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HPE Aruba Networking AP-505H (US) Dual Radio 802.11ax 2x2 1+4 Ethernet PSE USB Hospitality AP
HPE Aruba Networking 500H Series Unified Hospitality Access Points delivers cost-effective Wi-Fi 6 coverage in a compact form factor that is ideal for hotels, residence halls, and remote offices. With 1.5 Gbps maximum combined speed, Zero Touch Provisioning, and wired ports, the 500H series is ready to improve wireless experiences for guests, employees, students, and teleworkers. The 500H series is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ and supports 802.11ax features: OFDMA for multi-user efficiency, target wake time (TWT) to extend the battery life of connected IoT devices, and WPA3 and Enhanced Open for greater password and guest security. The 500H series includes a limited lifetime warranty.
Cost-effective Wi-Fi 6 hospitality access points provide up to 1.5 Gbps maximum combined data rate with a range of connectivity options for venues such as hotels, residence halls, and remote offices.
The AP provides supports for OFDMA for enhanced multi-user efficiency, and WPA3 and Enhanced Open for greater security.
The AP provides IoT-ready Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee support.
Dynamic Segmentation and policy enforcement firewalls (PEF) automatically enforce consistent policies across all networks, enhancing user and device security.
Zero Touch Provisioning that provides ease of implementation in branch offices and remote sites, without on-site technical expertise.
You can customize deployment with optional desktop stand and models that offer choice of wired connectivity, USB, and PoE out support.
Wi-Fi 6 Performance for Hotels, Dorms, and Remote Offices
- HPE Aruba Networking 500H Series Unified Hospitality Access Points deliver a maximum combined data rate of 1.5 Gbps with 2 spatial streams to meet the needs of low and medium density environments.
- The AP provides Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ with support for Wi-Fi 6 features such as OFDMA, bidirectional MU-MIMO, and target wait time (TWT) to drive improved efficiency. It handles multiple Wi-Fi 6 capable clients on each channel simultaneously, regardless of device or traffic type.
- Enhanced wireless experience with HPE Aruba Networking ClientMatch technology removes sticky client issues by steering a client to the AP where it receives the best radio signal.
Flexible Deployment and Unified Management
- The HPE Aruba Networking 500H Series Unified Hospitality Access Points can be installed on a wall for hotel or residence hall environments or installed with optional desktop stand for tabletop deployment.
- The AP manages with HPE Aruba Networking Central, an AI-powered solution that simplifies IT operations, improves agility, and reduces costs by unifying management of campus, branch, remote, data center, and IoT networks from one dashboard.
- The HPE AP-503H model has three 1 Gbps Ethernet ports (1 x 1 Gbps uplink, 2 x 1 Gbps downlink). The HPE AP-505H model has five Ethernet ports (1 x 2.5 Gbps uplink, 4 x 1 Gbps downlink), supports PoE out on two ports, and includes a USB port.
- Product bundles for remote desktop use include access point, desk mount, power adapter, and power cord (US and EU only).
- Zero Touch Provisioning provides ease of implementation in branch offices and remote sites, without on-site technical expertise.
Ready for IoT
- The HPE Aruba Networking 500H Series Unified Hospitality Access Points support1 Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee® wireless protocols through an integrated IoT radio. The HPE AP-505H model also has an integrated USB port to support a range of IoT devices.
- The AP simplifies deploying and managing IoT location services, asset-tracking services, security solutions, and IoT sensors.
- HPE Aruba Networking Central client insights uses deep packet inspection to provide additional context and behavioral information that help verify devices are receiving proper policy enforcement and continuously monitor for rogue devices.
Simple and Secure Access
- The HPE Aruba Networking 500H Series Unified Hospitality Access Points offer enhanced security with Dynamic Segmentation to remove time-consuming and error-prone task of managing complex and static VLANs, ACLs and subnets by dynamically assigning policies and keeping traffic protected and separated.
- It offers stronger encryption and authentication with WPA3, protected credentials/keys storage for guest access with Enhanced Open, and user and IoT access policy enforcement firewalls (PEF).
- WPA3 and Enhanced Open security increases enterprise-level security by providing stronger guest access protections without increasing complexity.
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) secures credentials, keys, and boot code.
- 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 transaction via smaller sub-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 OFDMA Assurance
APs in controller-less mode (Instant) can provide SLA-grade performance by allocating RUs to specific traffic types. By combining Aruba's Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) and Layer 7 deep packet inspection (DPI) to identify user roles and applications, the APs will dynamically allocate the bandwidth needed. Non-Wi-Fi 6 clients can also benefit. Air Slice for APs in controller mode will be supported in a future software release. Learn more in the technical brief. - Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO)
Similar to downlink MU-MIMO in Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac Wave 2), the 500H Series can simultaneously connect clients using downlink - and now - uplink spatial streams. 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-powered ClientMatch technology eliminates sticky client issues by placing Wi-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. - Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
This feature uses built-in filtering to automatically minimize the impact of interference from cellular 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 can use analytics from Aruba Central to automatically transition in and out of a sleep mode based on client density. - IoT Platform Capabilities
Like all Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs, the 500H Series includes an integrated Bluetooth 5 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. This allows organizations to leverage the 500H Series as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources. - 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. - Advanced IoT Coexistence (AIC)
This features uses built-in filtering to automatically minimize the impact of interference from IoT wireless radios like Bluetooth and Zigbee. - Aruba Secure Infrastructure
The Aruba 500H Series includes components of Aruba's 360 Secure Fabric to help protect user authentication and wireless traffic. - WPA3 and Enhanced Open
Support for stronger encryption and authentication is provided via the latest version of WPA for enterprise protected networks. 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 enables simpler passkey management for WPA2 devices - should the Wi-Fi password on one device or device type change, no additional changes are needed for other devices. This requires ClearPass Policy Manager. - VPN Tunnels
In Remote AP (RAP) and IAP-VPN deployments, the Aruba 500H 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, keys, and boot code. - Simple and Secure Access
To simplify policy enforcement, the Aruba 500H Series uses Aruba's Policy Enforcement Rirewall (PEF) to encapsulate all traffic from the AP to the mobility controller (or gateway) for end-to-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 500H 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. - Versatile Installation Options
The APs can be deployed as a wall-mount or, for remote teleworker environments, they can be converted to a desk-mount by using an optional accessory stand. - Flexible Operation and Management
A unique feature of Aruba APs is the ability to operate in either controller-less (Instant) or controller-based mode.
These economical Wi-Fi 6 access points provide high-performance connectivity for any organization experiencing growing mobile, cloud and IoT requirements. With a wireless aggregate data rate of up 1.5 Gbps and gigabit local wired ports, they deliver the range of connectivity options needed for venues such as hotels, residence halls, and remote offices alike.
Product Description | HPE Aruba AP-505H (US) Unified Hospitality - wireless access point - Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6 |
Device Type | Wireless access point |
Form Factor | In-ceiling |
Data Link Protocol | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) |
Frequency Band | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
Performance |
Maximum data rate (2.4 GHz): 287 Mbps
Maximum data rate (5 GHz): 1.2 Gbps Aggregate throughput: 1.5 Gbps |
Capacity |
Wireless clients per Wi-Fi radio: 256
BSSIDs per radio: 16 OFDMA units: 8 |
OS Required | ArubaOS, InstantOS |
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Supported | PoE |
Pricing Type | BTO |
Dimensions (WxDxH) | 3.4 in x 1.9 in x 5.9 in |
Weight | 12.7 oz |
Manufacturer Warranty | Limited lifetime warranty |
General
Device Type | Wireless access point |
Width | 3.4 in |
Depth | 1.9 in |
Height | 5.9 in |
Weight | 12.7 oz |
Networking
Form Factor | In-ceiling |
Connectivity Technology | Wireless |
Data Transfer Rate | 1.2 Gbps |
Line Coding Format | CCK, 64 QAM, 256 QAM, BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, OFDM, 1024 QAM, OFDMA |
Data Link Protocol | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2, Bluetooth 5.0, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) |
Spread Spectrum Method | OFDM, DSSS, OFDMA |
Frequency Band | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
Performance |
Maximum data rate (2.4 GHz): 287 Mbps
Maximum data rate (5 GHz): 1.2 Gbps Aggregate throughput: 1.5 Gbps |
Capacity |
Wireless clients per Wi-Fi radio: 256
BSSIDs per radio: 16 OFDMA units: 8 |
Status Indicators | Port status, power, system, status, PoE, radio |
Features | Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), IPSec Virtual Private Network (VPN), Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC), Low Density Parity Check (LDPC), Transmit Beam-forming (TxBF) ready, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Cyclic Delay Diversity (CDD), Space Time Blocking Code (STBC), Virtual Mobility Controller mode, Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC), ClientMatch, cyclic shift diversity (CSD), MU-MIMO technology, packet aggregation A-MPDU, packet aggregation A-MSDU, SU-MIMO technology, Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM), Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), High-Throughput (HT) support, Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), 2x2 MIMO technology, Very High Throughput (VHT) support, security slot (Kensington security lock compatible), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), High Efficiency (HE) support, Target Wait Time (TWT), Advanced IoT Coexistence (AIC) |
Encryption Algorithm | SSL, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Enhanced Open, WPA2-MPSK |
Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2, IEEE 802.11ax, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 |
Antenna
Antenna | Internal |
Antenna Qty | 2 |
Directivity | Directional |
Gain Level | 5.4 dBi |
Internet of Things (IoT)
Internet of Things (IoT) Compatible | Yes |
Communications Technology | Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), Zigbee |
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces |
4 x 1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x HPE Smart Rate - RJ-45 1 x USB 2.0 - Type A 1 x console - micro-USB |
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards | FCC, EN 60601-1-2, EN 60601-1-1, IEC60950/EN60950, Directive 2014/35/EU, Directive 2014/30/EU, ISED, Directive 2014/53/EU, ETS 300 019 Class 2.3, ETS 300 019 Class 1.2, SIG, IEC/EN 62368-1 |
Pricing Type | BTO |
Power
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Supported | PoE |
Power Consumption Operational | 6 Watt |
Software / System Requirements
OS Required | ArubaOS, InstantOS |
Dimensions & Weight (Shipping)
Shipping Width | 4.4 in |
Shipping Depth | 2.1 in |
Shipping Height | 6.6 in |
Shipping Weight | 15.87 oz |
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support | Limited warranty - lifetime |
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature | 32 °F |
Max Operating Temperature | 104 °F |
Humidity Range Operating | 5 - 93% (non-condensing) |