Data Sheet
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AC3000 WiFi Business Access Point
with NETGEAR Insight app for easy management
Data Sheet | WAC540
Industry’s most powerful Wireless
802.11AC Wave 2 tri-band Access
Point with NETGEAR Insight
management
One of the most problematic situations
for any network owner/manager is when
the infrastructure runs out of resources
and bandwidth and forklift upgrades
are needed to remedy the situation. Not
any more with The NETGEAR® AC3000
Tri-band WiFi Business Access Point
WAC540. It is a sophisticated access
point with 3 radios that can handle any
situation where there are large number
of WiFi clients demanding service. Ofce
locations with hundreds of employees
with multiple devices (laptop, notepad
and smart phones) can enjoy WAC540’s
performance and coverage together with
the ease of use that comes with Insight to
overcome all demanding situations when
designing and provisioning networks.
Advanced features such as port
aggregation together with PoE power
allows WAC540 to utilize a bundled
gigabit Ethernet for backhaul when
powered via Ethernet PoE ports while
dedicating its 5G 4x4 radio for servicing
even more clients.
Whether your business requires the WiFi
network to support the users with ofce
and CRM and instant messaging tools,
handling VoIP calls or hosting live video on
smart WiFi TVs around the ofce, WAC540
has the power to keep all of these
applications running smoothly.
Finally, the WAC540 is managed by
NETGEAR Insight, for a more intuitive and
innovative support, with no need for extra
management hardware from anywhere
through a smart device such as a phone,
tablet or a laptop. WAC540 comes with
5 years limited warranty, and 90 days of
support including 90-days chat.
Business Features for higher speed, higher
coverage and higher density WiFi
• Remote Cloud management and
monitoring through the Insight app or
Cloud Portal
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• Easy installation through the NETGEAR
Insight management solution
• Loadbalancing: Client load
balancing based on channel
utilization. Advanced features for
network administrator to ne tune the
load balancing for their deployments
via Rx RSSI and max client threshold
settings.
• Bandsteering: Adaptive client band
steering to help wireless clients connect
to the least congested wireless network.
• Mobility: OKC (Opportunistic Key
Caching) based layer 2 fast roaming.
Supports Assisted Roaming for clients
usin g 802.11k v.
• Max clients: Supports up to 600 wireless
clients.
• Dual Ethernet: Supports link
aggregation for increased backhaul
bandwidth.
Simultaneous Tri-band WiFi
- Radio 1: IEEE® 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz
256QAM support (400Mbps)
- Radio 2: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz
256QAM support (866Mbps)
- Radio 3: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz
256QAM support (1733Mbps)
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Insight Cloud Portal is available with the Insight Premium subscription (or InsightPro for resellers/MSP only)