ZyXEL WAC6503D-S, WAC6502D-S, WAC6502D-E, WAC6553D-E User Manual

Smart Antenna Wi-Fi Access Point. The Perfect Choice for Easy 802.11ac Migration.

• Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11ac Wave 1 Wireless Access Point

• WAC6503D-S and WAC6502D-S Smart Antenna AP

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Smart Antenna design

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More than 700 optimized antenna

patterns provide breakthrough performance anywhere

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Ideal for high-density and

interference-laden indoor environments

• WAC6502D-E External Antenna AP

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Antenna changeable design

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Extended operating temperature for

challenging environments

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Ideal for rugged industrial environments

such as warehouses and industrial production areas

• WAC6553D-E Outdoor AP

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IP66-rated weather protection

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Ideal for harsh outdoor environments

• Advanced IEEE 802.11ac delivers up to

1.75 Gbps combined data rates

• Industry-leading receive sensitivity as low as -102 dBm

• APFlex design streamline deployment

• ZyXEL One Network is supported

, DCS and tool-less bracket

In the Gigabit era in Wi-Fi connectivity, upgrading to the 802.11ac standard represents the next

step in wireless evolution. Many enterprises looking to break the 1-Gbps Wi-Fi speed barrier face

the challenge of replacing existing 802.11n access points. While 802.11n operates on both 2.4

GHz and 5 GHz frequency band, 802.11ac predominantly uses the 5 GHz band which by its nature

traditionally reduces coverage when compared to 2.4 GHz. This led to costly and time consuming

e orts for installers to ensure that su cient APs were installed to give complete coverage.

ZyXEL Smart Antenna technology is a groundbreaking feature of the WAC6500 Series of wireless

APs that solves the coverage problem by adaptively adjusting antenna patterns to  t a variety of

wireless environments. The WAC6500 Series’s industry-leading RF output power and sensitivity

combine to o er greater coverage and performance over traditional networks, making ZyXEL’s

WAC6500 Series the ultimate one-to-one AP upgrade choice.

As well as ZyXEL Smart Antenna technology, the WAC6500 Series includes several other new

features including the innovative APFlex

enhancements such as the ZyXEL One Network utilities, making the WAC6500 a complete product

designed to streamline network installation and speed deployment for the best possible Wi-Fi

experience.

, tool-less mounting bracket, and many other software

Bene ts

Breakthrough Smart Antenna technology for any environment

The WAC6500 Series of 802.11ac APs delivers industry leading performance, thanks in part to its

innovative Smart Antenna design. Featuring more than 700 optimized antenna patterns, the ZyXEL

Smart Antenna continuously calculates the ideal physical-layer path for each individual client. This

feature not only o ers the best possible signal by shaping to various patterns, but it also mitigates

interference from other wireless clients. The WAC6500 Series’s ultra-fast capabilities makes it perfect

for delivering premium performance in interference-laden environments, such as conference rooms,

airports, educational facilities and other high-density venues. And the series’ enhanced adaptability

further simpli es one-to-one AP replacement.

WAC6500 Series

802.11ac Dual Radio Uniﬁ ed Pro Access Point

Best-in-class coverage and performance

In a Wi-Fi market crowded with 802.11ac APs, the WAC6500 Series stands out with regard to

performance and coverage due to its unique RF design. The AP’s three-stream hardware con guration

provides power of up to 30 dBm while providing unequaled receive sensitivity as low as -102 dBm. The

ZyXEL Smart Antenna doubles the WAC6500 Series’ performance over conventional internal antennas,

and performs three times (3x) better than legacy 802.11n APs.

WAC6500 Series

802.11ac Dual Radio Unied Pro Access Point

Easy and instant deployment with APFlexTM, DCS, and tool-less bracket design

ZyXEL APFlexTM eases installation by resolving the managed/standalone AP mode conguration, automatically integrating into the network

environment with or without Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol (DHCP), eliminating the need for pre-installation preparation. Other helpful features

include Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS), avoid the interference of co-channel and overlapping channel at initialization. In addition to software

solutions, the WAC6500 Series’ simplies installation through creative design features. For example, the universal and tool-less bracket design allows for

exible ceiling track mounting without the need for special tools. From software to hardware, the WAC6500 Series makes setup and operation fast and

simple.

Ecient and reliable Wi-Fi network

The WAC6500 Series ensures users get the best possible overall network performance by utilizing load balancing and client steering. Load balancing

allows administrators to set limits on network trac and the number of clients associated with each AP. Client steering monitors the capabilities of

each wireless client and steers them to the less congested band and better signal AP. When it comes to deployments in challenging cabling locations,

wireless mesh networks help extend Wi-Fi coverage. ZyXEL’s proprietary ZyMesh creates reliable and resilient mesh links instantly. Yet the conguration

is intuitive and centralized manageable on NXC controller. ZyMesh improves network reliability through true wireless connectivity with repeater APs

selecting multiple routes to provide backup and failover for uninterrupted service. Together, these three technologies provide the WAC6500 Series with

unbeatable eciency and reliability.

ZyXEL One Network experience

Aiming for relieving our customers from repetitive operations of deploying and managing a network, ZyXEL One Network is designed to simplify the

conguration, management, and troubleshooting, allowing our customers to focus on the business priorities. ZyXEL One Network presents an easy-

to-use tool, ZyXEL One Network Utility (ZON Utility), to realize speed network setup. ZyXEL Smart Connect allows ZyXEL networking equipment to be

aware and recognize each other and further facilitating the network maintenance via one-click remote functions such as factory reset or power cycling.

ZyXEL One Network redenes the network integration across multiple networking products from switch to Wi-Fi AP and to Gateway.

Feature Highlights

ZyXEL Smart Antenna

ZyXEL Smart Antenna continuously applies a unique

algorithm to compute the best physical-layer path

for every individual client. It not only considers best

signal, but also mitigates RF interference on over

700 optimized antenna patterns. The “switch-beam”

technique mitigating RF interference runs at the physical

layer, requiring no eort on the part of the end-user.

The adaptive antenna design handles a variety of tough

deployments, including high-capacity, high-performance

and interference-laden environments like conference

rooms, airports, classrooms and other crowded venues.

ZyXEL APFlex

ZyXEL APFlexTM includes Zero-touch AP mode changing

and Automatic IP conguration. The Zero-touch AP mode

setting detects if there is an existing ZyXEL controller and

chooses stand-alone or managed mode. The Automatic

IP conguration removes manual conguration, allowing

the AP to set itself to xed or dynamic IP address

automatically. With these two intelligent features, IT

administrators can skip the two critical settings that were

handled manually on legacy products, shifting focus to

more critical conguration tasks.

Tool-less Installation

WAC6500 Series features a creative mounting bracket

design allowing installation of the AP in a variety of

suspended ceiling tracks without the need for tools.

The variable width of ceiling tracks makes our bracket

universally adaptable to any building structure.

Individual end-users can easily install the hardware,

saving valuable time that could be better spent deploying

additional APs.

Wireless Layer-2 Isolation

The Layer-2 isolation protects private networks among

client users, allowing users to access their shared devices

without entering the rest of a private network for

enhanced security. In addition, the intra-BSS blocking

prevents dierent WiFi clients associated with the same

AP from seeing each other and each others data.

WAC6500 Series

802.11ac Dual Radio Unied Pro Access Point

WPA2 Enterprise Certied

ZyXEL WAC6500 Series has been certied with industrial-

strength WPA2 enterprise protection and supports a wide

range of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types.

It can be seamlessly integrated with deployed corporate

RADIUS servers.

ZyXEL One Network Utility

To streamline the management process, the WAC6500

Series comes with the ZyXEL One Network (ZON) utility,

allowing administrators to assign IP addresses to multiple

APs through just one platform. Administrators can avoid

the hassle logging into each AP to change the default IP

addresses before physical installation.

ZyXEL AP Congurator

While deploying a number of APs, repetitive

conguration of each unit takes time and eort. ZyXEL AP

Congurator (ZAC) builds templates that allows users to

copy one prole to several APs, allowing batch rmware

upgrades and prole backups in three easy steps to

signicantly reduce conguration time and eort.

Application Diagram

ZyXEL Wireless Optimizer

ZyXEL Wireless Optimizer (ZWO) provides a powerful

tool for centralized management covering initial

planning, adjustment during deployment and after-sale

maintenance of an AP network. Architects can simulate

AP deployment on a map displaying the number of APs

needed. During deployment, ZWO will also map actual

signal coverage for architects to adjust their AP locations

or congurations. After-sale, network administrators can

access key performance details from ZWO, including

channel in use, transmit retry rate and frame error rate,

as well as the devices on the environment map. ZWO’s

user-friendly presentation saves time and facilitates quick

response to the network problems.

ZyMesh

Wireless Mesh is an array of access points automatically

forming dynamic wireless links. Built on this foundation of

mesh networking, ZyMesh is ZyXEL’s proprietary protocol

for creating wireless mesh links for easy conguration,

optimized management and enhanced reliability.

Internet

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

NXC5500

Wireless LAN Controller

USG1100

Unied Security Gateway

USG1100

Unied Security Gateway

USG1100

Unied Security Gateway

USB

PWR

NXC2500

SYS

Wireless LAN Controller

RESET

P4 P5

NXC2500

Wireless LAN Controller

GS2210-48HP

48-port GbE L2 PoE Switch

GS1920-24HP

24-port GbE Smart Managed PoE+ Switch

GS1920-24HP

24-port GbE Smart Managed PoE+ Switch

WAC6503D-S

802.11ac Dual Radio Smart Antenna 3x3 Access Point

WAC6502D-S

802.11ac Dual Radio Smart Antenna 2x2 Access Point

WAC6502D-E

802.11ac Dual Radio External Antenna 2x2 Access Point

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