Introducing our latest Wi-Fi 7 access point, AP One Enterprise, engineered to deliver a new level of speed, stability, and efficiency for demanding enterprise environments.
Elevated Performance with:
Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7: Unlock the 6GHz band for increased capacity and consistent performance in busy networks.
Dual 10G Ethernet Ports: Eliminate bottlenecks with 10G backhaul and connect remote switches and wired devices at full line-rate speeds.
Wireless mesh, customizable captive portals, and both local and cloud-based management remain fully supported, keeping your network running reliably on your terms.
Exciting! Is the wall mount compatible with the Ap One Ax Lite? Or will we have to change the wall mounts if we upgrade our Ap One Ax Lites to this new Ap One Enterprise?
Can THIS access point do mesh handoffs with both WiFi and Ethernet connectivity among the nodes? Lack of that capability is why I stopped using the AP One AX Pro units, and stopped selling them.
Good to see Peplink launching a new 6GHz capable AP.
One area of concern though is around what happens when these are powered by older 802.3at (PoE+) switches, rather than 802.3bt (PoE++) switches.
From the FAQ:
If the access point is connected to a standard 802.3at (PoE+) switch, the switch
may cut power if the device draws more than the available PoE budget, which can cause the access point to reboot. For stable operation, 802.3bt (PoE++) or a
properly rated 12V DC power supply is recommended.
Newer APs require more power, we know this - but other vendors have also addressed this by capping how the APs function under those conditions.
Is something like this “reduced operation” possible with the hardware Peplink is using?
I would personally rather see an AP function stably with some features turned off or capped than “might be unstable if you don’t have PoE++ switches” as if we were being realistic and pragmatic 10Gbps ethernet is really not required under almost any circumstance to the AP, and 4x4 operation on the 2.4GHz radio can also certainly be sacrificed for stability and performance on the 5GHz and 6GHz radios.
I’ve seen other vendors also limit TX power and cap the CPU of the AP as more extreme means of conserving power.
Example: Large property with CAT6A running out to various places. Presently using Orbi 970 units in this environment with 10Gbps links to most nodes, and a few on 6GHz wireless to make the mesh. We’d previously used the AX Lite units for this, but they did not work well at all for forming a mesh with a mix of wired and wireless interconnect.
It would have been nice to just be able to drop in the new AP. Not a huge problem to have to change the brackets, but it would have been easier not to have to
Is there an estimate of when the 6GHz radio will be supported in Incontrol2? I am testing one of these and there is no option in the group-wide SSID screen to enable 6GHz on an SSID. If I enable it locally on the AP it of course gets overwritten by InControl. The other issue is that you can only select 20 and/or 40MHz channel width for the 6GHz radio in the group radio config page.
