High-Performance, Easy-to-Deploy, Highly Secure Wireless Connectivity for Indoor Spaces
Highlights
- Provides cost-effective 802.11ac Wave 2 connectivity with speeds up to 2.8 Gbps.
- Supports 4 x 4 Multi-User Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) technology on 5.0-GHz radio and 3 x 3 MIMO technology on 2.4-GHz radio for maximum performance.
- Supports Dual Gigabit Ethernet (2.5G and 1G) LAN with Energy Efficient Ethernet and link aggregation.
- Supports both Power over Ethernet (PoE) and AC power with external power adapter.
- Provides Integrated Wireless Spectrum Analysis tool, which allows detection of the nearby Radio Frequencies interference for easy troubleshooting.
- Secure guest WiFi access with 3rd party cloud managed guest WiFi services support.
- Cisco Umbrella integration to protect wireless devices from malware and phishing.
- Offers Single Point Setup, which requires no controller, for easy, cost-effective deployment of multiple access points.
- Works with Cisco® FindIT Management platform a software for managing and monitoring your Cisco 100-500 series products.
- Works right out of the box with easy installation and mobile friendly web-based configuration and wizard.
- Provides peace of mind with a limited lifetime hardware warranty.
Product overview
Today Wi-Fi is the primary way for mobile access; small to medium-sized businesses are now looking for simple, yet easy-to-deploy Wi-Fi networks where they can provide the best experience to their employees and customers. Businesses are now depending on cloud applications like Office 365 or Gmail. To stay productive, they need reliable, and fast wireless network to access mission critical applications with no delays.
The Cisco WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point with 2.5GbE LAN provides a simple, cost-effective way to extend highly secure, high-performance mobile networking to your employees and guests, so they can stay connected anywhere in the office, regardless of what mobile devices they use.
The Cisco WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point with 2.5GbE LAN uses concurrent dual-band radio for improved coverage and user capacity. The 4 x 4 MU-MIMO technology on the 5.0-GHz radio and 3 x 3 MIMO on the 2.4-GHz radio allow the access point to run at maximum performance and deliver better user experience. Two Gigabit Ethernet LAN interfaces, one with 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and the second with 1 Gigabit Ethernet with PoE facilitate flexible installation and reduce cabling and wiring costs. Intelligent Quality-of-Service (QoS) features let you prioritize bandwidth-sensitive traffic for Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video applications.
To provide highly secure guest WiFi access to visitors and other users, Cisco WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point with 2.5GbE LAN supports a captive portal with multiple authentication options and the ability to configure rights, roles, and bandwidth. A customized guest login page lets you present a welcome message and access details, and reinforces your brand with company logos.
The WAP581 access point also offers support for 3rd party cloud managed guest WiFi services allowing you to control Internet access for guests and give your customers a better guest WiFi experience.
The access points are easy to set up and use, with an intuitive wizard-based configuration to get you operational in minutes. An attractive design with flexible mounting options allows the access points to smoothly blend into any small or medium-sized business environment.
- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Cisco Systems, Inc
- Manufacturer Website Address
- http://www.cisco.com
- Brand Name
- Cisco
- Product Series
- 500
- Product Type
- Wireless Access Point
- Technical Information
- Wireless LAN Standard
- IEEE 802.11ac
- Frequency Band
- 2.40 GHz
- 5 GHz
- Total Number of Antennas
- 4
- Number of Internal Antennas
- 4
- Wireless Transmission Speed
- 2.80 Gbit/s
- MIMO Technology
- Yes
- Data Encryption
- Yes
- Encryption Standard
- WPA
- WPA2
- WPA-ENT
- WPA2-ENT
- Interfaces/Ports
- Ethernet Technology
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports
- 2
- PoE PD Port
- Yes
- Physical Characteristics
- Form Factor
- Ceiling Mountable
- Wall Mountable
- Height
- 1.5"
- Width
- 9"
- Depth
- 9"
- Weight (Approximate)
- 3 lb