Aruba / AP-503H / Wi-Fi 6 Hospitality AP wall mount with 1+2 Ethernet
Specifications
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Hardware variants - AP-503H
- Mid-range dual radio Wi-Fi 6 Hospitality AP with 1+2 Ethernet ports
Wi-Fi radio specifications - AP type:
- Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO
- 5GHz radio:
- Two spatial stream (SU/MU) MIMO for up to 1.2Gbps wireless data rate (HE80)
- 2.4GHz radio:
- Two spatial stream (SU/MU) MIMO for up to 287Mbps wireless data rate (HE20)
- Note: HE40 operation is supported in 2.4GHz, but uncommon and not recommended for enterprise deployments
- Maximum number of associated client devices:
- Up to 256 associated client devices per radio
- Maximum number of BSSIDs:
- 16 BSSIDs per radio
- Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):
- 2.400 to 2.500GHz (ISM) channels 1-13
- 5.150 to 5.250GHz (U-NII-1) channels 36, 40, 44, 48
- 5.250 to 5.350GHz (U-NII-2A) channels 52, 56, 60, 64
- 5.470 to 5.725GHz (U-NII-2C) channels 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144
- 5.725 to 5.850GHz (U-NII-3) channels 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
- 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)
- 802.11ax: Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) with up to 8 resource units
- Supported modulation types:
- 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
- 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
- 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
- 802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM
- 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support:
- HT20/40
- 802.11ac very high
throughput (VHT) support:- VHT20/40/80
- 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, HT20 to HT40), 400 with 256-QAM
- 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2, VHT20 to VHT80), 1,083 with 1024-QAM
- 802.11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE40)
- 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 1,201 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE80)
- 802.11n/ac/ax 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):
- 2.4 GHz band: +20 dBm (17 dBm per chain)
- 5 GHz band: +21 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
- Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain
- Minimum configurable transmit power level:
- 0 dBm (conducted, per chain)
- Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC):
- Minimizes the impact of interference from cellular networks
- Advanced IOT Coexistence (AIC):
- Allows concurrent operation of multiple radios in the 2.4GHz band without performance, range or capacity degradation
- 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 Target Wait Time (TWT):
- To support low-power client devices
- VPN IPsec throughput performance:
- 500Mbps or better
Other interfaces - AP-503H
- Uplink (E0): Ethernet wired network port (RJ45)
- Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
- POE-PD: 802.3af POE (class 3)
- Local (E1-E2): Two Ethernet wired network ports (RJ45)
- Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
- 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
- Serial console interface:
- Proprietary, micro-B USB physical jack
- Uplink (E0): Ethernet wired network port (RJ45)
- AP-503H
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Power sources and power consumption - Power Sources:
- The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet
- When both DC and PoE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over PoE 1
- Power sources are sold separately; see the 500H Series Ordering Guide for details
- AP-503H
- Maximum (worst-case) power consumption:
- DC powered: 14W
- POE powered (802.3af): 10.0W
- Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode:
- 4.5W
- Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep-sleep mode:
- 2.7W
- Maximum (worst-case) power consumption:
Mechanical - AP-503H
- Dimensions/weight (unit, excluding mount bracket):
- 86mm (W) x 40mm (D) x 150mm (H)
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions/weight (unit in shipping box):
- 111mm (W) x 54mm (D) x 167mm (H)
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions/weight (unit, excluding mount bracket):
Environmental - Operating:
- Temperature: 0°C to +40°C / 32°F to +104°F
- Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
- ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments
- Storage and transportation:
- Temperature: -40°C to +70°C / -40°F to +158°F
- Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
- ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments
Reliability - AP-503H
- Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 1,360 khrs (155 yrs) at +25C operating temperature
Regulatory compliance - Regulatory model numbers:
- AP-503H (all variants):
- APINH503
- AP-503H (all variants):
- Regulatory compliance:
- FCC/ISED
- CE Marked
- RED Directive 2014/53/EU
- EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
- Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
- IEC/EN 60950
- EN 60601-1-1, EN60601-1-2
- IEC/EN 62368-1
- For more and country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.
Certifications - Certifications:
- 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)
- WMM, WMM-PS, Wi-Fi Vantage, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband
- Passpoint (release 2)
- Bluetooth SIG (AP-505H only)
- Ethernet Alliance (PoE)
- Wi-Fi Alliance:
Minimum operating system software versions - ArubaOS and Aruba InstantOS 8.7.1.0 (AP-503H)
- Power Sources: