Key Features

• – Desktop form factor with support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 1.49 Gbps maximum real-world speed (HE80/HE20)
• – Zero touch provisioning, optional USB LTE modem, and two wired ports make it easier to extend the workplace experience anywhere that has an internet or cellular connection
• – Microbranch capabilities to extend the WAN to home offices, small offices, and even temporary locations with SD-WAN, cloud-based management, and SASE integration capabilities – without requiring an on-premises gateway.
• – Wired and wireless connections that include encryption and user authentication to protect the remote network
• – Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ with OFDMA support for enhanced multi-user efficiency

Wi-Fi 6 Certified

500R Series Remote Access Points are fully Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ to meet all the requirements for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) for greater efficiency including OFDMA, MU-MIMO, and Target Wake Time to extend battery life of devices.

RF optimization

ML-based radio frequency optimization known as AirMatch dynamically adjusts resources such as power to optimize coverage and eliminate coverage gaps.

Advanced Cellular Coexistence

Built-in filtering automatically minimizes the impact of interference from cellular networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and commercial small cell or femtocell equipment.

IoT Ready

Using an optional external USB radio dongle, the 500R Series can use the 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 500R Series as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources

Security

Remote work increases the attack surface in an organization. With HPE Aruba Networking Central, 500R Series Remote Access Points are better protected using new, sophisticated security models such as Zero Trust and SASE. A fundamental concept of both Zero Trust and SASE security frameworks is identity- based access control that grants least-privilege access for a device or user, restricting them from accessing resources not required to complete their tasks.

AI Client Insights

ML-based classification of all clients via Client Insights uses deep packet inspection to provide additional context and behavioral information that help ensure devices are receiving proper policy enforcement and continuously monitor for rogue devices.

User and Device Authentication

Cloud-native Network Access Control (NAC) provided by HPE Aruba Networking Central further simplifies how IT controls network access while providing a frictionless experience for end users. Global policy automation and orchestration enables IT to define and maintain global policies at scale with ease, using UI-driven, intuitive workflows that automatically translate security intent into policy design and map user roles for employees, contractors, guests, and devices to their proper access privileges.

Intrusion Detection

HPE Aruba Networking Central utilizes the Rogue AP Intrusion Detection Service (RAPIDS) to identify and resolve issues caused by rogue APs and clients. Wired and wireless data is automatically correlated to identify potential threats, strengthening network security and improving incident response processes by reducing false positives.

Web Content Filtering

Web Content Classification (WebCC) classifies websites by content category and rates them by reputation and risk score, enabling IT to block malicious sites to help prevent phishing, DDoS, botnets, and other common attacks.

WPA3 and Enhanced Open

As part of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), WPA3 ensures stronger encryption and authentication while Enhanced Open offers protection for users connecting to open networks by automatically encrypting each session to protect user passwords and data on guest networks. In addition, 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.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

For enhanced device assurance, all APs include an installed TPM for secure storage of credentials and keys, and boot code.

Standards Based Technologies

HPE Aruba Networking 500R Series Remote Access Points also include the following standards-based technologies:

• – Transmit Beamforming to increase signal reliability and range
• – Passpoint Wi-Fi (Release 2) (Hotspot 2.0) for seamless cellular to Wi-Fi handover for guests
• – Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to optimize use of available RF spectrum
• – Maximum Rate Combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance
• – Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD) to deliver greater downlink RF performance
• – Space-Time Block Coding (STBC) to increase range and improve reception
• – Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) to provide high-efficiency error correction and improve throughput

Hardware Variants

• – AP-503R: Remote AP platform (desk mount, wired + wireless access), integrated antennas

WI-FI Radio Specifications

• – AP type: Indoor, dual-radio, 2.4GHz and 5GHz (dual concurrent) 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO
• – 2.4GHz radio: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 574Mbps wireless data rate with 2SS HE40 802.11ax client devices (287Mbps for HE20)
• – 5GHz radio: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1.2Gbps wireless data rate with 2SS HE80 802.11ax client devices
• – Up to 256 associated client devices per radio, and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio
• – Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):

  • 2.400 to 2.4835GHz ISM
  • 5.150 to 5.250GHz U-NII-1
  • 5.250 to 5.350GHz U-NII-2A
  • 5.470 to 5.725GHz U-NII-2C
  • 5.725 to 5.850GHz U-NII-3/ISM
  • 5.850 to 5.895GHz U-NII-4
• – Available bands and channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain (country)
• – Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum in the 5GHz band
• – 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 and 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
  • 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
  • 802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and 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 (proprietary extension)
  • 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2, VHT20 to VHT80); 1,083 with 1024-QAM (MCS10 and MCS11, proprietary extension)
  • 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 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):

  • Per radio (2.4GHz / 5GHz): +21 dBm (18dBm per chain)
  • Notes: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain.
• – Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes the impact of interference from cellular networks
• – 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 beam-forming (TxBF) for increased signal reliability and range
• – 802.11ax Target Wait Time (TWT) to support low-power client devices