Product Overview
Huawei eKitEngine AP362E is an indoor access point (AP) in compliance with the Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard. It provides services simultaneously on the 2.4 GHz (2×2 MIMO) and 5 GHz (2×2 MIMO) frequency bands, delivering a data rate of up to 2.975 Gbps.
The product adopts a round design with a diameter of 180 mm, which is better blended with the decoration style. The AP supports multiple installation modes, such as wall or ceiling mounting, with simple installation steps; metal mounting brackets are durable and resistant to deformation. It is suitable for indoor coverage scenarios such as small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), budget chain hotels, commercial stores, and primary and secondary schools.
You can use the EasyWeb or wireless access controller (WAC) to locally deploy and manage APs, or use the HUAWEI eKit App & SNC platform to remotely manage and maintain APs. In this way, network projects can be handed over or managed together, simplifying network O&M.
Feature Description
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Standard
As the Wi-Fi 6 standard defined in IEEE 802.11, 802.11ax improves the user access capacity and bandwidth in high-density access scenarios, reducing service latency and enhancing user experience.
Multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, allowing an AP to transmit data to and receive data from multiple stations (STAs) simultaneously and multiplying the utilization of radio spectrum resources.
1024-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), improving data transmission efficiency by 25% compared with 802.11ac (256-QAM).
MU-MIMO
The AP supports MU-MIMO and supports a maximum of four spatial streams (two on the 2.4 GHz frequency band and two on the 5 GHz frequency band). The MU-MIMO technology enables an AP to send data to multiple STAs simultaneously, which doubles the radio spectrum resource usage, increases the number of access users and bandwidth, and improves user experience in multi-user access scenarios.
High-Speed Dual-Band Access
The AP supports 160 MHz frequency bandwidth, which increases the number of available data subcarriers and expands transmission channels. In addition, the AP adopts 1024-QAM and MU-MIMO to achieve a rate of up to 0.575 Gbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 2.4 Gbps on the 5 GHz band, meaning up to 2.975 Gbps for the device.
Smart Antenna
The dual-band smart antenna array technology and intelligent switchover algorithm enable the AP to intelligently sense the application environment and access density, achieving accurate Wi-Fi coverage and interference suppression. They together provide the optimal coverage direction and signal quality for each access STA, and offer seamless and smooth wireless network experience to users.
Wired and Wireless Security Guarantee
To ensure data security, this AP integrates wired and wireless security functions and provides comprehensive security protection.
Authentication and encryption for wireless access
The AP supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA/WPA2-PPSK, and WPA/WPA2/WPA3-802.1X authentication/encryption modes to ensure the security of wireless networks. The authentication mechanism is used to authenticate user identities so that only authorized users can access network resources. The encryption mechanism is used to encrypt data transmitted over wireless links to ensure that data can only be received and parsed by authorized users.
Authentication and encryption for wired access
The AP access control mechanism ensures that only authorized users can access the AP. Control and provisioning of wireless access point (CAPWAP) link protection and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) encryption provide security guarantee and improve data transmission security between the AP and WAC.
| Item | Description |
| Auto-negotiation of the rate and duplex mode
SSID-based VLAN assignment Management channel of the AP’s uplink port in tagged or untagged mode DHCP client, obtaining IP addresses through DHCP STA isolation in the same VLAN IPv4/IPv6 access control list (ACL) Link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) Uninterrupted service forwarding upon CAPWAP tunnel disconnection in Fit AP mode Unified authentication on the WAC in Fit AP mode Network address translation (NAT) in Fat AP mode |
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| QoS features | WMM parameter management for each radio
Queue mapping and scheduling User-based bandwidth limiting Adaptive bandwidth management (automatic bandwidth adjustment based on the user quantity and radio environment) for user experience improvement Airtime scheduling |
| Security features | Open system authentication
WEP authentication and encryption using a 64-bit, 128-bit, 152-bit, or 192-bit encryption key WPA2-PSK authentication and encryption WPA2-802.1X authentication and encryption WPA3-SAE authentication and encryption WPA3-802.1X authentication and encryption WPA-WPA2/WPA2-WPA3 hybrid authentication WPA2-PPSK authentication and encryption in Fit AP mode 802.1X authentication, MAC address authentication, Portal authentication, etc. DHCP snooping Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI) IP Source Guard (IPSG) 802.11w Protected Management Frames (PMF) DTLS encryption |
| Maintenance features | Unified management and maintenance on the WAC in Fit AP mode
Automatic login, automatic configuration loading, and plug-and-play (PnP) in Fit AP mode Automatic batch upgrade in Fit AP mode Telnet and STelnet using SSHv2 SFTP using SSHv2 Web system-based AP management and login through HTTP or HTTPS in Fat AP mode Real-time configuration monitoring and fast fault locating using the NMS SNMPv1/v2/v3 in Fat AP mode System status alarm Network Time Protocol (NTP) in Fat AP mode |
Cloud Management Mode
| Item | Description |
| WLAN features | Compliance with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax
Maximum ratio combining (MRC) Space time block code (STBC) Cyclic delay diversity (CDD)/Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) Beamforming MU-MIMO Compliance with 1024-QAM and compatibility with 256-QAM/64-QAM/16-QAM/8-QAM/QPSK/BPSK 802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS) Short GI in 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80MHz and 160 MHz modes Priority mapping and scheduling in compliance with Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) WLAN channel management and channel rate adjustment NOTE For detailed management channels, see Country Code & Channel Compliance Table. Automatic channel scanning and interference avoidance Service set identifier (SSID) hiding Unscheduled automatic power save delivery (U-APSD) 802.11k and 802.11v smart roaming 802.11r fast roaming |
| Network features | Compliance with IEEE 802.3ab
Auto-negotiation of the rate and duplex mode SSID-based VLAN assignment DHCP client, obtaining IP addresses through DHCP STA isolation in the same VLAN Access control list (ACL) Unified authentication on the cloud management platform Network address translation (NAT) |
| QoS features | Priority mapping and scheduling in compliance with WMM
WMM parameter management for each radio Queue mapping and scheduling User-based bandwidth limiting Airtime scheduling |
| Security features | Open system authentication
WEP authentication and encryption using a 64-bit, 128-bit, 152-bit, or 192-bit encryption key WPA2-PSK authentication and encryption WPA2-802.1X authentication and encryption WPA3-SAE authentication and encryption WPA3-802.1X authentication and encryption WPA-WPA2/WPA2-WPA3 hybrid authentication 802.1X authentication, MAC address authentication, Portal authentication, etc. DHCP snooping Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI) IP Source Guard (IPSG) |
