Hardware Specifications

RG-AP680-IO

802.11n

Eight spatial streams

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 4x4 MIMO, four spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 4x4 MIMO, four spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 1.2 Gbps

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 600 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS31 )

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 600 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS31)

Radio technologies: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

802.11ac

Four spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 4x4 MIMO, four spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, and 160 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 3.467 Gbps

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 3.467 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS9)

Radio technologies: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1,024-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

802.11ax

Eight spatial streams

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 4x4 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO, four spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 4x4 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO, four spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, and 160 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 5.951 Gbps:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 8.6 Mbps to 1.147 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS11)

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 8.6 Mbps to 4.804 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS11)

Radio technologies: uplink/downlink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) 

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

WPA3

Antenna

Wi-Fi

● 2.4 GHz: four built-in omnidirectional antennas, with peak antenna gain of 6 dBi.

● 5 GHz: four built-in omnidirectional antennas, with peak antenna gain of 5 dBi.

Bluetooth

● One integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna, with peak antenna gain of 3 dBi.

Port

1 x 100/1000/2.5G/5GBASE-T RJ45 Ethernet port with auto-negotiation

1 x 100/1000BASE-T RJ45 Ethernet port with auto-negotiation

1 x 10GE optical port,compatibility with 1GE and 2.5GE

1 x RJ45 console port (serial console port)

1 x Bluetooth 5.1

Status LED

1 x multi-color system status LED

● AP power-on status

● Software initialization status and upgrade status

● Uplink service interface status

● Wireless user online status

● CAPWAP tunnel timeout

● Specific AP locating

Three single-color signal strength LEDs:

● Whether bridging is enabled

● Whether bridging is successful

● Wireless signal strength after successful bridging

Button

1 x Reset button

● Press the button for shorter than 2 seconds. Then the device restarts.

● Press the button for longer than 5 seconds. Then the device restores to factory settings.

Dimensions (W x D x H)

Main unit: 300 mm x 300 mm x 94 mm (11.81 in. x 11.81 in. x 3.70 in.)

Shipping: 470 mm x 410 mm x 170 mm (18.50 in. x 16.14 in. x 6.69 in.)

Weight

Main unit: 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs)

Mounting bracket: 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)

Shipping: 6.5 kg (14.33 lbs)

Mounting

Wall/Pole-mounting (a mounting bracket is delivered with the main unit)

Input power supply

PoE input over LAN 1: The power source equipment (PSE) complies with IEEE 802.3af/at/bt standard (PoE/PoE+/PoE++).

Note: If both DC power and PoE are available, DC power is preferred.

Maximum power consumption

Maximum power consumption: 40 W

● 802.3af (PoE): 12.95 W, the AP starts up normally. Bluetooth and GPS work properly, all radios do not work, and LAN 2 fails to provide power for external devices.

● 802.3at (PoE+): 25 W, 2.4 GHz radio 4x4, 5 GHz radio 4x4, Bluetooth and GPS work properly, LAN 2 fails to provide power for external devices.

● 802.3bt (PoE++): 40 W, 2.4 GHz radio 4x4, 5 GHz radio 4x4, Bluetooth and GPS work properly, LAN 2 for PoE supply, Bluetooth and GPS work properly.

● Idle mode: 10 W

Environment

Storage temperature: –40°C to +85°C (–40°F to +185°F)

Storage humidity: 0% RH to 100% RH (non-condensing)

Storage altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1640.42 ft. to +16,404.20 ft.)

Operating temperature: –40°C to +65°C (-40°F to +149°F)

Operating humidity: 0% RH to 100% RH (non-condensing)

Operating altitude: –500 m to +3,000 m (–1,640.42 ft. to +9,842.52 ft.)

Note: At an altitude in the range of 1,800–3,000 m (5,905.51–9,842.52 ft.), every time the altitude increases by 220 m (721.78 ft.), the maximum temperature decreases by 1°C (1.8°F).

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

200,000 hours (22 years) at the operating temperature of 25°C (77°F)

System memory

2 GB DRAM, 256 MB flash

Transmit power

2.4 GHz

● Maximum transmit power: 30 dBm (1,000 mW)

● Minimum transmit power: 10 dBm (10 mW)

5 GHz

● Maximum transmit power: 29 dBm (795 mW)

● Minimum transmit power: 9 dBm (7.94 mW)

Note:

● Adjusting the transmit power by percentage (recommended) and in 1dBm increments.

● The transmit power is limited by local regulatory requirements. For details, see WLAN Country or Region Codes and Channel Compliance.

GPS positioning

Supported

Wi-Fi Radio

Frequency Performance

RG-AP680-IO

Frequency Band and Protocol

Data Rate

Maximum Transmit Power per Transmit Chain

Maximum Receive Sensitivity per Receive Chain

2.4 GHz 802.11b

1 Mbps

24 dBm

–94 dBm

2 Mbps

24 dBm

–91 dBm

5.5 Mbps

23 dBm

–90 dBm

11 Mbps

22 dBm

–88 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11g

6 Mbps

24 dBm

–89.5 dBm

24 Mbps

23 dBm

–83 dBm

36 Mbps

23 dBm

–79 dBm

54 Mbps

21 dBm

–73 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–86 dBm

MCS7

21 dBm

–68 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS7

21 dBm

–65 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–86 dBm

MCS11

19 dBm

–68 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS11

19 dBm

–65 dBm

5 GHz 802.11a

6 Mbps

23 dBm

–89.5 dBm

24 Mbps

22 dBm

–83 dBm

36 Mbps

22 dBm

–79 dBm

54 Mbps

20 dBm

–73 dBm

5 GHz 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–86 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–68 dBm

5 GHz 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–65 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT20)

MCS0

23dBm

–86 dBm

MCS9

19 dBm

–61 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS9

19 dBm

–57 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT80)

MCS0

23 dBm

–80 dBm

MCS9

19 dBm

–53 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–86 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–58 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–54 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE80)

MCS0

23 dBm

–80 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–52 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE160)

MCS0

23 dBm

–77 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–49 dBm

Basic Function

RG-AP680-IO

Applicable software version

RGOS11.9(6)W3B6 or higher

WLAN

Maximum number of associated STAs

1,024 (up to 512 STAs per radio)

Practical maximum client count indication (per device)

250

Maximum number of BSSIDs

32 (up to 16 BSSIDs per radio)

Maximum number of WLAN IDs

16

STA management

SSID hiding

Each SSID can be configured with the authentication mode, encryption mechanism, and VLAN attributes independently.

Remote Intelligent Perception Technology (RIPT)

Intelligent load balancing based on the STA quantity or traffic

Intelligent STA identification

STA limiting

SSID-based STA limiting

Radio-based STA limiting

Bandwidth limiting

STA/SSID/AP-based rate limiting

CAPWAP

IPv4/IPv6 CAPWAP

Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology between an AP and an AC

An AP can automatically discover the accessible AC.

An AP can be automatically upgraded through the AC.

An AP can automatically download the configuration file from the AC.

CAPWAP through NAT

Data forwarding

Centralized and local forwarding

Wireless roaming

Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming

Wireless locating

MU and TAG device locating

Application management

Application identification

Security and Authentication

Authentication and encryption

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

PSK, UPSK and web authentication

QR code-based guest authentication, SMS authentication, and MAC address bypass (MAB) authentication

Data encryption: WEP (64/128 bits), WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal (PSK, TKIP, CCMP), WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal (SAE, WPA2/WPA3 transition mode), WPA3-Enterprise (CCMP, GCMP)

Data frame filtering

Allowlist, static blocklist, and dynamic blocklist

WIDS

Wireless Intrusion Detection System(WIDS)

Wireless Intrusion Protection System(WIPS)

User isolation

Rogue AP detection and containment

Dynamic Policy

IP standard ACL, MAC extended ACL, IP extended ACL, and expert-level ACL

Time range-based ACL

ACL based on a Layer 2 interface

ACL based on a Layer 3 interface

Ingress ACL based on a wireless interface

Dynamic ACL assignment based on 802.1X authentication

CoA/DM

CPP

CPU Protect Policy (CPP)

NFPP

Network Foundation Protection Policy (NFPP)

Routing and Switching

MAC

Static and filtered MAC addresses

MAC address table size: 2,048

Maximum number of static MAC addresses: 2,048

Maximum number of filtered MAC addresses: 2,048

Ethernet

Jumbo frame length: 1,518 bytes

Full-duplex and half-duplex modes of interfaces

IEEE802.1p and IEEE802.1Q

Optical module information display, alarms about faults, and diagnosis parameter measurement (QSFP+/SFP+/SFP)

VLAN

Interface-based VLAN assignment

Maximum number of SVIs: 200

Maximum number of VLANs: 4,094

VLAN ID range: 1–4,094

ARP

ARP entry aging, gratuitous ARP learning, and proxy ARP

Maximum number of ARP entries: 2,408

ARP check

IPv4 services

Static and DHCP-assigned IPv4 addresses

Maximum number of IPv4 addresses configured on each Layer 3 interface: 200

NAT, FTP ALG, and DNS ALG

IPv6 services

IPv6 addressing, Neighbor Discovery (ND), ICMPv6, IPv6 ping

IPv6 DHCP client

Maximum number of IPv6 addresses configured on each Layer 3 interface: 400

IP routing

IPv4/IPv6 static route

Maximum number of static IPv4 routes: 1,024

Maximum number of static IPv6 routes: 1,000

Multicast

Multicast-to-unicast conversion

VPN

PPPoE client

IPsec VPN

Network Management and Monitoring

Network management

NTP server and NTP client

SNTP client

SNMPv1/v2c/v3

Fault detection and alarm

Information statistics and logging

Network management platform

Web management (Eweb)

User access management

Telnet, SSH, SNMP and FTP management

Switchover among Fat, Fit, and cloud modes

When the AP works in Fit mode, it can be switched to Fat mode through an AC.

When the AP works in Fat mode, it can be switched to Fit mode through the console port or Telnet mode.

When the AP works in cloud mode, it can be managed through WIS Cloud.

Value-added Software

RG-AP680-IO

Intelligent O&M

Experience

Network operation analysis, such as device stability and signal coverage

Measuring users' network experience based on indicators such as the latency, packet loss, signal strength, and channel utilization, and visualizing results of the network experience

Statistics on the number of online and offline failures of STAs associated with different APs, average signal strength, and other parameters

VIP monitoring and alarm, and custom alarm thresholds

STA global experience map and experience coverage evaluation based on the time range

STA access protocol replay and fine-grained STA fault diagnosis

Note: To support the preceding functions, ensure that the AP works in Fit mode.

Network optimization

Network performance optimization, including one-click network optimization and scenario-based optimization

Client steering to cope with roaming stickiness, and experience indicator comparison

Client steering to cope with remote association, and experience indicator comparison

One-click diagnosis – analyzing problems and providing suggestions

Big data

Baseline analysis – recording the configuration, version, and other changes, and tracking network KPI changes

Time capsule – analyzing the device version and configuration change history

Regional analysis

Batch generation of building floor information – uploading floor plans, and dragging and dropping AP positions

One-click report

One-click health report – generating a report on the overall operation of a network

Security radar

Unauthorized Wi-Fi signal location, presentation by category, and containment

Cloud Management

Management and maintenance

Uniformly connecting, managing, and maintaining APs, ACs, and other devices, batch device configuration and upgrade, and other functions

Deployment through Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) – creating configuration templates and automatically applying configured templates

One-click discovery of the wired and wireless network topology and topology generation

Cloud Authentication

Authentication mode

SMS authentication, fixed account authentication, one-click authentication, Facebook authentication, Instagram authentication, voucher authentication, and other authentication modes

Authentication implemented in the cloud, without the need to deploy the local authentication server

Customized portal

Customized Portal authentication page for mobile phones and PCs

SMS gateway

Interconnection with SMS gateways of GUODULINK and Alibaba Cloud

Platform Capabilities

Big data capabilities

Mainstream persistence solutions based on Hadoop, MongoDB, and MySQL, providing distributed storage capabilities

Spark-based big data computing capabilities

Data warehouse building based on Hive, and data model conversion, integration, and other functions

Hierarchy and decentralization

Authorizing different applications for different users to meet service needs of different departments

Granting operation permissions to administrators in different scenarios

System management

Account operation, authorization configuration, email configuration, configuration backup, exception alarms, and other system management functions

Regulatory Compliance

RG-AP680-IO

Regulatory compliance

EN 55032, EN 55035, EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-3, EN 301 489-17, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, EN 300 440, FCC Part 15, EN 62311, EN IEC 62311, EN 50665, IEC 62368-1, EN 62368-1, and IEC 60950-22