Arista C-430 Wi-Fi 7 Access Point

The Arista C-430 is a Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) indoor access point with three concurrent access radios (one each on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz) each running a 2×2:2 MIMO configuration, plus a dedicated fourth radio for WIPS monitoring and scheduled client connectivity testing. The 6GHz band operates across UNII-5, UNII-6, UNII-7, and UNII-8 sub-bands (5.925–7.125 GHz), and its 320 MHz channel width capability delivers a peak physical data rate of 5.75 Gbps on 6GHz alone, equal to the combined 5GHz and 2.4GHz capacity of most previous-generation APs. A total of 783 clients can be simultaneously associated across all three bands, distributed as 271 on 2.4GHz, 256 on 5GHz, and 256 on 6GHz, with 802.11be multi-link operation enabling clients to aggregate bandwidth across bands simultaneously.

Two 5 GbE uplink ports (both PoE+ (802.3at) compliant and MACsec capable) provide redundant upstream connectivity to the wired campus network. Maximum power draw is 24W, which is within reach of standard 802.3at PoE+ switch ports that supply 30W at the port, making the C-430 deployable from the Arista 720D and 720XP campus switch families without requiring PoE++ upgrades. Memory resources (3 GB RAM, 32 MB NOR, and 8 GB eMMC) support the full Arista CloudVision CV-CUE management stack running locally on the AP, including AI-driven troubleshooting, automated frequency coordination for the 6GHz band, and on-demand client connectivity tests that verify association, authentication, DHCP, DNS, and gateway reachability without requiring a technician on-site.