Model

AP-505

Regulatory model numbers

APIN0505

Part number

R2H28A

AP type

Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO

5GHz radio

Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1.2Gbps wireless data rate with 2SS HE80 802.11ax client devices

2.4GHz radio

Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 574Mbps (287 Mbps) wireless data rate with 2SS HE40 (HE20) 802.11ax client devices

Maximum number of associated client devices

Up to 256 associated client devices per radio

Maximum number of BSSIDs

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 

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, 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
• 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
• 802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 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
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2, VHT20 to VHT80), 1,083 with 1024-QAM
• 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/ax 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):

2.4 GHz band: +21 dBm (18dBm per chain)
5 GHz band: +21 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain.

Wi-Fi Antennas

Two integrated dual-band downtilt omni-directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 4.9dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.7dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.
  • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 4.3dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.6dBi in 5GHz.

E0: Ethernet wired network port (RJ-45)

• Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• POE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at POE (class 3 or 4)
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

DC power interface

12Vdc (nominal, +/- 5%), accepts 2.1mm/5.5mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5mm 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 7dBm transmit power (class 1) and -93dBm receive sensitivity (1Mbps)
• Zigbee: up to 6dBm transmit power and -96dBm receive sensitivity Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 3.3dBi

Visual indictors (two multi-color LEDs)

For System and Radio status

Reset button

Factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)

Serial console interface

Proprietary, micro-B USB physical jack

Security slot

Kensington security slot

Power Sources: The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet

• The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet
• When both DC and POE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE
• Power sources are sold separately; see the 500 Series Ordering Guide for details
• When powered by DC or 802.3at (class 4) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions.
• When powered by 802.3af (class 3) POE and with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port. In the same configuration but with IPM enabled, the AP will start up in unrestricted mode, but may dynamically apply restrictions depending on the POE budget and actual power. The feature restrictions and order can be programmed.

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption (without / with a USB device attached) 

• DC powered: 8.9W / 14.2W.
• POE powered (802.3at): 11.0W / 16.5W.
• POE powered (802.3af): 11.0W / 13.5W.
• This assumes that up to 5W is supplied to the attached USB device.

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode

4.3W (DC) or 6.2W (POE).

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep-sleep mode

1.7W (DC) or 3.7W (POE).

Dimensions/weight
(unit, excluding mount bracket)

160mm (W) x 161mm (D) x 37mm (H)
500g

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); see the 500 Series Ordering Guide for details

Operating conditions

• Temperature: 0C to +50C / +32F to +122F
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• AP is plenum rated for use in air-handling spaces
• ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments

Storage and transportation conditions

• Temperature: -40C to +70C / -40F to +158F
•  Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
•  ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

1.3Mhrs (148yrs) at +25C operating temperature. 

Minimum ArubaOS Release

• ArubaOS and Aruba InstantOS 8.6.0.0
• ArubaOS 10.1.0.0

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

• FCC/ISED
• CE Marked
• RED Directive 2014/53/EU
• EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
• Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
• UL/IEC/EN 60950
• EN 60601-1-1, EN60601-1-2
• Railway Certs:
   - EN 50155:2017 - Railway Applications
   - EN 50121-1:2017 - Railway EMC
   - EN 50121-3-2 - Railway EMC
   - EN 50121-4:2016 - Railway Immunity
   - IEC 61373 ed2:2008 - Railway Shock and Vibration

Certifications

• UL2043 plenum rating
• Wi-Fi Alliance:
  - Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a, b, g, n, ac
  - Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 (ax)
  - WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)
  - WMM, WMM-PS, W-Fi Agile Multiband
  - Passpoint (release 2)
  - Wi-Fi Location
• Bluetooth SIG
• Ethernet Alliance (POE, PD device, class 4)