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Data Sheet | WAC564
Powerful Mesh WiFi system.
Single cable.
Whole ofce coverage
The new Instant Mesh Multi-mode
WAC564 Access Point offers small and
medium sized business the industry’s
highest performance, most efcient and
scalable wireless mesh solution to expand
your existing WiFi network across another
room or even another building with a
single Ethernet cable connection.
Insight, a management tool from
NETGEAR Business, monitors and
maintains the WAC564 from the Insight
mobile app or the Insight web portal,
locally and remotely.
The WAC564 may be congured in two
modes of operation:
• A mesh extender for an existing
WAC540 or WAC564 wireless network,
congured by Instant Mesh, an industry
leading innovation from Insight
• An AC3000 tri-band 11AC Wireless
Access Point
Compared against another member of
the WAC500 product series, WAC540,
WAC564 features a four-port integrated
gigabit Ethernet switch, enabling local
gigabit speed switching between desktop
computers, servers, network storages,
printers and other wired devices.
Managed by Insight, a management tool
operated from a mobile app or a web
portal, the WAC540 and WAC564, in
conjunction or independently, can be
most effectively used in the following
applications:
• WiFi mesh with multiple SSIDs and
VLANs extended across the entire
network, in a single root, multiple
extender conguration, requiring only
one Ethernet connection
• 11AC WiFi access point, capable of
supporting up to 600 devices
• Wireless bridge, extending the network
wirelessly while maintaining the same
VLAN conguration throughout
The WAC564 features a tri-band radio,
operating concurrently in the 2.4GHz
band, the 5GHz high and low bands,
delivering the most robust, most reliable,
and highest WiFi throughput for the
small and medium sized businesses, who
demand wireless network throughout,
rapid and scalable deployment, and
exceptional material and labor efciency.
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Small and Medium Sized Businesses demand higher speed,
large coverage, and effective network management
Data Sheet | WAC564
• Easy installation through the NETGEAR
Insight management solution
• Remote Cloud management and
monitoring through the Insight app or
Cloud Portal
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Insight Cloud Portal is available with the Insight Premium subscription (or Insight Pro for resellers/MSP only)
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• Simultaneous Tri-band Wave2
MU-MIMO Wi-Fi
- Radio 1: IEEE® 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz
256QAM, 400Mbps
- Radio 2: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz
256QAM 866Mbps
- Radio 3: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz
256QAM 1733Mbps
Wire-free Installation
No need to run cables. Power up the WAC564 Multi-mode Access Point
and it will automatically connect to the WAC540 or WAC564.
• Max clients: Supports up to 600 client
devices when operating independently
in a WiFi extender mode
Instant Mesh
Will automatically connect to your nearest WAC540 access point and
cast a Wi-Fi umbrella with approximate 30ft/10m radius. Easy Instant
Mesh conguration through NETGEAR Insight app or Cloud Portal.
Rock-solid Backhaul
802.11AC Wave2, 4x4 radio to establish a strong wireless
backhaul link with up to 1,732Gbps throughput.
Multi-mode
Use it as a Wireless Mesh extender, a wireless switch with 4 Gigabit
ports or a powerful WiFi Access Point with VLAN management.
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