Aruba Instant On AP22

High-speed Wi-Fi designed with small businesses in mind.

Perfect for reimagined offices, schools, and retail/hospitality businesses.

Overview

Small business are facing a number of challenges—challenges that needs constant attention. the right technology can help you stay on top of them and stay ahead of the curve. Technologies like the ones found inside the AP22.

Designed with Wi-Fi 6 for higher capacity and greater performance, the competitively priced Aruba Instant On AP22 is the perfect access point for small businesses with expanding mobile, cloud and IoT requirements.

Wi-Fi Certified 6^TM AP22 access points deliver faster Wi-Fi speeds, greater capacity, and reduced latency between access points and devices for a superior Wi-Fi experience. With the AP22, you can upgrade you Wi-Fi network to boost performance across devices now, while preparing it for more mobile and IoT devices in the future.

Already have a demanding mobile and/or IoT environment? Delivering $x the capacity of 802.11ac access points, AP22 can provide an exceptional user experience in a broad variety of scenarios. Remote offices. Hybrid classrooms. Hotels and restaurants. Reimaging retail and hospitality. The AP22 can handle them all without breaking a sweat.

Want to make wires a thing of the past? combine the AP22 with Smart Mesh Wi-Fi for complete wireless coverage.

Want to keep bandwidth hogs and unknown devices off your network? Banish them with the flip of your thumb on the Aruba Instant On App.

We know the critical role Wi-Fi plays in business today. No business can't afford downtime. The Aruba Instant On AP22, at every level, is designed for rapid deployment and simplified management. Be it mounting hardware, or remote device management, or having access to the latest business-grade software, the AP22 lives to make your life easier.

Key features

• Fast 802.11ax, 2X2:2
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ (Wi-Fi 6)
• MU-MIMO performance Smart Mesh Wi-Fi support
• Built-in Wi-Fi router/gateway functionality
• Integrated Bluetooth
• Easy-to-use web and mobile app for setup and management
• Secure Guest Wi-Fi with simple setup
• Application classification, control and visibility

Next-Generation 802.11ax Wi-Fi Features

AP22 is a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ (Wi-Fi 6) access point that brings higher capacity, efficiency, and performance to small businesses with dense deployments. With a maximum aggregate data rate of 1.7 Gbps, AP22 access points deliver the speed and reliability small businesses need.

ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (OFDMA)
Allows access points (APs) to handle multiple Wi-Fi 6-capable clients on each channel simultaneously regardless of device or traffic type. This improves efficiency by boosting overall capacity, while reducing latency.

TARGET WAKE TIME (TWT)
Ideal for IoTs that communicate infrequently, TWT establishes a schedule for when clients need to communicate with an AP. This helps reduce power consumption, extending the battery life of clients.

MULTIUSER, MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MU-MIMO)
Allows you to serve multiple clients (Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6) at the same time.

1024-QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (1024-QAM)
Enables a 25% data increase over 256 QAM, improving throughput in your access points and devices.

TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (TPM)
All Aruba Instant On access points have an installed TPM for secure storage of credentials, keys, and boot codes.

BASIC SERVICE SET COLORING (BSS COLORING)
Allows the network to assign a “color” tag to a channel and reduce the threshold for interference. Network performance is improved because APs on the same channel can be closer together and still transmit at the same time—as long as they are different colors.

ARUBA ADVANCED CELLULAR COEXISTENCE (ACC)
Uses built-in filtering to automatically minimize the impact of interference from cellular networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and commercial small-cell or femtocell equipment.

LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK (LDPC)
Delivers high-efficiency error correction for increased throughput.

TRANSMIT BEAMFORMING (TXBF)
Delivers increased signal reliability and range.

The Instant On Differentiators

THE ARUBA INSTANT ON APP
Manage everything through our official app on the device of your choice. Manage your network from anywhere, anytime- all from the palm of your hand.

BUILT-IN SECURITY GATEWAY/FIREWALL
Stop unwanted people and bots from accessing your network. Leverage advanced features that do not require external gateways—or the complexity that comes with them. Quickly and easily swap it out with another AP in a single click, in case of gateway failure. With the new Cloudflare integration you get private and fast web browsing. The 802.11k standard improves roaming performance helping clients connect to nearby APs quickly.

COMPLETE APP VISIBILITY AND CONTROL
Get full visibility into the apps running on your network. Block certain applications from being used. Manage this feature straight from the Aruba Instant On app.

TAILORED USER EXPERIENCES
Customize the experience with logos, authentications, and rules of use. Set data usage per app. Limit duration of use. Use an external portal or service like Facebook Wi-Fi. Create open guest networks for quick and easy access. With Instant On mobile app, you can apply bandwidth limits for your clients or your network for prioritizing certain primary networks.

ENTERPRISE GRADE WI-FI AND FEATURES
Control network widths, channels, and channel widths to suit your specific environment. Keep users happy as they move between spaces or meetings with a seamless handoff between APs. Just provide secure WPA2 or WPA3 authentication on your networks and we’ll do the rest. Instant On supports OWE for secure, open Wi-Fi network access at cafes, retail stores and restaurants.

SITE INVENTORY AND TOPOLOGY VIEW
The site inventory view lists all the Instant On switches and access points on a single interface, and the topology view provides an intuitive structure of all Instant On devices deployed in a network — allowing you to quickly identify non-functioning devices and troubleshoot accordingly. Network issues can be easily diagnosed with connectivity tests like Ping and Traceroute.

TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (2FA)
As the number of security breaches continue to rise, 2FA has become an essential tool to mitigate risk against compromised login credentials. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), provides an additional layer of authentication, prevents attackers from remotely accessing your network, and secures your customer information.

MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT
Manage multiple sites, multiple networks, distributed deployments, and multi-tenancy deployments with ease through our cloud-hosted web interface and mobile app. Create unique configurations, statistics, guest portals, and admin read/write and read- only privileges for every site. Instant On allows you to create three admin accounts per site, offering an option to lock accounts to prevent them from accidental deletion.

PPPoE AND STATIC IP
Every customer has different environment. They might want to authenticate with the ISP’s PPPoE server and provide static IP to the APs.

SMART MESH
Extend coverage to hard-to-reach spaces where Ethernet cabling may not exist. Set up a Mesh network up in minutes through the app—indoors or out.

5-STAR VOICE AND VIDEO QUALITY
Keep users connected via softphones and mobile apps. Automatically detect and prioritize voice and video applications such as Skype, FaceTime, and WeChat that use SIP, SCCP and other popular protocols.

Technical Specification

IN THE BOX

• Aruba Instant On AP22 Indoor Access Point
• Aruba Instant On AP22 Quick Start guide Combined Ceiling and wall rail mount clip
• Ethernet cable

RADIOS

• Dual radio for simultaneous dual-band operation
• 5 GHz 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO for up to 1.2 Gbps wireless data rate, with Multi User MIMO support (Wi-Fi 6)
• 2.4 GHz 802.11ax 2x2 MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate (Wi-Fi 6)

MAXIMUM (AGGREGATE, CONDUCTED TOTAL) TRANSMIT POWER (LIMITED BY LOCAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS)

• 5GHz band: +21dBm (+18dBm per chain, 3dB MIMO gain)
• 2.4Ghz band: +21dBm (+18dBm per chain, 3dB MIMO gain)

INTERFACES

• Uplink Gigabit Ethernet port, with PoE-in support (802.3af)
• DC power connector (12V) Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio LED status indicators (2) Reset/LED control button Kensington security slot

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• 160mm x 160mm x 37mm, excluding mount accessories
• Weight: 500g

POWER

• Power over Ethernet (POE): 802.3af (class 3)
• Max power consumption (worst-case): 10.1W (PoE), 8.8W (DC)
• DC power (12V)

Note: Power sources are sold separately unless you purchase the bundle SKU which comes with power options.

ANTENNAS

• Down-tilt omni-directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak antenna gain of 4.3dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.6dBi in 5GHz (of the effective, combined pattern for both antennas in each band)

MOUNTING

• The access point ships with a white mount clip that can attach to both wall and ceiling.
• You can also purchase a mount (R6P90A) for aesthetic design and looks of the APs, to blend seamless into your environment

ENVIRONMENTAL & RELIABILITY

• Operating temperature: 0° C to +40° C (+32° F to +104° F)
• MTBF: 795khrs (91yrs) at +25° C

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

• UL 2043 plenum rating
• EN 60601-1-1 and EN 60601-1-2 (for
• deployment in medical environments)
• Wi-Fi Alliance certified (WFA) 802.11ax with (Wi-Fi 6), WPA2, WPA3

MANAGEMENT OPTIONS

• Instant On mobile application (Android & iOS)
• Cloud Portal: Portal.ArubaInstantOn.com

WARRANTY & SUPPORT

• Aruba Instant On 2-year* warranty includes 24X7 phone support for the first 90 days and chat support for the entire warranty period. Community support is for as long as you own the products.
• Should you require longer support, please purchase a Foundation Care contract for your APs. The SKUs are HK1Y0E (3 years) and H30GZE (5 years).