Overview of the AP5020

The AP5020 access point is an universal indoor access point with a Wi-Fi 7 tri-radio. It is designed for high density environments where a large number of people will access your network such as schools, warehouses, health care facilities, and stadiums.

The AP5020 uses the 802.11 wireless standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) for network communications, and bridge network traffic to an Ethernet LAN. It can operate in either the cloud with ExtremeCloud™ IQ or in an on-premise environment with ExtremeCloud™ IQ Controller.

You can operate the radio across three bands - 2.4 GHz (4x4:4), 5 GHz (4x4:4), and 6 GHz (4x4:4).

You can operate the AP one of six modes:

• Mode 1: 2.4 GHz (full) /5 GHz/6 GHz - Tri-Radio

• Mode 2: 5 GHz/6 GHz data radios with tri-frequency sensor

• Mode 3: 5 GHz (Low)/5 GHz (High)/ 6 GHz - Dual 5GHz with 6GHz

• Mode 4: 2.4 GHz/5 GHz with tri-frequency sensor

• Mode 5: 5 GHz/5 GHz with 2.4 GHz data radio
• Mode 6: 6 GHz/6 GHz + 5 GHz data radio

Note

Several channels are offered on the 6 GHz band so it is a best practice to configure the Preferred Scanning Channel (PSC). PSC helps reduce the amount of probing.

Note

You do not have to use a country-specific SKU unless you are ordering for Israel or Egypt.