HPE Aruba Networking 745 Campus Access Points
Rightsized Wi‑Fi 7 for high‑capacity, secure wireless connectivity

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HPE Aruba Networking AP-745 (US) Tri Radio 4x4/2x2 Wi-Fi 7 Internal Antennas Campus Access Point

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Wi-Fi 7 AP Comparison

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Overview:

The HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points are rightsized Wi-Fi 7 access points designed to deliver high-capacity and secure Wi-Fi connectivity ideal for a wide range of indoor use cases. Leveraging the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard, these access points enhance security across both wired and wireless networks, support IoT devices, and provide accurate location-aware capabilities. HPE Aruba Networking Central helps drive efficient operations and provides AI-automation and machine learning (ML) insights for fine-tuned wireless connectivity across diverse environments.

Future-proof with the HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points that deliver up to 9 Gbps maximum tri-band aggregate data rate and go beyond the standard with built-in flexible IoT radio that supports Bluetooth or 802.15.4/Zigbee, a fast 5GbE wired port, and AI-powered dynamic power save mode that helps reduce energy consumption. Like all the HPE Aruba Networking access points, this series is Wi-Fi certified and includes a limited lifetime warranty for investment protection.

AI-powered Wi-Fi 7

Managing Wi-Fi 7 access points is easier with HPE Aruba Networking Central that provides intelligent automation, AI insights, and unified infrastructure management. HPE Aruba Networking access points work in tandem with the HPE Aruba Networking Central network management system to securely orchestrate users, apps, and IoT connections. HPE Aruba Networking Central provides observability that extends to third-party devices and management of campus wired and wireless assets, powered by purpose-built AI. The HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points is supported by HPE Aruba Networking Central running HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (OS 10).

The HPE Aruba Networking 720 Series Campus Access Points are supported by HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System OS‑10.

HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi solutions

Wherever Wi‑Fi is needed, HPE Aruba Networking Wi‑Fi 7, Wi‑Fi 6E, and Wi‑Fi 6 access points are ready to provide fast, reliable, and secure coverage. Our access points provide broad network observability, improve mobile client coverage, optimize Wi‑Fi bandwidth, and increase operational efficiencies with a choice of cloud or on‑premises deployment options. Our portfolio includes Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED indoor, outdoor, ruggedized, and remote Wi‑Fi access points to address a wide range of enterprise use cases and price points, with solutions backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

As part of a full portfolio of Wi‑Fi 7 access points, the HPE Aruba Networking 720 Series Campus Access Points offer a cost‑effective way to deliver fast, resilient, and secure Wi‑Fi 7 wireless access across campus networks. Supported by HPE Aruba Networking Central, they help deliver an AI‑powered, security‑first network.

Key features¹

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) brings multilink operation (MLO) for channel aggregation, 4K QAM for higher throughput and lower latency, and the 6 GHz band for more than double the available capacity.
Three MIMO radios (2x2:2.4 GHz + 4x4:5 GHz + 4x4:6 GHz), provide tri-band coverage across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz to deliver 9 Gbps maximum tri-band aggregate data rate.
IoT-ready platform with integrated Bluetooth and 802.15.4/Zigbee radios
Fast wired connectivity with 5GbE port
AI-powered dynamic power save mode helps reduce energy use.

Key Features:

More capacity

The HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points are designed to take advantage of every bit of available spectrum using three dedicated radios, which translates into high speeds, wider channels for multi-gigabit traffic, and less interference. Supporting up to 160 MHz wide channels, the series delivers up to 9 Gbps maximum tri-band aggregate data rate, using up to 4x4 MIMO radios (2x2: 2.4 GHz, 4x4: 5 GHz, and 4x4: 6 GHz).

Powerful 4x4 MIMO radios

The HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points can sustain 3- and 4-spatial stream data rates with supported clients. It also supports 4-spatial stream MU-MIMO with two 2SS client devices and adds MIMO redundancy when using 2SS client devices to increase the likelihood of 2SS rates versus slower 1SS data rate.

Wi-Fi 7 for faster speeds, more capacity

The Wi-Fi 7 standard (802.11be) extends the capabilities of Wi-Fi 6E, including the use of the 6 GHz band. New capabilities include multilink operation (MLO) for channel aggregation across different bands and failover, 4096 QAM (4K QAM) modulation for higher peak data rates, and spectrum puncturing to avoid interference or incumbent users of the 6 GHz band. The Wi-Fi 7 standard also includes optional support for wide 320 MHz channels, which are supported on the HPE Aruba Networking 750 Series Campus Access Points and the HPE Aruba Networking 730 Series Campus Access Points.

Flexible operation and simplified deployment

HPE Aruba Networking's unified access points can operate as stand-alone access points or with a gateway for greater scalability, security, and manageability. HPE Aruba Networking access points can be managed by AI-powered HPE Aruba Networking Central that provides a single pane of glass for overseeing every aspect of wired and wireless LANs, WANs, and SD-WAN. AI-powered analytics, end-to-end orchestration and automation, and advanced security features are built natively into the solution.

Access points as flexible and secure IoT platform

By combining the IoT radio with a zero-trust network framework, the HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points can serve as flexible IoT platforms that bolster network security, provide coverage for a broad range of IoT devices, and reduce the need for network overlays just for IoT devices.

The HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points includes an integrated Bluetooth 5.4 and 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee support to simplify deploying and managing IoT-based location services, asset tracking services, security solutions, and IoT sensors. There is also a USB port to provide IoT connectivity to a wider range of devices. These IoT capabilities allow organizations to leverage the access point as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources and can accelerate IoT initiatives.

In addition, Target Wake Time (TWT) establishes a schedule for when clients need to communicate with an access point. This helps improve client power savings and reduces airtime contention with other clients, which is ideal for IoT.

Simple and secure access

To improve security and ease of management, IT can centrally configure and automatically enforce role-based policies that define proper access privileges for employees, guests, contractors, and other user groups — no matter where users connect on wired and WLANs. Dynamic segmentation eliminates the time-consuming and error-prone task of managing complex and static VLANs, ACLs, and subnets by dynamically assigning policies and keeping traffic secure and separated.

Seamless handoffs to cellular

Built on the technical foundations of Passpoint and Wi-Fi Calling, HPE Aruba Networking Air Pass creates a roaming network across the HPE Aruba Networking enterprise customer footprint, extending cellular coverage and enhancing the visitor and subscriber experience to deliver a great experience for your guests while reducing costs and management overhead for DAS.

Specifications¹:

HPE Aruba Networking AP‑745 Wi‑Fi 7 Internal Antennas Campus Access Point
Hardware variants
HPE Aruba Networking AP-745: Internal antenna
Wi-Fi radio specifications
AP type: Indoor, tri-radio, 2x2: 2.4 GHz, 4x4: 5 GHz, and 4x4: 6 GHz 2.4 GHz radio: Two spatial stream single user (SU) MIMO for up to 344 Mbps wireless data rate with 2SS EHT20 802.11be client devices 5 GHz radio: Four spatial stream SU MIMO for up to 2.88 Gbps wireless data rate with 4SS EHT80 802.11be client devices 6 GHz radio: Four spatial stream SU MIMO for up to 5.76 Gbps wireless data rate with 4SS EHT160 802.11be client devices MU-MIMO (downlink, uplink) is supported on all radios Up to 400 associated client devices per radio and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply): 2.400 to 2.4835 GHz ISM 5.150 to 5.250 GHz U-NII-1 5.250 to 5.350 GHz U-NII-2 5.470 to 5.725 GHz U-NII-2E 5.725 to 5.850 GHz U-NII-3/ISM 5.925 to 6.425 GHz U-NII-5 6.425 to 6.525 GHz U-NII-66 6.525 to 6.875 GHz U-NII-7 6.875 to 7.125 GHz U-NII-8 Available bands and channels: Dependent on the configured regulatory domain (country) Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum in the 5 GHz band Including zero-wait DFS (ZWDFS) to accelerate channel changes Supported radio technologies: –802.11b: Direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)–802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)802.11ax/be: OFDMA with up to 37 RU Supported modulation types: –802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK–802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM and 256-QAM (proprietary extension)–802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, and 1024-QAM–802.11be: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM, and 4096-QAM 802.11n high throughput (HT) support: HT20/40 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80 802.11ax high efficiency (HE) support: HE20/40/80/160 802.11be extreme high throughput (EHT) support: EHT20/40/80/160 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 MCS15, HT20 to HT40)–802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT80)–802.11ax: 7.3 to 4,804 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160)–802.11be: 7.3 to 5,765 (MCS0 to MCS13, NSS = 1 to 4, EHT20 to EHT160) 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU Transmit power: Configurable in increments of 0.5 dBm Maximum (aggregate, conducted total) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements) Per radio/band (2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz): +21 dBm (18 dBm per chain) Note: Conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain ACC removes 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 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 802.11ax TWT to support low-power client devices 802.11mc/az FTM for precision distance ranging
Wi-Fi antennas
Integrated downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 4x4 (2x2 on 2.4 GHz) MIMO with peak antenna gain of 5.1 dBi in 2.4 GHz, 5.4 dBi in 5 GHz, and 5.4 dBi in 6 GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling-mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30° to 40°. Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 3.8 dBi in 2.4 GHz, 4.7 dBi in 5 GHz, and 4.9 dBi in 6 GHz. Final antenna gain pending regulatory certification completion
Other interfaces and features
E0: Ethernet wired network port (RJ-45) Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500/5000BASE-T) and MDI/MDIX PoE-PD: 48 VDC (nominal) 802.3af/at/bt PoE (class 3 or higher) 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) U0: USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector) Capable of sourcing up to 2A/10W to an attached device Flexible integrated IoT radio that can be configured for BLE or 802.15.4/Zigbee: BLE: BT5.4 with up to 10 dBm transmit power (class 1) and –104 dBm receive sensitivity (125 kbps) IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee: up to 10 dBm transmit power and –101 dBm receive sensitivity (250 kbps) Integrated omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30° to 40° downtilt and peak gain of 3.6 dBi or 5.0 dBi Built-in TPM for enhanced security and anti-counterfeiting Visual indicators (four multicolor LEDs): For system (1x) and radio (3x) status Reset button: factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off) Serial console interface (proprietary, micro-B USB physical jack) (AP-CBL-SERU) Kensington security slot Automatic thermal shutdown and recovery function
Power sources and power consumption
Power sources are sold separately When powered by 802.3bt (class 6) PoE, the AP will operate without restrictions Operating the AP with a single 802.3af (class 3 or lower) PoE source is not supported, regardless of IPM status (except for AP staging) With IPM enabled, the AP will start up in unrestricted mode but may dynamically apply restrictions depending on the available power budget and actual consumption. The feature restrictions and order in which these get applied are configurable
Mounting details
A mounting bracket has been preinstalled on the back of the access point. This bracket is used to secure the access point to any of the mount kits (sold separately).
Mechanical specifications
Dimensions (HPE Aruba Networking AP-745; unit without mount bracket): 240 mm (W) x 240 mm (D) x 56 mm (H)
Environmental specifications
Operating conditions Temperature: 0°C to +40°C/+32°F to +104°F Relative humidity: 5% to 95% –ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments AP is plenum rated for use in air-handling spaces Storage conditions Temperature: –25°C to +55°C/–13°F to +131°F Relative humidity: 10% to 100% –ETS 300 019 class 1.2 environments Transportation conditions Temperature: –40°C to +70°C/–40°F to +158°F Relative humidity: up to 95% ETS 300 019 class 2.3 environments
General regulatory statements
HPE Aruba Networking WLAN access points comply with all regulatory rules that apply in the country they are configured for. In most countries, these products may not be allowed to enable all available radios and channels, and various restrictions may apply (RF transmit power levels, radar detection, and so on). Hewlett Packard Enterprise continues to upgrade the software and regulatory restrictions that apply to these products to help ensure they remain in compliance with the latest regulatory rules in the country of operation. However, this does not imply a promise or commitment to enable all radios in all countries where we ship these products, and/or enabling all deployment scenarios (indoor/outdoor, for example) that they can be configured for.
Regulatory compliance
FCC/ISED CE marked Low voltage directive 2014/35/EU UL/IEC/EN 62368-1 EN60601-1-2
Certifications
UL2043 plenum rating Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA): Wi-Fi certified a, b, g, n, ac, 6, 7 WPA2 and WPA3 (enterprise, personal), Enhanced Open (OWE) WMM, Wi-Fi agile multiband Bluetooth SIG Ethernet Alliance (PoE, PD device, class 6)
Warranty
HPE Aruba Networking hardware limited lifetime warranty
Minimum operating system software versions
HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (OS-10.8)

Wi‑Fi 7 campus access points feature comparison

Feature comparison	HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points	HPE Aruba Networking 750 Series Campus Access Points
Number and type of radios	2x2: 2.4 GHz, 4x4: 5 GHz, and 4x4: 6 GHz	Triple 4x4
Radio configuration options	2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz	2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz 5 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz 5 GHz + 6 GHz + 6 GHz
Maximum bandwidth and peak data rate in each band	2.4 GHz: EHT20 / 344 Mbps 5 GHz: EHT80 / 2.88 Gbps 6 GHz: EHT160 / 5.76 Gbps	2.4 GHz: EHT40 / 1.44 Gbps 5 GHz: EHT160 / 5.76 Gbps 6 GHz: EHT320 / 11.5 Gbps
Peak aggregate data rate	8.92 Gbps	28.8 Gbps
OFDMA	UL/DL, 37 RUs maximum	UL/DL, 37 RUs maximum
MU-MIMO	UL/DL, up to 2 users	UL/DL, up to 4 users
Maximum number of BSSIDs per radio	16	16
Maximum number of associated devices per radio	400	400
Spectrum band support	No U-NII-4	Full
External antenna model	No	AP-754
Ultra tri-band filtering	No	Yes
Advanced IoT coexistence filtering (AIC)	No	Yes
Advanced cellular coexistence filtering (ACC)	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi FTM support	802.11mc/802.11az	802.11mc/802.11az
Integrated GNSS receiver	No	Yes
Integrated sensors	No	Barometric pressure
Integrated IoT radio	Single	Dual
Bluetooth generation	5.4 with HADM	5.4 with HADM
USB host interfaces	Single USB 2.0 / 10W	Dual USB 2.0 / 10W
Wired network interfaces	Single 5 Gbps maximum	Dual 10 Gbps maximum
MACsec support	No	Yes (E0)
Secure boot	Yes	Yes
TPM module	Yes: 2.0	Yes: 2.0
Power supply options	PoE	PoE, DC (12V)
Dual PoE	NA	Failover, combine
Operating temperature range	0°C to +40°C	0°C to +50°C
TAA compliant models available	No	Yes

Documentation:

HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points Datasheet (.PDF)

Note:
¹ Specifications for the HPE Aruba Networking 740 Series Campus Access Points are preliminary and subject to change.

Pricing Notes:

Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.