Connecting the Unconnected

Otorohanga

Otorohanga District Council in New Zealand finds that providing high-speed connectivity with ePMP pays off.

cnPilotXirrus Indoor Access Points

	XR-320 Dual radio wall mount AP with 4 port Gigabit Ethernet switch.	X2-120 Value-driven dual radio 802.11ac AP.	XD2-230 High performance 802.11ac Wave 2 APs with MU-MIMO technology.	XD2-240 High performance 802.11ac Wave 2 APs with MU-MIMO technology.	XD4-130 Extreme density, 4-radio 802.11ac Wave1/Wave2 APs with 100s of client support on a single unit.	XD4-240 Extreme density, 4-radio 802.11ac Wave1/Wave2 APs with 100s of client support on a single unit.	XA4-240 Plenum rated extreme density 4-radio 802.11ac Wave2 AP with external antennas.
Wi-Fi Radios	2	2	2	2	4	4	4
BLE Radio	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Total Radios	2	2	3	3	4	5	4
Wi-Fi Technology	2×2 802.11ac Wave1	2×2 802.11ac Wave1	3×3 802.11ac Wave2	4×4 802.11ac Wave2	3×3 802.11ac Wave1	4×4 802.11ac Wave2	4×4 802.11ac Wave2
Antennas	Internal	Internal	Internal	Internal	Internal	Internal	External
Software Defined Radios	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Controller	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated
Uplinks	1–1GbE	1–1GbE	2-1GbE	2-1GbE	2-1GbE	1-2.5GbE + 1-1GbE	1-2.5GbE + 1-1GbE
Max Number of Clients	512	512	480	480	780	780	960
Total Wi-Fi Bandwidth	1.2Gbps	1.2Gbps	3.9Gbps	6.9Gbps	5.2Gbps	13.8Gbps	13.8Gbps
Example Uses	Hotel/Dorms/ Offices	Hotel/Dorms/ Retail	Offices/Classrooms/Hospitals/ Retail	Offices/Classrooms/Hospitals/ Retail	Dense Offices/Classrooms/Conference rooms	Dense Offices/Classrooms/Conference rooms	Convention Centers/Airports/Train Stations

	XH2-120 Ruggedized dual radio 802.11ac AP for harsh outdoor environments	XH2-240 High performance Wi-Fi for harsh environments	Outdoor Enclosures Hatdened enclosure to convert indoor AP for outdoor use.
WiFi Radios	2	2	Up to 4
BLE Radios	No	Yes	Varies
Total Radios	2	3	Up to 5
WiFi Technology	2×2 802.11ac Wave1	4×4:4, 802.11ac Wave 2	802.11ac Wave 1/Wave2
Antennas	External	External	Internal
Software Defined Radios	Yes	Yes	Varies
Controller	Integrated	Integrated	Integrated
Uplinks	1-2GbE	1-2GbE	Up to 3.5GbE
Max Number of Clients	512	512	Up to 780
Total Wi-Fi Bandwidth	1.7Gbps	6.9Gbps	Up to 13.8Gbps
Example Uses	General outdoors/Stadiums/Arenas	General outdoors/Freezers/Arenas	General outdoors/Stadiums/Arenas