Key Features

• – Ideal for hospitality, branch, and teleworker deployments
• – Flexible coverage across any two bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz) for up to 3.6 Gbps combined peak data rate
• – Up to seven 160 MHz channels in 6 GHz support low-latency, bandwidth-hungry applications such as high-definition video and AR/VR applications
• – Combines wireless and wired access in compact desktop or wall mount models that can be PoE powered
• – Convenient wired connectivity and support for PoE with a fast 2.5GbE uplink port, two 1GbE ports, and two 1GbE PSE ports capable of supplying up to a total of 30W PoE.
• – Internet of Things (IoT)-ready with support for Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee.

Use Cases

Hospitality

Delivering exceptional hotel guest or student residence hall experiences requires seamless Wi-Fi connectivity that is always on. The 600H Series can support hundreds of guest and student devices simultaneously without impacting Wi-Fi quality and optimizes the connection to the best available AP regardless of where the device is carried so users can roam without impact to performance. Critical applications can be prioritized so they can perform at their peak, without impacting the guest or staff experience. Desktop or wall mount configurations provide deployment flexibility with wired ports and integrated BLE5.0 and 802.15.4 (Zigbee) supporting a range of IoT devices.

Small branch and remote work

With the 600H Series managed by HPE Aruba Networking Central, IT can remotely deploy and centrally manage secure network connectivity for hundreds or even thousands of remote workers or small office employees to deliver an in‑office experience—without need for a gateway. Remote workers can connect wireless clients (laptops, smartphones, tablets) as well as wired clients, such as VoIP phones, and access mission‑critical applications reliably and securely via a 2.5 Gbps uplink/downlink Ethernet port, dedicated 1 Gbps uplink port, and three dedicated downlink ports.

WI-FI 6E for faster speeds, more capacity

The 600H series access points are designed to take advantage of Wi-Fi 6E and the 6 GHz band, which translates into far greater speeds, wider channels for multigigabit traffic, and less interference. Its two 2x2 multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) radios deliver a maximum combined data rate of up to 3.6 Gbps.

Advantages of 6 GHz

Wi-Fi 6E provides up to 1200 MHz in the 6 GHz band for higher throughput and improved application performance. With up to seven 160 MHz channels, Wi-Fi 6E can better support low-latency, bandwidth‑hungry applications such as high-definition video and augmented reality and virtual reality applications. Only Wi-Fi 6E capable devices can use the 6 GHz band so there is no interference or slowdowns because legacy devices use the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz bands. The 600H series provides flexible coverage across any two bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz) to help ensure that 6E and legacy devices are supported.

Device class support

The 600H series are part of the low power indoor (LPI) device class. This fixed indoor‑only class uses lower power levels and does not require an Automated Frequency Coordination service (AFC), which is required for all outdoor and select indoor access points that transmit/operate at standard power.

6 GHz global readiness

While the need for more Wi-Fi capacity is recognized across the globe, countries are approaching the 6 GHz band differently. The 600H series are set up to automatically update regulatory rules after Wi-Fi 6E regulations have been approved and certified.

Extends the benefits of Wi-Fi 6

The 600H series are based on the 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) standard, which means that all its efficiency and security enhancements are also available on the 6 GHz band. Wi-Fi 6 features such as orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), BSS coloring, and so on, are fully supported on the HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi 6E access points as well.

Advantages of OFDMA

This capability allows HPE Aruba Networking access points to handle multiple 802.11ax capable customer on each channel simultaneously, regardless of device or traffic type. Channel utilization is optimized by handling each transaction through smaller subcarriers or resource units (RUs), which means that customers are sharing a channel and not competing for airtime and bandwidth.

Dual radio/tri-band architecture

The 600H series use a unique dual radio, tri-band architecture to utilize the 6 GHz band with its faster speeds, wider channels, and less interference. Adding support for the 6 GHz band to the traditional 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands provides more than double the available wireless capacity — so small offices / home offices can meet growing demand due to bandwidth-hungry video, increasing numbers of customers and IoT devices, and growth in the cloud. These access points feature two radios that can be automatically tuned to any two of the three available spectrum bands for Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz).

Simplified deployment and operations

HPE Aruba Networking 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 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. With HPE Aruba Networking Central, onboarding, configuring, and provisioning are simpler and require no manual CLI configuration or maintenance windows. After the access point is plugged in, the device connects and receives its running configuration from the cloud using Zero Touch Provisioning, which allows remote workers and offices to onboard and configure wireless connectivity without any on-site IT support. Central licenses are available in 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, and 10-year increments, making it easy to align requirements for artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps), security, and other desired management features.

Versatile installation options

The 600H series can be deployed as a wall mount or on the desktop. For desktop deployments, the 600H series are offered in bundles that combine an access point, a desk stand, a power adapter, and a North American or European power cord.

Key Wi-Fi features

Wi-Fi 6E certified™ for 6 GHz

The 600H series are fully Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ to meet all the requirements for Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) for greater efficiency, including OFDMA, multiuser (MU)-MIMO, and Target Wake Time (TWT) to extend the battery life of devices.

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.

Radio frequency optimization

ML-based radio frequency (RF) optimization known as HPE Aruba Networking AirMatch dynamically adjusts resources such as power to optimize coverage and help eliminate coverage gaps.

HPE Aruba Networking Advanced Cellular Coexistence

Unique HPE Aruba Networking Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) uses built-in filtering to automatically reduce the impact of interference from cellular networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and commercial small-cell or femtocell equipment.

Self-locating access points

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

The 600H series include built-in GPS receivers and intelligent software to allow them to automatically locate themselves accurately within the universal framework of latitude and longitude. As part of HPE Aruba Networking indoor location solutions, they serve as reference points for customer devices and other technologies using fine time measurement.

Open Locate, an emerging standard that allows access points to share their location over the air and through cloud-based application programming interfaces (APIs), enables mobile devices to locate themselves and applications to support network analytics.

IoT ready

The 600H series include 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 our access points as an IoT transport, which helps eliminate the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources and can accelerate IoT initiatives.

In addition, TWT establishes a schedule for 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. The Advanced IoT Coexistence (AIC) feature uses built-in filtering to allow Wi-Fi and BLE/Zigbee radios to operate at maximum capacity without the impact of interference.

Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)

For better insights into energy consumption, our access points continuously monitor and report hardware energy usage. Unlike other vendors’ access points, our access points can also be configured to enable or disable capabilities based on available PoE power — ideal when wired switches have exhausted their power budget. Enterprises can deploy Wi-Fi 6E access points and update switching and power at a later if needed based on their actual usage

Key Security Features

AI Customer Insights

ML-based classification of all customer through customer insights uses deep packet inspection to provide additional context and behavioral information that help ensure devices are receiving proper policy enforcement and continuous monitoring 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 access points and customers. Wired and wireless data is automatically correlated to identify potential threats, thereby 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, distributed denial of service (DDoS), botnets, and other common attacks.

WPA3 and Enhanced Open

As part of Wi-Fi 6E (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.

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 (requires HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager).

VPN Tunnels

This access point series can be used to establish a secure SSL/IPSec VPN tunnel to a HPE Aruba Networking gateway or mobility controller that is acting as a VPN concentrator.

Trusted Platform Module

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

Simple and Secure Access

To simplify policy enforcement, the 600H series uses the Policy Enforcement Firewall (PEF) to encapsulate all traffic from the access point to the Mobility Controller (or Gateway) for end-to-end encryption and inspection. Policies are applied based on user role, device type, applications, and location. This reduces the manual configuration of SSIDs, VLANs, and ACLs. PEF also serves as the underlying technology for Dynamic Segmentation.

Standards-Based Technologies

The 600H series also include the following standards-based technologies:

• – Transmit beamforming to increase signal reliability and range
• – 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

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