Radio Specifications

Learn about the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax radio specifications for the access points.

Radios

Table 1. Radio specifications for access point radios
Radio Operating frequency Modulation Rates (Mbps) Support Frame aggregation
802.11a 5.150–5.350 GHz, 5.470–5.850 GHz Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 with auto fallback N/A N/A
802.11b 2.4–2.5 GHz Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) 11, 5.5, 2,1 with auto fallback N/A N/A
802.11g 2.4–2.5 GHz OFDM 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 with auto fallback N/A N/A
802.11n 2.4–2.48 GHz and 5.150–5.350 GHz, 5.470–5.850 GHz 802.11n MCS0 - MCS7 (6.5 Mbps- 600.0 Mbps)
  • HT20
  • HT40 (only for 5 GHz)
A-MPDU and A-MSDU
802.11ac 5.150–5.350 GHz, 5.470–5.850 GHz 802.11ac (256-QAM) VHT_MCS0 - MCS9

6.5-3467 Mbps

NSS = 1–4

  • VHT20
  • VHT40
  • VHT80
T×BF (transmit beamforming)
802.11ax 5.150–5.350 GHz, 5.470–5.850 GHz 802.11ax (1024-QAM)

Dual-band OFDMA

HE0-HE1

8 Mbps – 1200 Mbps

NSS = 1–2

1×1, 2×2,4×4 MIMO radio
  • VHT20
  • VHT40
  • VHT80
  • VHT160
T×BF
802.11ax ( for 5 GHz sensor) 2.4–2.48 GHz, 5.150–5.350 GHz, and 5.470–5.850 GHz 802.11ax modulation (1024–QAM)

Dual-band OFDMA

HE_MCS0-11

8 Mbps–1200 Mbps)

NSS = 1–4

1×1, 2×2,4×4 MIMO radio
  • VHT20
  • VHT40
  • VHT80
  • VHT160
T×BF
Note

Note

HT40 High-Throughput (HT) support only for 5 GHz.