Hardware Specifications

RG-AP820-I

802.11n

Four spatial streams

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 2x2 MIMO, two spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 2x2 MIMO, two spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 600 Mbps

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15 )

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS31)

Radio technologies: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

802.11ac

Two spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 2x2 MIMO, two spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, and 160 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 1.733 Gbps

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 6.5 Mbps to 1.733 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS9)

Radio technologies: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

802.11ax

Four spatial streams

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 2x2 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO, two spatial streams

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 2x2 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO, two spatial streams

Channels:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 20 MHz and 40 MHz

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, and 160 MHz

Combined peak data rate: 2.976 Gbps:

● Radio 1 – 2.4 GHz: 8.6 Mbps to 0.574 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS11)

● Radio 2 – 5 GHz: 8.6 Mbps to 2.402 Gbps (MCS0 to MCS11)

Radio technologies: uplink/downlink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM

Packet aggregation:

● Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

● Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

Cyclic Delay/Shift Diversity (CDD/CSD)

Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC)

Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC)

Transmit beam-forming (TxBF)

WPA3

Antenna

Wi-Fi

● 2.4 GHz: two built-in omnidirectional smart antennas, with peak antenna gain of 5 dBi.

● 5 GHz: two built-in omnidirectional smart antennas, with peak antenna gain of 5.7 dBi.

Bluetooth

● One onboard omnidirectional antenna, with peak antenna gain of 2.4 dBi.

Port

1 x 10/100/1000Base-T port

1 x 2.5GE SFP/RJ45 combo port, compatibility with 1GE module, shared with one 10/100/1000BASE-T port

1 x RJ45 console port (serial console port)

1 x Bluetooth 5.1

Status LED

1 x multi-color system status LED

● AP power-on status

● Software initialization status and upgrade status

● Uplink service interface status

● Wireless user online status

● CAPWAP tunnel timeout

● Specific AP locating

Button

1 x Reset button

● Press the button for shorter than 2 seconds. Then the device restarts.

● Press the button for longer than 5 seconds. Then the device restores to factory settings.

Dimensions (W x D x H)

Main unit: 220 mm x 220 mm x 49 mm (8.66 in. x 8.66 in. x 1.93 in.)

Shipping: 507 mm x 319 mm x 278 mm (19.96 in. x 12.56 in. x 10.94 in.)

Weight

Main unit: 0.6 kg (1.33 lbs)

Mounting bracket: 0.2 kg (0.44 lbs)

Shipping: 1.04 kg (2.29 lbs)

Mounting

Wall/Ceiling-mount (a mounting bracket is delivered with the main unit)

Lock option

Kensington lock and securing latch

Input power supply

The AP supports the following two power supply modes:

● 48 V/0.6 A power input over DC connector: The DC connector accepts 2.1 mm/5.5 mm center-positive circular plug. A DC power supply needs to be purchased independently.

● PoE input over LAN 1: The power source equipment (PSE) complies with IEEE 802.3af standard (PoE).

Note: If both DC power and PoE are available, DC power is preferred.

Maximum power consumption

Maximum power consumption: 12.95 W

● DC power: 12.95 W

● 802.3bt (PoE++): 12.95 W

● 802.3at (PoE+): 12.95 W

● 802.3af (PoE): 12.95 W

● Idle mode: 6 W

Environment

Storage temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)

Storage humidity: 0% RH to 95% RH (non-condensing)

Storage altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1640.42 ft. to +16,404.20 ft.)

Operating temperature: –10°C to +50°C (14°F to 122°F)

Operating humidity: 0% RH to 95% RH (non-condensing)

Operating altitude: –500 m to +4,000 m (–1,640.42 ft. to +13,123.36 ft.)

Note: At an altitude in the range of 1,800–4,000 m (5,905.51–13,123.36 ft.), every time the altitude increases by 166 m (544.62 ft.), the maximum temperature decreases by 1°C (1.8°F).

Mean time between failure (MTBF)

200,000 hours (22 years) at the operating temperature of 25°C (77°F)

System memory

512 MB DRAM, 128 MB flash

Transmit

power

2.4 GHz:

● Maximum transmit power: 26 dBm (398 mW)

5 GHz:

● Maximum transmit power: 26 dBm (398 mW)

Note:

● Adjusting the transmit power by percentage (recommended) and in 1 dBm increments.

● The transmit power is limited by local regulatory requirements. For details, see WLAN Country or Region Codes and Channel Compliance.

Radio Frequency Performance

RG-AP820-I

Frequency Band and Protocol

Data Rate

Maximum Transmit Power per Transmit Chain

Maximum Receive Sensitivity per Receive Chain

2.4 GHz 802.11b

1 Mbps

23 dBm

–91 dBm

2 Mbps

23 dBm

–91 dBm

5.5 Mbps

23 dBm

–90 dBm

11 Mbps

23 dBm

–87 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11g

6 Mbps

23 dBm

–89 dBm

24 Mbps

22 dBm

–82 dBm

36 Mbps

22 dBm

–78 dBm

54 Mbps

20 dBm

–72 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS7

19 dBm

–67 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–82 dBm

MCS7

19 dBm

–64 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS11

15 dBm

–58 dBm

2.4 GHz 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–82 dBm

MCS11

15 dBm

–54 dBm

5 GHz 802.11a

6 Mbps

23 dBm

–89 dBm

24 Mbps

22 dBm

–82 dBm

36 Mbps

22 dBm

–78 dBm

54 Mbps

20 dBm

–72 dBm

5 GHz 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS7

19 dBm

–67 dBm

5 GHz 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–82 dBm

MCS7

19 dBm

–64 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–60 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–82 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–57 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ac (VHT80)

MCS0

23 dBm

–79 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–53 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

23 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–58 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

23 dBm

–82 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–54 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE80)

MCS0

23 dBm

–79 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–52 dBm

5 GHz 802.11ax (HE160)

MCS0

23 dBm

–77 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–50 dBm

Software Specifications

RG-AP820-I

Basic Function

Applicable software version

RGOS11.9(6)W1B4 or later

WLAN

Maximum number of associated STAs

256 (up to 128 STAs per radio)

Practical maximum client count indication (per device)

128

Maximum number of BSSIDs

32 (up to 16 BSSIDs per radio)

WLAN service

Maximum number of WLAN IDs: 16

Maximum number of associated STAs per WLAN: 32

STA management

SSID hiding

Each SSID can be configured with the authentication mode, encryption mechanism, and VLAN attributes independently.

Remote Intelligent Perception Technology (RIPT)

Intelligent STA identification technology

Intelligent load balancing based on the STA quantity or traffic

STA limiting

SSID-based STA limiting

Radio-based STA limiting

Bandwidth limiting

STA/SSID/AP-based rate limiting

CAPWAP

IPv4/IPv6 CAPWAP

CAPWAP through NAT

Encryption over CAPWAP data channels

Encryption over CAPWAP control channels

Data forwarding

Centralized and local forwarding

Wireless roaming

Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming

Wireless locating

MU device locating

Security and Authentication

Authentication and encryption

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

PSK ,PPSK, UPSK, PEAP and web authentication

QR code-based guest authentication, SMS authentication, and MAC address bypass (MAB) authentication (used with RG-WS series ACs)

Data encryption: WEP (64/128 bits), WPA-TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES

Data frame filtering

Allowlist, static blocklist, and dynamic blocklist

WIDS

Wireless Intrusion Detection System(WIDS)

Wireless Intrusion Protection System(WIPS)

User isolation

Rogue AP detection and containment

Dynamic Policy

IP standard ACL, MAC extended ACL, IP extended ACL, and expert-level ACL

IPv6 ACL

Time range-based ACL

ACL based on a Layer 2 interface

ACL based on a Layer 3 interface

Ingress ACL based on a wireless interface

ACL Remark

Dynamic ACL assignment based on 802.1X authentication (used with the AC)

CoA/DM

CPP

CPU Protect Policy (CPP)

NFPP

Network Foundation Protection Policy (NFPP)

Routing and Switching

MAC

Static and filtered MAC addresses

MAC address table size: 1,024

Maximum number of static MAC addresses: 1,024

Maximum number of filtered MAC addresses: 1,024

Ethernet

Jumbo frame length: 1,518

Ethernet II frame format

1000M SFP ports

2.5GE interfaces

VLAN

Interface-based VLAN assignment

Maximum number of SVIs (IPv4): 200

Maximum number of SVIs (IPv6): 200

Maximum number of VLANs: 4,094

VLAN ID range: 1–4,094

ARP

ARP entry aging, gratuitous ARP learning, and proxy ARP

Maximum number of ARP entries: 1,024

ARP check

IPv4 services

Static and DHCP-assigned IPv4 addresses

Maximum number of IPv4 addresses configured on each Layer 3 interface: 200

NAT, FTP ALG and DNS ALG

IPv6 services

IPv6 addressing, Neighbor Discovery (ND), ICMPv6, IPv6 ping, IPv6 tracert

IPv6 DHCP client

Maximum number of IPv6 addresses configured on each Layer 3 interface: 400

Maximum number of ND entries: 4,096

IP routing

IPv4/IPv6 static route

Maximum number of static IPv4 routes: 1,024

Maximum number of static IPv6 routes: 1,000

Multicast

Multicast-to-unicast conversion

VPN

PPPoE client

IPsec VPN

Network Management and Monitoring

Network management

Fault detection and alarm

Information statistics and logging

Network management platform

Web management (Eweb)

RG-WS series wireless controller and Ruijie Cloud

User access management

Console, Telnet, SSH, FTP client, FTP server, and TFTP client

Switchover among Fat, Fit, and cloud modes

When the AP works in Fit mode, it can be switched to Fat mode through an AC.

When the AP works in Fat mode, it can be switched to Fit mode through the console port or Telnet mode.

When the AP works in cloud mode, it can be managed through Ruijie Cloud.

Value-added Software

RG-AP820-I

Intelligent O&M

Experience

Network operation analysis, such as device stability and signal coverage

Measuring users' network experience based on indicators such as the latency, packet loss, signal strength, and channel utilization, and visualizing results of the network experience

Statistics on the number of online and offline failures of STAs associated with different APs, average signal strength, and other parameters

VIP monitoring and alarm, and custom alarm thresholds

STA global experience map and experience coverage evaluation based on the time range

STA access protocol replay and fine-grained STA fault diagnosis

Note: To support the preceding functions, ensure that the AP works in Fit mode.

Network optimization

Network performance optimization, including one-click network optimization and scenario-based optimization

Client steering to cope with roaming stickiness, and experience indicator comparison

Client steering to cope with remote association, and experience indicator comparison

One-click diagnosis – analyzing problems and providing suggestions

Big data

Baseline analysis – recording the configuration, version, and other changes, and tracking network KPI changes

Time capsule – analyzing the device version and configuration change history

Regional analysis

Batch generation of building floor information – uploading floor plans, and dragging and dropping AP positions

One-click report

One-click health report – generating a report on the overall operation of a network

Security radar

Unauthorized Wi-Fi signal location, presentation by category, and containment

Cloud Management

Management and maintenance

Uniformly connecting, managing, and maintaining APs, ACs, and other devices, batch device configuration and upgrade, and other functions

Deployment through Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) – creating configuration templates and automatically applying configured templates

One-click discovery of the wired and wireless network topology and topology generation

Cloud Authentication

Authentication mode

SMS authentication, fixed account authentication, one-click authentication, Facebook authentication, Instagram authentication, voucher authentication, and other authentication modes

Authentication implemented in the cloud, without the need to deploy the local authentication server

Customized portal

Customized Portal authentication page for mobile phones and PCs

SMS gateway

Interconnection with SMS gateways of GUODULINK and Alibaba Cloud

Platform Capabilities

Big data capabilities

Mainstream persistence solutions based on Hadoop, MongoDB, and MySQL, providing distributed storage capabilities

Spark-based big data computing capabilities

Data warehouse building based on Hive, and data model conversion, integration, and other functions

Hierarchy and decentralization

Authorizing different applications for different users to meet service needs of different departments

Granting operation permissions to administrators in different scenarios

System management

Account operation, authorization configuration, email configuration, configuration backup, exception alarms, and other system management functions

Regulatory Compliance

RG-AP820-I

Regulatory compliance

EN 55032, EN 55035, EN 61000-3-3, EN IEC 61000-3-2, EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-3, EN 301 489-17, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, EN 300 440, FCC Part 15, EN IEC 62311, IEC 62368-1, and EN 62368-1