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The AP-515 is an indoor dual-radio access point with 4x4 MIMO on 5 GHz and 2x2 MIMO on 2.4 GHz. It provides four integrated dual-band downtilt omnidirectional antennas, with peak antenna gain of 4.2 dBi at 2.4 GHz and 7.5 dBi at 5 GHz. The access point includes an E0 HPE Smart Rate RJ-45 port supporting up to 2.5 Gbps, an E1 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network interface, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, and direct DC or PoE power support. Maximum worst-case power consumption is 20.8W when powered by 802.3at/bt PoE, or up to 26.5W with a full 5W USB device attached. The unit measures 200 mm x 200 mm x 46 mm and weighs 810 g excluding the mounting bracket.
How this product lines up against others in Indoor Wi-Fi.
| Optimal experience radius | — | 10 m | 18 m |
| Aggregate data rate | — | 1800 Mbps | 1800 Mbps |
| Installation method | Ceiling | Junction box | Wall, Ceiling, Ceiling T-rail |
| Link technology | Ethernet, Wi-Fi | Ethernet, Wi-Fi | Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Generation | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
| Maximum concurrent users | 512 users | 48 users | 80 users |
| Input Type | DC, PoE | PoE | PoE |
| Port speed | 2.5G | 1G | 1G |
| Product line | HPE Aruba Networking | — | — |
| Lifecycle status | Active | — | — |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 50 °C | 0 to 40 °C | 0 to 40 °C |
| Specification group | active | — | — |
| Downlink Media Type | — | Ethernet | — |
| Downlink Ports | — | 1 ports | 0 ports |
| Downlink Speed | — | 1 Gbps | — |
| Uplink Media Type | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Uplink Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| DC Polarity | — | Floating | — |
| DC Input Voltage | 11.4 to 12.6 V | — | — |
| PoE | No | — | — |
| PoE power draw | 26.5 W | 9.1 W | 9.4 W |
| Network Ports | Copper and Ethernet · 2.5G · Ethernet · 1 ports, Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 1 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 2 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 1 ports |
| PoE Input Type | PoE++ 802.3bt | PoE 802.3af | PoE 802.3af |
| Device Role | Access Point | Access Point | Access Point |
| Wi-Fi standard | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax | — | — |
| Frequency band | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz | — | — |
| MIMO spatial streams | 2.4 GHz · 2 count, 5 GHz · 4 count | — | — |
| Antenna type | Built-in | — | — |
| Antenna gain | 2.4 GHz · 4.2 dBi, 5 GHz · 7.5 dBi | — | — |
| Bluetooth version | 5.0 | — | — |
| Wi-Fi authentication | WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-SAE, WPA3-Enterprise | — | — |
| Weight | 0.81 kg | — | — |
| Gross weight | 1.01 kg | — | — |
| Width | 200 mm | — | — |
| Height | 46 mm | — | — |
| Depth | 200 mm | — | — |
| MTBF | 560000 hours | — | — |
| Operating humidity | 5 to 93 % | — | — |
| Storage temperature | -40 to 70 °C | — | — |
| Storage humidity | 5 to 93 % | — | — |
| Power draw | 12 V DC · 21.5 W, PoE · 26.5 W, idle · 12.6 W, standby · 5.9 W | — | — |
| USB ports | USB 2.0 · Type-A · 1 ports | — | — |
| Compliance standard | EN 62368-1, IEC 62368-1, UL 62368, EN 60601-1-1, EN 60601-1-2, UL 2043, CE | — | — |
| Lifetime warranty | Yes | — | — |
| Package width | 230 mm | — | — |
| Package depth | 220 mm | — | — |
| Package height | 72 mm | — | — |
| Operating system version | HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System and HPE Aruba Networking InstantOS 8.4.0.0; HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System 10.0.0.0 | — | — |
| Directives | RED, EMC, LVD | — | — |
| Physical controls | Reset button | — | — |
| BSSIDs per radio | 16 count | — | — |
| Antenna count | 4 count | — | — |
| IoT radios | Bluetooth LE, Zigbee / 802.15.4 | — | — |
| Switching features | Link aggregation (LACP, 802.3ad), Energy-Efficient Ethernet (802.3az) | — | — |
| Maximum transmit power | 24 dBm | — | — |
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