Aruba 387 Series Outdoor Access Points

Dual 60GHz 802.11ad and 5GHz 802.11ac Wave 2 for high speed outdoor point-to-point connectivity

Weatherproof and temperature-hardened, the Aruba 387 Series Access Points deliver multi-gigabit per second aggregate throughput at distances up to 400 meters (or 0.25 miles).

With the ever-growing number of IoT devices, demand for reliable connectivity is rising – not just in traditional carpeted enterprises but also in outdoor use cases such as enabling connectivity across buildings on the same campus, adjacent structures (e.g. parking garage or annex), and remote or temporary event sites.

Point-to-point wireless solutions offer an attractive option for connecting two sites together where the right of way is difficult to obtain – or as a backup or recovery link for existing connections. But legacy point-to-point solutions can be expensive and vulnerable to inclement weather conditions. They can also require highly skilled workers for AP installation and alignment.

To solve these challenges, the 387 Series AP is designed with the resiliency needed during inclement weather and to survive harsh conditions. The 387 Series AP can withstand up to 165 mph winds and tolerate water, dust, and salt sprays for extended periods of time, and also provide connectivity at up to 400 meters. Should weather cause the 387 Series to become misaligned, Aruba’s 60GHz radios can automatically adjust and align the point-to-point connection.

The 5GHz radio is also bonded with the 802.11ad radio to provide: 1) a boost in throughput in good conditions, and 2) intelligent fallback if the 60GHz radio is impacted by heavy rainfall.

Aruba 387 Series Outdoor Access Points

Key Features

· Cost-effective and easy-to-deploy with automatic radio alignment

· High reliability with intelligent fallback to the 5GHz 802.11ac radio

· Up to 3.37 Gbps of aggregate throughput (60GHz: 2.5Gbps and 5GHz: 867Mbps)

· Up to 400 meters of extended range

· IoT-ready with integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

· Based on a proven, hardened outdoor design

· Participates in Aruba’s Dynamic Segmentation solution

Features and Benefits

Simple, cost-effective deployment

From a deployment standpoint, the auto-adjustment feature can dramatically simplify labor requirements by eliminating the need for precision AP alignments during installation or weather impacts. APs can intelligently form links based on optimal parameters up to +/- 45 degrees azimuth* and +/- 17 degrees elevation. The 5GHz radio uses a fixed sector to cover the same range.

IoT-ready

Like all Aruba Wi-Fi 6 APs, the 387 Series includes an integrated Bluetooth Low Energy radio to simplify the deployment and management of location services, asset tracking services, security solutions and IoT sensors. This allows organizations to leverage the 360 Series as an IoT platform, which eliminates the need for an overlay infrastructure and additional IT resources

Simple and secure access

To simplify policy enforcement, the Aruba 387 Series uses Aruba’s policy enforcement firewall (PEF) feature to encapsulate all traffic from the AP to the Mobility Controller (or Gateway) for end-to-end encryption and inspection. Policies are applied based on user role, device type, applications, and location. This reduces the manual configuration of SSIDs, VLANs and ACLs. PEF also serves as the underlying technology for Aruba Dynamic Segmentation.

Unique Benefits

WPA3 and Enhanced Open

Support for stronger encryption and authentication is provided via the latest version of WPA for enterprise protected networks.

Enhanced Open offers seamless new protection for users connecting to open networks where each session is automatically encrypted to protect user passwords and data on guest networks.

WPA2-MPSK

MPSK enables simpler passkey management for WPA2 devices – should the Wi-Fi password on one device or device type change, no additional changes are needed for other devices. Requires ClearPass Policy Manager.

VPN Tunnels

In Remote AP (RAP) and IAP-VPN deployments, the Aruba 318 Series can be used to establish a secure SSL/IPSec VPN tunnel to a Mobility Controller that is acting as a VPN concentrator.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

For enhanced device assurance, all Aruba APs have an installed TPM for secure storage of credentials and keys, and boot code.

Flexible operations and management

Controller-less (Instant) mode - For enhanced device assurance, all Aruba APs have an installed TPM for secure storage of credentials and keys, and boot code.

Mobility Controller mode - For optimized network performance, roaming and security, APs tunnel all traffic to a mobility controller for centrally managed traffic forwarding and segmentation, data encryption, and policy enforcement.

Other management options - Available management solutions include Aruba Central (cloud-managed) or Aruba AirWave – a multi-vendor on-premises management solution. For large installations across multiple sites, APs can be factory-shipped and can be activated with Zero Touch Provisioning through Aruba Central or AirWave. This reduces deployment time, centralizes configuration, and helps manage inventory.

Additional Features

Zero Touch Provisioning - APs can be factory-shipped and zero-touch provisioned through Aruba Central or AirWave using a cloud-based service to reduce deployment time, centralize configuration, and manage inventory.

Advanced Cellular Coexistence - Minimizes interference from 3G/4G LTE cellular networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), and commercial small cell or femtocell equipment.

Hardened, industrial design - Extends the temperature range capabilities of indoor access points for environments that lack heating and cooling. It also provides sealed connector interfaces to protect against dust and moisture

Choose your operating mode

Unified APs can be deployed with or without a controller (Instant mode). They can also be readily switched between Controller and Instant modes to accommodate for changing network needs.

· Controller mode: When managed by Aruba Mobility Controllers, AP-387 offers centralized configuration, data encryption, policy enforcement and network services, as well as distributed and centralized traffic forwarding or,

· Controllerless (Instant) mode: As a mesh extension in Aruba Instant mode, an AP-387 adds capability and reach for instant deployments.

Other functionality includes:

Aruba Activate significantly reduces deployment time by automating device provisioning, firmware upgrades, and inventory management for large installations across multiple sites. APs are factory-shipped to any site and configure themselves based on your desired mode as they power up.