Huawei eKitEngine AP361 Access Point

Product Overview

Huawei eKitEngine AP361 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 (2x2 MIMO) and 5 GHz (2x2 MIMO) frequency bands, achieving a maximum device rate of 1.775 Gbps. This AP features high bandwidth, high concurrency, and compact size, facilitating flexible deployment and saving customer investment. Such strengths make the AP a good fit for indoor coverage scenarios, such as small and micro enterprise workplaces, small- and medium-sized hospitals, commercial real estate, budget chain hotels, and primary and secondary schools.

• Dual-radio mode: 2.4 GHz (2x2) + 5 GHz (2x2), providing a maximum rate of 575 Mbps and 1.2 Gbps, respectively, and a rate of up to 1.775 Gbps for the device.
• 1 x GE electrical port.
• Built-in smart antenna: automatically adjusts the coverage direction and signal strength based on the intelligent switchover algorithm. Such capability enables the AP to flexibly adapt to the application environment changes,providing accurate and stable coverage as STAs move.
• Working modes: Fit, Fat, and cloud management.
• Deployment and O&M through the HUAWEI eKit app.

Feature Descriptions

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard

• As the latest Wi-Fi 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.
• 11ax supports 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 STAs simultaneously and multiplying the utilization of radio spectrum resources.
• 11ax supports 1024-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), improving data transmission efficiency by 25% compared with 802.11ac (supporting 256-QAM).

MU-MIMO

The AP supports MU-MIMO and a maximum of four spatial streams, two spatial streams at 2.4 GHz and two spatial streams at 5 GHz. 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 high-density access scenarios.

• Orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technology enables the AP to transmit data to multiple STAs at the same time using different subcarriers, reducing latency and improving network efficiency.
• Spatial reuse (SR) technology uses basic service set (BSS) coloring to enable APs and STAs to distinguish overlapping BSSs, minimizing co-channel interference.

High-speed access

The AP supports 80 MHz frequency bandwidth, which increases the number of available data subcarriers and extends transmission channels. In addition, the AP uses 1024-QAM and MU-MIMO technologies to achieve a rate of up to 0.575 Gbps on the 2.4 GHz frequency band and 1.2 Gbps on the 5 GHz frequency band, and 1.775 Gbps for the device.

High Density Boost technology

Huawei uses the following technologies to address challenges in high-density scenarios, including access problems, data congestion, and poor roaming experience:

5G-prior access

• The AP supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. The 5G-prior access function enables the AP to steer STAs to the 5 GHz frequency band preferentially, which reduces loads and interference on the 2.4 GHz frequency band, improving user experience.

Wired and wireless dual security guarantee

To ensure data security, Huawei APs integrate wired and wireless security measures and provide comprehensive security protection.

Authentication and encryption for wireless access

• The AP supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA/WPA2-PP SK , and WPA/ WPA2/WPA3-802.1X authentication/encryption modes to ensure wireless network security. 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.

Wired access authentication and encryption for the AP

• The AP access control ensures validity of APs. The Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) link protection and DTLS encryption provide security assurance, improving data transmission security between the AP and the WLAN AC (WAC).

Automatic radio calibration

Automatic radio calibration allows an AP to collect signal strength and channel parameters of surrounding APs and generate an AP topology according to the collected data. Based on the interference caused by authorized APs, rogue APs, and non-Wi-Fi interference sources, and their loads, the AP automatically adjusts its transmit power and working channel to make the network operate at the optimal performance. In this way, network reliability and user experience are improved.

Cloud-based management

The AP supports cloud-based and CLI-based management. It provides various authentication functions, such as PSK, Portal, SMS, and social media authentication, without the need of a WAC or an authentication server. This greatly simplifies networking and reduces CAPEX. In addition, the AP can be deployed on a cloud management platform to implement cloud-based network planning, deployment, inspection, and O&M. In multi-branch deployment scenarios, after cloud APs are pre-configured on the cloud management platform, deployment personnel only need to power on the cloud APs on site, connect them to network ports of switches, and scan their QR codes to implement the plug-and-play function. Then the pre-configurations are automatically delivered to the APs. This mode greatly accelerates network deployment. The cloud management platform can monitor the network status, device status, and STA connection status at all sites of tenants in a comprehensive and intuitive manner.

Deployment and O&M through HUAWEI eKit app

The HUAWEI eKit app supports deployment through Wi-Fi, barcode scanning, and leader AP. After the deployment is complete, more project maintenance operations can be performed on the HUAWEI eKit app.

Wi-Fi-based deployment

• Wi-Fi-based deployment is a fast deployment mode provided by the HUAWEI eKit app. With this function, you can connect your mobile phone to the management Wi-Fi network of an AP and deploy network projects. In this way, devices can be automatically onboarded and remotely managed on the app.

Barcode scanning-based deployment

• In addition to Wi-Fi-based deployment, the HUAWEI eKit app also provides the barcode scanning-based deployment function. With this function, you only need to scan the SN on the device chassis and synchronize the information to the Huawei eKit system to onboard the device. Barcode scanning-based deployment is ideal for the following

Scenarios:

• Devices in a network project have been deployed through Wi-Fi, and some devices need to be added to this project for capacity expansion.
• The device version does not support Wi-Fi-based deployment but supports barcode scanning-based deployment, and you want to deploy the device without upgrading the device version first.

Technical Specification

Wi-Fi standard: 2.4G: 802.11b/g/n/ax 5G: 802.11a/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax

Installation Type: Wall,Ceiling (Solid Wall/Gypsum Board/Spring Tee/Flat-Edge T-Rail/Channel Rail/Beam/Threaded Rod)

Optimal Signal Distance (m): 20

Device Rate: 1.775 Gbps

Maximum number of physical ports on the entire device: GE (RJ45) x 1, 10M/100M/1000M auto-sensing

Radio number: 2

Maximum channel bandwidth [MHz]: Radio 0 (2.4 GHz): 40 MHz Radio 1 (5 GHz): 80 MHz

Maximum transmit power: 2.4 GHz: 20 dBm/chain 23 dBm (combined power) 5 GHz: 20 dBm/chain 23 dBm (combined power) Note: In V200R024C10 and later versions, the combined power is increased to 23 dBm by default. In versions earlier than V200R024C10, the combined power is only 20 dBm. To increase the transmit power for the AP running an earlier version, install the corresponding patch by referring to the announcement on the official website.

MIMO spatial streams: Radio 0 (2.4 GHz): 2x2 Radio 1 (5 GHz): 2x2

Maximum power consumption [W]: 9.4

Input voltage range [V]: PoE: 802.3af

Dimensions without packaging (H x W x D) [mm(in.)]: Diameter x depth: 180 mm x 35 mm (7.09 in. x 1.38 in.)

Dimensions with packaging (H x W x D) [mm(in.)]: 200 mm x 231 mm x 61 mm (7.87 in. x 9.09 in. x 2.40 in.)

Weight without packaging [kg(lb)]: 0.45 kg (0.99 lb)

Weight with packaging [kg(lb)]: 0.75 kg (1.65 lb)

Long-term operating temperature [°C(°F)]: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) (From 1800 m to 5000 m [5905.51 ft. to 16404.20 ft.], the maximum temperature of the device decreases by 1°C [1.8°F] for every 300 m [984.25 ft.] increase in altitude.)

Long-term operating relative humidity [RH]: 5% RH to 95% RH, non-condensing

Radio interface: Built-in smart antennas

Antenna gain: 2.4G: 4 dBi/chain (peak) 2 dBi (combined gain) 5G: 5 dBi/chain (peak value) 3 dBi (combined gain)

Operating frequency band: 2.4GHz,5GHz

Warranty: 2 Years