AP5000 Series Radios and 6 GHz SupportNEW!

The AP5000 series access points (APs) are Wi-Fi 6E tri-radio APs with support for multiple Extreme Networks operating systems. The AP5000 series APs include the following models:

AP5010 — Indoor AP
AP5020 — Indoor AP
AP5050U — Indoor/Outdoor, underseat AP
AP5050D — Indoor/Outdoor AP with selectable narrow and wide angle built in directional antennas.

The AP5050U/D has an Environment choice of Indoor, Outdoor, or Outdoor — Under Seat, depending on the installation location.

Support for 6 GHz (Wi-Fi 6E) radio (Indoor) operation depends on the compliance region.

The AP5020 is a universal indoor access point with a Wi-Fi 7 tri-radio. It is designed for high-density environments where a large number of people access your network such as schools, warehouses, healthcare facilities, and stadiums. You can operate the AP5020 across three bands - 2.4 GHz (4x4:4), 5 GHz (4x4:4), and 6 GHz (4x4:4).

ExtremeCloud‌ IQ supports the following AP5020 operating modes:

Mode 1: 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz (Full) / 6 GHz — Tri-Radio
Mode 3: 5 GHz (Low) / 5 GHz (High) / 6 GHz — Dual 5GHz with 6GHz

Table 1. AP5000 Series Radio Modes
Radio	Radio Modes
Radio 1: 4x4 WLAN Service 2.4 GHz, Or 2x2 WLAN Tri-Band Sensor, 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz, 6.0 GHz	sensor b/g g/n b/g/n g/n/ax g/n/ax/be (AP5020 only) client-bridge
Radio 2: 4x4 WLAN Service 5.0 GHz	a/n/ac a/n/ac/ax a/n/ac/ax/be (AP5020 only) client-bridge
Radio 3: 4x4 WLAN Service 6.0 GHz	ax6 ax6/be (AP5020 only) client-bridge

Note

The AP5020 does not support the following radio optimization settings:

High Density Configuration
Client Load Balancing
Radio Load Balancing
Weak Signal Probe Request Suppression
Safety Net
Client SLA

For more information, see Optimize Radio Usage.