What is Aruba RAP?

Extend the same corporate user experience to small branch and remote sites with a solution that’s easy to deploy and manage. Aruba remote access points come preconfigured, so employees simply plug in to any existing Internet connection and they’re ready to go.

Businesses cannot afford to shut down in response to man-made incidents, natural disasters, or pandemics, so contingency planning is essential to ensure business continuity. Aruba’s Remote Access Solution helps IT departments address the daunting task of supporting a workforce that’s highly mobile and requires access to the same resources as corporate users. By providing a versatile remote networking solution, IT can securely extend the corporate enterprise network at lower cost and massive scale to easily overcome the complexity that makes traditional remote networking options poorly suited for wide-scale business continuity applications. On top of that, multiple failover options ensure that remote sites remain active in case of primary service disruption. Using the same security as Mobility Controllers in larger branches, the versatile Remote Access Points (RAPs) create a secure SSL/IPSec VPN connection back to an Aruba Mobility Controller over any wide-area transport, including 4G cellular, residential DSL, and cable networks with plug-and-play simplicity.

How to install it in your home?

RAP-3 Overview 

Figure 1 Rear View (RAP-3WN Shown)

Connecting the Required Cables
 
The RAP-3WN must be connected to a network device that has access to the 
Internet, such as a router or modem. To complete the installation of the RAP-3WN:
1. Connect one end of the provided RJ-45 cable to port E0 on the RAP-3WN.
2. Connect the other end of the RJ-45 cable to a free RJ-45 port on your modem 
or router.
3. Attach the provided power adapter to the DC IN port on the RAP-3WN.
4. Connect the other end of the power adapter to a power outlet.
The RAP-3WN is now powered on. To verify this, ensure that the PWR LED is solid
green.
 
Verifying Successful Installation
 
Once the RAP-3WN’s PWR LED has come up, the device will take 2 to 3 minutes to
complete the boot cycle. Once the boot cycle is complete, you can connect to 
SAES@Home.
 
LEDs
 
The RAP-3WN has five LED indicators that display the status of the device. The

    • RAP-3WNP has an additional LED called PSE.

 


    • PWR: When lit, the RAP-3 is powered on

 


    • E0:Indicates activity and/or status on this port.

 


    • E1: Indicates activity and/or status on this port

 


    • E2: Indicates activity and/or status on this port

 


    • WLAN: Indicates wireless status and activity

 

  • PSE (RAP-3WNP only): Indicated the PSE status on the RAP-3WNP

RAP 303HR

Figure 2 303H Series (bottom)

The E0/PT port, located at the back of the access point is 10/100/1000Base-T, auto-sensing, MDI/MDX wired-network uplink connectivity RJ45 port. It supports IEEE 802.3af/802.3at PoE as a standard Powered Device (PD) from Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE), such as a midspan injector, or a network infrastructure that supports PoE. The E1-E3 ports, located at the bottom of the access point are 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing, MDI/MDX wirednetwork downlink connectivity RJ45 ports. These ports are used to provide secure network connectivity to wired devices when physically linked using an Ethernet cable. Refer to Figure 5 for port pin-out information. Additionally, the E3 port supports PoE-out functionality, and is capable of supplying up to 15.4W to PSE when the access point is operating in 802.3at PoE mode, or powered by a DC source.

Connecting the Required Cables
 
The RAP-303 must be connected to a network device that has access to the
Internet, such as a router or modem. To complete the installation of the RAP-303:
1. Connect one end of the provided RJ-45 cable to port E0 on the RAP-303.
2. Connect the other end of the RJ-45 cable to a free RJ-45 port on your modem
or router.
3. Attach the provided power adapter to the DC IN port on the RAP-303.
4. Connect the other end of the power adapter to a power outlet.
The RAP-303 is now powered on. To verify this, ensure that the PWR LED is solid
green.
 
 
LED 
 
The LED displays located on the front and bottom of the access point indicate the following functions: System Status The System Status LED indicates the operating condition of the access point. See Table 1.
 
Table 1 System Status LED
 
 
 
  1. blinking: 1s on/1s off
  2. flashing: on/off repeated in less than 1s

Radio Status

The Radio Status LED indicates the operating mode of the access point’s radios. See Table 2.
Table 2 Radio Status LED