Product Overview
The 650 Series APs are indoor access points that are fully equipped to support the 6 GHz band for faster performance, wider channels, and minimal interference. Our flagship campus Wi-Fi 6E APs deliver 7.8 Gbps maximum aggregate data rates and 4×4 MU-MIMO.
Maximize channel utilization
HPE Aruba Networking’s patented ultra tri-band filtering allows organizations to take full advantage of 6GHz unlicensed spectrum by dynamically adjusting the available channels to eliminate signal interference and performance degradation.
Highly efficient and secure
Wi-Fi 6E extends the 802.11ax standard to the 6GHz band. All the efficiency and security enhancements including orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), Multi-User MIMO, Enhanced Open, and WPA3 are supported.
IoT ready
Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Zigbee support make it easier to deploy and manage IoT, including asset tracking, security solutions, and sensors.
Features
HPE Aruba Networking 650 Series APs take advantage of the 6 GHz band for fast, secure connectivity plus configurable 5 Gbps dual Ethernet ports for high availability.
Highly resilient
Provide hitless failover for data and power with two configurable HPE Smart Rate ethernet ports that can support 1, 2.5, or 5 Gbps.
Secure connectivity
Supports WPA3 and Enhanced Open as part of the Wi-Fi 6E standard for stronger guest access and data encryption.
Automatic role-based access enforcement
Centrally configure and automatically enforce role-based policies across wired and wireless networks.
Dynamic traffic steering
Load balance traffic for better performance by automatically steering traffic from the 2.4 GHz band to the preferred 5 GHz or 6 GHz band.
Hardware variants
AP-654: External antenna models
AP-655: Internal antenna models
Wi-Fi radio specifications
AP type: Indoor, tri-radio, 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz (concurrent) 802.11ax 4×4 MIMO
2.4GHz radio: Four spatial streams MIMO for up to 1,147Mbps wireless data rate with HE40 802.11ax client devices
5GHz radio: Four spatial streams MIMO for up to 2.4Gbps wireless data rate with HE80 802.11ax client devices
6GHz radio: Four spatial streams MIMO for up to 4.8Gbps wireless data rate with HE160 802.11ax client devices
Both downlink and uplink MU-MIMO in 6GHz and 5GHz, downlink only in 2.4GHz
Up to 512 associated client devices per radio, and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio (limited to 4 for the 6GHz radio)
Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):
400 to 2.4835GHz ISM
150 to 5.250GHz U-NII-1
250 to 5.350GHz U-NII-2A
470 to 5.725GHz U-NII-2C
725 to 5.850GHz U-NII-3/ISM
850 to 5.895GHz U-NII-4
925 to 6.425GHz U-NII-5
425 to 6.525GHz U-NII-6
525 to 6.875GHz U-NII-7
875 to 7.125GHz U-NII-8
Available bands and channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain (country)
Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum in the 5GHz band
Including Zero-Wait DFS (ZWDFS) to accelerate channel changes
Supported radio technologies:
11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
11ax: Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) with up to 37 resource units (for an 80MHz channel)
Supported modulation types:
11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM and 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM and 1024-QAM
802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40
802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80/160(80+80)
802.11ax high efficiency (HE) support: HE20/40/80/160
Supported data rates (Mbps):
11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
11n: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS31, HT20 to HT40), 800 with 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT160(80+80));VHT80); 2,167 with 1024-QAM (MCS10 and MCS11, proprietary extension)
11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 1,147 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE40)
11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 2,402 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160(80+80))HE80)
11ax (6GHz): 3.6 to 4,804 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4,HE20 to HE160)
802.11n/ac 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):
Per radio/band (2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz): +24 dBm (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
Ultra Tri-Band (UTB) enables ultimate flexibility in 5GHz and 6GHz channel selection without performance degradation
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
Table 1. HPE Aruba 650 Series Wi-Fi 6E Access Points
Part number | Description |
Internal antenna access points | |
R7J35A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (EG) Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J36A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (IL) Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J37A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (JP) Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J38A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (RW) Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J39A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (US) Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
External antenna access points | |
S1G53A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-654-RW Tri-radio 4×4:4 Wi-Fi 6E External Antennas Campus AP |
S1G54A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-654-US Tri-radio 4×4:4 Wi-Fi 6E External Antennas Campus AP |
Internal antenna access points – TAA models | |
R7J40A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (EG) TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J41A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (IL) TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J42A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (JP) TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J43A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (RW) TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
R7J44A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-655 (US) TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Internal Antennas Campus AP |
External antenna access points – TAA models | |
S1G55A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-654-RWF1 TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 Wi-Fi 6E External Antennas Campus AP |
S1G56A | HPE Aruba Networking AP-654-USF1 TAA Tri-radio 4×4:4 Wi-Fi 6E External Antennas Campus AP |
*For compatible accessories, see the 650 Series Ordering Guide.
