EnGenius, apart from the enterprise edition network products, has introduced to the market, more budget products under the Fit brand name, promoting the easiness of installing consumer products at home/small business with the corresponding application, that EnGenius provides for free. Today we will examine their entry-level proposal, called EWS356-FIT Access Point.

EnGenius Fit Managed EWS356-Fit Wi-Fi 6 2x2 indoor wireless access point is a business-class device that
provides secure and reliable high performance while reducing capital and operating expenses for cost-conscious
small businesses.

With support for the latest 802.11ax technology, this access point can deliver maximum speeds of 574 Mbps (2.4 GHz) and 2,400 Mbps (5 GHz).

Additionally, it features an easy-to-use web interface for cloud or on-premises management options based on network architecture and technical aptitude.

- Features

• Dual concurrent 802.11ax architecture & backward-compatible with 11ac/a/b/g/n client devices; 2x2 antenna
• Supports up to 2,400 Mbps in 5-GHz frequency band& 574 Mbps in 2.4-GHz frequency band
• Select cloud or on-premises management options based on network architecture, administrative permissions
• From anywhere cloud visibility and control
• Setup in minutes with app-based step by step instructions
• Quick-scan device register, remote monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Real-time system metrics, analytics, and remote configurations
• No access point licensing or subscription fees
• Uplink and downlink of OFDMA improves transmission to APs and client devices.
• Target wake time for power-saving of client & IoT devices
• Uplink & downlink of MU-MIMO for optimal signal& reception reliability for up to 2 devices
• BSS coloring for tagging packets with a “color” to differentiate between adjacent basic service sets.
• Spatial reuse identifies color sets via BSS coloring& simultaneously transmits on the same channel, reducing
  transmission waiting time and contention.
• GigE PoE-Compliance with 802.3at & 48V PoE input for flexible installation up-to 328 feet
• Mesh wireless support simplifies setup, optimizes signals & self-heals

- Technical Specifications

Standards

IEEE 802.11ax on 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11ax on 5 GHz
Backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Processor
Qualcomm® Dual-Core CPU ARM Cortex A53 @ 1.0GHz

Antenna
2 x 2.4 GHz: 4 dBi
2 x 5 GHz: 5 dBi
Integrated Omni-Directional Antenna

Physical Interface
1 x 10/100/1000 BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port 1x DC Jack
1 x Reset Button
LED Indicators 1 x Colors LEDs Power Source
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3af Input 12VDC /2A

Maximum Power Consumption
12.4W

Wireless & Radio Specifications Operating Frequency
Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz

Operation Modes AP, Mesh, AP Mesh Frequency Radio
2.4 GHz: 2400 MHz ~ 2482 MHz
5 GHz: 5150 MHz ~ 5250 MHz, 5250 MHz ~ 5350 MHz, 5470
MHz ~ 5725 MHz, 5725 MHz ~ 5850 MHz

Transmit Power
Up to 21 dBm on 2.4 GHz Up to 21 dBm on 5 GHz Tx Beamforming (TxBF)

Radio Chains/Spatial Stream
2x2:2

SU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 2.4GHz and two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 5GHz up to
2,974Mbps wireless data rate to a single 11ax wireless client device under both the
2.4G Hz and 5GHz radios.

MU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial streams Multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 2,400 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to
one (1) two streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 5GHz simultaneously.
Two (2) multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to one (1) two streams
MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 2.4GHz simultaneously.

Supported Data Rates (Mbps)
802.11ax:
• 2.4 GHz: 9 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2)
• 5 GHz: 18 to 2,400 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 2)
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54
802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15)
802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2)

Supported Radio Technologies
802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) 802.11b: Direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) 802.11ac/a/g/n: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM) Channelization
802.11ax supports high efficiency (HE)—HE 20/40/80/160 MHz 802.11ac supports very high throughput
(VHT)—VHT 20/40/80 MHz 802.11n supports high throughput (HT)—HT 20/40 MHz
802.11n supports very high throughput under the 2.4GHz radio–VHT40 MHz (256-QAM)
802.11n/ac/ax packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-SPDU

Supported Modulation
802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM
802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK

Management
Multiple BSSID
8 SSIDs for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.

VLAN Tagging
Supports 802.1q SSID-to-VLAN Tagging
Cross-Band VLAN Pass-Through
Management VLAN

Spanning Tree
Supports 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol
QoS (Quality of Service)
Compliant With IEEE 802.11e Standard
WMM
SNMP
v1, v2c, v3
MIB
I/II, Private MIB

Wireless Security
WPA3-PSK (SAE)
WPA3 Enterprise
WPA2 Enterprise (AES)
WPA2 AES-PSK
OWE
Hide SSID in Beacons
MAC Address Filtering, Up to 32 MACs per SSID
Wireless STA (Client) Connected List
SSH Tunnel
Client Isolation

Environment & Physical
Temperature Range
Operating: 32ºF~104ºF (0 ºC~40 ºC)
Storage: -40 ºF~176 ºF (-40 ºC~80 ºC)
Humidity (non-condensing)
Operating: 90% or less
Storage: 90% or less