Engenius Access Point Series For Simple

EnGenius recommends an on-site EWS controller for independent networks that require up to 50 APs, and the cloud-based ezMaster controller for organizations and managed service providers that operate multiple network sites.

All EnGenius 802.11ac access points are dual band 2.4 GHz 5 GHz, utilizing 802.11n on the 2.4 GHz band.

In most deployments, dual-band access points are recommended so as to shift all dual-band client devices (including all modern smartphones, tablets, and laptops) to the less crowded and higher capacity 5 GHz band.

EnGenius recommends using 802.11ac wave 1 access points with up to 30-50 simultaneous users per point.

Thus, a two-stream (2x2:2) device has two antennas per band, a three-stream (3x3:3) device has three antennas per band, and a four-stream (4x4:4) device has four antennas per band.

Similarly, to triple the throughput performance requires both the AP and the client device to each support 3x3:3, and to quadruple the throughput performance requires both the AP and the client device to each support 4x4:4.

As an example, in a situation where a two-stream client device is associated with a three-stream access point, only two of the access point streams are used.

That said, a different three-stream client device associated to the same three-stream access point will be able to utilize all three streams for communication.

Most modern laptops support two stream (2x2:2), with some higher end laptops supporting three stream (3x3:3).

In most SMB environments, a two stream 802.11ac wave 1 access point is appropriate.

In environments with higher-end 3x3:3 clients (e.g.

However, MU-MIMO requires active support and feedback from the client devices, so its applications are currently still limited.

Most EnGenius access points come with internal omni-directional antennas where the alignment is fixed.

These models use 2x2:2 MIMO by having the two antennas at opposite polarization.

For more information on point-to-(multi)point applications, read the Deploying a Point-to-(Multi)Point Backhaul Network white paper.

The AP models that support external antennas all come with omni-directional dipole antennas, but it is not uncommon in such applications to replace the antennas.

In some instances, there may be particular aesthetic or mounting requirements that make it necessary to mount the antenna separately from the access point.

More commonly, such access points are used with external directional antennas to extend coverage in a particular direction.

Such applications include warehouses, large parking areas, bus depots, truck stops, car dealership lots, and so forth.

EnGenius manufactures sector antennas with a 120 x 9 coverage pattern.

These come in 2.4 GHz 2x2:2 (SA2216), 2.4 GHz 3x3:3 (SA2312), 5 GHz 2x2:2 (SA5219), and 5 GHz 3x3:3 (SA5315).

This approach is appropriate for point-to-(multi)point networks and for small independent Wi-Fi networks.

Engenius Access Point Series For Simple

EnGenius typically recommends the EnSky series for simple, independent networks that require about 5 10 access points.

The EnGenius Neutron APs utilize a distributed WLAN architecture, where the AP configurations and statistics are coordinated centrally by a controller, but the operations (including client data handling) are still handled at the AP in order to prevent the controller from becoming a bottleneck in the network.

EWS switch) or in the cloud remotely utilizing the ezMaster software.