AP5000 Series Radios and 6 GHz Support

The AP5000 series access points are Wi-Fi 6E tri-radio access points with support for multiple Extreme Networks operating systems. The AP5000 series access points include the following AP models:
  • AP5010 — Indoor access point
  • AP5050U — Indoor/Outdoor, underseat access point
  • 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 is dependent on the compliance region. Support for 6 GHz (Wi-Fi 6E) radio (Outdoor) operation is partially supported, depending on availability indicated by the Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) server.

Radio support for AP5050U/D per compliance region outlines the current radio support per compliance region for the AP5050U/D.
Table 1. Radio support for AP5050U/D per compliance region
AP Model Indoor 2.4GHz Indoor 5GHz Indoor 6GHz Outdoor 2.4GHz Outdoor 5GHz Outdoor 6GHz
AP5050U-FCC Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
AP5050D-FCC Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
AP5050U-CAN Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
AP5050D-CAN Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
AP5050U-WR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AP5050D-WR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
The AP5000 Series access points offer three radios:
  • Radio 1 —
    • 4x4 WLAN Service 2.4 GHz, Or
    • 2x2 WLAN Tri-Band Sensor, 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz, 6.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • sensor
    • b/g
    • g/n
    • b/g/n
    • g/n/ax
    • client-bridge
  • Radio 2 — 4x4 WLAN Service 5.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • a/n/ac
    • a/n/ac/ax
    • client-bridge
  • Radio 3 — 4x4 WLAN Service 6.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • ax6
    • client-bridge
AP5000 series access points support the following:
  • IEEE 802.11ax Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) multi-user access.
  • Out of Band discovery on the 6 GHz band. APs that provide WLAN service on the 6 GHz band include Reduced Neighbor Report IE in all 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz beacons and probe responses. Out of Band discovery helps clients find 6 GHz SSIDs and channel information that comes from 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz beacons of co-located access points.
  • Supports AirDefense Services Platform (ADSP) on radio 1 (3 bands) when 2x2 WLAN Tri-Band Sensor 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz, 6.0 GHz is selected on radio 1.
  • Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) 6E Compliant network authentication methods.
Note

Note

The World-Wide Universal Access Points 6 GHz radios support only the following Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) 6E Compliant network authentication methods:
  • OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption) for Open Networks
  • WPA3-Personal
  • WPA3-Enterprise
  • WPA3-Enterprise 192-bit mode
  • WPA3-Compatibility
    Note

    Note

    WPA3-Compatibility is not WFA compliant. WPA3-Compatibility supports both WPA2 Personal and WPA3 Personal on the same network. If a WPA3-Compatibility network is assigned to 6 GHz radio, only WPA3 Personal is assigned, thus making the network compliant.

ExtremeCloud IQ Controller requires that your 6 GHz radio network assignment be WFA 6E compliant. It rejects network configuration changes that result in 6 GHz radio network assignments that are not compliant. It might be necessary to redefine your networks when configuring the 6 GHz radio on the Universal Access Points.
Note

Note

For all Extreme Networks access points, use the Extreme Networks certified ACC-WIFI-MICRO-USB console cable. Other MICRO-USB console cables have not been certified by Extreme Networks.

WPA3-Enterprise with 192-bit mode (AP5010)

WPA3-Enterprise with 192-bit security protocols offers better protection for sensitive data. ExtremeCloud IQ Controller treats 192-bit mode configuration like WPA3-Enterprise (802.1X/EAP), offering the same configuration options.

Note

Note

WPA3-Enterprise with 192-bit mode is supported on AP3000 and AP5010 only. Network assignment is restricted to profiles of supporting devices.
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