Objective

The WAP581 Wireless-AC/N Dual Radio Access Point with 2.5GbE LAN delivers secure and reliable wireless connectivity. It allows you to improve your Wi-Fi coverage and connectivity concurrent dual-band radio technology. Equipped with Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) interfaces with Power over Ethernet (PoE), the high-performance WAP581 Access Point facilitates flexible installation and reduces cabling costs.

To provide highly secure access to guests and other users, the WAP581 features a captive portal with multiple authentication options and the ability to configure rights, roles, and bandwidth.

This article shows the product specifications of the WAP581 Wireless-AC/N Dual Radio Access point. To learn more about the WAP581 Wireless AC/N Dual Radio Access Point with 2.5GbE LAN, click here.

Product Specifications

Specifications

Description

Standards

IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Cabling type

Category 5e or better

Antennas

4 Internal Integrated Dipole antennas

Operating System

Linux

Power

PoE 802.3af/at (48v)

48v Voltage required

Physical Interfaces

Specifications

Description

Ports

2x network/power, 1x Ethernet 10BASE-T/1000BASE-TX 1x Ethernet 2.5G (multigigabit)

Buttons

Reset button

LEDs

Multi-function LED, LAN

Mounting and Physical Security

Multiple Mounting Options

Mounting bracket included for easy ceiling or wall mounting

Physical Specifications

Physical dimensions

(W x D x H)

9.0 x 9.0 x 1.5 in

Weight

3.0 lb or 1360.78 g

Network Capabilities

Specifications

Description

VLAN Support

Yes

Number of VLANs

1 management VLAN plus 16 VLANs for SSIDs (per radio)

802.1X supplicant

Yes

SSID-to-VLAN mapping

Yes

Auto-channel selection

Yes

Spanning tree

Yes

Load balancing

Yes

IPv6

Yes

IPv6 host support

IPv6 RADIUS, syslog, Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Layer 2

802.1Q-based VLANs, 32 active VLANs plus one management VLAN

DHCP Support

Yes

Syslog Support

Yes

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

Yes

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)

Yes

Quality of Service (QoS)

Yes, Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS)

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Yes

Captive Portal

Yes

RF Spectrum Analysis

Yes

Single Point Setup

Yes

Security

Specifications

Description

WPA2

Yes, including Enterprise authentication

Access control

Yes, management access control list (ACL) plus MAC ACL

Secure management

HTTPS

Rogue access point detection

Yes

802.1X

Yes, with RADIUS Authentication

Rogue Access Point Detection

Yes

Performance

Specifications

Description

Wireless throughput

Up to 1.2 Gbps data rate (real-world throughput will vary)

Recommended user support

Up to 128 connected users, 32 active users per radio

Multiple-Access Point Management

Single Point Setup

Yes

Number of access points per cluster

8

Active clients per cluster

240

Management

Management protocols

Web browser, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v3, Bonjour

Remote management

Yes

Event logging

Local, remote syslog, email alerts

Network diagnostics

Logging and packet capture

Web firmware upgrade

Firmware upgradable through web browser, imported and exported configuration file

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

DHCP Client

IPv6 host

Yes

Wi-Fi Schedule

Can be configured to control Wi-Fi access during and after business hours.

HTTP redirect

Yes

Wireless

Frequency

Dual Concurrent radios (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Radio and modulation type

Dual radio, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) IEEE 802.11 a/n: OFDM(BPSK/QPSK/16QAM/64QAM/256AM)

IEEE 802.11ac: OFDM (BPSK/QPSK/16QAM/64QAM/256QAM)

WLAN

802.11n/ac

3x3 MIMO with 2 spatial streams at 5 GHz

3x3 MIMO with 2 spatial streams at 2.4 GHz

20-, 40-, and 80-Mhz channels for 802.11ac

20- and 40-Mhz for 802.11n

PHY data rate up to 2.8 Gbps

802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Data rates supported

802.11a/b/g:

- 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6, 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps

802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps:

- 20-MHz bandwidth: MCS 0-15 for supported data rates

- 40-MHz bandwidth: MCS 0-15 for supported data rates

802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps:

- 20-MHz bandwidth: MCS 0-9 for supported data rates

- 40-MHz bandwidth: MCS 0-9 for supported data rates

- 80-MHz bandwidth: MCS 0-9 for supported data rates

Transmitted output power

2.4 GHz, 5 GHz

System memory

256 MB RAM

128 MB flash