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Specifications Description
Nonoverlapping channels 2.4 GHz
● 802.11b/g
20 MHz: 3
● 802.11n
20 MHz: 3
5 GHz
● 802.11a
20 MHz: 24
● 802.11n
20 MHz: 24
40 MHz: 11
Wireless isolation Wireless isolation between clients
External antennas None
Internal antennas 5 internal dipole antennas for the WAP551 and 10 antennas for the WAP561
Antenna gain in dBi 5 dBi each antenna
Receiver sensitivity 2.4 GHz
● 802.11b/g
1 Mbps: –91 dBm
11 Mbps: –85 dBm
6 Mbps: –86 dBm
54 Mbps: –69 dBm
● 802.11n/20 MHz
MCS0: –86 dBm
MCS7: –70 dBm
MCS8: –85 dBm
MCS15: –68 dBm
● 802.11n/40 MHz
MCS0: –84 dBm
MCS7: –66 dBm
MCS8: –83 dBm
MCS15: –65 dB
5 GHz
● 802.11a
6 Mbps: –82 dBm
54 Mbps: –67 dBm
● 802.11n/20 MHz
MCS0: –83 dBm
MCS7: –68 dBm
MCS8: –82 dBm
MCS15: –66 dBm
● 802.11n/40 MHz
MCS0: –82 dBm
MCS7: –64 dBm
MCS8: –81 dBm
MCS15: –62 dBm
Wireless distribution system
(WDS) Yes
Fast roaming Yes
Multiple SSIDs WAP551: 16
WAP561: 16 x 2
Wireless VLAN map Yes
WLAN security Yes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Yes, with unscheduled automatic power save