 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS 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 0.5dBm
Maximum (aggregate, conducted total) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):
- 2.4GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain)
- 5GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain)
- Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain
Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes the impact of 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: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
- 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2)
- 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40
- 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80
- 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

Wi-Fi Antennas

AP-303: Internal antenna models.
- Two vertically polarized dual-band downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 3.5dBi (2.4GHz) and 6.9dBi (5GHz) per antenna.
- The antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.
- Combining the patterns of both antennas per radio, the peak gain of the average (effective) pattern is 2.1dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.7dBi in 5GHz.

Mounting

The AP ships with a (black) mount clips to attach to a 9/16-inch or 15/16-inch flat T-bar drop-tile ceiling
Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP to a variety of surfaces; see the Ordering Information section below for details

Other Interfaces

E0: One 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface (RJ-45)
- Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
- PoE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af PoE
DC power interface, accepts 2.1/5.5-mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5-mm length
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio
- Up to 3dBm transmit power (class 2) and -93dBm receive sensitivity
- Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 4.5dBi
Visual indicators (tri-color LEDs): for System and Radio status
Reset button: factory reset (during device power-up), LED mode control (normal/off)
Serial console interface (proprietary, µUSB physical jack)
Kensington security slot

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 source: 12Vdc nominal, +/- 5%
Power over Ethernet (PoE): 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af compliant source
Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 10.1W (PoE) or 8.8W (DC)
Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 4.2W (PoE) or 4.0W (DC)

Mechanical

Dimensions and weight (unit, excluding mount accessories):
- 150mm (W) x 150mm (D) x 35mm (H) or 5.9” (W) x 5.9” (D) x 1.4” (H)
- 260g or 9.2oz
Dimensions and weight (shipping):
- 190mm (W) x 180mm (D) x 60mm (H) or 7.4” (W) x 7.0” (D) x 2.4” (H)
- 410g or 14.5oz

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)

Reliability

MTBF: 795khrs (91yrs) at +25C operating temperature

Regulatory

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 and EN 60601-1-2

For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.

Regulatory Model Numbers

AP-303: APIN0303

Certifications

CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus
UL2043 plenum rating
Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certified 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
APWi-Fi Alliance certified (WFA) 802.11ac with Wave 2 features

WARRANTY

Aruba limited lifetime warranty

MINIMUM SOFTWARE VERSIONS

ArubaOS & Aruba InstantOS 8.3.0.0

Wireless Radio Specifications:

RF Performance Table
	Maximum transmit power (dBm) per transmit chain	Receiver sensitivity (dBm) per receive chain
802.11b 2.4GHz
1 Mbps	18.0	-93.0
11 Mbps	18.0	-87.0
802.11g 2.4GHz
6 Mbps	18.0	-90.0
54 Mbps	16.0	-73.0
802.11n HT20 2.4GHz
MCS0/8	18.0	-90.0
MCS7/15	14.0	-71.0
802.11n HT40 2.4GHz
MCS0/8	18.0	-87.0
MCS7/15	14.0	-68.0
802.11a 5GHz
6 Mbps	18.0	-90.0
54 Mbps	16.0	-73.0
802.11n HT20 5GHz
MCS0/8	18.0	-90.0
MCS7/15	14.0	-71.0
802.11n HT40 5GHz
MCS0/8	18.0	-87.0
MCS7/15	14.0	-68.0
802.11ac VHT20 5GHz
MCS0	18.0	-90.0
MCS9	12.0	-67.0
802.11ac VHT40 5GHz
MCS0	18.0	-87.0
MCS9	12.0	-67.0
802.11ac VHT80 5GHz
MCS0	18.0	-84.0
MCS9	12.0	-59.0

Table shows the maximum hardware capability of the AP (excluding antenna and MIMO/MRC gain). Actual maximum transmit power may be limited below these numbers to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.

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Documentation:

Aruba AP-303 Series Access Points Datasheet (.PDF)

Pricing Notes:

Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.

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