Ultimate Wi-Fi 6 performance with high power Bluetooth and Zigbee radios and 5 Gbps Ethernet for the most demanding outdoor locations.

Purpose-built to survive in the harshest outdoor environments, Aruba 580 Series Outdoor Access Points are designed for the highest levels of performance and greater deployment flexibility – all backed by a limited lifetime warranty. Aruba 580 Series APs deliver the speed and reliability needed for large enterprise and Industrial IoT deployments with high power Bluetooth and 802.15.4/Zigbee radios and flexible power options.

Designed For Outdoor Flexibility

Weatherproofed, and temperature hardened to survive in the harshest outdoor environments, Aruba 580 Series APs withstand exposure to extreme high and low temperatures, persistent moisture, and precipitation, and are fully sealed to keep out airborne contaminants. All electrical interfaces include industrial surge protection and are IP66/67 certified.

To support high-performance connectivity in dense mobile and IoT outdoor environments, Aruba 580 Series APs deliver maximum aggregate on air data rates of 2.97 Gbps and include 5 Gbps Smart Rate Ethernet ports. In addition, dual redundant power/port failover and support for AC ensure high availability with uninterrupted performance.

• AP type: Outdoor Hardened, Wi-Fi 6 dual radio, 5GHz and 2.4GHz 802.11ax 4x4 MIMO
• 5GHz radio: Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 2.4Gbps wireless data rate with individual 4SS HE80 (or 2SS HE160) 802.11ax client devices, or with four 1SS or two 2SS HE80 802.11ax MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously
• 2.4GHz radio: Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1,150Mbps wireless data rate with individual 4SS HE40 802.11ax client devices or with two 2SS HE40 802.11ax MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously.
• Support for up to 1,024 associated client devices per radio (typical recommended limit for active outdoor clients is 100-200 depending on distance), 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)
  • 802.11ax: Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) with up to 37 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-QAM
• 802.11n 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: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS31, HT20 to HT40), 800 with 256-QAM
  • 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT160), 2,166 with 1024-QAM
  • 802.11ax (2.4GHz): 3.6 to 1,147 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE40)
  • 802.11ax (5GHz): 3.6 to 2,402 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160)
• 802.11n/ac 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: +29 dBm (23dBm per chain)
  • 5 GHz band: +28 dBm (22 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
• Advanced IoT Existence (AIC) allows for concurrent operation of the IoT and 2.4Ghz radios without issue

WI-FI Antennas

Four Nf connectors for external dual band antennas (WIFI0 through WIFI3, corresponding with radio chains 0 through 3), and one Nf connector for BT (includes 5dBi 2.4Ghz omni-directional antenna). Worst-case internal loss between radio interface and external antenna connectors: 0.8dB in 2.4GHz(WiFi), 0.8dB in 2.4GHz(BT) and 1.0dB in 5GHz.

OTHER INTERFACES

• Wired network interface (E0)
  • 100/1000/2500/5000Base-T Ethernet
  • 5Gbps Smart Rate: NBase-T, 802.3bz
  • PoE PD support on E0
  • IEEE/802.3az support
  • Support for jumbo frames (MTU up to 9,216 bytes)
•  Wired network interface (E1)
  • 10GBASE-R SFP+ port
  • IEEE/802.3az support (as applicable)
  • Support for jumbo frames (up to 9,216 bytes)
  • 1 x SFP+ cage
  • When used in operation it is expected that this is the primary uplink port
  • Only recommended industrial temperature SFP/SFP+ modules should be used for optimal performance
• Wired network interface (E2)
  • 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet
  • IEEE/802.3az support (as applicable)
  • Support for jumbo frames (up to 9,216 bytes)
  • Support for PoE PSE of 802.3af (may be able to reach 802.3at PSE with IPM policy if needed depending on temperature and load)
• AC power interface: 110-240V (requires AP-AC-MLX power connector kit)
•  Bluetooth (BT5.0) and Zigbee (802.15.4) radio
  • BT: up to 8dBm transmit power (class 2) and -98dBm receive sensitivity (125kbps)
  • Zigbee: up to 8dBm transmit power and -96dBm receive sensitivity
• Visual indictors (multi-color LED): for System and Radio status
• Reset button: factory reset, LED mode control (normal/off)
• USB-C console interface
• Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Ethernet cable should be used on all Ethernet interfaces for proper surge protection

• The AP supports direct AC power and Power over Ethernet (POE; on port E0 only)
• When both AC and POE power sources are available, AC power takes priority over POE
• Power sources are sold separately; see the ordering Information section below for details
• See below conditions for each power configuration:
  • When powered by AC, the AP will operate without restrictions, including 802.3af/at support (with upper thermal limitations).* With IPM enabled, the AP will adjust power requirements to meet requirements, and will reduce according to established IPM policy
  • When powered by 802.3bt Class 6, the AP will operate without restriction, limited to 802.3af PSE support.* With IPM enabled, the AP will adjust power requirements to meet requirements, and will reduce according to established IPM policy
  • When powered by 802.3bt Class 5 with LLDP, full function but no PSE support*
  • When powered by 802.3at, AP will reduce 2.4Ghz to 1 chain, and will reduce the 5Ghz to 3 chains, no PsE out*
  • When powered by 802.3af, the AP will boot up, but not enable any radios, regardless of IPM settings.
    •  With IPM enabled, the AP will adjust power requirements to meet requirements, and will reduce power as necessary according to the established IPM policy
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption:
  • AC powered: 71W (802.3af/at*)
  • POE powered (802.3bt Class 6): 49.5W (802.3af PSE only)
  • POE powered (802.3bt Class 5 with LLDP): 35.5W (no PSE)
  • POE powered (802.3at, IPM disabled): 25.5W (1 chain @ 2.4Ghz, 3 chains @ 5Ghz, no PSE)
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in idle mode: 9.2W (POE) or 10.8W (AC)
• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption in deep-sleep mode: 3.0W (POE) or 4.4W (AC)