Cloud management, 802.11ac Wave 2 performance for home, small businesses and SOHO deployments
Ideal use cases
Basic wireless LANs
Medium-density deployments
Small business and SOHO wireless
Hardware features
2 radios: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
2-stream 802.11ac Wave 2 (MU-MIMO), up to 1.3 Gbps dual aggregate frame rate
No dedicated security and scanning radio
No dedicated Bluetooth Low Energy radio
1 × Gigabit Ethernet port
PoE: 802.3at (compatible with 802.3af)
AC adapter available
Cloud management
Network-wide visibility and control
Integrated analytics, reporting, and anomaly detection across networks
Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
Seamless firmware updates
Redundancy and security built into cloud architecture
Analytics
Location analytics: measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate over time and across sites
Global L7 traffic analytics reporting per device, network, and application
Enterprise security
802.1X and native Active Directory integration
Stateful Layer 3-7 firewall
Identity-based group policies
Built-in antivirus scan (NAC)
Guest access
1-click secure guest access
Guest isolation firewall
Customizable splash pages
Integrated Facebook and Google login
Cisco ISE integration for guest access and BYOD posturing
Layer 7 traffic shaping
Classifies hundreds of applications
Create per-application bandwidth limits
Prioritize productivity apps
Restrict or block recreational traffic
Device management
Create device-specific firewall rules
Monitor and track device inventory
Deploy applications and enforce security settings
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) and Mobility Device Management (MDM) integration