Aruba Instant IAP-225 802.11n/ac Wireless Access Point

The 220 series APs include ClientMatch technology, which eliminates sticky clients by continuously gathering session performance metrics from mobile devices.

Features:

• Allows phased wired infrastructure upgrades
• Delivers 1.9 Gbps aggregate throughput
• 600 Mbps in the 2.4-GHz band

• Allows phased wired infrastructure upgrades

  Adapts to available 802.3af power-over-Ethernet (PoE) instead of requiring customers to upgrade to 802.3at PoE+.

• Delivers 1.9 Gbps aggregate throughput

  EtherChannel link aggregation on two Gigabit Ethernet ports provides 1.9 Gbps aggregate throughput.

• 600 Mbps in the 2.4-GHz band

  It supports up to 600 Mbps for TurboQAM-enabled mobile devices operating in the 2.4-GHz band - an industry first.

Management the way you want it.

Aruba Instant Wi-Fi – fast, reliable, and affordable.

There’s no easier way to get enterprise-grade Wi-Fi up and running. Aruba Instant delivers the only controllerless Wi-Fi solution that is easy to set-up, and loaded with security and smarts needed to accelerate your business without breaking your budget.

Accelerate your business with the mobile-first digital workplace.

The nature of work is changing. Collaborative environments, a mobile workforce, and the possibility of smarter spaces. Harness new technology – ultra-fast Wi-Fi, the Internet of Things, and mobile UC — to move your business, and the people in it, faster than ever before.

Simple, yet powerful.

Aruba Instant comes with automatic RF management that ensures the strongest Wi-Fi connection for all mobile devices. And granular visibility into mobile apps prioritises business-critical data, and keeps out the malicious content. 

Create smarter, more efficient spaces with IoT.

 BYOD changed the playing field and allowed the workplace to go mobile. Now IoT is taking things up a notch by creating smarter, more efficient work spaces — intelligent meeting rooms, location services, and real time monitoring. Aruba was there to solve your BYOD challenges and are ready for IoT. Are you?

360° of protection from the edge to the core to the cloud.

 Mobility, cloud and IoT require a different design approach to connecting and securing the enterprise network – and Aruba’s 360 Secure Fabric delivers three key security innovations: a secure, trusted network infrastructure, continuous monitoring and advanced attack detection, and analytics-driven, closed-loop policy-based attack response. . 

Rethink your workspace design to embrace a mobile-first strategy.

As you move to the digital workplace, it’s critical to get your IT infrastructure ready. To meet the challenges, Aruba offers an integrated wired and wireless portfolio, with industry-leading advances in network management, security and analytics. 

Instant AP	Instant 205	Instant 207	Instant 215	Instant 225	Instant 305
Ships with AOS image
Ships with Instant image
Number of radios	2	2	2	2	2
Supported bands	Dual concurrent	Dual concurrent	Dual concurrent	Dual concurrent	Dual concurrent
Wi-Fi standards	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n
Radio MIMO type	2x2:2	2x2:2	3x3:3	3x3:3	3x3:3 (5Ghz) 2x2:2 (2.4 GHz)
MU-MIMO support (5GHz)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3x3:2
Max n.o of BSSIDs (per radio)	16	16	16	16	16
Max n.o of associated clients per radio	256	256	256	256	256
Max transmit power (per radio chain, MCS0) 2.4 GHz/5 GHz	18 dBm 18 dBm	18 dBm (conducted) per chain 18 dBm (conducted) per chain	18 dBm 18 dBm	18 dBm 18 dBm	18 dBm (conducted) per chain 18 dBm (conducted) per chain
Integrated antennas	4x omni downtilt	2X omni-directional downtilt dual band	6x omni downtilt	6x omni downtilt	3x omni-directional downtilt dual band
TPM module
Network interfaces	1 x GE	1 x GE	1 x GE	2 x GE	1 x GE
Jumbo frame support on uplink
USB host interface
Console port	RJ-45	Proprietary; optional adapter cable available	RJ-45	RJ-45	Proprietary; optional adapter cable available
PoE PD Power	802.3af	802.3af/3at	802.3af/3at	802.3af/3at	802.3af/3at
PoE PSE
DC power support	12V	12V	12V	12V	12V
Ships with AC-to-DC adapter
Temperature range	0° C to +40° C	0° C to +50° C	0° C to +50° C	0° C to +50° C	0° C to +50° C
Enclosure type	Plastic/metal	Plastic/metal	Plastic/metal	Plastic/metal	Plastic/metal
Weight (unit only, with desk mount)	380g	380g	650g	750g	460g
Plenum rated
TAA/FIPS Version available
Lifetime Warranty
Minimum software version	ArubaOS 6.4.1.0  InstantOS 4.1.1.0	ArubaOS 6.5.1.0 Aruba InstantOS 4.3.1.0	ArubaOS 6.4.2.0  InstantOS 4.1.1.0	ArubaOS 6.3.0.0  InstantOS 4.0.0.0	ArubaOS 6.5.1.0  InstantOS 4.3.1.0
Spectrum analysis support
Maximum power consumption (excluding USB, PoE PSE)	11.7W (DC)  12.5W (PoE)	12.3W (PoE) 10.1W(DC)	13.6W (DC)  14.9W (PoE)	15.5W (DC)  13.5W/17W (PoE)	11W (DC)  13W (PoE)
Max IPsec encrypted wired throughput (RAP mode)	20	20	100	100	20