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Features
IEEE Std 802.11ac in AP822
The AP822 series is the first of Meru access point family capable of operating in the IEEE Std
802.11ac mode, which is capable for theoretical throughput rates up to 866 Mbps per radio.
IEEE Std 802.11ac is applied only on the 5 GHz band, and its higher throughput levels require
the use of 80 MHz wide channels.
When a radio on AP822 is configured for IEEE Std 802.11ac operation, it is automatically set
to operate on the 5 GHz band. By default, the radio 1 is set to operate on the 2.4 GHz band
(Channel 6, 20 MHz channel width) to support IEEE Std 802.11b/g/n clients and radio 2 is con-
figured for IEEE Std 802.11ac on 5 GHz (Primary Channel 36 with 80 MHz channel width).
With backward compatibility, AP822’s Radio 2 supports either IEEE 802.11a or IEEE 802.11a/
n clients.
TABLE 1: AP822 Feature List
AP822iV2 AP822eV2
Two dual-band-selectable radios, in either
2.4 GHz or 5.x GHz, capable of operating
in IEEE 802.11b/g/a/n and IEEE 802.11ac
DRAFT standards, with INTERNAL
anten-
nas.
Two dual-band-selectable radios, in either
2.4 GHz or 5.x GHz, capable of operating
in IEEE 802.11b/g/a/n and IEEE 802.11ac
DRAFT standards, with optional EXTER-
NAL antennas.
Supported by System Director versions 6.1 and greater.
Supports 80-MHz channel-bonding (VHT80) in 5.x GHz band with IEEE Std 802.11ac. 80-
MHz channel-bonding (VHT80) combines four 20-MHz channels into a single 80-MHz
channels for increasing bandwidth.
Supports Plug and Play deployment.
Supports multi-layered security including Enterprise WPA2 features such as automatic
traffic inspection.
Powered by either a standard IEEE 802.3af or IEEE 802.3at PoE switches or PoE injec-
tors. Supports an optional 12v external power adapter.
Supports channel span architecture that requires no channel planning or configuration.
Supports wired stations via the secondary Ethernet interface.
Provides pre-pack PHY data rate up to 866 Mbps per radio at IEEE Std 802.11ac with
MCS9/QAM-256 mode.