AP-515: Internal antenna models

5GHz radio:

• • Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 4.8Gbps wireless data rate to individual 4SS HE160 802.11ax client devices (max)
  • Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1.2Gbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS HE80 802.11ax client devices (typical)
  • Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 4.8Gbps wireless data rate to up to four 1SS or two 2SS HE160 802.11ax DL-MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously (max)
  • Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 2.4Gbps wireless data rate to up to four 1SS or two 2SS HE80 802.11ax DL-MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously (typical)

2.4GHz radio:

• • Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 574Mbps wireless data rate to 2SS HE40 802.11ax client devices (max)
  • Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 287Mbps wireless data rate to 2SS HE20 802.11ax client devices (typical)

Support for up to 512 associated client devices per radio, and up to 16 BSSIDs per radio

Supported frequency bands (country-specific restrictions apply):

• • 2.400 to 2.4835GHz ISM
  • 5.150 to 5.250GHz U-NII-1
  • 5.250 to 5.350GHz U-NII-2A
  • 5.470 to 5.725GHz U-NII-2C
  • 5.725 to 5.850GHz U-NII-3/ISM
  • 5.850 to 5.895GHz U-NII-4

Available channels: Dependent on configured regulatory domain

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) optimizes the use of available RF spectrum

• • Including Zero-Wait DFS (ZWDFS) to accelerate channel changes
• Supported radio technologies:
  • 802.11b: Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS)
  • 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)
  • 802.11ax: Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) with up to 16 resource units (for an 80MHz channel)

Supported modulation types:

• • 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
  • 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM (proprietary extension)
  • 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256‑QAM, 1024-QAM (proprietary extension)
  • 802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM802.11n high-throughput (HT) support: HT20/40

802.11ac very high throughput (VHT) support: VHT20/40/80/160

802.11ax high efficiency (HE) support: 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 (2.4 GHz): 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15, HT20 to HT40)
  • 802.11n (5 GHz): 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MVC31, HT20 to HT40)
  • 802.11ac: 6.5 to 3,467 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT160)
  • 802.11ax (2.4 GHz): 3.6 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE40)
  • 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 4,803 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160)

802.11n/ac/ax 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):

• • 2.4 GHz band: +21 dBm (18dBm per chain)
  • 5 GHz band: +24 dBm (18 dBm 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

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

802.11mc Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) for precision distance ranging

• • Four (female) RP-SMA connectors for external dual band antennas (A0 through A3, corresponding with radio chains 0 through 3 for 5GHz; 2.4GH radio uses A0/A1 and chains 0/1 only). Worst-case internal loss between radio interface and external antenna connectors (due to diplexing circuitry): 1.3dB in 2.4GHz and 1.7dB in 5GHz.

AP-515:

• • Four integrated dual-band downtilt omni-directional antennas for 4×4 MIMO (2×2 MIMO for 2.4GHz) with peak antenna gain of 4.2dBi in 2.4GHz and 7.5dBi in 5GHz. Built-in antennas are optimized for horizontal ceiling mounted orientation of the AP. The downtilt angle for maximum gain is roughly 30 degrees.
    • Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 3.8dBi in 2.4 GHz and 4.6dBi in 5 GHz.

• • Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
  • 2.5Gbps speeds comply with NBase-T and 802.3bz specifications
  • PoE-PD: 48Vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at/bt (class 3 or higher)
  • 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)

E1: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface (RJ-45)

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

Link Aggregation (LACP) support between both network ports for redundancy and increased capacity

DC power interface: 12Vdc (nominal, +/-5%), accepts 2.1mm/5.5mm center-positive circular plug with 9.5mm length

USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector)

• • Capable of sourcing up to 1A/5W to an attached device

Bluetooth 5 and Zigbee (802.15.4) radio (2.4GHz)

• • Bluetooth 5: up to 8dBm transmit power (class 1) and -95dBm receive sensitivity
  • Zigbee: up to 8dBm transmit power and -97dBm receive sensitivity
  • Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna with roughly 30 degrees downtilt and peak gain of 3.5dBi (AP-515) or 4.9dBi (AP-514)

Visual indictors (two multi-color LEDs): for System and Radio status

Reset button: factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)

Serial console interface (proprietary, micro-B USB physical jack)

Kensington security slot

When both power sources are available, DC power takes priority over PoE

Power sources are sold separately; see the ordering Information section below for details

When powered by DC or 802.3at (class 4)/802.3bt (class 5) PoE, the AP will operate without restrictions.

When powered by 802.3af (class 3) PoE and with the IPM feature enabled, the AP will start up in unrestricted mode, but it may apply restrictions depending on the PoE budget and actual power. What IPM restrictions to apply, and in what order, is programmable.

Operating the AP with an 802.3af (class 3 or lower) PoE source and IPM disabled is not supported (except for AP staging; no radios will be enabled).

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption:

• • DC powered: 16.0W
  • PoE powered (802.3af, IPM enabled): 13.5W
  • PoE powered (802.3at/bt): 20.8W
  • All numbers above are without an external USB device connected. When sourcing the full 5W power budget to such a device, the incremental (worst‑case) power consumption for the AP is up to 5.7W (PoE powered) or 5.5W (DC powered).

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 12.6W (POE) or 9.7W (DC)

Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep‑sleep mode: 5.9W (POE) or 1.5W (DC)

• • 200mm (W) x 200mm (D) x 46mm (H)/7.9″ (W) x 7.9″ (D) x 1.8″ (H)
  • Weight: 810g(28.5oz)

Dimensions/weight (AP-515; shipping):

• • 230mm (W) x 220mm (D) x 72mm (H)/9.1″ (W) x 8.7″ (D) x 2.8″ (H)
  • Weight: 1010g(35.5oz)

• • Temperature: 0C to +50C/+32F to +122F
  • Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
  • AP is plenum rated for use in air-handling spaces
  • ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments

Storage and transportation conditions

• • Temperature: -40C to +70C/-40F to +158F
  • Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
  • ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments

CE Marked

RED Directive 2014/53/EU

EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU

UL/IEC/EN 60950

EN 60601-1-1, EN60601-1-2

Railway Certs (AP-515 Only):

• • EN 50155:2017 – Railway Applications
  • EN 50121-1:2017—Railway EMC
  • EN 50121-3-2—Railway EMC
  • EN 50121-4:2016—Railway Immunity
  • IEC 61373 ed2:2008—Railway Shock and Vibration

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

AP-515: APIN0515

Wi-Fi Alliance:

• • Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a, b, g, n, ac, ax
  • WPA, WPA2 and WPA3—Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)
  • WMM, WMM-PS, W-Fi Agile Multiband
  • Passpoint (release 2)
  • Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Location™

Bluetooth SIG

HPE Aruba Networking Operating System 10.0.0.0