Aruba AP-505H (R3V46A)

Model

Aruba AP-505H

AP type 

• AP-505H: High-end dual radio Wi-Fi 6 Hospitality AP with 1+4 Ethernet ports, PSE, USB

Wi-Fi radio and platform specifications

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

802.11ax high efficiency (HE) support:

HE20/40/80

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 

0dBm (conducted, per chain)

VPN IPsec throughput performance 

100 Mbps (AP-503H) and 500 Mbps or better (AP-505H)

OTHER INTERFACES

Uplink (E0) 

AP-505H: Smart Rate Ethernet wired network port (RJ45)
• Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• 2.5Gbps speed complies with NBase-T and 802.3bz specifications
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• POE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at/bt POE (class 3, 4 or 6)

Local 

AP-505H (E1-E4): Four Ethernet wired network ports (RJ45)
• Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• E1 & E2: POE-PSE: 802.3af/at POE output; dual 802.3af (both ports) or single 802.3at (E1 only)

POWER SOURCES AND POWER CONSUMPTION

Power Sources: The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet

• 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
• Power sources are sold separately; see the 500H Series Ordering Guide for details
AP-505H
• When powered by DC or 802.3bt (class 6) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions
• When powered by 802.3at (class 4) POE and with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port (only) if POE-PSE is enabled, and support (802.3af) POE PSE power on E1 only (no PSE on E2)
• When powered by 802.3af (class 3) POE with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port and POE-PSE capability
• With IPM enabled, the AP will start up without restrictions, but may dynamically apply additional restrictions depending on the POE budget and actual power consumption. The feature specific restrictions and order in which they are applied can be configured

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption (without USB or PSE / max):

AP-505H
• DC powered: 14W / 50W
• POE powered (802.3bt): 14W / 51W
• POE powered (802.3at): 14W / 25.5W
• POE powered (802.3af): 13.5W / 13.5W

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode (without USB or PSE)

AP-505H: 6.2W (POE)

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep-sleep mode (without USB or PSE)

AP-505H: 3.5W (POE)

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions/weight (unit, excluding mount bracket):

AP-505H:
• 86mm (W) x 47mm (D) x 150mm (H)
• 360g

Dimensions/weight (shipping):

AP-505H:
• 111mm (W) x 54mm (D) x 167mm (H)
• 450g

Mounting details 

Using one of the (separate orderable) mount kits, the AP can be attached to a single or dual gang wall-box, directly to a wall, or desk mounted. See the 500H Series Ordering Guide for details.

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

Operating conditions 

• Temperature: 0C to +40C / +32F to +104F
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments

Storage and transportation conditions

• Temperature: -40C to +70C / -40F to +158F
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments