Keeping your network secure can be a challenge even for a full IT staff but what if you are a small business running a smaller network or maybe a prosumer running a similar network at your home. Keeping tabs on things is left to one person and often someone who isn’t necessarily an IT professional. I know I fall into this category, working from home and having far more devices on the network than the average network. Over the last few years I have been upgrading my network and slowly learning and locking things down more but EnGenius recently introduced two new access points that provide the same function as their past APs like the ECW230 that I previously took a look at. But the two new APs have added security features to help you find issues and secure your network. Today I’m going to check out the ECW220S which is similar to the ECW230 I previously reviewed only with a 2x2 antenna configuration, not a 4x4.
Product Name: EnGenius ECW220S
Review Sample Provided by: EnGenius
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Standards |
IEEE 802.11ax on 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11ax on 5 GHz (Backward compatible with 802.11b/g/n/ac) 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Radio |
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Processor |
Qualcomm® Quad-Core CPU ARM Cortex A53s @ 2.0GHz CPU |
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Antenna
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2 x 2.4 GHz: 4 dBi 2 x 5 GHz: 5 dBi |
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Scanning Radio |
1 x 2.4 GHz 1 x 5 GHz |
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Integrated Omni-Directional Antenna |
BLE: 6 dBi |
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Physical Interface
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1 x 10/100/1000/2500 BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port |
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LED Indicators |
1 x Power 1 x LAN 1 x 2.4 GHz 1 x 5 GHz 1 x Scanning Radio 1 x BLE |
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Power Source |
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3at Input |
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Maximum Power Consumption |
12.8W |
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Wireless & Radio Specifications |
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Operating Frequency |
Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz |
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Operation Modes |
AP, Mesh |
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Frequency Radio |
2.4 GHz: 2400 MHz ~ 2482 MHz 5 GHz: 5150 MHz ~ 5250 MHz, 5250 MHz ~ 5350 MHz, 5470 MHz ~ 5725 MHz, 5725 MHz ~ 5850 MHz |
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Transmit Power |
Up to 22 dBm on 2.4 GHz (Maximum power is limited by regulatory domain) |
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Tx Beamforming (TxBF) |
Yes |
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Radio Chains/Spatial Stream |
2x2:2 |
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SU-MIMO
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Two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 2.4GHz and two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 5GHz up to 1,774Mbps wireless data rate to a single 11ax wireless client device under the both 2.4G Hz and 5GHz radio. |
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MU-MIMO |
Two (2) spatial streams multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 1,200 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to two (2) stream MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 5GHz simultaneously. Two (2) multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to two stream MUMIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 2.4GHz simultaneously. |
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Supported Data Rates (Mbps) |
802.11ax: 2.4 GHz: 9 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4) 5 GHz: 18 to 1200 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 4) 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4) 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15) 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 |
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Supported Radio Technologies |
802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) |
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Channelization
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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 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Certified |
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Supported Modulation
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802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM |
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Management |
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Multiple BSSID |
8 SSIDs for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios. |
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VLAN Tagging
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Supports 802.1q SSID-to-VLAN Tagging |
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Spanning Tree |
Supports 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol |
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QoS (Quality of Service) |
IEEE 802.11e compliant WMM |
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SNMP |
v1, v2c, v3 |
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MIB |
I/II, Private MIB |
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Wireless Security |
WPA3 Enterprise WPA3-PSK (SAE) WPA3/WPA2-PSK Mixed WPA2 Enterprise WPA2 AES-PSK Hide SSID in Beacons MAC Address Filtering, up to 256 MACs per SSID Wireless STA (Client) Connected List SSH Tunnel Client Isolation |
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Wireless Monitoring |
WIPS/WIDS Dedicated Dual-Band Radios Rogue AP & Device Detection RF Spectrum Analysis Zero-Wait DFS |
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Environmental & Physical |
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Temperature Range |
Operating: 32ºF~104ºF (0 ºC~40 ºC) |
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Humidity (non-condensing) |
Operating: 90% or less |
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Device Dimensions & Weights |
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ECW220 Device |
Weight: 0.947 lbs (0.43kg) Length: 6.30" (160 mm) Width: 6.30" (160 mm) Height: 1.31" (33.2 mm) |
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Packaging |
Weight: 1.28 lbs. (580 g) |
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Package Contents |
1 - ECW220S Cloud Managed Indoor Access Point 1 - Ceiling Mount Base (9/16” Trail) 1 - Ceiling Mount Base (15/16” Trail) 1 - Ceiling and Wall Mount Screw Kits 1 - Quick Installation Guide |
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Warranty |
2 Year |
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Certifications |
CE |
