HPE Aruba AP-344 Access Points

The Aruba 340 series access points provide thernfastest 802.11ac gigabit data speeds and superbrnuser experience for mobile devices and applicationsrnin a digital workplace. Designed with an integrated,rn802.3bz Compliant, HPE SmartRate multi-gigrnEthernet port to eliminate wired bottlenecks,rnthese APs offer unmatched wireless performancernand capacity. The unique and flexible dual-5 GHzrnarchitecture of the 340 series offers a way to doublern5 GHz capacity where needed, without compromisernor restrictions

Thanks to Aruba’s advanced ClientMatch technology, thern340 series can automatically detect and classify 802.11acrnWave 2 capable mobile devices. This allows ClientMatch tornautomatically group Wave 2 capable devices onto a singlernWave 2 radio so that performance benefits of multi-userrnMIMO can be realized — without the adverse effects ofrnslower 802.11ac and traditional 802.11n capable mobilerndevices. This means increased network capacity and a boostrnin network efficiency.

With maximum data rates of 2,166 Mbps in the 5 GHz band1rnand 800 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (for an aggregate peakrndata rate of 3.0 Gbps in dual-band mode and 4.3 Gbps inrndual-5 GHz mode), the 340 series APs deliver a best-in-class,rnnext-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi infrastructure that is ideal forrnlecture halls, auditoriums, public venues, and high-densityrnoffice environments.

These high performance and high density 340 Seriesrn802.11ac access points support up to 160 MHz channelrnbandwidth (VHT160), and 4 spatial streams (4SS) for bothrnSU- and MU-MIMO communications.

KEY FEATURES

• Designed with an integrated, 802.3bz compliant,rnHPE SmartRate multi-gig Ethernet port to eliminaternwired bottlenecks
• Maximum data rates of 2,166 Mbps in the 5 GHzrnband and 800 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (for anrnaggregate peak data rate of 3.0 Gbps in dual-bandrnand 4.3 Gbps in dual-5GHz)
• Includes integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)rnradio, for advanced location and indoor wayfinding
• Participates in Aruba’s Dynamic Segmentationrnsolution

IOT PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

The 340 Series provides integrated Bluetooth capabilitiesrnto enable Meridian and IoT-based location services, assetrntracking, and mobile engagement services. For expandedrnuse cases, an IoT expansion radio can be added to supportrnthe Zigbee protocol. These features allow organizations tornleverage the AP as an IoT platform, which eliminates the needrnfor an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources.

UNIQUE BENEFITS

• Unified AP – deploy with or without controller
• The 340 Series APs can be deployed in either controllerbased (ArubaOS) or controllerless (InstantOS)rndeployment mode
• Dual Radio 4x4 802.11ac access point with Multi-UserrnMIMO (wave 2)
• Supports up to 2,166 Mbps per radio in the 5 GHz bandrn(with 4SS/VHT80 or 2SS/VHT160 clients) and up to 800rnMbps in the 2.4 GHz band (with 4SS/VHT40 clients)
• Antenna polarization diversity (fixed) for optimizedrnRF performance
• Optional dual-5 GHz mode supported, where the 2.4 GHzrnradio is converted to a second 5 GHz radio
• Both 5 GHz radios providing full coverage, doubling thernperformance and capacityrn
• Unlike competitive solutions, the 340 Series is designedrnto isolate the two 5 GHz transmitters for higherrnperformance
• Conversion can be manual/fixed, or automatic andrndynamic (software controlled, under-the hood), based onrnsystem-wide capacity and load in both bands
• HPE SmartRate uplink Ethernet port (E0)
• Supports up to 2.5 Gbps with NBase-T and IEEE 802.3bzrnEthernet compatibility
• Backwards compatible with 100/1000Base-Trn
• Hitless PoE failover between both Ethernet ports
• Built-in Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio
• Enables location-based services with BLE-enabled mobilerndevices receiving signals from multiple Aruba Beacons atrnthe same time
• Enables asset tracking when used with Aruba Asset Tagsrn
• Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
• Minimizes interference from 3G/4G cellular networks,rndistributed antenna systems and commercial smallrncell/femtocell equipment
• Quality of service for unified communications applications
• Supports priority handling and policy enforcementrnfor unified communication apps, including Skype forrnBusiness with encrypted videoconferencing, voice, chatrnand desktop sharing
• Aruba AppRF technology leverages deep packet inspectionrnto classify and block, prioritize, or limit bandwidth forrnthousands of applications in a range of categories 
• Best-in-class RF Managementrn
• Integrated AirMatch technology manages the 2.4-GHzrnand 5-GHz radio bands and actively optimizes the RFrnenvironment including channel width, channel selectionrnand transmit power
• Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology providesrnairtime fairness and ensures that APs stay clear of allrnsources of RF interference to deliver reliable, highperformance WLANs
• Spectrum analysis
• Capable of part-time or dedicated air monitoring, thernspectrum analyzer remotely scans the 2.4 GHz andrn5 GHz radio bands to identify sources of RF interferencernfrom HT20 through VHT160 operation
• Aruba Secure Infrastructure
• rn- Device assurance: Use of Trusted Platform Module (TPM)rnfor secure storage of credentials and keys as well asrnsecure boot
• rn- Integrated wireless intrusion protection2rn offers threatrnprotection and mitigation, and eliminates the need forrnseparate RF sensors and security appliances
• IP reputation and security services identify, classify,rnand block malicious files, URLs and IPs, providingrncomprehensive protection against advanced online threatsrn
• SecureJack-capable for secure tunneling of wiredrnEthernet traffic
• Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)
• Enables the AP to continuously monitor and reportrnits actual power consumption and optionally makernautonomous decisions to disable certain capabilitiesrnbased on the amount of power available to the unitrn
• Software configurable to disable capabilities in certainrnorders. For the 340 Series Access Points, by default, thernUSB interface will be the first feature to turn off if the APrnpower consumption exceeds the available power budget

CHOOSE YOUR OPERATING MODE

The Aruba 340 Series APs offer a choice of deployment andrnoperating modes to meet your unique management andrndeployment requirements:

• The 340 Series AP is a unified AP that supports bothrncontroller-based and controller-less deployment modes,rnproviding maximum flexibility
• Controller-based mode – When deployed in conjunctionrnwith an Aruba Mobility Controller, Aruba 340 Series APsrnoffer centralized configuration, data encryption, policy enforcement and network services, as well as distributedrnand centralized traffic forwarding
• Controller-less (Instant) mode – The controller functionrnis virtualized in a cluster of APs in Instant mode. As thernnetwork grows and/or requirements change, Instantrndeployments can easily migrate to controller-based mode
• Remote AP (RAP) mode for branch deploymentsrn
• Air monitor (AM)2rn for wireless IDS, rogue detectionrnand containment
• Spectrum analyzer (SA)2rn, dedicated or hybrid, forrnidentifying sources of RF interference
• Secure enterprise mesh portal or point

For large installations across multiple sites, the ArubarnActivate service significantly reduces deployment time byrnautomating device provisioning, firmware upgrades, andrninventory management. With Aruba Activate, the Instant APsrnare factory-shipped to any site and configure themselvesrnwhen powered up

SPECIFICATIONS

Hardware Variants

• AP-344: External antenna models
• AP-345: Internal antenna models

Wi-Fi Radio Specifications

• AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5 GHz 802.11ac 4x4 MIMO andrn2.4 GHz 802.11n 4x4 MIMOrn
• The 2.4 GHz radio supports all 802.11ac rates as wellrn(proprietary extension)rn
• Software-configurable dual radio supports:rn
• Dual-radio mode: 5 GHz (Radio 0) and 2.4 GHz (Radio 1)
• Dual-5 GHz mode: upper 5 GHz (Radio 0) and lower 5rnGHz (Radio 1)rn
• 5 GHz:rn
• Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up torn1,733 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 4SS VHT80rnor 2SS VHT160 client devices
• Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up torn1,733 Mbps wireless data rate to up to four 1SS or tworn2SS MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
• Peak datarate increases to 2,166 Mbps when usingrn1024-QAM modulation (proprietary extension)
• 2.4 GHz:
• Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up torn600 Mbps wireless data rate to individual 4SS HT40rnclient devices, and up to 800 Mbps to individual 4SSrnVHT40 devices (proprietary extension)rn
• Support for up to 256 associated client devices per radio,rnand up to 16 BSSIDs per radio
• Supported frequency bands (country-specificrnrestrictions apply):
• 2.400 to 2.4835 GHzrn
• 5.150 to 5.250 GHz3rn
• 5.250 to 5.350 GHz3rn
• 5.470 to 5.725 GHz4rn
• 5.725 to 5.850 GHz4
• Available channels: Dependent on configuredrnregulatory domain
• Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use ofrnavailable RF spectrum
• Supported radio technologies:
• 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
• 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-divisionrnmultiplexing (OFDM)
• Supported modulation types:
• 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCKrn- 802.11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM,rn256-QAM, 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
• Transmit power: Configurable in increments of 0.5 dBmrn
• Maximum (aggregate, conducted total) transmit powerrn(limited by local regulatory requirements):rn
• 2.4 GHz band: +24 dBm (18dBm per chain)5rn
• 5 GHz band: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)5
• Note: Conducted transmit power levels exclude antennarngain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain.rn
• Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes the impactrnof interference from cellular networks
• Maximum ratio combining (MRC) for improvedrnreceiver performance
• Cyclic delay/shift diversity (CDD/CSD) for improved downlinkrnRF performance
• Short guard interval for 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz and 160rnMHz channels
• Space-time block coding (STBC) for increased range andrnimproved reception
• Low-density parity check (LDPC) for high-efficiency errorrncorrection and increased throughput
• Transmit beam-forming (TxBF) for increased signal reliabilityrnand range
• Supported data rates (Mbps):
• 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
• 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54rn
• 802.11n: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS31)
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4 forrnVHT20/40/80, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT160)
• 802.11ac: 1,950 and 2,166 (MCS10 and MCS11, NSS = 1rnto 4 for VHT20/40/80, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT160)6rn
• 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40
• 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support:rnVHT20/40/80/160
• 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

Wi-Fi Antennas

• AP-344: External antenna models. Two sets of four RP-SMArnantenna connectors:
• Primary: A0 – A3, connected to chains 0 through 3rnrespectively on each associated radio
• With AP in dual-radio mode: dual-band interfaces,rndiplexing signals to/from radio 0 (full 5 GHz) andrnradio 1 (2.4 GHz)
• With AP in dual-5 GHz mode: 5 GHz interfaces fromrnradio 0 (upper 5 GHz)rn- Secondary: B0 – B3, connected to chains 0 throughrn3 respectively
• With AP in dual-radio mode: not usedrn
• With AP in dual-5 GHz mode: 5 GHz interfaces fromrnradio 1 (lower 5 GHz)rn- Total internal losses between radio andrnexternal connectors:rn
• With AP in dual-radio mode: 2.0 dB for 5 GHz, 2.0 dBrnfor 2.4 GHzrn» With AP in dual-5 GHz mode: 2.0 dB for upper 5 GHz,rn1.7 dB for lower 5 GHz
• AP-345: Internal antenna models. A total of eight internalrnomni-directional downtilt antennas
• Radio 1: four cross-polarized dual-band downtiltrnomni-directional antennas for 4x4 MIMO with peakrnantenna gain of 5.8dBi (2.4 GHz) and 5.6dBi (5 GHz)rnper antenna.
• With AP in dual-radio mode: used for 2.4 GHz only
• With AP in dual-5 GHz mode: used for lowerrn5 GHz only
• Radio 0: four cross-polarized 5 GHz downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 4x4 MIMO with peak antennarngain of 5.5dBi per antenna
• With AP in dual-radio mode: used for full 5 GHz only
• With AP in dual-5 GHz mode: used for upperrn5 GHz onlyrn
• All internal antennas are optimized for horizontal ceilingrnmounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle forrnmaximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.
• Combining the patterns of all antennas per radio, thernpeak gain of the average (effective) pattern is:
• Radio 1: 3.1dBi in 2.4 GHz and 2.2dBi in 5 GHzrn
• Radio 0: 2.7dBi in 5 GHz

Other Interfaces

• One HPE SmartRate port (RJ-45, maximum negotiatedrnspeed 2.5 Gbps)rn
• Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500BASE-T)rnand MDI/MDX
• 2.5 Gbps speed complies with NBase-T andrn802.3bz specifications
• PoE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3at PoE
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• One 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface (RJ-45)
• Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
• PoE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3at PoE
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• Link aggregation (LACP) support between both networkrnports for redundancy and increased capacity
• DC power interface, accepts 1.35/3.5-mm center-positiverncircular plug with 9.5-mm length
• USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)rn
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radiorn
• Up to 4 dBm transmit power (class 2) and -91 dBmrnreceive sensitivity
• Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antennarnwith roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain ofrn4.9 dBi (AP-345) or 3.1 dBi (AP-344)
• Visual indicators (tri-color LEDs): for System andrnRadio status
• Reset button: factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)
• Serial console interface (proprietary, µUSB physical jack)
• Kensington security slot

Power Sources and Consumption

• The AP supports direct DC power and Power overrnEthernet (PoE)
• When both power sources are available, DC power takesrnpriority over PoE
• Power sources are sold separately
• Direct DC source: 48Vdc nominal, +/- 5%rn
• Power over Ethernet (PoE): 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/802.3atrncompliant source
• When powered by a direct DC power source, the AP willrnoperate without restrictionsrn
• When powered by PoE and with the IPM feature enabled,rnthe AP will start up in unrestricted mode, but it may applyrnrestrictions depending on the PoE budget and actualrnpower. What IPM restrictions to apply, and in what order,rnis programmable.
• When powered by PoE with the IPM feature disabled, the APrnwill apply some fixed restrictions:
• The USB interface is disabled when using an 802.3atrnPoE power source
• The USB interface and second Ethernet port (E1 if E0 isrnused, otherwise E0) are disabled, and both radios arernrestricted to 2x2 operation (AP in dual-radio mode) orrn1x1 operation (AP in dual-5 GHz mode) when using anrn802.3af PoE power source
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption:rn
• DC powered: 20.0W (AP in dual-radio mode), 22.8Wrn(AP in dual-5 GHz mode)rn
• PoE powered (802.3at): 21.9W (AP in dual-radio mode),rn25.1W (AP in dual-5 GHz mode)
• PoE powered (802.3af): 13.5W
• All numbers above are without an external USB devicernconnected. When sourcing the full 5W power budgetrnto such a device, the incremental (worst-case) powerrnconsumption for the AP is up to 6W (DC) or 6.6W (PoE)
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode:rn11W (DC or PoE)

Mounting

• The AP ships with two (black) mounting clips to attach to arn9/16-inch or 15/16-inch flat T-bar drop-tile ceiling
• Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP torna variety of surfaces; see the Ordering Information sectionrnbelow for details

Mechanical

• Dimensions and weight (unit, excluding mount accessories):
• 22.5 cm (W) x 22.4 cm (D) x 5.2 cm (H)rn8.9” (W) x 8.9” (D) x 2.0” (H)
• 1.05 kg or 2.31 lbs
• Dimensions and weight (shipping):rn
• 33.9 cm (W) x 29 cm (D) x 8.8 cm (H)rn13.3” (W) x 11.4” (D) x 3.5” (H)
• 1.65 kg or 3.63 lb

Environmental

• Operating:rn
• Temperature: 0° C to +50° C (+32° F to +122° F)
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• Storage and transportation:
• Temperature:
• 40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)

Reliability

• MTBF: 640khrs (73yrs) at +25C operating temperature

Regulatory

• FCC/ISEDrn
• CE Marked
• RED Directive 2014/53/EUrn
• EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
• Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
• UL/IEC/EN 60950
• EN 60601-1-1, EN60601-1-2rn
• EN 50155 (AP-345)rn

For more country-specific regulatory information andrnapprovals, please see your Aruba representative.

Regulatory Model Numbers

• AP-344: APIN0344
• AP-345: APIN0345

Certifications

• CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus
• UL2043 plenum rating
• Wi-Fi Alliance certified 802.11a/b/g/n, ac
• WPA, WPA2 and WPA3– Enterprise with CNSA option,rnPersonal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac (with wave 2 features)
• Passpoint® (Release 2) with ArubaOS and Instant 8.3+

WARRANTY

• Limited lifetime warranty

rnMINIMUM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE

• ArubaOS & Aruba InstantOS 8.3.0.0