The affordable 303 Series (802.11ac Wave 2) campus access point delivers high-performance to lower-density environments. This cost-effective access point is perfect for lower-density environments such as retail stores and branch offices.
Networking on a budget
With the integrated BLE and supporting 802.3af power, the 303 Series APs enable enterprises to improve their work efficiency and productivity with the lowest TCO. When Ethernet drops are not available, VPN tunnels extend remote locations to corporate resources and wireless mesh connections.
Full IoT platform capabilities
The 303 Series APs include a second Ethernet port with PoE out to daisy-chain the wired network to connect and power any network device such as IP camera, IoT gateway, or even a second access point. This feature reduces the cost and simplifies the installation of multiple devices by sharing switch ports and cabling. The 303 Series APs also have integrated Zigbee radio for IoT connectivity.
Highly secure and reliable performance
The 303 Series APs offer improved network simplicity and security in several ways. Dynamic Segmentation automatically enforces real-time, device-level access policies on HPE Aruba Networking wired and wireless networks. Additionally, Aruba AppRF technology leverages deep- packet inspection to classify and block, prioritize, or limit bandwidth for over 2,500 enterprise apps or groups of apps.
Flexible management options
Available management solutions include HPE Aruba Networking Central (available in cloud-managed and on-premises options), as well as Aruba AirWave, which supports multi-vendor networks. APs can be deployed with zero-touch provisioning to reduce deployment time, centralize configuration, and simplify inventory management.
Features
High-performance Wi-Fi 5 for lower-density environments, The 303 Series campus APs deliver connectivity to environments such as schools, retail branches, warehouses, hotels, and offices, where the environment is cost-sensitive.
Improved work efficiency and productivity
Delivers a maximum concurrent data rate of 867 Mbps in the 5GHz band and 300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band (for an aggregate peak data rate of 1.2Gbps).
Dual Radio 2×2 802.11ac access point with Multi-User MIMO (Wave 2)
Supports up to 867Mbps in the 5GHz band (with 2SS/VHT80 client devices) and up to 300Mbps in the 2.4GHz band (with 2SS/HT40 clients).
HPE Aruba Networking’s ClientMatch technology
ClientMatch continuously monitors the health of all clients connected to each access point, intelligently grouping them.
Less RF interference with ARM
ARM automatically assigns channel, width, and power settings based on environment and client density. It also provides airtime fairness and ensures that access points stay clear of all sources of RF interference to deliver reliable, high-performance WLANs.
Power over Ethernet
The access point supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet (PoE). When both power sources are available, DC power takes priority over PoE.
Hardware variants
AP-303 models: single Ethernet
AP-303P models: second Ethernet with PoE out
Wi-Fi radio specifications
AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO and 2.4GHz 802.11n 2×2 MIMO
5GHz (radio 0):
Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS VHT80 client devices
Two spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 867Mbps wireless data rate to two 1SS MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
2.4GHz (radio 1):
Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 300Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS HT40 client devices
Support for up to 256 associated client devices per radio, and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio
Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):
400 to 2.4835GHz
150 to 5.250GHz
250 to 5.350GHz
470 to 5.725GHz
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:
11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
Supported modulation types:
11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
Transmit power:
Configurable in increments of 0.5dBm
Maximum (aggregate, conducted total) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):
4GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain)
5GHz band: +21dBm (18dBm per chain)
Note: 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
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
Supported data rates (Mbps):
11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
11n: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2)
11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40
11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80
11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU
Table 1. HPE Aruba 303 Series Wi-Fi 5 Access Points
Part number | Description |
303 Series campus access points | |
JZ317A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303 (EG) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ318A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303 (IL) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ319A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303 (JP) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ320A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303 (RW) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ321A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303 (US) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ320ACM | HPE Aruba Networking CM AP-303 (RW) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
JZ321ACM | HPE Aruba Networking CM AP-303 (US) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP |
303P Series campus access points | |
R0G65A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (EG) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R0G66A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (IL) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R0G67A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (JP) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R0G68A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (RW) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R0G69A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (US) Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R2H41A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (EG) TAA Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R2H42A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (IL) TAA Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R2H43A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (JP) TAA Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R2H44A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (RW) TAA Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
R2H45A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-303P (US) TAA Dual 2×2:2 MU-MIMO Radio Internal Antennas Unified Campus AP Dual Ethernet |
