Fortinet FortiAP-221C
802.11ac Wireless Access Points
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Overview:
The Need for a Fortified Wireless LAN
Enterprises are looking to increase productivity through uninterrupted access to applications and resources, without compromising security and agility. You want to increase visibility and control of your wireless network traffic by enforcing the same policies as your wired network and eliminate potential blind spots. You also need a solution that meets compliance by proactively blocking unauthorized access, all while providing tools for business continuity by following industry best practices.
Integrated Wireless Security and Access Solution
Fortinet’s FortiAP wireless thin access points deliver secure, identity-driven WiFi client access that creates a fortified WLAN network. Centrally managed by a FortiGate® or FortiWiFi™ platform with its integrated Wireless Controller, FortiAPs allow you to deploy a comprehensive, integrated security solution for your wireless and wired networks. By acting as a Wireless Controller, FortiGate or FortiWiFi security platforms enable you to deploy comprehensive Unified Threat Management (UTM) protection over your wireless network.
Highest Performance and Most Versatile Thin Access Point
The FortiAP-221 and FortiAP-320C are IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards-based, and operate on both 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n spectrums. Supporting the latest 802.11ac technology, including 80 MHz channels width, both access points achieve a 280% throughput improvement over their 802.11n equivalents.
The FortiAP-221C is a next generation smoke detector form factor access point, perfect for discrete installations, such as hotel or school hallways. Supporting 2x2 MIMO technology with two spatial streams, this access point provides association rates of up to 867 Mbps.
The FortiAP-320C has been designed with dual redundant PoE Ethernet ports which provide maximum resiliency and wireless network uptime, making this AP ideal for mission critical environments such as hospitals and factories. This access point is sealed and can withstand an extended temperature range, making it suitable for non temperature controlled warehouse type environments. The plenum-rated enclosure also allows deployment above ceiling tiles in office environments. Leveraging powerful 3x3 MIMO technology and three spatial streams, this access point provides association rates of up to 1,300 Mbps.
High Performance Secure Thin Access Points
- Supports latest 802.11ac technology with association rate of up to 1.3 Gbps
- Leverage existing FortiGate or FortiWiFi platforms as controllers for low TCO
- Full range of authentications and access options for all use cases
- Integration with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer for centralized management and reporting
- Fast roaming for uninterrupted data access
- Automatic Radio Resource Provisioning (ARRP) for optimized throughput
- Flexible deployment options with simple per device pricing
- Layer 7 application QoS for maximum business productivity
- Rogue AP detection and mitigation to satisfy PCI DSS compliance
Features:
| Differentiating Features & Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Unified Threat Management | Protects your network with the widest range of security and networking technologies seamlessly integrated into a single device: Firewall, IPS, Application Control, VPN, Web Filtering, and many others. |
| Application-Layer Quality of Service | Going above and beyond Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME) by offering layer 7 traffic shaping and application use control. |
| Robust Rogue AP Control | Industry’s most comprehensive monitoring, detection and suppression of rogue APs for PCI DSS compliance. |
| ‘Single Pane of Glass’ Management Console | Unmatched visibility and control of all wired and wireless network traffic that eliminates blind spots in your security infrastructure and ensures consistent and effective policy enforcement and compliance. |
| TX Beam Forming (TxBF) and Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) | Leads to wider coverage and optimum performance due to extended rate over a longer range. |
Radiation Patterns:
| RF RX/TX Performance Table | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio 2 | |||||
| 802.11 a/g | 2.4 GHz (FAP-221C Only) Rx Sensitivity |
5 GHz Tx Power (dBm) |
Rx Sensitivity | 2.4 GHz Tx Power (dBm) |
Rx Sensitivity |
| 6 Mbps | -96 | 20 | -94 | 20 | -88 |
| 9 Mbps | -93 | 19 | -92 | 20 | -88 |
| 12 Mbps | -90 | 19 | -90 | 20 | -86 |
| 18 Mbps | -87 | 19 | -83 | 20 | -84 |
| 24 Mbps | -85 | 19 | -80 | 20 | -80 |
| 36 Mbps | -82 | 18 | -77 | 19 | -77 |
| 48 Mbps | -78 | 18 | -76 | 19 | -74 |
| 54 Mbps | -77 | 17 | -73 | 18 | -72 |
| 802.11n HT20 | |||||
| MCS0 | -91 | 20 | -92 | 20 | -92 |
| MCS1 | -91 | 19 | -90 | 20 | -90 |
| MCS2 | -88 | 19 | -87 | 20 | -87 |
| MCS3 | -85 | 19 | -85 | 20 | -85 |
| MCS4 | -83 | 19 | -82 | 20 | -82 |
| MCS5 | -80 | 18 | -79 | 19 | -78 |
| MCS6 | -78 | 18 | -76 | 19 | -77 |
| MCS7 | -76 | 17 | -74 | 18 | -74 |
| 802.11n HT40 | |||||
| MCS0 /8 | -91 | 20 | -91 | 20 | -92 |
| MCS1 /9 | -90 | 19 | -88 | 20 | -89 |
| MCS2 /10 | -87 | 19 | -85 | 20 | -86 |
| MCS3 /11 | -82 | 19 | -82 | 20 | -83 |
| MCS4 /12 | -70 | 19 | -79 | 20 | -80 |
| MCS5 /13 | -76 | 18 | -76 | 19 | -77 |
| MCS6 /14 | -74 | 18 | -74 | 19 | -74 |
| MCS7 /15 | -71 | 17 | -72 | 18 | -71 |
| RF RX/TX Performance Table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio 1 | Radio 2 | |||
| 802.11 b | 5 GHz Tx Power (dBm) |
Rx Sensitivity | 2.4 GHz Tx Power (dBm) |
Rx Sensitivity |
| 1 Mbps | 24 | -93 | ||
| 11 Mbps | 23 | -90 | ||
| 802.11a/g | ||||
| 6 Mbps | 23 | -92 | 20 | -90 |
| 9 Mbps | 23 | -90 | 20 | -88 |
| 12 Mbps | 23 | -88 | 20 | -87 |
| 18 Mbps | 23 | -86 | 20 | -85 |
| 24 Mbps | 23 | -84 | 20 | -84 |
| 36 Mbps | 22 | -80 | 17 | -79 |
| 48 Mbps | 21 | -78 | 15 | -78 |
| 54 Mbps | 20 | -76 | 13 | -77 |
| 802.11n HT20 | ||||
| MCS 0/8/16 | 22 | -90 | 21 | -88 |
| MCS 1/9/17 | -87 | 20 | -86 | |
| MCS 2/10/18 | 21 | -84 | 20 | -84 |
| MCS 3/11/19 | 21 | -81 | 20 | -82 |
| MCS 4/12/20 | 20 | -79 | 19 | -80 |
| MCS 5/13/21 | 20 | -77 | 19 | -78 |
| MCS 6/14/22 | 19 | -75 | 18 | -77 |
| MCS 7/15/23 | 19 | -73 | 18 | -76 |
| 802.11n HT40 | ||||
| MCS 0/8/16 | 21 | -88 | 17 | -86 |
| MCS 1/9/17 | 20 | -85 | 16 | -84 |
| MCS 2/10/18 | 20 | -82 | 16 | -82 |
| MCS 3/11/19 | 20 | -79 | 16 | -80 |
| MCS 4/12/20 | 19 | -77 | 14 | -78 |
| MCS 5/13/21 | 19 | -75 | 14 | -76 |
| MCS 6/14/22 | 18 | -72 | 13 | -74 |
| MCS 7/15/23 | 18 | -70 | 13 | -72 |
Specifications:
| FortiAP-221C | FortiAP-320C | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ||
| Indoor/Outdoor Deployment | Indoor | Indoor and Plenum |
| Number of Radios | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Antennas | 4 Internal | 6 Internal |
| Peak Antenna Gain | 3.5 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi for 5 GHz | 5 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi for 5 GHz |
| Frequency Bands (GHz)* | 2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850 | 2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850 |
| Frequency of Radio 1 | 2.4 GHz b/g/n or 5 GHz a/n | 2.4 GHz b/g/n |
| Frequency of Radio 2 | 5 GHz a/n/ac | 5 GHz a/n/ac |
| Throughput | Radio 1 – Up to 300 Mbps, Radio 2 – Up to 867 Mbps | Radio 1 – Up to 450 Mbps, Radio 2 – Up to 1300 Mbps |
| Tx/Rx Streams | 2x2 MIMO with 2 spatial streams | 3x3 MIMO with 3 spatial streams |
| Ethernet Port | 1x 10/100/1000 | 2x 10/100/1000 |
| Serial Console Port | - | Yes |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) | IEEE 802.3af (12.9 W) | Dual redundant PoE power ports with support for IEEE 802.3af (12.9 W) |
| WME Multimedia Extensions | Yes (4 priority queues for voice, video, data and background traffic) | Yes (4 priority queues for voice, video, data and background traffic) |
| Simultaneous SSIDs | 16 (14 if background scanning enabled) | 16 |
| EAP Type(s) | EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST | EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST |
| User/Device Authentication | WPA™ and WPA2™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP and Web Captive Portal, MAC blacklist & whitelist | WPA™ and WPA2™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP and Web Captive Portal, MAC blacklist & whitelist |
| Maximum Tx Power | 20 dBm (100 mW) | 21 dBm (126 mW)* |
| Physical Security | Kensington Lock | Kensington Lock |
| Mean Time Between Failures | > 10 years | > 10 years |
| IEEE Specifications | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11n, 802.1X, 802.3af, 802.11ac | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11n, 802.1X, 802.3af, 802.11ac |
| 802.11ac 80 MHz channel | Supported | Supported |
| 802.11n Features | 20 MHz and 40 MHz High-Throughput (HT) Support Increased maximum frame transmission by incorporating A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packet Aggregation Conserve power via Dynamic MIMO power save |
20 MHz and 40 MHz High-Throughput (HT) Support Increased maximum frame transmission by incorporating A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packet Aggregation Conserve power via Dynamic MIMO power save |
| Advanced 802.11n to enhance rate-over-range including: | Low-density parity check (LDPC) encoding Maximum Likelihood Demodulation (MLD) Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance |
Low-density parity check (LDPC) encoding Maximum Likelihood Demodulation (MLD) Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance |
| Mounting Options | Drywall mount anchors, T-Rail mount and Ceiling mount are included in package | Drywall mount anchors, T-Rail mount and Ceiling mount are included in package |
| Wireless Monitoring Capabilities | ||
| Frequencies scanned | 2.4 and 5 GHz | N/A |
| Background scan with client access on 2.4 and 5 GHz | Supported | Not supported |
| Full-time scan as dedicated Monitor | Supported | Not supported |
| Full-time scan with client access on 5 GHz | Supported | Not supported |
| Dimensions | ||
| Diameter x Height | 6.3 x 1.5 in (16.0 x 3.8 cm) | - |
| Length x Width x Height | - | 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.4 in (16.5 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 10.3 oz (300 g) | 21.2 oz (600 g) |
| Package (shipping) Weight | 19.5 oz (550 g) | 28.6 oz (810 g) |
| Environment | ||
| Power Adapter** | Adapter Input: 100–240V, 50/60Hz, 0.4A Output: 12V DC, 2A | Adapter Input: 100–240V, 50/60Hz, 0.4A Output: 12V DC, 2A |
| Power Consumption (AVG) | 7.8 W | 10.5 W |
| Power Consumption (MAX) | 15.72 W | 12.08 W |
| Humidity | 5% to 90% non-condensing | 5% to 90% non-condensing |
| Operating Temperature | 32 to 104˚F (0 to 40˚C) | -4 to 122˚F (-20 to 50˚C) |
| Storage Temperature | -4 to 140˚F (-20 to 60˚C) | -40 to 158˚F (-40 to 70˚C) |
| Directives | Low Voltage Directive • RoHS2 | Low Voltage Directive • RoHS2 |
| Certifications | ||
| WiFi Alliance Certified | - | Yes |
* Frequency selection and power may be restricted to abide by regional regulatory compliance laws.
** Sold separately. See price list.
Documentation:
Download the Fortinet FortiAP-221C Series Datasheet (PDF).
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