NETGEAR’s latest Insight™ managed Wi-Fi 6 AX3600 dual-band multi-gig access point (WAX620) is PoE powered, mesh-capable and cloud manageable, while being interoperable with Wi-Fi 5 devices.
Designed to provide the optimal Wi-Fi experience for small and medium businesses, the WAX620 delivers up to 40% higher communication speeds to each connected device as compared to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). WAX620 interoperates with other NETGEAR Insight managed access points, including existing Wi-Fi 5 (WAC 510, WAC 540) and Wi-Fi 6 (WAX 610, WAX610Y) models. Additionally,
WAX 620 allows access points to be connected to each other using Instant Mesh – a NETGEAR wireless backhaul technology. The new WAX 620 access point can be connected via gigabit or
2.5 Gbit (multi-gig) Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch ports.
“WAX 620 is ideally suited for environments with open spaces where there is a need to provide Wi-Fi connectivity for a large number of concurrent users. Schools, community colleges, mid-sized manufacturing facilities and warehouses, etc., will all find value in the capabilities of this new Insight Managed Wi-Fi 6 Dual-band Multi-gig Access Point. This powerful access point is backward compatible with all prior generations of Wi-Fi while offering the maximum speed when connected to the Wi-Fi 6 enabled client devices such as the latest smart phones, tablets, and laptops,” says Tobie van Schalkwyk, product manager for NETGEAR at Duxbury Networking.
NETGEAR Insight enables management of WAX620 and other devices from the Insight App or a connected browser. With Insight, resellers and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) can remotely set up, monitor and maintain a customer’s network without requiring a technician to go on-site.
“Due to the ever-growing number of Wi-Fi-connected devices, SMBs need more from their Wi-Fi network. The performance, scalability and security features offered by the WAX620, along with the ability to manage it remotely using NETGEAR Insight, make it a compelling Wi-Fi access point investment,” says van Schalkwyk.
The WAX620 provides robust enterprise-grade Wi-Fi network security with WPA3 128-bit to 192-bit encryption and the capability to set up VLANs and up to eight different SSIDs. WAX620 also provides eight streams (4x4) with each unit capable of delivering up to 3.6 Gbps of aggregate data throughput with both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands supporting Wi-Fi 6. “With the dual-band Wi-Fi 6 technology of the WAX620, businesses can now be confident that they are making an investment in a high-performance Wi-Fi system,” says van Schalkwyk.