Instant APs now allow you to apply additional restrictions to AP functions in IPM Intelligent Power Monitoring. IPM is a feature supported on certain APs that actively measures the power utilization of an AP and dynamically adapts to the power resources. and ITM such as:

• Disabling the 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., 5 GHz Gigahertz., secondary 5 GHz Gigahertz., and 6 GHz Gigahertz. radios.
• Disabling additional PSE ports in the AP.
• Applying power restrictions to the secondary 5 GHz Gigahertz. radio.
• Reducing the radio chains of the secondary 5 GHz Gigahertz. radio.
• Applying power restrictions to the 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio.
• Reducing the radio chains of the 6 GHz Gigahertz. radio.

These options can be configured only using the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. and are available in the ipm command.

The tracking of MPDUs has been added to the radio/vap/client stats section of Central. This allows users to see the total Tx MPDU MAC Protocol Data Unit. MPDU is a message exchanged between MAC entities in a communication system based on the layered OSI model. Transmitted as a value in their consoles. Users may check the MPDUs through the show ap debug radio-stats, show ap bss-stats, and show ap debug client-stats commands, followed by |include MPDU MAC Protocol Data Unit. MPDU is a message exchanged between MAC entities in a communication system based on the layered OSI model. in the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. of their Instant APs.

A new parameter disable-nb-resp_wide-band-ie is added to disable the wide channel bandwidth information element from being included in the neighbor report responses, when dot11k is enabled on the Instant AP.

Aruba Instant 8.10.0.0 is a long supported release that extends support for up to 5 years.

Instant APs now automatically open and close the TCP Transmission Control Protocol. TCP is a communication protocol that defines the standards for establishing and maintaining network connection for applications to exchange data. /UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received. ports used by various AP services. When an AP service is initiated, the AP opens the required TCP Transmission Control Protocol. TCP is a communication protocol that defines the standards for establishing and maintaining network connection for applications to exchange data. /UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received. port and closes the port when the service operation is completed.

A new CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command iot-ant-gain is introduced to configure an antenna gain value for Instant APs with exterbal antennas.

The output of the show ap debug received-reg-table command will now display the DRT Downloadable Regulatory Table. The DRT feature allows new regulatory approvals to be distributed for APs without a software upgrade or patch. information for BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. and 802.15.4 standard for 580 Series access points.

Starting from Aruba Instant 8.10.0.0, the ports 8080 and 8081 will be open or closed dynamically based on the AP configuration. Ports 8080 and 8081 are closed by default and will be opened only when the related features are configured.

The show ap debug port-8080-status command is used to view the current status of ports 8080 and 8081.

Instant APs AP now automatically send Chargeable User Identity attribute as defined by RFC Request For Comments. RFC is a commonly used format for the Internet standards documentss. 4372 and RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  location data as defined by RF Radio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz, including the frequencies used for communications or Radar signals. 5580, to the RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  server for clients connecting to an Hotspot Hotspot refers to a WLAN node that provides Internet connection and virtual private network (VPN) access from a given location. A business traveler, for example, with a laptop equipped for Wi-Fi can look up a local hotspot, contact it, and get connected through its network to reach the Internet. 2.0 profile. These attributes can be turned off using the radius-cui-disable and radius-loc-disable parameters in the Hotspot Hotspot refers to a WLAN node that provides Internet connection and virtual private network (VPN) access from a given location. A business traveler, for example, with a laptop equipped for Wi-Fi can look up a local hotspot, contact it, and get connected through its network to reach the Internet. profile using the hotspot Hotspot refers to a WLAN node that provides Internet connection and virtual private network (VPN) access from a given location. A business traveler, for example, with a laptop equipped for Wi-Fi can look up a local hotspot, contact it, and get connected through its network to reach the Internet. hs-profile command.

The Intrusion Detection System in Instant APs can now detect ghost tunnel attacks and issue alerts. When enabled, Instant AP analyzes abnormal probe request behavior to detect attacks from the client side and analyzes abnormal beacon packets to detect attacks from the server side.

A new command, show radio-mode-history, that displays the list of radio mode changes in the AP radios is introduced.

A new parameter called probe-ip is introduced in the vpn tunnel-profile command. This parameter allows an IP address or hostname to probe connections, when VIG is enabled.

A new tag that indicates the release type of the software version is introduced. This release type tag helps identify the maintenance schedule of the software version and can be viewed in the Instant webUI and the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions..

Instant APs can now automatically detect Aruba Central (on-premises) deployments and route management traffic through the IAP-VPN Virtual Private Network. VPN enables secure access to a corporate network when located remotely. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security, and management policies of the private network. This is done by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, encryption, or a combination of the two. tunnel. The status of Aruba Central (on-premises) mode is now added to the output of show debug cloud-server and show ap debug airwave commands.

Aruba Instant now supports SES-Imagotag and Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. Co-existence for Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. 6 and Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. 6E access points.

Aruba Instant supports the Aruba USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. LTE Long Term Evolution. LTE is a 4G wireless communication standard that provides high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones and data terminals. See 4G. modem that connects the AP to the Internet through a 3G Third Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See W-CDMA. or 4G Fourth Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See LTE. cellular connection. The USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices.  modem supports plug and play provisioning which allows the AP to connect to the Internet without any manual configuration.

Aruba Instant now supports EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. An authentication protocol for wireless networks that extends the methods used by the PPP, a protocol often used when connecting a computer to the Internet. EAP can support multiple authentication mechanisms, such as token cards, smart cards, certificates, one-time passwords, and public key encryption authentication.  with TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity. 1.3 in data packet transmission between the supplicant and the RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  server.

EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. An authentication protocol for wireless networks that extends the methods used by the PPP, a protocol often used when connecting a computer to the Internet. EAP can support multiple authentication mechanisms, such as token cards, smart cards, certificates, one-time passwords, and public key encryption authentication.  with TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity. 1.3 is not supported with the following AP functions in this release:

• Internal RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  server functions.
• EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol. An authentication protocol for wireless networks that extends the methods used by the PPP, a protocol often used when connecting a computer to the Internet. EAP can support multiple authentication mechanisms, such as token cards, smart cards, certificates, one-time passwords, and public key encryption authentication. -Termination.
• Internal 802.1X 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. authentication (AP1X).

The Aruba 580 Series access points (AP-584, AP-585, AP-585EX, AP-587, and AP-587EX) are high performance, dual-radio, outdoor access points that can be in either controller-based (ArubaOS) or controller-less (Aruba Instant) network environments. These APs deliver high performance concurrent 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 5 GHz Gigahertz. 802.11ax Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. functionality with MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output. An antenna technology for wireless communications in which multiple antennas are used at both source (transmitter) and destination (receiver). The antennas at each end of the communications circuit are combined to minimize errors and optimize data speed. radios (4x4 in 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. and 5 GHz Gigahertz.), while also supporting 802.11a 802.11a provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a operate at radio frequencies in the 5 GHz band. The specification uses a modulation scheme known as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well suited to use in office settings. The maximum data transfer rate is 54 Mbps., 802.11b 802.11b is a WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi and is backward compatible with 802.11. Instead of the Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation method used in 802.11 standards, 802.11b uses Complementary Code Keying (CCK) that allows higher data speeds and makes it less susceptible to multipath-propagation interference. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz band and the maximum data transfer rate is 11 Mbps., 802.11g 802.11g offers transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 Mbps, compared with the 11 Mbps theoretical maximum of 802.11b standard. 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), the modulation scheme used in 802.11a, to obtain higher data speed. Computers or terminals set up for 802.11g can fall back to speed of 11 Mbps, so that 802.11b and 802.11g devices can be compatible within a single network., 802.11n 802.11n is a wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over the two previous standards, 802.11a and 802.11g. With 802.11n, there will be a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbps to 600 Mbps with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz., and 802.11ac 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the 802.11 family that provides high-throughput WLANs on the 5 GHz band. wireless services.

Additional features include:

• Support for high power BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption..
• Support for 10G SFP+ Small Form-factor Pluggable+. SFP+ supports up to data rates up to 16 Gbps. (SX and LX) and 1G (SX and LX).
• Support for 1G PSE Out.
• Support for GPS Global Positioning System. A satellite-based global navigation system. .
• Support for AC Access Category. As per the IEEE 802.11e standards, AC refers to various levels of traffic prioritization in Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) operation mode. The WLAN applications prioritize traffic based on the Background, Best Effort, Video, and Voice access categories. AC can also refer to Alternating Current, a form of electric energy that flows when the appliances are plugged to a wall socket. power over new Molex connector kit.
• AP-584 access points with external antennas.
• AP-585 and AP-585EX access points with internal omni-directional antennas.
• AP-587 and AP-587EX access points with internal directional antennas.

For complete technical details and installation instructions, see Aruba 580 Series Access Points Installation Guide.

The Aruba 650 Series access points (AP-655) are high performance, tri-radio, indoor access points that can be deployed in either controller-based (ArubaOS) or controller-less (Aruba Instant) network environments. These APs deliver high performance concurrent 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., 5 GHz Gigahertz., and 6 GHz Gigahertz. 802.11ax Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. (Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. 6E) functionality with MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output. An antenna technology for wireless communications in which multiple antennas are used at both source (transmitter) and destination (receiver). The antennas at each end of the communications circuit are combined to minimize errors and optimize data speed. radios (4x4 in 2.4 GHz Gigahertz., 5 GHz Gigahertz., and 6 GHz Gigahertz.), while also supporting 802.11a 802.11a provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a operate at radio frequencies in the 5 GHz band. The specification uses a modulation scheme known as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well suited to use in office settings. The maximum data transfer rate is 54 Mbps., 802.11b 802.11b is a WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi and is backward compatible with 802.11. Instead of the Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation method used in 802.11 standards, 802.11b uses Complementary Code Keying (CCK) that allows higher data speeds and makes it less susceptible to multipath-propagation interference. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz band and the maximum data transfer rate is 11 Mbps., 802.11g 802.11g offers transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 Mbps, compared with the 11 Mbps theoretical maximum of 802.11b standard. 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), the modulation scheme used in 802.11a, to obtain higher data speed. Computers or terminals set up for 802.11g can fall back to speed of 11 Mbps, so that 802.11b and 802.11g devices can be compatible within a single network., 802.11n 802.11n is a wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over the two previous standards, 802.11a and 802.11g. With 802.11n, there will be a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbps to 600 Mbps with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz., and 802.11ac 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the 802.11 family that provides high-throughput WLANs on the 5 GHz band. wireless services.

Additional features include:

• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11a 802.11a provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a operate at radio frequencies in the 5 GHz band. The specification uses a modulation scheme known as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well suited to use in office settings. The maximum data transfer rate is 54 Mbps., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11b 802.11b is a WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi and is backward compatible with 802.11. Instead of the Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation method used in 802.11 standards, 802.11b uses Complementary Code Keying (CCK) that allows higher data speeds and makes it less susceptible to multipath-propagation interference. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz band and the maximum data transfer rate is 11 Mbps., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11g 802.11g offers transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 Mbps, compared with the 11 Mbps theoretical maximum of 802.11b standard. 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), the modulation scheme used in 802.11a, to obtain higher data speed. Computers or terminals set up for 802.11g can fall back to speed of 11 Mbps, so that 802.11b and 802.11g devices can be compatible within a single network., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11n 802.11n is a wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over the two previous standards, 802.11a and 802.11g. With 802.11n, there will be a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbps to 600 Mbps with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11ac 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the 802.11 family that provides high-throughput WLANs on the 5 GHz band., and IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11ax operation as a wireless access point.
• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11a 802.11a provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a operate at radio frequencies in the 5 GHz band. The specification uses a modulation scheme known as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well suited to use in office settings. The maximum data transfer rate is 54 Mbps., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11b 802.11b is a WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi and is backward compatible with 802.11. Instead of the Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation method used in 802.11 standards, 802.11b uses Complementary Code Keying (CCK) that allows higher data speeds and makes it less susceptible to multipath-propagation interference. 802.11b operates in the 2.4 GHz band and the maximum data transfer rate is 11 Mbps., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11g 802.11g offers transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 Mbps, compared with the 11 Mbps theoretical maximum of 802.11b standard. 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), the modulation scheme used in 802.11a, to obtain higher data speed. Computers or terminals set up for 802.11g can fall back to speed of 11 Mbps, so that 802.11b and 802.11g devices can be compatible within a single network., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11n 802.11n is a wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over the two previous standards, 802.11a and 802.11g. With 802.11n, there will be a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbps to 600 Mbps with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz., IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11ac 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the 802.11 family that provides high-throughput WLANs on the 5 GHz band., and IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.11ax spectrum monitor.
• Two Ethernet Ethernet is a network protocol for data transmission over LAN. ports, ENET0 and ENET1, each capable of data rates up to 5 Gbps Gigabits per second..
• Compatible with IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.3bt, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.3at 802.3at is an IEEE standard for PoE version that supplies up to 25.5W of DC power. See PoE+., and IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 802.3af 802.3af is an IEEE standard for Power over Ethernet (PoE) version that supplies up to 15.4W of DC power. See PoE. PoE Power over Ethernet. PoE is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs to carry electric power required for the device in the data cables. The IEEE 802.3af PoE standard provides up to 15.4 W of power on each port. standards on both Ethernet Ethernet is a network protocol for data transmission over LAN. ports.
• Mesh
• Thermal management

For complete technical details and installation instructions, see Aruba 650 Series Access Points Installation Guide.