AP43 Access Point

The Juniper AP43 high-performance Wi-Fi 6 ( 802.11ax) access point integrates patented virtual Bluetooth® LE (vBLE) and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to deliver unprecedented user experiences.

The AP43 Series works in conjunction with the Juniper Mist Cloud Architecture driven by Mist AI to collect and analyze metadata in near real-time from all wireless clients. This enables rapid problem detection and root cause identification with predictive recommendations and proactive troubleshooting. 

The AP43 Series has a dynamic vBLE 16-element antenna array for the industry’s most accurate and scalable location services, including user engagement, asset visibility, and contact tracing applications. This is achieved without the need for battery-powered BLE beacons and manual calibration. With integrated IoT sensors and an interface port that can control analog/digital devices, the AP43 Series also enables advanced location-based use cases, such as meeting room booking, door locking and camera control.

Learn more about the Juniper Mist cloud services that run on the AP43: Wi-FI AssuranceWired AssurancePremium AnalyticsMarvis Virtual Network AssistantUser Engagement and Asset Visibility.

Key Features


Deployment

Indoor

Wi-Fi Standard

802.11ax (W-Fi 6): 4x4:4

Wi-Fi Tri-Radio

Yes

Antenna Options

Internal, External

Virtual Bluetooth LE

Yes

IoT Interface

Yes

IoT Sensors

Humidity, Pressure, Temperature

Features + Benefits

The AP43 Series access points support tri-radio 4x4 802.11ax with maximum data rates of 2400 Mbps in the 5GHz band and 1148 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band.

The third radio functions as a network, location, and security sensor, a synthetic test client radio, as well as a spectrum monitor.

With the new features that 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) introduces, Juniper is applying its industry-leading AI platform to automate and optimize these features with its AI for AX™ capabilities.

We use AI to optimize basic service set (BSS) coloring, to improve data transmission scheduling within orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) and multi-user, multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO), and to assign clients to the best radio to boost overall network performance.

Radio resource management (RRM) automates dynamic channel and power assignment, taking Wi-Fi and external sources of interference into account with its dedicated sensor radio.

The Mist AI engine continuously monitors the coverage and capacity service-level expectation (SLE) metrics to learn and optimize the RF environment.

A dedicated dual-band third radio collects data for our patent-pending Proactive Analytics and Correlation Engine (PACE).

The AP43 leverages machine learning to analyze user experience, correlate problems and automatically detect the root cause of problems.

Improved Battery Efficiency for IoT Devices

By incorporating the 802.11ax target wake time (TWT) capability and Bluetooth 5.0, battery life for IoT devices can be extended as new IoT devices enter the network.

The Juniper Mist platform automatically captures packets and streams them to the cloud when major issues are detected.

This capability saves IT time and effort and eliminates the need for truck rolls with sniffers to reproduce and capture data for troubleshooting.

The AP43 Series automatically connects to the Juniper Mist cloud, downloads its configuration, and joins the appropriate network.

Firmware updates are retrieved and installed automatically, ensuring that the network is always up to date with new features, bug fixes, and security updates.

Premium Analytics

Juniper Mist Wi-Fi Assurance, User Engagement and Asset Visibility services include a base analytics capability for analyzing up to 30 days of data, simplifying the process of extracting network insights from data and analytics across your enterprise to properly align your support resources or introduce enhanced premium services.

The AP43 Series has a dynamic 16-element Virtual Bluetooth LE (vBLE) antenna array controlled from the Juniper Mist cloud to provide turn-by-turn location services.

This enables use cases like asset location, wayfinding, proximity messaging, and various contract tracing/social distancing use cases without the need for additional hardware (e.g. battery-powered beacons). Passive antennas enhance the power of a single transmitter and produce directional beams to accurately detect distance and location with accuracy of 1–3 meters.

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AP43

The Juniper AP43 high-performance Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access point integrates patented virtual Bluetooth® LE (vBLE) and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to deliver an unprecedented user experiences.

Technical Features
Deployment

Indoor

Wi-Fi Standard

802.11ax (W-Fi 6): 4x4:4

Wi-Fi Tri-Radio

Yes

Antenna Options

Internal, External

Virtual Bluetooth LE

Yes

IoT Interface

Yes

IoT Sensors

Humidity, Pressure, Temperature

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Technical Features
Deployment

Indoor

Wi-Fi Standard

802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6); 5GHz: 4x4:4; 2.4GHz: 2x2:2

Wi-Fi Tri-Radio

Yes

Antenna Options

Internal

Virtual Bluetooth LE

Yes

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Technical Features
Deployment

Indoor

Wi-Fi Standard

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Wi-Fi Tri-Radio

Yes

Antenna Options

Internal, External

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AP43 Access Point FAQs

What is the Juniper AP43 access point?

The Juniper AP43 high-performance tri-radio, 4 x 4 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access point integrates patented virtual Bluetooth LE (vBLE) and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to deliver unprecedented user experiences. A dedicated third radio functions as a network, location, and security sensor, as well as a synthetic test-client radio and spectrum monitor.

What Wi-Fi standards does the AP43 support?

The AP43 access point supports the following Wi-Fi standards:

  • 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), including support for OFDMA, 1024-QAM, MU-MIMO, Target Wake Time (TWT), spatial frequency reuse (BSS coloring)
  • Backward compatibility with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

What frequencies are supported by the AP43?

The AP43 Access Point supports the following Wi-Fi frequencies:

  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz

What is the performance of the AP43?

The system delivers maximum network scalability and performance and is comprised of tri-band, quad-radio with the following maximum data rates:

  • 2.4 GHz – 4 x 4: 4 802.1ax up to 1,148 Mbps
  • 5 GHz – 4 x 4: 4 802.1ax up to 2,400 Mbps

 

Combined highest supported data rates:

  • Dual-band: 3.5 Gbps
  • Dual 5 GHz (internal antenna model): 4.8 Gbps

Does the AP43 support virtual BLE (vBLE)?

Yes, the AP43 supports virtual Bluetooth LE with its built in 16-element vBLE antenna array. This vBLE array enables the industry’s most accurate and scalable location services, including user engagementasset visibility, and contact tracing, with no need for battery-powered BLE beacons or manual calibration.

How does the AP43 provide highly accurate location information?

The AP43 has a 16-element vBLE antenna array controlled from the Juniper Mist™ cloud. Passive antennas enhance the power of a single transmitter and produce directional beams (or can be combined to act as an omnidirectional radio) to accurately detect distance and location with one- to two-meter accuracy.

Can the AP43 be used in outdoor environments?

The AP43 is designed for indoor environments. The AP63 is designed for outdoor environments.

What is the warranty period for the AP43 access point?

The AP43 has a limited lifetime warranty.

Where can I get help with AP43?

For AP43 support, visit our AI-driven customer support page to access documentation, set-up and hardware installation guides, and much more.

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure, Mike Toussaint, Christian Canales, Tim Zimmerman, December 21, 2022.

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