HP Aruba Instant On AP15 Indoor Access Point - R2X05A

Using 4 of these APs in a Church to provide parishioners with WiFi internet access. I was concerned about the range and flexibility of these APs, but they are working extremely well. Each AP is CAT-6 cabled back to a firewall connected to the ISP router. After setting up an account at Aruba I was able to set up the first AP into the site and set up a SSID within a few minutes of power on. Each additional AP was able to be quickly and seamlessly added into the site and began broadcasting all defined SSIDs. Connected devices automatically switch to the AP with the best signal as people travel through the building. Portal S/W makes it easy to change settings from web login and/or mobile phone app. Site restrictions can be set to block access to sites by categories, to keep users from navigating to sites you may not want them to access. This is kind of important in a Church environment. SSIDs can also be set to only allow users to have a limited amount of bandwidth. There is even logging for sites visited in the previous 24 hours. There is an option to require users to acknowledge a terms of use statement to be able to use the Wi-Fi that works great. The only problem is, using that option requires no password, so anyone that is in range can use the Wi-Fi simply by acknowledging the terms. It would be better if you could require acknowledgement of terms and require a password if desired, but that is not an option.

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Have these setup at several of our worksites and with a MESH setup. They work GREAT and have a great range. Love that these have an additional ethernet port. It allows me to plug equipment in that requires an ethernet cable without having to run additional cables.

The cloud feature is included with the purchase. Note that once installed, management of this product is cloud only. High ceiling/wall mount is recommended. Done, though this isn't easy, since you typically won't have ethernet up there. I mention this only because Aruba and the other manufacturers which offer this advice aren't helping this with the installation kits they provide. You're pretty much on your own, on the ladder, cables dangling over your shoulder. Firmware updates are handled well. This is often handled poorly, relying on consumers to monitor for updates and apply them manually. If you're not on PoE (802.1af Class 2), you'll have to order a 12V DC adapter. That said, the PoE's available from various sources such as switches (or single port injectors) might be not much more than the cost of the adapter - maybe shop around before shelling out for the adapter. We tested the AP15 with PoE from a 5 port desktop gigabit Netgear switch. Advertised performance: 1733 Mbps on 5 GHz (.11ac) | 300 Mbps on 2.4 GHz (.11n). Tip: If you're using this for IoT devices -- vs. powering laptops in the garden -- it's the 2.4GHz specification that matters. Most IoT devices aren't smart enough to do the crawl in the 5Ghz swim lane. Because it's HP, I am going to speculate that the cloud resource will be more durable and persistent than some of the alternatives where the cloud resource is a bit of an afterthought. Installation via the mobile app was polished, one of the strongest features of the unit. I noticed other reviewers felt otherwise; I'll just say that the bar is pretty low. Performance was typical for this price range. RE support, while I expect HP support to be somewhat better than others, they aren't, as of this writing, paying much attention to questions posted on Amazon.com. This is the power supply if you need one. PSU https://www.amazon.com/Aruba-Instant-Adapter-Included-R3X85A/dp/B083RT8MDL

The AP15 access point works great. Although it tops out at 802.11ac / Wi-Fi 5, it still does a great job and supports VLAN tagging and Layer 7 Application Control.