Saturday, February 10, 2018

Engenius EAP600

Access points (AP) are networking devices that create a new or relay an existing WiFi network signal so to extend the range of that signal. What they can do depending on a large part, their price. You can find more about access points here.

The EAP600 access point is the flagship access point for Engenius, a provider of consumer and business class networking  devices. At $150 per device, it is attractive not only for small to medium size businesses but the home users who want wifi coverage that is more robust than what can be provided by consumer level gears. 

The EAP600 can be used by itself as the only AP in the network or in conjunction with other EAP600s in a distributed network. In such a distribution network, these EAP600s can facilitate WiFi coverage for dozens of wireless devices in a large physical area such as an office space or multi-rooms home. 

Setup WDS on the EAP600
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RikqKW0qvQk

Overview of EAP600 features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfju3ce6jAw

As you can see in the video, with these EAP600s working together, your wireless device only sees one wireless name. The EAP600 supports band steering. It also create multiple SSIDs with each SSID be on its own VLAN. This not only keeps devices from one VLAN from accessing the others on another VLAN, but it also restrict bandwidth for a VLAN. For example, you can create a guest SSID on a separate VLAN and only give that VLAN a limited amount of bandwidth.

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