DWL-8600AP



*DWL-8600AP Unified Wireless PoE Access Point, Simultaneous Daul Band 802.11N*
Specification
Standards	• IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n Wireless LAN
	• IEEE 802.3, 802.3u Ethernet
	• IEEE 802.11d Regulatory Domain Selection
	• IEEE 802.11h
	• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
	• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Data Transfer Rates1	• 802.11a/g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps
	• 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps
	• 802.11n: see below table
	MCS Index2 GI3= 800ns GI= 400ns
	20MHz (Mbps) 40MHz (Mbps) 20MHz (Mbps) 40MHz (Mbps)
	0	6.5	13.5	7.2	15
	1	13	27	14.4	30
	2	19.5	40.5	21.7	45
	3	26	54	28.9	60
	4	39	81	43.3	90
	5	52	108	57.8	120
	6	58.5	121.5	65	135
	7	65	135	72.2	150
	8	13	27	14.4	30
	9	26	54	28.9	60
	10	.39	81	43.3	90
	11	52	108	57.8	120
	12	78	162	86.7	180
	13	104	216	115.6	240
	14	117	243	130	270
	15	130	270	144.4	300

Wireless Frequency Range	• 802.11a: 5.15GHz to 5.35GHz and 5.725GHz to 5.825GHz
	• 802.11b/g: 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz
	• 802.11n: 2.4GHz to 2.497GHz and 4.9GHz to 5.85GHz

Radio and Modulation Type	• 802.11b (DSSS): DBPSK @ 1Mbps, DQPSK @ 2Mbps, CCK @ 5.5
	and 11Mbps
	• 802.11a/g (OFDM): BPSK @ 6 and 9Mbps, QPSK @ 12 and
	18Mbps, 16QAM @ 24 and 36Mbps, 64QAM @ 48 and
	54Mbps
	• 802.11a/g (DSSS): DBPSK @ 1Mbps, DQPSK @ 2Mbps, CCK @
	5.5 and 11Mbps
	• 802.11n: PSK/CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK, OFDM

RF Channels	• 5GHz: 12 non-overlapping channels for US and Canada, 8
	non-overlapping channels for Japan, 19 non-overlapping
	channels for EU, 5 non-overlapping channels for China
	• 2.4GHz: 11 Channels for US, 13 channels for EU, 13 channels for Japan

Transmit Output Power4	• 802.11a: 17dBm at 6/9/12/18Mbps, 15dBm at 24/36Mbps, 14dBm at
(Typical at Each Throughput	48Mbps, 13dBm at 54Mbps
Rate)	• 802.11b: 17dBm at 1/2/5.5/11Mbps
	• 802.11g: 17dBm at 6/9/12/18Mbps, 16dBm at 24/36Mbps, 15dBm at
	48Mbps, 14dBm at 54Mbps
• 802.11n:
5 GHz Band/HT-20 5 GHz Band/HT-40 2.4 GHz Band/HT-20 2.4 GHz Band/HT-40
17 dBm at MCS0/8 16 dBm at MCS0/8 17 dBm at MCS0/8 16 dBm at MCS0/8
17 dBm at MCS1/9 16 dBm at MCS1/9 17 dBm at MCS1/9 16 dBm at MCS1/9
17 dBm at MCS2/10 16 dBm at MCS2/10 17 dBm at MCS2/10 16 dBm at MCS2/10
15 dBm at MCS3/11 14 dBm at MCS3/11 16 dBm at MCS3/11 15 dBm at MCS3/11
15 dBm at MCS4/12 14 dBm at MCS4/12 16 dBm at MCS4/12 15 dBm at MCS4/12
14 dBm at MCS5/13 13 dBm at MCS5/13 15 dBm at MCS5/13 14 dBm at MCS5/13
13 dBm at MCS6/14 12 dBm at MCS6/14 14 dBm at MCS6/14 13 dBm at MCS6/14
12 dBm at MCS7/15 11 dBm at MCS7/15 13 dBm at MCS7/15 12 dBm at MCS7/15

Receiver Sensitivity	• 802.11a: -87dBm at 6Mbps, -86dBm at 9Mbps, -84dBm at 12Mbps,
	-81dBm at 18Mbps, -77dBm at 24Mbps,
	-75dBm at 36Mbps, -68dBm at 48Mbps, -67dBm at 54Mbps
	• 802.11b: -92dBm at 1Mbps, -90dBm at 2Mbps, -88dBm at 5.5Mbps,
	-84dBm at 11Mbps
	• 802.11g: -87dBm at 6Mbps, -87dBm at 9Mbps, -85dBm at 12Mbps,
	-82dBm at 18Mbps, -79dBm at 24Mbps,
	-76dBm at 36Mbps, -71dBm at 48Mbps, -70dBm at 64Mbps
• 802.11n:
5 GHz Band/HT-20 5 GHz Band/HT-40 2.4 GHz Band/HT-20 2.4 GHz Band/HT-40
-82 dBm at MCS0/8 -79 dBm at MCS0/8 -85 dBm at MCS0/8 -82 dBm at MCS0/8
-79 dBm at MCS1/9 -76 dBm at MCS1/9 -82 dBm at MCS1/9 -79 dBm at MCS1/9
-77 dBm at MCS2/10 -74 dBm at MCS2/10 -80 dBm at MCS2/10 -77 dBm at MCS2/10
-74 dBm at MCS3/11 -71 dBm at MCS3/11 -77 dBm at MCS3/11 -74 dBm at MCS3/11
-70 dBm at MCS4/12 -67 dBm at MCS4/12 -74 dBm at MCS4/12 -71 dBm at MCS4/12
-66 dBm at MCS5/13 -63 dBm at MCS5/13 -69 dBm at MCS5/13 -66 dBm at MCS5/13
-65 dBm at MCS6/14 -62 dBm at MCS6/14 -68 dBm at MCS6/14 -65 dBm at MCS6/14
-64 dBm at MCS7/15 -61 dBm at MCS7/15 -67 dBm at MCS7/15 -63 dBm at MCS7/15

Antennas
	• 4 single detachable omnidirectional antennas with reverse SMA
	connectors (two for each band)
	• Antenna Gain: 6dBi for 5GHz frequency band, 4dBi for 2.4GHz
	frequency band

Ethernet Interface	• 10/100/1000BASE-T Port with 802.3af PoE

Configurable Operation Mode	• Access Point only
	• Access Point with Wireless Distribution System
	• Wireless Distribution System
	• 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption
	• MAC Address Filtering: Local or RADIUS database
	• WPA/WPA2 EAP
	• WPA/WPA2 PSK
	• TKIP/AES
	• 802.11i/WPA2: Supports pre-authentication and key caching for
	WPA2 Enterprise
	• 802.1Q SSID broadcast enable/disable
	• 16 SSID per frequency band, 32 SSID per AP
	• RADIUS (RFC 2865, 3580): Supports authentication with RADIUS,
	up to 4 external RADIUS servers
	• Isolated security for each SSID (Different security settings for each
	SSID)
	• Station Isolation
	• IEEE 802.1X Supplicant

Supported Management	• Uses protocols supported in DWS-4026 Unified Switch
Methods/Protocol	• HTTP/HTTPS
	• SSH
	• SNMP
	• Syslog
	• Telnet

Diagnostic LEDs	• Power
	• LAN
	• 2.4GHz
	• 5.0GHz

Power	• Operating voltage: 48VDC +/- 10% for PoE
	• Power supply: Through 48VDC, 0.4A external power adapter
	• Power consumption: Max. 11W without PoE, Max. 12W with PoE

Dimensions (W x D x H)	• 7.5in x 7.83in x 1.45in (190.5mm x 198.8mm x 36.8mm)

Weight	• 2.25lbs (1.02kg)

Operating Temperature	• 32o to 104oF (0o to 40oC)

Storage Temperature	• -4o to 149oF (-20o to 65oC)

Operating Humidity	• 10% to 90% (Non-condensing)

Storage Humidity	• 5% to 95% (Non-condensing)

MTBF	• 523,721 hours
Modes Standalone Mode Managed Mode (Managed by DWS-4026 switch)
Centralized Management	-		Yes

Centralized Firmware Dispatch	-		Yes

Visualized AP Management	-		Yes
Tool

Auto-Power Adjustment	-		Yes

Dynamic Auto-Channel	-		Yes
Selection

L2 Fast Roaming	-		Yes

L3 Fast Roaming	-		Yes

Captive Portal	-		Yes

WEP/WPA/WPA2 Security	Yes		Yes

Rogue AP Detection	Yes		Yes

Rogue AP Mitigation	-		Yes

WIDS	-		Yes

Station Isolation	Yes		Yes

MAC Address Filtering	Yes		Yes

AP Load Balancing Setup	Yes		Yes

WDS	Yes		-

AP Clustering	Yes		-

QoS/WMM	Yes		Yes

Local Storage of Configuration	Yes		-