Description
The 530 Series is designed to simultaneously serve multiple clients and types of traffic, boosting overall network performance by up to 4X versus 802.11ac APs.
In addition to 802.11ax benefits, the 530 Series also delivers Aruba’s differentiated capabilities, including AI-powered RF optimization, always-on connectivity, and WPA3 certified security.
Green AP mode for 802.11ax APs leverages AI/ML capabilities to deliver energy savings of up to 70%.
Hardware Variants
- AP-534: External antenna models
- AP-535: Internal antenna models
Wi-Fi Radio Specifications
- AP Type: Indoor, dual radio, 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11ax 4×4 MIMO
- 5GHz Radio: Up to 2.4Gbps for 4SS HE80 (or 2SS HE160) clients, or with MU-MIMO to four 1SS or two 2SS HE80 clients
- 2.4GHz Radio: Up to 1,150Mbps for 4SS HE40 clients, or with MU-MIMO to two 2SS HE40 clients
- Supports up to 1,024 associated clients per radio (typical recommended limit: 200)
- Up to 16 BSSIDs per radio
- Supported Frequency Bands:
- 2.400 to 2.4835GHz
- 5.150 to 5.250GHz
- 5.250 to 5.350GHz
- 5.470 to 5.725GHz
- 5.725 to 5.850GHz
- Channels available based on regulatory domain
- Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) for optimized RF spectrum use
Supported Radio Technologies
- 802.11b: DSSS
- 802.11a/g/n/ac: OFDM
- 802.11ax: OFDMA (up to 37 resource units on 80MHz)*
Supported Modulation Types
- 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
- 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
- 802.11ac: BPSK to 1024-QAM
- 802.11ax: BPSK to 1024-QAM
High Throughput Support
- 802.11n: HT20/40
- 802.11ac: VHT20/40/80/160
- 802.11ax: 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: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0–31), up to 800 with 256-QAM
- 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0–9, NSS 1–4), up to 2,166 with 1024-QAM
- 802.11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 1,147 (MCS0–11, NSS 1–4)
- 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 2,402 (MCS0–11, NSS 1–4)
Advanced Features
- Packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU
- Transmit power configurable in 0.5 dBm steps
- Max conducted transmit power:
- 2.4GHz: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
- 5GHz: +24 dBm (18 dBm per chain)
- Note: Excludes antenna gain. Add antenna gain for total (EIRP) power
- Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
- Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)
- Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)
- Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)
- Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)
- Transmit Beamforming (TxBF)*
- Target Wait Time (TWT)* for low-power clients
- *Features enabled via future software release
Wi-Fi Antennas
- AP-534:
- Four RP-SMA female connectors for external dual-band antennas (A0–A3)
- Internal loss: 0.8dB (2.4GHz), 1.3dB (5GHz)
- AP-535:
- Four integrated dual-band downtilt omnidirectional antennas
- Peak gain: 3.5dBi (2.4GHz), 5.4dBi (5GHz)
- Optimized for ceiling mount with ~30° downtilt
- Mixed horizontal/vertical polarization
- Combined peak gain: 1.9dBi (2.4GHz), 3.5dBi (5GHz)
Other Interfaces
- E0, E1: HPE SmartRate (RJ-45), up to 5Gbps
- Auto-sensing: 100/1000/2500/5000BASE-T (802.3bz and NBase-T)
- PoE-PD: 48Vdc, 802.3af/at/bt PoE (Class 3+)
- Supports 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
- Link Aggregation (LACP) supported on both ports
- Power can be drawn from either or both ports (priority/combined)
- DC Power: 48Vdc ±5%, 1.35mm/3.5mm circular plug (9.5mm length)
- USB 2.0 Host Port: Type A, up to 1A/5W output
- Bluetooth 5.0 & Zigbee (802.15.4)* Radio:
- BLE Tx Power: Up to 8dBm; Sensitivity: -95dBm
- Zigbee Tx Power: Up to 8dBm; Sensitivity: 99dBm
- Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna (BLE/Zigbee)
- BLE Antenna Peak Gain: 3.1dBi (AP-535), 5.0dBi (AP-534)
- Visual Indicators: Two multi-color LEDs (System, Radio status)
- Reset button: Factory reset & LED control
- Serial Console Interface: Micro-B USB (proprietary)
- Kensington Security Slot
