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Aruba 203R Series Indoor Wi-Fi 5 Access Points

The highly secure and reliable 203R Series ensures corporate applications work remotely without disruption. Compact and cost-effective, they’re the perfect access point for home and small branch offices.

Multifunctional connectivity for home and small branch offices

The multifunctional 203R Series remote APs support both wall-box and desk-mount deployments, delivering secure and fast 802.11ac wireless and wired network access to corporate resources.

Easy to set up, easy to use

With no IT support required, the 203R Series APs deliver remote access point (RAP) benefits from the convenience of a small office or home.

Policy-based access control

Dynamic Segmentation enforces real-time, device-level access policies on Aruba wired and wireless networks.

Built-in Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) radio

Provides location-based services with BLE-enabled mobile devices receiving signals from multiple Aruba beacons at the same time.

Top-located USB port for support of USB cellular modem

The 203R Series access point enables the use of cellular modems to provide either backup or primary internet connectivity for remote access point (RAP) support and for client WLAN access, via a USB port located on the top of the access point for maximum flexibility.

Flexible radio architecture

The 203R Series APs flexible software configuration allows it to seamlessly switch between modes where the radio resources are either combined in a single 2×2 radio or separated into two 1×1 radios.

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Securely work from home

Compact and cost-effective, the 203R Series APs offer a variety of enterprise-class features giving remote workers the same high-quality Wi-Fi 5 experience they get at corporate headquarters.

Compact, cost-effective access points that work from anywhere

Delivering Wi-Fi 5 connectivity (802.11ac, Wave 1), the 203R Series APs are software-configurable to operate in either 1×1 dual radio mode or 2×2 single radio mode. Easily deployed as a wall-mounted or desk-mounted access point, it’s perfect for home offices and small branch offices.

Highly secure and reliable when you’re working from home

The 203R Series APs span wired and wireless networks with role-based policies for users, devices, and applications. This flexible access point extends corporate resources to remote locations by establishing site-to-site VPN tunnels to the data center.

Choose your deployment and operating modes

Aruba network management and operations, including deployment, monitoring, and orchestration tools via modern cloud and on-premises software, provide maximum flexibility.

 

Specifications

RAP-203R Series Specifications
Unified flexible radio 802.11ac remote AP with internal antennas.

Supports wall-box and desk mount deployments

 

Wi-Fi Radio Specifications
AP type: Indoor, flex radio:

    • 5GHz 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO OR 2.4GHz 802.11n 2×2 MIMO1, or
    • 5GHz 802.11ac 1×1 AND 2.4GHz 802.11n 1×11

Software-configurable radio supports 5GHz (Radio 0) and/or 2.4GHz (Radio 1)

5GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT80 client devices

2.4GHz: Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 400Mbps wireless data rate to individual 2×2 VHT40 client devices (300Mbps for HT40 802.11n 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):

    • 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

Available channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain

Dynamic frequency selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum

Supported radio technologies:

    • 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
    • 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)

Supported modulation types:

    • 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
    • 802.11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM

Transmit power: Configurable in increments of 0.5 dBm

Maximum (conducted) transmit power (limited by local regulatory requirements):

    • 2.4GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate (2×2 mode)
    • 5GHz band: +18 dBm per chain, +21 dBm aggregate (2×2 mode)
    • Note: conducted transmit power levels exclude antenna gain. For total (EIRP) transmit power, add antenna gain

Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC) minimizes 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):

    • 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
    • 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
    • 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
    • 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT20/40/80)

802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT 20/40

802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT 20/40/80

802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-MSDU

1 256-QAM modulation (802.11ac) supported by the 2.4GHz radio as well.

 

Wi-Fi Antennas
Two integrated dual-band omni-directional antennas for 2×2 MIMO with maximum individual antenna gain of 0.7dBi in 2.4GHz and 1.0dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for vertical orientation of the AP.

    • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is -0.4dBi in 2.4GHz and 0.5dBi in 5GHz.

 

Other Interfaces
Uplink: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)

    • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
    • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

Local: Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45, back)

    • Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
    • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
    • One port (E2): PoE-PSE (output): 48 Vdc (nominal) 802.3af PoE (AP-203RP models)

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio

    • Up to 4dBm transmit power (class 2) and -93dBm receive sensitivity
    • Integrated antenna with moderately directional pattern and peak gain of 1dBi

USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector, top)

    • 3G/4G cellular modems
    • Device battery charging port
    • Capable of supplying up to 1A/5 watts of power to an attached device

AC power interface, 2 prong IEC 60320-1 C8 receptacle (back)

Visual indicators (LEDs, front):

    • Power/system status
    • Radio status
    • Local network port status (2x)
  • Includes PoE-PSE status (AP-203RP models)

Reset/LED control button (“paperclip access”, bottom)

    • Factory reset (when activated during device power up)
    • LED control: toggle off/normal

Serial console interface (custom, uUSB physical jack, bottom)

 

Encrypted Throughput
Maximum IPsec encrypted wired throughput: 20Mbps

 

Power Sources And Consumption
The AP supports direct AC power: 90V – 265V, 47Hz – 63Hz.

Note that the unit does not include an AC power cord (IEC C7 plug). A compatible region-specific cord should be selected and added when ordering the AP.

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption: 7.5W.

Excludes power consumed by external USB and/or PoE-PD device (and internal losses); this could add up to 6W for a 5W/1A USB device and up to 18W for a max load (15.4W) 802.3af PoE-PD device

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 4.6W.

 

Mounting
The AP supports desk mount without additional accessories. A cover ships with the AP to hide connectors, cables and product labels.

The cover can be used to support wall mounted deployments as well.

 

Mechanical
Dimensions/weight (unit, with cable cover):

    • 155mm (W) x 50mm (D) x 95mm (H)
    • 320g (AP-203R), 340g (AP-203RP)

Dimensions/weight (shipping):

    • 224mm (W) x 159mm (D) x 78mm (H)
    • 510g (AP-203R), 590g (AP-203RP)

 

Environmental
Operating:

    • Temperature: 0° C to +40° C (+32° F to +104° F)
    • Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing

Storage and transportation:

    • Temperature: -40° C to +70° C (-40° F to +158° F)

 

Regulatory
FCC/Industry of Canada

CE Marked

R&TTE Directive 1995/5/EC

Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC

EN 300 328

EN 301 489

EN 301 893

UL/IEC/EN 60950

EN 60601-1-1 and EN 60601-1-2

For more country-specific regulatory information and approvals, please see your Aruba representative.

 

Reliability
MTBF at +25C° operating temperature:

    • AP-203R: 324,000 hours (37 years)
    • AP-203RP: 308,000 hours (35 years)

 

Regulatory Model Number
AP-203R-xx (all variants): APINR203

AP-203RP-xx (all variants): APINP203

 

Certifications
CB Scheme Safety, cTUVus

Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) certified 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

 

Warranty
Aruba limited lifetime warranty

 

Minimum Software Version
ArubaOS™ 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0

Aruba InstantOS™ 6.5.2.0/8.2.0.0

Resources

Data Sheet
203R Data Sheet

Manuals and Guides
203R Ordering Guide

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