Objective

The WAP571E Wireless-AC/N Dual Radio Outdoor Access Point is a high-performance, outdoor and highly secure business class Wireless Access Point (WAP)  designed to provide cost-effective wireless connectivity for outdoor spaces.

This article aims to provide general information about the WAP571E.

Applicable Devices

- WAP571E

Product Features

- Cost-effective 802.11ac outdoor connectivity up to 1.9 Gbps

- 3x3 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) with three spatial streams on both 5.0 GHz and 2.4 GHz

- Outdoor-rated IP66 enclosure

- Single Point Setup

- Two Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports

- WPA2, 802.1X with Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Rogue Access Point detection.

- Captive Portal with multiple rights and roles

- Simple installation and intuitive web-based utility

- Support for Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Default Settings

Parameter

Default Value

Username

cisco

Password

cisco

LAN IP Address

DHCP address assigned by server

Fallback LAN IP

192.168.1.245

Subnetwork Mask

255.255.255.0

Product Specifications

Specifications

Description

Standards

IEEE 802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.3af, 802.3u, 802.1X (security authentication), 802.1Q (VLAN), 802.1D (Spanning Tree), 802.11i (WPA2 Security), 802.11e (Wireless QoS), IPv4 (RFC 791), IPv6 (RFC 2460)

Ports

Two LAN Gigabit Ethernet auto-sensing

Cabling type

Category 5e or better

Antennas

Internal antennas optimized for installation on a wall

LED indicators

One LED

Operating System

Linux

Physical Interfaces

Ports

2 10/100/1000 Ethernet, with support for 802.3at at PoE support is only for one port and not two ports

Buttons

Reset button

LEDs

One multi-function LED

Physical Specifications

Physical dimensions

(W x D x H)

9.05 x 7.87 x 1.96 in. (230 x 200 x 50 mm)

Weight

2.97 lb or 1350 g

Network Capabilities

VLAN Support

Yes

Number of VLANs

1 management VLAN plus 32 VLANs for SSIDs

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

Security

WPA, WPA2

Yes, including Enterprise authentication

Access control

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

Secure management

HTTPS

SSID broadcast

Yes

Rogue access point detection

Yes

Mounting and Physical Security

Multiple mounting option

Mounting bracket included for easy wall or pole mounting

Quality of Service (QoS)

QoS

Wi-Fi Multimedia and Traffic Specification (WMM TSPEC), client QoS

Performance

Wireless throughput

Up to 1.9 Gbps data rate (real-world throughput will vary)

Recommended user support

Up to 200 connective users, 50 active users per radio

Multiple-Access Point Management

Single Point Setup

Yes

Number of access points per cluster

16

Active clients per cluster

960

Configuration

Web user interface

Built-in web-based utility for easy browser-based configuration (HTTP/HTTPS)

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

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 3 spatial streams at 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz

21 for 20-MHz bandwidth; 9 for 40-MHz bandwidth; 4 for 80-MHz bandwidth

1 for 20-MHz bandwidth; 7 for 40-MHz bandwidth

802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS)

Data rates supported

IEEE 802.11b: DSSS (1/2/5.5/11)

IEEE 802.11g: OFDM (6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54)

IEEE 802.11n: see the below table

IEEE 802.11b 12.94 MHz

IEEE 802.11g 24.49 MHz

EEE 802.11n MCS0 (HT20): 27.44 MHz

IEEE 802.11n MCSO (HT40): 36.18 MHz

IEEE 802.11b: 29.76 dBm

IEEE 802.11g 29.24 dBm

IEEE 802.11n MCS0 (HT20): 29.25 dBm

IEEE 802.11n MCS0 (HT40): 23.81 dBm

Frequency band and operating channels

Frequency Band

Channel No.

Frequency

Channel No.

Frequency

2400-2483.5 MHz

1

2412 MHz

7

2442 MHz

2

2417 MHz

8

2447 MHz

3

2422 MHz

9

2452 MHz

4

2427 MHz

10

2457 MHz

5

2432 MHz

11

2462 MHz

6

2437 MHz

-

-

5150-5250 MHz Band 1

36

5180 MHz

44

-

38

5190 MHz

46

-

40

5200 MHz

48

-

42

5210 MHz

-

-

52

5260 MHz

60

-

54

5270 MHz

62

-

5250-5350 MHz Band 2

56

5280 MHz

64

-

58

5290 MHz

-

-

100

5500 MHz

112

-

102

5510 MHz

116

-

104

5520 MHz

132

-

5470-5275 MHz Band

106

5530 MHz

134

-

108

5540 MHz

136

-

110

5550 MHz

140

-

149

5745 MHz

157

-

151

5755 MHz

159

-

153

5765 MHz

161

-

155

5775 MHz

165

-

Transmitted output power

2.4 GHz

802.11b: 20.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6, all rates

802.11g: 20.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6, 6 Mbps

802.11g: 17.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6, 54 Mbps

802.11n (HT20): 20.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6 MCS0

802.11n (HT20): 17.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6 MCS7

802.11n (HT40): 16.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at CH6 MCS7

5 GHz UNII-1 (5150~5250 MHz)

802.11a: 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 6 Mbps

802.11a: 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 54 Mbps

802.11ac(HT20): 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT20): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT40): 21.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT40): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT80): 20.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT80): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

5 GHz UNII-2 (5250 - 5350 MHz)/UNII-2 Extended (5470 – 5725 MHz)

802.11a: 18.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 6 Mbps

802.11a: 18.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 54 Mbps

802.11ac(HT20): 18.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT20): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT40): 18.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT40): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT80): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

5 GHz UNII-3 (5725 MHz~5850 MHz)

802.11a: 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 6 Mbps

802.11a: 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at 54 Mbps

802.11ac(HT20): 22.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT20): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT40): 21.0 +/- 1.5dBm @ MCS0

802.11ac(HT40): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

802.11ac(HT80): 20.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS0

802.11ac(HT80): 14.0 +/- 1.5 dBm at MCS9

Operating temperature

-40° to 55°C (-40° to 131°F) with solar loading or -40 to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) without solar loading

Storage temperature

-50° to 70°C (-58 to 158°F)

Operating humidity

5% to 95% noncondensing

Storage humidity

5% to 90% noncondensing

System memory

256 MB RAM

128 MB flash