Aruba 203H Series Indoor Hospitality Wi-Fi 5 Access Point

• Unified flexible radio 802.11ac 2×2:2SS hospitality and branch AP with internal antennas
• Supports wall-box and desk mount deployments

• AP type: Indoor, flexible radio:
  • 5GHz 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO OR 2.4GHz 802.11n 2×2 MIMO¹, or
  • 5GHz 802.11ac 1×1 AND 2.4GHz 802.11n 1×1¹
• Software-configurable radio supports 5GHz (Radio 0) and/or 2.4GHz (Radio 1)
• 5GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT80 client devices
• 2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 400Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT40 client devices (300Mbps for HT40 802.11n client devices)
• Support for up to 32 associated client devices per radio, and up to 8 BSSIDs per radio
• Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):
  • 2.400 to 2.4835GHz
  • 5.150 to 5.250GHz
  • 5.250 to 5.350GHz
  • 5.470 to 5.725GHz
  • 5.725 to 5.850GHz
• Available channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain
• Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum
• Supported radio technologies:
  • 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
  • 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
• Supported modulation types:
  • 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
  • 802.11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
• Transmit power: Configurable in increments of 0.5 dBm
• Maximum (conducted) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):
  • 2.4GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate (2×2 mode)
  • 5GHz band: +16 dBm per chain, +19 dBm aggregate (2×2 mode)
  • Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain
• Maximum ratio combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance
• Cyclic delay/shift diversity (CDD/CSD) for improved downlink RF performance
• Short guard interval for 20MHz, 40MHz and 80MHz channels
• 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 (2×2 mode)
• 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)
  • 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT20/40/80)
• 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT 20/40
• 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT 20/40/80
• 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

¹ 256-QAM modulation (802.11ac) supported by the 2.4GHz radio as well.

• Two integrated dual-band moderately directional antennas for 2×2 MIMO with maximum individual antenna gain of 4.9dBi in 2.4GHz and 6.0dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for vertical orientation of the AP. The horizontal beamwidth is roughly 120 degrees.
  • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios (in 2×2 mode), the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 2.3dBi in 2.4GHz and 3.4dBi in 5GHz.

• Uplink: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)
  • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
  • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • PoE-PD (input): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at PoE
• Local: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, bottom)
  • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
  • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
• Passive pass-through interface (two RJ-45, back and bottom)
  • USB host interface (Type A connector)
  • For Aruba LS-BT1USB BLE radio modules only
• Visual indicators (LEDs):
  • Power/system status
  • Radio status
  • Local network port status
• Reset/LED control button (“paperclip access”)
  • Factory reset (when activated during device power up)
  • LED control: toggle off/normal
• Serial console interface (custom, uUSB physical jack)

• Maximum IPsec encrypted wired throughput: 20Mbps

• The AP is powered through Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• An optional PoE power injector is sold separately
• Power over Ethernet (PoE): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/802.3at compliant source
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 7.4W.
• Includes up to 100mW for an attached USB BLE module
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 3.9W.

• The AP ships with a mounting plate to attach the AP to a single-gang wall-box (most international variations covered). The AP securely attaches to the plate; a custom security tool to remove the AP from the plate ships with the product.
• Several optional mount kits are available to attach the AP to a dual-gang wall-box, directly to the wall, or to support desk mounting.

• Dimensions/weight (unit,including single-gang wall box mount plate):
  • 86mm (W) x 26.5mm (D) x 140mm (H)
  • 225g
• Dimensions/weight (shipping):
  • 115mm (W) x 47mm (D) x 165mm (H)
  • 290g

• Operating:
  • Temperature: 0° C to +40° C (+32° F to +104° F)
  • Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• Storage and transportation:
  • Temperature: -40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)

• FCC/Industry of Canada
• CE Marked
• R&TTE Directive 1995/5/EC
• Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC
• EN 300 328
• EN 301 489
• EN 301 893
• UL/IEC/EN 60950
• EN 60601-1-1 and EN 60601-1-2

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

• MTBF: 780,000 hours (89 years) at +25C° operating temperature

• AP-203H-xx (all variants): APINH203