Aruba AP-300 Series and AP-207

Ellie Huang, Sr. Product Marketing Manager

November, 2016
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 FY 2016
FY 2016 11n/Wave1 vs. Wave
11n/Wave 1 vs. Wave 2 AP Unit2Sale
Unit Sale
Highlights:

• Moving from 11n/Wave 1 to

AP-300
1%
AP-310
9%
Wave 2
• Wave 2 APs represent 37% of
AP-320
25%
Aruba’s total deployment
• Leading with the Wave 2 AP-
11n/Wave 1
63% 310 Series across verticals –
AP-330
3% fast adoption rate
• Meet customer needs with the
variety of Wave 2 APs

AP-300 AP-310 AP-320 AP-330

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Aruba AP300 Series – 305 & 304
Positioning:
• Entry Level low cost 802.11ac Wave 2 with a peak aggregate data rate at US List Price:
1.7Gbps ($695)
• Ideal for cost sensitive medium density environment across most verticals ArubaOS 6.5.1.0
InstantOS 4.3.1.0
Unique Benefits:
Price List: Sept.FY16
• Dual radio Shipping: Oct.FY16
• 5GHz 3x3:3SS: 1300Mbps max (3SS VHT80 clients)
• 2.4GHz: 400Mbps max (2SS VHT40 clients)
• Up to two MU-MIMO clients on 5GHz
• Integrated BLE
• 802.3af/at POE / 12Vdc
Integrated
• Slight larger size than 205 series:165mm(W) x 165mm(D) x 45mm(H) BLE

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Aruba 802.11ac Wave 2 Family

MU-MIMO Density
Model 5GHz Radio Location Vertical
Clients (per radio/AP)

3x3:3SS SU-MIMO
Moderate K-12, Hospitality,
300 Series(Wave 2) 3x3:2SS MU-MIMO 2 Indoor
(50/75+ active) Retail
up to 1,300Mbps

4x4:4SS MU-MIMO High Carpeted space

310 Series(Wave 2) 3 Indoor
1,733Mbps (75/115+ active) across verticals

4x4:3SS MU-MIMO
High Higher Ed,
320 Series(Wave 2) 4x4:4SS SU-MIMO 3 Indoor
(75/115+ active) Enterprise
Up to 1,733Mbps

4x4:4SS MU-MIMO Very High Higher Ed,

330 Series(Wave 2) 3 Indoor
1,733Mbps (100/150+ active) Enterprise

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Aruba 305, 315, 325 and 335 Wave 2 AP Comparison
AP-305 AP - 315 AP - 325 AP - 335

3x3:3SS SU-MIMO 4X4:4SS SU-MIMO

5GHz 4X4:4SS SU/MU-MIMO 4X4:4SS SU/MU-MIMO
3x3:2SS MU-MIMO 4X4:3SS MU-MIMO
Radio 1.7Gbps 1.7Gbps
1.3Gbps 1.7Gbps

2.4GHz
2SS, 400Mbps 2SS, 400Mbps 4SS, 800Mbps 4SS, 800Mbps
Radio
Channel 80MHz 160MHz 80MHz 160MHz

One Smart Rate

Ethernet Single 1GigE Single 1GigE Dual GigE (1/2.5/5GigE) and
One1GigE
802.3af/at(in nearly 802.3af/at(in nearly 802.3at (limited 802.3at (limited
POE unrestricted mode with unrestricted mode with functionalities with functionalities with
802.3.af) 802.3.af) 802.3af) 802.3af)
Price $695 $995 $1,395 $1,695
• 305 is ideal for cost sensitive medium density environments across verticals
• 315 will be the best performance/price for most customers
• 325 has a second Ethernet port for network and power redundancy
• 335 works with multi-gigabit switches for very high density 6
Aruba 300, Cisco 1830, Ruckus R 510 Comparison
Aruba 300 Cisco 1830 Ruckus R510

3x3:3SS SU-MIMO 2X2:2SS SU-MIMO

3X3:2SS SU/MU-MIMO
5GHz Radio 3x3:2SS MU-MIMO 2X2:2SS SU-MIMO
867Mbps
Up to 1.3Gbps 867Mbps

2.4GHz Radio 2SS, 400Mbps 2SS, 300Mbps 2SS, 300Mbps

Channel 20/40/80MHz 20/40/80MHz 20/40/80MHz

Ethernet Single 1GigE Single 1GigE Dual GigE

802.3af/at(in nearly unrestricted 802.3af/at (USB port is disabled

POE 802.3af
mode with 802.3.af) with802.3af)
External Antenna Yes No No
Integrated BLE Yes No No
Price $695 $695 $645

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Aruba AP 207
Positioning:
• Making fast 802.11ac affordable for everyone
US List Price:
• Moving from AP205 to AP207 with lower cost ($695 vs$395) ($395)

Unique Benefits: ArubaOS 6.5.1.0

InstantOS 4.3.1.0
• Dual radio 2x2:2SS
• 5GHz radio: 867Mbps max (with 2SS/VHT80) Price List: Sept.FY16
Shipping: Oct.FY16
• 2.4GHz radio: 400Mbps max (2SS/VHT40)
• Integrated BLE
• Temperature range: 0C to +50C
• 802.3af/at POE / 12Vdc
• Same size as 205 series:150mm(W) x 150mm(D) x 40mm(H)
Integrated
BLE

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Aruba 802.11ac Access Points – Wave 1

Density
Model 5GHz Radio 2GHz Radio Location Vertical
(per radio/AP)
Cost sensitive
2x2:2SS 2x2:2SS Moderate
200 Series Indoor K-12, Hospitality,
867Mbps 300Mbps (50/75+ active)
Retail
Cost sensitive
2x2:2SS 2x2:2SS Moderate
207 Indoor K-12, Hospitality,
867Mbps 400Mbps (50/75+ active)
Retail
K-12, Hospitality,
3x3:3SS 3x3:3SS Moderate
210 Series Indoor Retail
1,300Mbps 450Mbps (50/75+ active)
Carpeted space

3x3:3SS 3x3:3SS High Higher Ed,

220 Series Indoor
1,300Mbps 600Mbps (75/115+ active) Enterprise

3x3:3SS 3x3:3SS Indoor High Indoor Rugged

228
1,300Mbps 600Mbps Rugged (75/115+ active) Warehouses

3x3:3SS 3x3:3SS High Outdoor

270 Series Outdoor
1,300Mbps 600Mbps (75/115+ active) Warehouses
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Competitive Access Point Mapping

330 series 3800/2800 X MR53 x

320 series 3800/2800 R-710 x x

310 series 3800/2800/1850 x MR-52/MR-42/MR-34 AP-550/AP-250/AP-370

300 series 1830/1850 R-510 x x

220 series 3700 R-700 x x

210 series 2700 R-600 x AP-230

207 series 1830/1810W/1700 R-310 MR-32 AP-130
200 series 1830/1810W/1700 R-500 MR-32 AP-130
270 series 1550/1570 T300/T710 MR-72 AP-1130

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