Model

AP-535

Regulatory model numbers

APIN0535

Part number

JZ336A

AP type

Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11ax 4x4 MIMO

5GHz radio

• Four spatial stream HE80 (or 2SS HE160) MIMO for up to 2.4Gbps wireless data rate 
• Downlink and uplink MU-MIMO

2.4GHz radio

• Four spatial stream HE40 (HE20) MIMO for up to 1,147Mbps (574Mbps) wireless data rate
• Downlink MU-MIMO only

Maximum number of associated client devices

Up to 1024 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 37 resource units (for an 80MHz channel)

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

VHT20/40/80/160

802.11ax high efficiency (HE) support

HE20/40/80/160

Supported data rates (Mbps)

• 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
• 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
• 802.11n (2.4GHz): 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS15, HT20 to HT40)
• 802.11n (5GHz): 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MVC31, HT20 to HT40)
• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 3,467 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT160)
• 802.11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE40)
• 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 4,803 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160)

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: +24 dBm (18dBm per chain)
5 GHz band: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain.

Additional Wi-Fi features

• 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
• 802.11mc Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) for precision distance ranging

Wi-Fi Antennas

Four integrated dual-band downtilt omnidirectional antennas for 4x4 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 3.5dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.4dBi 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.
• A mix of horizontally and vertically polarized antenna elements is used
• Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 1.9dBi in 2.4GHz and 3.5dBi in 5GHz.

E0, E1: HPE SmartRate port (RJ-45, maximum negotiated speed 5Gbps)

• Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500/5000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps speeds comply with NBase-T and 802.3bz specifications
• POE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3at/bt POE (class 4 or higher)
• 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

Link aggregation (LACP) 

Support between both network ports for redundancy and increased capacity

DC power interface

48Vdc (nominal, +/- 5%), accepts 1.35mm/3.5mm 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 5 and Zigbee (802.15.4) radio (2.4GHz)

• Bluetooth 5: up to 8dBm transmit power (class 1) and -95dBm receive sensitivity
• Zigbee: up to 8dBm transmit power and 99dBm receive sensitivity
• Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 3.1dBi (AP-535)

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 (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
• When both DC and POE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE
• Power sources are sold separately; see the ordering Information section below for details
• When powered by DC, 802.3bt (class 5) POE or 2x 802.3at (class 4) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions.
• When powered by 1x 802.3at (class 4) POE and with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port and disable the other Ethernet 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.
• Operating the AP with an 802.3af (class 3 or lower) POE source is not supported.

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

• DC powered: 23.3W
• POE powered (802.3bt or dual 802.3at): 26.4W
• POE powered (802.3at, IPM disabled): 23.3W
• All numbers above are without an external USB device connected. When sourcing the full 5W power budget to such a device, the incremental (worst-case) power consumption for the AP is up to 5.7W ( POE powered) or 5.5W ( DC powered)

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode

13.3W ( POE) or 14.3W (DC)

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

3.8W (POE) or 3.6W (DC)

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)

Dimensions/weight
(unit, excluding mount bracket)

240mm (W) x 240mm (D) x 57mm (H)
1,270g

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)

 995,000hrs (114yrs) at +25C operating temperature.

Minimum ArubaOS Release

• ArubaOS and Aruba InstantOS 8.5.0.0 (with some restrictions). For unrestricted operation, use 8.6.0.0 or later.
• ArubaOS 10.0.0.0

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