I’ve had the chance to check out a variety of products from EnGenius and have been happy enough with them to implement them into my own network from their switches to inside and outside access points. But Engenius has been clear about their EnGenius Cloud lineup from the start, that lineup is focused on enterprise or medium-sized businesses and their pricing has also reflected that. They did however recently introduce a new lineup that they call the EnGenius Fit which targets small businesses and high-end home networks. This has been a growing market and it is exciting to see because the new Fit lineup takes a lot of what we have seen with other EnGenius products but with the small business and enthusiast focus the pricing is more in line with competitors like the Ubiquiti Unifi and Link Omada lineups. The EnGenius Fit lineup can be cloud-based or managed locally and is subscription free as well. So I’m excited to see what the new lineup is all about by checking out the EWS377-FIT, their WiFi 6 4x4 indoor AP.
Product Name: EnGenius Fit EWS377-FIT Wi-Fi 6 4×4 Indoor Wireless AP
Review Sample Provided by: EnGenius
Written by: Wes Compton
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EWS377-FIT Specifications |
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Technical Specifications |
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Standards |
IEEE 802.11ax on 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11ax on 5 GHz |
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Backward compatible |
802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
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Processor |
Qualcomm® Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53s @ 2.0GHz CPU |
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Antenna |
4 x 2.4 GHz: 5 dBi 4 x 5 GHz: 6 dBi Integrated Omni-Directional Antenna |
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Physical Interface |
1 x 10/100/1000/2500 N-BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port 1x DC Jack 1 x Reset Button |
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LED Indicators |
1 x Power 1 x LAN 1 x 2.4 GHz 1 x 5 GHz |
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Power Source |
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3at Input 12VDC /2A |
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Maximum Power Consumption |
19.5W |
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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 23 dBm on 2.4 GHz Up to 23 dBm on 5 GHz (Maximum power is limited by regulatory domain) |
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Tx Beamforming (TxBF) |
Yes |
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Radio Chains/Spatial Stream |
4x4:4 |
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SU-MIMO |
Four (4) spatial stream SU-MIMO for 2.4GHz and four spatial stream SU-MIMO for 5GHz up to 3,548 Mbps wireless data rate to a single wireless client device under both the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz radios. |
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MU-MIMO |
Four (4) spatial streams Multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 2400 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to two (2) two streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 5GHz simultaneously. |
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Supported Data Rates (Mbps) |
802.11ax: 2.4 GHz: 9 to 1148 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4) 5 GHz: 18 to 2400 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 4) 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54 802.11n: 6.5 to 600 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS31) 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1733 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4) |
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Supported Radio Technologies |
802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) 802.11ac/a/g/n: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM) |
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Channelization |
802.11ax supports very high throughput (VHT) —VHT 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 |
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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 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK |
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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 |
Supports 802.1q SSID-to-VLAN Tagging Cross-Band VLAN Pass-Through Management VLAN |
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Spanning Tree |
Supports 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol |
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QoS (Quality of Service) |
Compliant with IEEE 802.11e Standard 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 WPA2 Enterprise (AES) WPA2 AES-PSK Hide SSID in Beacons MAC Address Filtering, Up to 32 MACs per SSID Wireless STA (Client) Connected List SSH Tunnel Client Isolation |
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Environmental & Physical |
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Temperature Range |
Operating: 32ºF~104ºF (0ºC~40ºC) Storage: -40ºF~176 ºF (-40ºC~80ºC) |
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Humidity (non-condensing) |
Operating: 90% or less Storage: 90% or less |
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Device Dimensions & Weights |
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EWS377-FIT Device |
Weight: 1.70 lbs. (776 g) Length: 8.27" (210 mm) Width: 8.27" (210 mm) Height: 1.31" (33.2 mm) |
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Package Contents |
1 - EWS377-FIT 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-years |
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FitController Specifications |
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CPU |
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Model |
Qualcomm Cypress IPQ6010 |
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Clock Rate |
Quad-Core Cortex A53 1.8 GHz |
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Hardware Encryption Acceleration |
Yes |
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Memory |
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System Memory |
DDR4 1GB x 2 |
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Storage |
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eMMC |
8GB (MLC) |
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Interfaces and LEDs |
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Interfaces and LEDs |
2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports (1 x PoE) 1 x Micro SD Slot 1 x DC-Input Jack 1 x Reset Button 1 x Power LED (Orange) 2 x LAN LED (Green) |
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LED Indicators |
1 x Power 2 x LAN |
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Power Source |
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3af Input 12VDC /1A Power Adapter (Not Included) |
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Maximum Power Consumption |
Under 5W |
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Environmental & Physical |
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Operating |
Temperature: 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F) Humidity: 0%～90% typical |
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Storage |
Temperature: -40°C~80°C (-40°F~176°F) Humidity: 0%～90% typical |
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Device Dimensions & Weights |
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FitController Device |
Weight: 0.36 lb (165g) Length: 6.02” (153mm) Width: 3.04” (77.4mm) Height: 0.98” (25mm) |
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Certifications |
FCC IC |
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Package Contents |
1 – FitController 1 – Screw Position Identifier 1 – Wall Mount Screw Kit (Excludes Power Adapter) |
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Warranty |
1 Year |
