Flagship offering with the performance to meet growing enterprise needs with Wi−Fi 6E

By leveraging the 6 GHz band, HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series Campus APs delivers peak performance and far greater capacity than previous generations of Wi−Fi. With up to 1200 MHz of new channels, capacity is nearly tripled – so you can meet growing demand due to bandwidth−hungry video, increasing numbers of client and IoT devices and growth in cloud. Unique to HPE Aruba Networking, the HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series includes ultra tri−band filtering to minimize channel interference and dual configurable 5 Gbps ethernet ports to eliminate coverage gaps, provide greater resiliency, and deliver fast, secure connectivity.

Wi−Fi Optimization

Customer optimization

HPE Aruba Networking patented AI powered ClientMatch technology helps eliminate sticky customer issues by steering a customer to the access point where it receives the best radio signal.

HPE Aruba Networking ClientMatch steers traffic from the noisy 2.4 GHz band to the preferred 5 GHz or 6 GHz band depending on customer capabilities. HPE Aruba Networking ClientMatch also dynamically steers traffic to load balance access points to improve the user experience.

Automated Wi−Fi Radio Frequency Management

To optimize the user experience and provide greater stability, HPE Aruba Networking AirMatch allows organization to automate network optimization using machine learning. HPE Aruba Networking AirMatch provides dynamic bandwidth adjustments to support changing device density, enhanced roaming using an even distribution of effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) to radios, and real−time channel assignments to mitigate cochannel interference.

Reduce interference

Unique to HPE Aruba Networking, Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) 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)

For better insights into energy consumption, HPE Aruba Networking access points continuously monitor and report hardware energy usage. Unlike other vendor’s access points, HPE Aruba Networking access points can also be configured to enable or disable capabilities based on available Power over Ethernet (PoE) power — ideal when wired switches have exhausted their power budget. Enterprises can deploy Wi−Fi 6E access points and update switching and power later if needed based on their actual usage. Other power options include adding a power injector or using Smart PoE to combine power from two cables.

Self−Locating Access Points

Indoor location shouldn’t require guesswork or costly overlay technologies. HPE Aruba Networking Wi−Fi 6 and 6E access points help organizations leverage their wireless investment to deliver indoor location — everywhere.

The 650 series campus access points include built−in GPS receivers and intelligent software to allow them automatically locate themselves accurately within the universal framework of latitude and longitude. As part of HPE Aruba Networking indoor location solution, they serve as reference points for customer devices using fine time measurements and other location technologies.

HPE Aruba Networking Wi−Fi 6 and 6E access points support Open Locate, an emerging standard that allows access points to share their location over the air and through cloud−based application programming interfaces (APIs), enabling mobile devices to locate themselves and applications to support network analytics.

Access points as an IoT platform

The 650 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. There is also a USB−port extension to provide IoT connectivity to a wider range of devices. These IoT capabilities allow organizations to leverage the HPE Aruba Networking access points as an IoT platform, which helps eliminate the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources and can accelerate IoT initiatives.

In addition, Target Wake Time (TWT) establishes a schedule when customers need to communicate with an access point. This helps improve customer power savings and reduces airtime contention with other customers, which is ideal for IoT

HPE Aruba Networking Secure Infrastructure

The HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series includes build−security capabilities such as:

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 capability requires ClearPass Policy Manager.

Simple and Secure Access

To improve security and ease of management, IT can centrally configure and automatically enforce role−based policies that define proper access privileges for employees, guests, contractors, and other user groups — no matter where users connect on wired and WLANs.

Dynamic Segmentation helps eliminate the time consuming and error−prone task of managing complex and static VLANs, ACLs, and subnets by dynamically assigning policies and keeping traffic secure and separated.

Seamless Handoffs to Cellular

Built on the technical foundations of Passpoint® and Wi−Fi Calling, Air Pass creates a roaming network across the HPE Aruba Networking enterprise customer footprint, extending cellular coverage and enhancing the visitor and subscriber experience to deliver a great experience for your guests while reducing costs and management overhead for DAS.

Flexible Operation and Management

Our unified access points can operate as stand−alone access points or with a gateway for greater scalability, security, and manageability.

Access points can be deployed using Zero Touch Provisioning — without on‑site technical expertise — for ease of implementation in branch offices and for remote work.

HPE Aruba Networking access points can be managed using cloud−based or on−premises solutions for any campus, branch, or remote work environment. HPE Aruba Networking Central provides a single pane of glass for overseeing every aspect of wired and wireless LANs, WANs, and VPNs. AI−powered analytics, end−to−end orchestration and automation, and advanced security features are built natively into the solution.

Summary

HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series Access Points are designed to take advantage of the 6 GHz band using three 4x4 MIMO radios for comprehensive tri−band coverage to meet the growing demands of Wi−Fi due to increased use of video, growth in customer and IoT devices, and expanded use of cloud. With a maximum combined 7.8 Gbps data rate for higher throughput and faster use, the 650 series raises the bar in terms of capacity, wider channels, hitless failover, and less interference between the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands.

• – ACC helps minimize the impact of interference from cellular networks
• – Ultra tri−band (UTB) enables ultimate flexibility in 5 GHz and 6 GHz channel selection without performance 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 beamforming (TxBF) for increased signal reliability and range
• – 802.11ax TWT to support low power customer devices
• – 802.11mc fine timing measurement (FTM) for precision distance ranging Wi−Fi antennas
• – AP−654: Two sets of four (female) RP−SMA connectors for external antennas (A0 through A3 corresponding with radio chains 0 through 3 for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios, and B0 through B3 corresponding with radio chains 0 through 3 for the 6 GHz radio). Worst−case internal loss between radio interface and external antenna connectors: 1.0 dB in 2.4 GHz, 1.0 dB in 5 GHz and 1.0 dB in 6 GHz
• – AP−655: Integrated downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 4x4 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 4.8 dBi in 2.4 GHz, 5.3 dBi in 5 GHz, and 5.4 dBi in 6 GHz. Built−in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the access point. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30° to 40°

  • • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 3.3 dBi in 2.4 GHz, 2.9 dBi in 5 GHz, and 4.0 dBi in 6 GHz

Other Interfaces

• – E0, E1: Two Ethernet wired network ports (RJ−45)

  • • Auto−sensing link speed (100/1000/2500/5000BASE−T) and MDI/MDIX
  • • 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps speeds comply with NBase−T and 802.3bz specifications
  • • POE−PD: 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at/bt PoE (class 3 or higher)
  • • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • • Link aggregation (LACP) support between both network ports for redundancy and increased capacity
• – DC power interface: 12 Vdc (nominal, +/5%), accepts 2.1 mm / 5.5 mm center− positive circular plug with 9.5 mm length
• – USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector) Capable of sourcing up to 1A / 5W to an attached device
• – Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE5.0) and Zigbee (802.15.4) radio

  • • BLE: up to 6 dBm transmit power and
  • • 101 dBm receive sensitivity (125 kbps)
  • • Zigbee: up to 6 dBm transmit power and –99 dBm receive sensitivity (250 kbps)
  • • Integrated omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30° to 40° downtilt and peak gain of 3.6 dBi
• – GNSS L1 (1575.42 MHz) receiver supporting GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou signal

  • • Receive sensitivity: –162 dBm (tracking)
  • • Integrated omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30° to 40° downtilt and peak gain of 3.1 dBi
• – Advanced IoT Coexistence (AIC) allows concurrent operation of multiple radios in the 2.4 GHz band
• – Built−in Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for enhanced security and anticounterfeiting
• – Visual indictors (four multi−color LEDs): For system (1x) and radio (3x) status
• – Reset button: Factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)
• – Serial console interface (proprietary, micro−B USB physical jack)
• – Kensington security slot
• – Automatic thermal shutdown and recovery function

Power sources and power consumption

• – The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet (POE) on port E0 and/or E1
• – When POE power is supplied to both Ethernet ports, the AP can be configured to combine or prioritize power sources (SmartPOE feature), to increase the power budget available to the AP or support hitless failover between sources.
• – In the failover case, either port can be configured as the active power source
• – When both DC and POE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE
• – Power sources are sold separately; see the HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series Ordering Guide for details
• – When powered by DC, 802.3bt (class 5) POE or dual (combined) 802.3at (class 4) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions.
• – When powered by a single 802.3at (class 4) POE source or if such a source is the primary one in a failover scenario, and with IPM disabled, the AP will disable the USB port and TBD.
• – Operating the AP with an 802.3af (class 3 or lower) POE source is not supported.
• – With IPM enabled, the AP will start up in unrestricted mode but may dynamically apply restrictions depending on the available power budget and actual consumption. The feature restrictions and order in which these get applied are configurable.
• – Maximum (worst−case) power consumption (without / with a USB device attached):

  • • DC powered: 36.0W/42.5W
  • • PoE powered: 40.3W/46.5W
  • • This assumes that up to 5W is supplied to the attached USB device
• – Maximum (worst−case) power consumption in idle mode: 14.3W/20.2W (DC) or 16.9W/22.7W (PoE)
• – Maximum (worst−case) power consumption in deep−sleep mode: 2.4W (DC) or 4.0W (PoE)

Using IPM to avoid platform restrictions

Operating the 650 series access point from a single 802.3at source requires some restrictions, but the IPM feature allows doing that in a flexible way.

The following configurations (with IPM enabled) are some examples of how the access point can remain within the 802.3at budget without any additional restrictions:

• – No power drawn from USB, transmit power on all radios limited to 18 dBm EIRP or less
• – No power drawn from USB, single Ethernet, transmit power on all radios limited to 21 dBm EIRP or less
• – No power drawn from USB, single Ethernet, any one radio disabled

Mounting Details

A mounting bracket has been pre−installed on the back of the AP. This bracket is used to secure the AP to any of the mount kits (sold separately).

Mechanical Specifications

• – Dimensions/weight (AP−655; unit without mount bracket):

  • • 260mm (W) x 260mm (D) x 60mm (H)
  • • 1,800g
• – Dimensions/weight (AP−655; shipping):

  • • 285mm (W) x 285mm (D) x 95mm (H)
  • • 2,300g

Environmental Specifications

• – Operating conditions

  • • Temperature: 0C to +50C / +32F to +122F
  • • Relative humidity: 5% to 95%
  • • ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments
  • • Access point is plenum rated for use in air−handling spaces
• – Storage conditions

  • • Temperature: −25C to +55C / +13F to +131F
  • • Relative humidity: 10% to 100%
  • • ETS 300 019 class 1.2 environments
• – Transportation conditions

  • • Temperature: −40C to +70C / −40F to +158F
  • • Relative humidity: up to 95%
  • • ETS 300 019 class 2.3 environments

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 544khrs (62years) at +25°C operating temperature.

Regulatory Compliance

• – FCC/ISED
• – CE Marked
• – RED Directive 2014/53/EU
• – EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
• – Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
• – UL/IEC/EN 60950
• – IEC/EN 62368−1
• – EN 60601−1−1, EN60601−1−2

For more country−specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your HPE Aruba Networking representative.

Regulatory Model Numbers

• – AP−654 (all models): APIN0654
• – AP−655 (all models): APIN0655

Regulatory Considerations for AP−654

The AP-654 will only be offered in countries where there’s an existing or clear and defined path to allow operation of 6 GHz radios with external connectorized antennas, either as a low power indoor (LPI) or standard power (SP) product. Contact your HPE Aruba Networking representative to confirm (existing or planned) availability for the country where the access point will be deployed.

SP product class operation of the AP-634 (that is, most countries where the platform is supported) is only supported on HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System software release AOS-10.7.0.0 and later deployments and HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System software release AOS-8.12.0.0 and later deployments that include a HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Mobility Conductor. SP operation is not supported on InstantOS deployments or 8.x ArubaOS deployments without a HPE Aruba Networking Virtual Mobility Conductor.

Certifications

• – UL2043 plenum rating
• – Wi−Fi Alliance (WFA):

  • • Wi−Fi CERTIFIED a, b, g, n, ac
  • • Wi−Fi CERTIFIED 6E (ax, 6GHz)
  • • WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)
  • • WMM, WMM−PS, Wi−Fi Vantage, W−Fi Agile Multiband
• – Bluetooth SIG
• – Ethernet Alliance (POE, PD device, class 6)

Warranty

HPE Aruba Networking’s hardware limited lifetime warranty.

Minimum Operating System Software Versions

• – AP−654 (excluding 6GHz support):

  • • HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System and HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS 8.11.2.0, HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System 10.6.0.0
• – AP−654 (including 6GHz support):

  • • HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System and HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS 8.12.0.0, HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System 10.7.0.01
• – AP−655:

  • • HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System and HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS 8.10.0.1, HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System 10.4.0.0

Antenna Patterns AP-655

Horizontal Planes (Top View)

Showing azimuth (0°) and 30° downtilt patterns (averaged patterns for all applicable antennas)

Antenna Patterns AP-655

Vertical (elevation) planes (side view, AP facing down)

Showing side view with AP rotated 0° and 90° (averaged patterns for all applicable antennas)