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
AP5020 — Indoor access point
AP5050U — Indoor/Outdoor 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, or Outdoor, 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.

Notes:

AP5010 6 GHz radio operates indoor in Low Power mode only. All countries are certified
For AP5050U/D 6 GHz radio operating in Low Power:
- Low Power mode Indoor. All countries are certified.
- Low Power mode Outdoor if the compliance region allows.
- In US and Canada, Outdoor APs are not allowed to operate in Low Power mode.
AP5050U/D (Outdoor) 6GHz radio operates 6 GHz in Low Power mode when set to Outdoor is not allowed in most countries.
AP5050U/D (Outdoor) 6 GHz radio operates 6 GHz in Standard Power mode when set to Outdoor, under AFC server control in the US and Canada pending certification approval. Low Power mode is not available Outdoor but it can operate in Standard Power mode Outdoors if the compliance region allows.

For AP5050U/D 6 GHz SP - AFC certification:

The US controller is connected to an FCC-approved AFC server
AP5050U/D FCC final approval is pending. When the approval is registered, the APs will be able to provide 6E SP service under AFC server control.

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	Yes ^a
AP5050D-FCC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes ^a
AP5050U-CAN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
AP5050D-CAN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
AP5050U-WR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
AP5050D-WR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

^a) Pending FCC final approval of the AP5050U/D to operate as 6E Standard Power AP under AFC service management.

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

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
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

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

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