High Performance WiFi 6 Access Points for Insight WAX618 the Commercial and Residential Integrators
The WAX618 is a high performance WiFi 6 access point, ideal residential and commercial integration projects. The access point is a dual band 2x2 design delivering up to 3Gbps total WiFi throughput, supported by a 2.5Gbps Power-over-Ethernet port, an industry leader of performance and cost effectiveness in its product class. The WAX618 supports the next generation WiFi 6 smart phones, IoT devices, and notebook computers. The WAX618 WiFi is based on WiFi 6 Release 2 technology, featuring 160MHz channelization on 5GHz band, delivering 100% more throughput than designs based on WiFi 6 Release 1. Compared to WiFi 5 access points, the WAX618 provides 4x the client device connection, allowing for better speed and less congestion. The WAX618 is ideal in high density client device environments such as schools, hotels, restaurants and conference centers, and provides enterprise grade WiFi network security. With Insight management, WAX618 works seamlessly with your current NETGEAR Insight managed switches, WiFi access points and network storage, and is compatible with previous generation WiFi devices (WiFi 5 802.11ac for example) and WiFi access points. Enjoy a 4-year Insight subscription plus 4 years of ProSUPPORT, a 24/7 live expert technical support by phone, chat and email. In the past several years, the WiFi industry has made progress in increasing speeds by leaps and bounds. However, capacity continues to be a challenge, namely, supporting a large number of concurrent users. Rather, it is providing network connectivity to a large number of client devices, with good throughput, stable connection, and robust responses to environmental changes that is most important. With the updated WiFi 6 (802.11ax) technology such as OFDMA, upstream and downstream MU-MIMO, and increased speeds, coverage, and capacity, you can feel confident that you’re getting the highest performance WiFi that’s set for years to come! Plus the assurance that you can now add more connected devices on your WiFi network without any slowdowns or blind spots. The WAX618, a WiFi 6 access point, combined with Insight, helps integrators with a way to remotely manage their client's network, providing seamless WiFi connection and satisfied client experiences. NETGEAR empowers integrators with an all new WiFi 6 access point for high performance and high coverage for the years to come.
High-end performance and unbeatable security for WiFi integration projects
- Business class WiFi based on next generation 802.11ax WiFi 6 technology on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands. (Backward compatible to 802.11b/g/ n/a/ac)
- Dual-band 2x2 (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 4 streams of data for an aggregate throughput of up to 3Gbps
- Instant WiFi Mesh forming wireless backhaul with other WAX618, WAX628, or WAX638E units to form a WiFi mesh network
- 160MHz channelization on the 5GHz allows 100% more throughput than WiFi 6 Release 1 80MHz channelization
- 4 times more client device supported
- Enterprise security and Enhanced Open security, such as WPA3/WPA3 Enterprise, 8x SSID and VLAN
- Basic Service Set Coloring (BSS Coloring) enabling significant improvement in radio frequency channel effeciency and reduction of interference
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) allowing simultaneous services to multiple devices in the same channel thus improving bandwidth efficiency and reducing latency
- 2.5GbE port, backward compatible with 100/1000Mbps Ethernet, supported by NETGEAR GSM4210P, MS510TXPP and other multi-gig Ethernet switches
- Target Wake Time (TWT) allows more efficient power usage resulting in longer battery life in WiFi 6 client devices
- Beamforming+; Advanced 6th generation WiFi technology such as up and downstream MU-MIMO
- One 802.3at 2.5Gbps PoE port: Remote management and monitoring from NETGEAR Insight app or Cloud portal for unrivaled management experience of your wireless network
- App managed for faster installation through NETGEAR Insight app or Cloud portal with no additional hardware needed
- Market leading 5-year warranty with 24/7 chat support for peace of mind
A Powerful WiFi Solution
- Ultimate speed and capacity with WiFi 6
- Enterprise level security with WPA3 and 8 separate wireless networks (SSIDs)
- High speed and easy wiring with a 2.5GbE port with PoE
- Mesh capabilities for seamless roaming and highly scalable coverage areas
- Monitor and manage your network from anywhere with NETGEAR Insight, a user-friendly cloud monitoring and management cloud portal and app More information: Operational conditions | Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 40 °C | Antenna | Antenna type | Internal |  | Antenna gain level (max) | 2.9 dBi | Weight & dimensions | Width | 241.5 mm | | Depth | 241.5 mm | | Height | 40.2 mm | | Weight | 727 g | Security | Security algorithms | EAP-TTLS, PEAP, TTLS, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 | | MAC address filtering | Yes | | Service Set Identifier (SSID) features | SSID broadcast | | Auto Wireless Distribution System (WDS) | Yes | Features | 2.4 GHz | Yes | | 5 GHz | Yes | | Maximum data transfer rate | 2400 Mbit/s | | Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz) | 600 Mbit/s | | Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz) | 2400 Mbit/s | | Throughput data rate | 3000 Mbit/s | | Networking standards | IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n | | Channel bandwidth | 160 MHz | | MIMO | Yes | | MIMO type | Multi User MIMO | | Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME) | Yes | | VLAN support | Yes | | Adaptive bandwidth management | Yes | Power | Power over Ethernet (PoE) | Yes | | Power consumption (max) | 21.2 W | Design | Product colour | White | | LED indicators | Yes |
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