WiNG 7 Operating System Overview

The WiNG 7 operating system is a solution designed for 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax networking. It is a convergence of the legacy ExtremeWireless™ WiNG (5.9.X) and ExtremeWireless™ (10.X) wireless operating systems. It offers a high-level of flexibility and scalability covering both campus and distributed modes of deployment.
WiNG 7.X.X brings together the following key benefits of both deployment topologies under one fold:
  • ExtremeWireless - The ExtremeWireless software provides a secure, highly scalable, cost-effective solution based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. The system is intended for enterprise networks operating on multiple floors in more than one building, and is ideal for public environments, such as airports and convention centers that require multiple access points. It is an ideal solution for high-density, campus and stadium deployments. It is well suited to meet the needs of enterprises in the education, healthcare, sports and entertainment verticals. The ExtremeWireless OS key strengths are:
    • Extensive Policy Framework
    • Contextual Device and Application Control
    • Application Visibility & Control with Analytics
    • BYOD - Single SSID with Programmable Data Path
    • Voice & Video Optimized with Seamless Roaming
  • ExtremeWireless WiNG - The WiNG architecture is a solution designed for 802.11n and 802.11ac networking. It is designed for standalone or distributed hierarchical networks. The ExtremeWireless WiNG software distributes intelligence right to the network edge, empowering every controller and access point with the intelligence needed to be network-aware, able to identify and dynamically route traffic over the most efficient path available at that time. It is highly scalable and well suited to meet the needs of large, geographically distributed enterprises. It is an ideal wireless networking solution for the retail, manufacturing, transportation & logistics, and hospitality verticals. The ExtremeWireless OS key strengths are:
    • Simple Guest Access with Analytics
    • Contextual Application Control
    • Advanced Diagnostics and Remote Troubleshooting
    • Intrusion, Compliance and Wi-Fi Forensics
    • Scale-out 1000s of APs with Rapid Rollout
    • Self-tuning RF (Smart-RF)
    • Distributed Service Intelligence

Going forward, this unified, common, wireless, infrastructure WiNG 7.X. OS will power the ExtremeWireless WiNG product family. The WiNG 7.3.0 OS supports the following platforms:

Dual Mode Capability

The WiNG 7, 802.11ax AP5XX and AP4XX model APs have the capability of operating in the Distributed and Centralized modes. For a newly-manufactured, out-of-the-box AP the mode of operation is not specified.

Note

Note

For more information, see Dual Mode Capability.

AP410i/e Specifications

The 802.11ax AP410i/e access points have the following features:
  • Radios: Three 802.11ax radios
    • One 2X2 2.4 GHz radio
    • One 4X4 5 GHz radio
    • One 2X2 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio
  • One 2.4 GHz IoT radio
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with Power over Ethernet (PoE) In
    • GE2 - One multi-rate GE/2.5 GE Ethernet port
  • LEDs: Seven – all LEDs will be powered on during reset and will connect to general purpose input/ output (GPIO) pins
  • One Reset button
  • One Kensington lock
  • One safety hanger provision
  • One USB 2.0 type A connector
  • Power: PoE 802.3at
  • Antennas:
    • AP410i: Six Wi-Fi internal antennas and one BLE internal antenna
    • AP410e: Six RP-SMA external antenna ports and one BLE RP-SMA antenna

AP460i/e Specifications

The 802.11ax AP460i/e access points have the following features:
  • Radios: Three 802.11ax radios
    • One 2X2 2.4 GHz radio
    • One 4X4 5 GHz radio
    • One 2X2 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio
  • One 2.4 GHz IoT radio
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with Power over Ethernet (PoE) In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45
  • LEDs: Seven – all LEDs will be powered on during reset and will connect to general purpose input/ output (GPIO) pins
  • One Reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3at
  • Antennas:
    • Eight Wi-Fi internal/external antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna on AP460i
    • One BLE external antenna port on AP460e

AP560h Specifications

The enterprise class 802.11ax AP560h access point has the following features:
  • Radios: 2 radios; 1 IoT radio (2.4 GHz).
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with Power over Ethernet (PoE) In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
  • LEDs: 2 – All LEDs will be on during reset
  • One Reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3at; 12VDC external power in connector.
  • Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas, supporting the following internal antenna modes:
      • 30 degree
      • 70 degree
    • One BLE internal antenna

AP560i Specifications

The enterprise class 802.11ax AP560i access point has the following features:
  • Radios: 2 radios; 1 IoT radio (2.4 GHz).
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
  • LEDs: 2 – All LEDs will be on during reset
  • One Reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3at; 12VDC external power in connector.
  • Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna

AP510e Specifications

The enterprise class 802.11ax AP510e access point has the following features:
  • Radios: 2 radios; 1 IoT radio (2.4 GHz).
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
  • LEDs: 6 – All LEDs will be on during reset
  • One Reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3at; 12VDC external power in connector.
  • Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi external antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna

AP510i Specifications

The enterprise class 802.11ax AP510i access point has the following features:
  • Radios: 2 radios; 1 IoT radio (2.4 GHz).
  • Console Port: RJ45.
  • Two Ethernet Ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
  • LEDs: 6 – All LEDs will be on during reset
  • One Reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3at; 12VDC external power in connector.
  • Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna

AP505i Specifications

The enterprise class 802.11ax AP505i access point has the following features:
  • Radios: 2 radios (one band locked at 2.4 GHz and the other band at 5 GHz); 1 IoT radio (2.4 GHz)
  • Console port: RJ45
  • Two Ethernet ports:
    • GE1 - 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with PoE In
    • GE2 - 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation Ethernet port, RJ45, with NO PoE
  • LEDs: 6 LEDs; all LEDs will be on during reset
  • One reset button
  • Power: PoE 802.3af; 12VDC external power in connector
  • Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
Note

Note

For more information on the AP505i, AP510i/e and AP560i/h, refer to the respective installation guides, available at https://extremenetworks.com/documentation.