Moving to WiFi 6 in my house and office did get us improved performance when it comes to transfer speeds and it also better handles having a lot of devices on the network. But the one big downside for me was a little less range, especially when running through our old plaster over plasterboard walls which are twice as thick and denser than drywall, not to mention who knows what kind of lead paint might be on there. This lead to wireless issues in a few areas in the house at the farthest points and also issues out in my yard and detached garage. This became a bigger issue when mowing as I listen to music on the wireless and it would drop at the farthest parts of my lawn. I also had trouble opening and closing my smart garage door from the mower when on the far side of the garage. Lucky for me EnGenius introduced their ECW260 WiFi 6 2x2 outdoor access point which matches the ECW230 I’m using inside. Our winter hit and I struggled to get it mounted out and get outside testing done but today I’m finally going to check out the ECW260 to see what it is all about.
Product Name: EnGenius ECW260 WiFi 6 2x2 Outdoor Access Point
Review Sample Provided by: EnGenius
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Standards |
IEEE 802.11b/g/n on 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11a/n/ac on 5 GHz |
Antenna |
2 x 2.4 GHz: 5 dBi 2 x 5 GHz: 5 dBi External Omni-Directional Antenna |
Physical Interface |
1 x 10/100/1000/2500 BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port 1 x DC Jack 1 x Reset Button |
LED Indicators |
1 x Power 1 x LAN 1 x 2.4 GHz 1 x 5 GHz |
Power Source |
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3af/at or Proprietary 54V IEEE 802.11e Compliant Source Active Ethernet (PoE) |
Maximum Power Consumption |
15.9W |
Wireless & Radio Specifications Operating Frequency |
Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz |
Operation Modes |
Manage Mode: AP and Mesh |
Frequency Radio |
2.4 GHz: 2400 MHz ~ 2472 MHz 5 GHz: 5150 MHz ~ 5250 MHz, 5250 MHz ~ 5350 MHz, 5470 MHz ~ 5725 MHz, 5725 MHz ~ 5850 MHz |
Transmit Power |
Up to 23 dBm on 2.4 GHz Up to 25 dBm on 5 GHz |
Radio Chains/Spatial Stream |
2×2:2 |
SU-MIMO |
Two (2) spatial streams Single User SU-MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate with HE40 bandwidth to a 2x2 wireless client device under the 2.4GHz radio. Two (2) spatial stream Single User SU-MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate with VHT80 to a 2x2 wireless device under the 5GHz radio |
MU-MIMO |
Two (2) spatial streams MU-MIMO up to 1,200 Mbps wireless data rate for transmitting to two (2) streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 5GHz simultaneously. Two (2) spatial streams MU-MIMO up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate for transmitting to two (2) streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 2.4GHz simultaneously |
Supported Data Rates (Mbps): |
802.11ax: 2.4 GHz: 9 to 287 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2) 5 GHz: 18 to 1200 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 2) 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15) 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2) 802.11b: 1,2,5.5,11 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54 |
Channelization |
802.11ax supports high efficiency (HE) —HE 20/40/80 MHz 802.11ac supports very high throughput (VHT) —VHT 20/40/80 MHz 802.11n supports high throughput (HT) —HT 20/40 MHz 802.11n supports very high throughput under the 2.4GHz radio –VHT40 MHz (256-QAM) 802.11n/ac/ax packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-SPDU |
Supported Modulation |
802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM |
Multiple BSSID |
8 SSIDs on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios. |
VLAN Tagging |
Supports 802.1q SSID-to-VLAN Tagging Cross-Band VLAN Pass-Through Management VLAN |
Spanning Tree |
Supports 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol |
QoS (Quality of Service) |
Compliant With IEEE 802.11e Standard WMM |
SNMP |
v1, v2c, v3 |
MIB |
I/II, Private MIB |
Wireless Security |
OWE WPA2 Personal WPA3 Personal (SAE) - WPA3 Only WPA3/WPA2 Personal Mixed WPA2 Enterprise WPA3 Enterprise Suite B Hide SSID in Beacons MAC Address Filtering, Up to 32 MACs per SSID Wireless STA (Client) Connected List SSH Tunnel Client Isolation |
Environment & Physical Temperature Range |
Operating: -4º~140ºF/-20ºC~60ºC Storage: -40Fº~176ºF/-40ºC~80ºC |
Humidity (non-condensing) |
Operating: 90% or less Storage: 90% or less Outdoor Rating: IP67-Rated Enclosure |
Dimensions & Weight |
Weight: 1.54 lbs. (0.7 kg) Length: 7.48” (190 mm) Width: 4.07” (124 mm) Height” 2.07” (52.5 mm) |
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1 – ECW260 Cloud Managed Outdoor Access Point 1 - Pole-Mounting Brackets 1 - Wall-Mount Screw Set 2 - 2.4GHz 5dBi SMA Antennas 2 - 5GHz 5dBi SMA Antennas 1 - Quick Installation Guide |
Warranty |
2 Year |
Certifications |
CE FCC IC |