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High performance Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) for harsh weather-protected and indoor environments
The hardened, Aruba 518 Series access point delivers high Wi-Fi 6 performance in harsh, weather-protected environments such as warehouses, industrial freezers or enclosures in extreme environments such as stadiums. It delivers 4x4:4SS MU-MIMO capability, Aruba's advanced ClientMatch and integrated Bluetooth to enable Aruba location services.
Purpose-built to survive in the harshest outdoor environments, 518 Series APs withstand exposure to extreme high and low temperatures, persistent (non-precipitant) moisture, and are sealed to keep out airborne contaminants. All electrical interfaces include industrial strength surge protection.
Aruba Wi-Fi 6 access points provide high-performance connectivity in dense mobile and IoT environments. With maximum aggregate on air data rate of 3 Gbps (HE80/HE40), the 518 Series APs deliver the speed and reliability needed for demanding environments.
INCREDIBLE EFFICIENCY
The 518 Series APs are designed to optimize user experience by maximizing Wi-Fi efficiency and dramatically reducing airtime contention between clients.
Features include Uplink and Downlink Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Downlink Multi-User MIMO (MU MIMO) and cellular co-location. With up to 4 spatial stream and 160 MHz channel capability, the 518 provides groundbreaking wireless capabilities for any application.
Advantages of OFDMA
This capability allows Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs to handle multiple Wi-Fi 6 enabled clients simultaneously on a single radio. Channel utilization is optimized per transaction by matching allocated bandwidth in a channel to the offered user load. These sub divisions of the channel are referred to as Resource Units (RU).
Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
The 518 Series APs support downlink MU-MIMO similar to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac Wave 2) APs. With the introduction OFDMA in Wi-Fi 6, the overhead for this capability is reduced and MU-MIMO effectiveness is substantially improved for large client counts.
Wi-Fi 6 and MU-MIMO aware client optimization
Aruba's patented AI powered ClientMatch technology ensures that all clients are attached to their best serving Access Point. Session metrics, network metrics, applications and client type are used to identify and maintain the best connection.
Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
The ACC feature uses built in filtering to automatically minimize the impact of interference of high power cellular base stations, in building distributed antenna systems as well as small cell and femtocell equipment.
Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM)
Aruba APs continuously monitor and report hardware energy consumption. APs can be configured to enable or disable capabilities based on the available PoE power - ideal when wired switches have exhausted their power budget.
IOT PLATFORM CAPABILITIES
Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs include an integrated Bluetooth 5 and 802.15.4 radio (for Zigbee support) to simplify deploying and managing IoT-based location services, asset tracking services, security solutions and IoT sensors. This allow organizations to leverage the 518 as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources.
| Edition | Hardened |
| Brand | HPE |
| Product Line | HPE Aruba |
| Model | AP-518 (RW) |
| Manufacturer | Aruba |
| Optical Drive Type | None |
| Connectivity Technology | Wireless |
| Data Transfer Rate | 3 GBps |
| Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt, IEEE 802.3bz |
| Features | 4x4 MU-MIMO technology, Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC), ClientMatch, Custom deep-sleep mode, Cyclic Delay Diversity (CDD), Cyclic shift diversity (CSD), Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), High Efficiency (HE) support, High-Throughput (HT) support, Intelligent Power Monitoring (IPM), LACP support, Low Density Parity Check (LDPC), Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC), MU-MIMO technology, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Packet aggregation A-MPDU, Packet aggregation A-MSDU, Space Time Blocking Code (STBC), Target Wait Time (TWT), Transmit Beam-forming (TxBF) ready, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Very High Throughput (VHT) support |
| Data Link Protocols | Bluetooth 5.0, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, ZigBee |
| Form Factor | External |
| Power Over Ethernet (PoE) | PoE |
| Spread Spectrum Method | DSSS, OFDM, OFDMA |
| Network Band | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
| Wireless LAN | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2/ax, Bluetooth 5.0, ZigBee |
| Product Type | Wireless access point |
| Status Indicators | Status, System |
| Interface Provided | 1 x 1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x HPE Smart Rate - RJ-45, 2 x antenna - RP-SMA, 4 x antenna - RP-SMA |
| Power Consumption Operational | 26.1 watt |
| Operating System Required | ArubaOS, InstantOS |
| Internet of Things (IoT) Compatible | Yes |
| Encryption | WPA, WPA2, WPA3 |
| Antenna Form Factor | External |
| Antennas | 6 |
| Line Coding Format | 1024 QAM, 16 QAM, 256 QAM, 64 QAM, BPSK, CCK, OFDM, OFDMA, QPSK |
| Max Operating Temperature | 55 degree Celsius |
| Min Operating Temperature | -40 degree Celsius |
| Operating Humidity | 5 - 93% (non-condensing) |
| Ruggedized Design | Outdoor |
| Service Activation | No |
| IoT Communications Technology | Bluetooth, Zigbee |
| Capacity | BSSIDs per radio: 16, OFDMA units: 16, Wireless clients per Wi-Fi radio: 512 |
| Network Device | Aggregate bandwidth: 3 Gbps, Maximum data rate (2.4 GHz): 575 Mbps, Maximum data rate (5 GHz): 4.8 Gbps |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 |
| Height | 7 centimetre |
| Weight | 1.5 kilogram |
| Width | 21.1 centimetre |
| Depth | 21.1 centimetre |
| Color Category | White |
| Compliant Standards | CB, CE/EMC, cTUVus, Directive 2014/30/EU, Directive 2014/35/EU, Directive 2014/53/EU, EN 60601-1-1, EN 60601-1-2, FCC, IEC/EN/UL 60950, IP55, ISED, UL 2043 |
| ENERGY STAR Certified | No |
| EPEAT Compliant | No |
| TCO Certified | No |
| Service & Support Details | Limited warranty - lifetime |
| Limited Warranty | Limited Lifetime |
Availability: Item backordered/Call to Order:
Available 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday
| Size | US | Bust | Waist | Low Hip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 2 | 32 | 24 - 25 | 33 - 34 |
| S | 4 | 34 - 35 | 26 - 27 | 35 - 26 |
| M | 6 | 36 - 37 | 28 - 29 | 38 - 40 |
| L | 8 | 38 - 29 | 30 - 31 | 42 - 44 |
| XL | 10 | 40 - 41 | 32 - 33 | 45 - 47 |
| XXL | 12 | 42 - 43 | 34 - 35 | 48 - 50 |
Measure around the fullest part of your bust.
Measure around the narrowest part of your torso.
With your feet together measure around the fullest part of your hips/rear.
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