| Hardware |
| Hardware Type |
External Universal AP |
| Number of Radios |
2 |
| Number of Antennas |
8 |
| Peak Antenna Gain |
5 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 7 dBi for 5 GHz |
| Frequency Bands (GHz) |
2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850 |
| Frequency of Radio 1 |
2.4 GHz b/g/n (4x4:4 stream) 20/40 MHz (64 QAM) |
| Frequency of Radio 2 |
5 GHz a/n/ac (4x4:4 stream) 20/40/80/160 MHz (256 QAM) |
| Maximum Data Rate |
2.3 Gbps |
| Tx/Rx Streams |
4x4 MIMO 4 spatial stream |
| Bluetooth Low Energy (BT/BLE) Radio |
Bluetooth scanning and iBeacon advertisement @ 4 dBm max TX power |
| Ethernet Ports |
2x GE RJ45 |
| USB Port |
No |
| Serial Console Port |
1 RS-232 x RJ45 |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
Yes |
| Simultaneous SSIDs |
16 (14 if background scanning enabled) |
| EAP Type(s) |
EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST |
| User/Device Authentication |
WPA™ and WPA2™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP and Web Captive Portal, MAC blacklist & whitelist |
| Maximum Tx Power |
26 dBm / 398 mW (4 chains combined) |
| Physical Security |
Kensington Lock |
| IEEE Specifications |
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11n, 802.1x, 802.3af, 802.11ac, 802.3at, 802.3az, 802.3ad |
| Wireless Mesh Capable |
Yes |
| FortiPresence Capable |
Yes |
| Modes of Operation |
WLC (8.4 and above), FortiGate, FortiCloud |
| SSID Types Supported |
Local-Bridge, Tunnel & Mesh (when managed by FortiGate) |
| FortiDeploy and FortiCloud Key |
Yes |
| Per Radio Client Capacity |
Up to 256 |
| LED Off Mode |
Yes |
| Advanced 802.11 Features |
| 802.11ac MU-MIMO Wave 2 |
Yes |
| Transmit Beam Forming (TxBF) |
Yes |
| Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) Encoding |
Yes |
| Maximum Likelihood Demodulation (MLD) |
Yes |
| Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) |
Yes |
| A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packet Aggregation |
Yes |
| MIMO Power Save |
Yes |
| Short Guard Interval |
Yes |
| WME Multimedia Extensions |
Yes |
| Wireless Monitoring Capabilities |
| Frequencies scanned |
2.4 and 5 GHz |
| Background scan with client access on 2.4 and 5 GHz |
Yes |
| Full-time scan as dedicated monitor |
Yes |
| Packet sniffer mode |
Yes |
| Spectrum analyzer |
Yes |
| Dimensions |
| Length x Width x Height |
8.3 x 8.3 x 2.0 inches (210 x 210 x 51 mm) |
| Weight |
4.08 lb (1.85 kg) |
| Package (shipping) Weight |
11.42 lb (5.18 kg) |
| Mounting Options |
Wall Mount or Pole Mount |
| Included Accessories |
Mounting Kits, Grounding Cable, 4x 2.4 GHz and 4x 5 GHz Antennas |
| Environment |
| Power Supply |
PoE input: 48V DC, 0.8A |
| Power Consumption (Average / Maximum) |
22 W |
