H3C WA6120H New Generation Wall-Plate Access Point
H3C WA6120H is a new generation Wi-Fi 6 product that complies with the 802.11ax standard.
The access point has dual-radio 4 streams and with built-in antenna, including 2x2 5GHz, and 2x2 2.4GHz, achieving speeds up to 2.975Gbps.
This access point supports both wall-mounted installation and is designed for enterprise offices, retail stores, hotels, and smart enterprise campuses that require a high-quality network experience.
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Standards
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
802.11ax uses OFDMA to allow multiple users to transmit data simultaneously. OFDMA splits a channel into sub-channels, known as resource units (RUs), with specific subcarriers, and assigns RUs to different users for simultaneous transmission. OFDMA enables simultaneous multi-user transmission and reduces latency caused by channel contention.
DL/UL MU-MIMO
DL/UL MU-MIMO technology allows AP to send data to multiple stations simultaneously, breaking through the traditional wireless serial communication mechanism, increasing the utilization rate of wireless spectrum resources, and improving the number of effective access users and access experience under high-density deployment.
BSS Coloring
Spatial reuse allows the access points and their clients to differentiate between BSSs, assigns a different color per BSS to help access point identify co-channel interference and stop transmission in time. This optimizes frequency reuse and improves network capacity.
Target Wake Time (TWT)
TWT improves power efficiency and reduces contention by increasing client sleep time and allowing negotiation of the times that clients can access the medium.
Innovative AI-Native Capabilities
The access point can realize AI-based radio frequency (RF) management, the connection of the terminal to the network, service assurance, and healing of the network through the convergence of cloud, networking and edge and H3C’s iRadio, iStation, iHeal, and iEdge technologies.
Security Policy
Wireless security guarantee
The APs support WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise authentication and encryption modes to ensure security of the wireless network.
Rogue Device Monitoring
APs support WIPS, and can monitor, identify, defend, counter, and perform refined management on the rogue devices, to provide security guarantees for air interface environment and wireless data transmission.
Link Protection
The CAPWAP link protection and DTLS encryption provide security assurance, improving data transmission security between the AP and the AC.
Network optimization
Doctor AP
Doctor AP mode, combining H3C AC and H3C Cloudnet platform, collects wireless network information for scenarios where terminal access is abnormal, and analyzes and locates wireless faults quickly and accurately.
RRM
Radio Resource Management (RRM), the AP monitors air interface channel utilization, channel interference, and signal conflict in real time, and works with H3C Cloudnet to adjust RF parameters such as working channel, bandwidth, and power in a timely manner to maintain the optimal RF resource status.
RROP
Radio Resource Optimization Policy (RROP) refers to the collection of multiple wireless air interface optimization methods, which is committed to reducing or controlling the consumption of air interface media resources by management packets, broadcast packets, and invalid packets. Set aside more resources to provide users with better wireless application services.
SACP
The Station Access Control Policy (SACP) restricts, controls, and guides the access of wireless terminals to better AP or wireless services. In addition, terminal traffic is controlled and scheduled according to network applications to improve the overall performance of the wireless network and improve the experience and effect of wireless access applications.
Roaming Protection
Wireless AP fully supports the Fast BSS Transition function defined in the 802.11r standard, which can accelerate the roaming process of wireless users, reduce the probability of connection interruption, and improve the roaming service quality. Through 802.11k protocol mechanism, AP and wireless client interact with each other to perceive the network topology in multiple dimensions. The AC recognizes and calculates the roaming time and roaming access location of the wireless client in full view, and negotiates the switch with the client through 802.11v and 802.11r mechanisms.
Cellular Coexistence Feature (CCF)
The access point uses built-in software filtering to minimize the impact of interference from 3G/4G cellular networks.
Application Guarantee
Application identification
APs support smart application control technology and can implement visualized control on Layer 4 to Layer 7 applications. Coupled with H3C WLAN ACs, the APs can identify a large number of common applications in various office scenarios. Based on the identification results, policy control can be implemented on user services, including priority adjustment, scheduling, blocking, and rate limiting to ensure efficient bandwidth resource and improve quality of key services.
Flexible Networking
AC-based Management
Cloud-based Management
This access point supports cloud AP mode, which can be managed through the cloud without deploying wireless controllers and authentication servers. It supports multiple authentication methods such as PPSK, Portal and social media. At the same time, the cloud management platform can monitor the device status and terminal connection status, comprehensively evaluate and optimize the business operation status of the entire wireless network, and achieves the optimal wireless network Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Power Saving
The access point employs a green design that supports Dynamic and Static SM Power Saving (SMPS), Enhanced Automatic Power Save Delivery (E-APSD). It can dynamically adjust the MIMO working mode and efficiently put terminals to sleep.
The access point supports green AP mode that enables single radio standby and allows for more precise power control.
Hardware specifications
Name | WA6120H | ||
Weight | 0.35Kg | ||
Dimensions (W × D × H) | 160mm X 86mm X 39mm | ||
Interface | 5 x 100/1000M Ethernet, RJ-45 (1 uplink + 4 LAN) | ||
Console port | 1 × Management console port (RJ-45) | ||
PoE input | GE1: 802.3af | ||
PoE output | GE5: 802.3af Note: Please carefully identify the device label: Version A0, serial number 219801A3WX8235XXXXXX or earlier versions: PoE_OUT is not supported Version non-A0, with serial numbers 219801A3WX8235XXXXXX and later versions: GE5 supports PoE_OUT (can see 'PSE' marking appears below GE5 port) | ||
Local power supply | 54V DC | ||
Antenna Type | Built-in omni-directional antenna | ||
Antenna Gain | 5GHz peak gain: 6dBi 2.4GHz peak gain: 4dBi Note: The equivalent antenna gain is 5dBi in 5GHz and 3dBi in 2.4GHz | ||
Frequencybands | 2.400to2.4835GHzISM 5.150to5.250GHzU-NII-1 5.250to5.350GHzU-NII-2A 5.470to5.725GHzU-NII-2C 5.725to5.850GHzU-NII-3/ISM Note: The available bands and channels are dependent on the configured regulatory domain (country) | ||
Modulation technology | OFDM: BPSK@6/9Mbps, QPSK@12/18Mbps, 16-QAM@24Mbps, 64-QAM@48/54Mbps DSSS: DBPSK@1Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps, CCK@5.5/11Mbps | ||
Modulation mode | 11b: DSSS: CCK@5.5/11Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps, DBPSK@1Mbps 11a/g: OFDM: 64QAM@48/54Mbps, 16QAM@24Mbps, QPSK@12/18Mbps, BPSK@6/9Mbps 11n: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM 11ac: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM 11ax: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM, 1024QAM | ||
Maximum transmit power | 5GHz: 23dBm 2.4GHz: 23dBm Note: Transmit power is multi-chain combined power, no antenna gain is included. The actual transmit power depends on local laws and regulations | ||
Adjustable power granularity | 1 dBm | ||
Reset/restoration to factory default | support | ||
Installation | wall mounting/ceiling mounting | ||
LED | Alternating flashing mode, yellow/green/blue for different working states | ||
Temperature | Operating temperature: 0°C to +40°C Storage temperature: –40°C to +70°C | ||
Humidity | Operating humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) Storage humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) | ||
Protection class | IP41 | ||
Overall power consumption | ≤30W (include PoE_OUT/USB) ≤27.5W (without PoE_OUT/USB) | ||
Safety Standards | IEC/EN 62368-1 GB 4943.1 | ||
EMC Standards | EN 301 489-1 EN 301 489-3 EN 301 489-17 EN 60601-1-2 EN 55032 EN 55035 | CISPR 32 CISPR 35 AS/NZS CISPR32 ICES-003 Issue 7 GB/T 9254.1 GB/T 9254.2 GB 17625.1 GB 17625.2 | IEC/EN 61000-4-2 IEC/EN 61000-4-3 IEC/EN 61000-4-4 IEC/EN 61000-4-5 IEC/EN 61000-4-6 IEC/EN 61000-4-8 IEC/EN 61000-4-11 IEC/EN 61000-3-2 IEC/EN 61000-3-3 |
Radio Standards | ETSI EN 300 328 ETSI EN 301 893 ETSI EN 300 440 FCC Part 15E | ||
RoHS Standards | DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU (EU) 2015/863 | ||
Health Standards | EN 50385:2017 EN IEC 62311:2020 | ||
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Software specifications
WA6120H | ||
Product positioning | Basic information | Indoor, dual-radio AP, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax |
Frequency and MIMO: | 5GHz, 2×2:2, 2.4Gbps 2.4GHz, 2×2:2, 0.575Gbps | |
Compliance and bandwidth | 5GHz, 802.11a/n/ac/ax 20MHz/40MHz/80MHz 2.4GHz, 802.11b/g/n/ax 20MHz/40MHz | |
Maximum transmission speed | 2.975Gbps (2x2 80MHz on 5GHz, and 2x2 40MHz on 2.4GHz) | |
Recommended number of clients | 100 | |
Maximum number of SSIDs for each radio | 4 | |
802.11ax | MU-MIMO | Support Uplink OFDMA / Downlink OFDMA |
OFDMA | Support Uplink OFDMA / Downlink OFDMA | |
TWT | Target Wake Time, allowing clients to sleep for a predetermined period of time and be awakened only when network communication is needed, effectively reducing the power consumption | |
BSS coloring/SR | Spatial reuse, dividing different BSSs into different colors to avoid co-frequency interference and improve the user experience of wireless networks | |
WLAN basics | A-MPDU | Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit, Improves the data transmission efficiency of wireless networks by optimizing the composition of TX/RX directional data packets |
A-MSDU | Aggregated MAC Service Data Unit, Improves the data transmission efficiency of wireless networks by optimizing the composition of TX/RX directional data packets | |
LDPC | Low-density Parity-Check, Improves the communication efficiency of wireless networks through error correction coding technology | |
STBC | Space-Time Block Coding, Improve the Channel capacity of wireless networks through multi-antenna coding technology | |
DFS | Dynamic Frequency Selection, automatically identify DFS frequency bands, automatically adjust frequencies of the devices, and avoid interference with other devices | |
TxBF | Transmit Beamforming, Improve the signal-to-noise ratio of wireless network signal transmission by adjusting the beam direction of antenna transmitting signals | |
Tunnel management | CAPWAP tunnel | Support unicast/broadcast/DNS/DHCP/static IP method for discovering AC |
NAT | Support NAT between AC and AP | |
DTLS | Tunnel between AC and AP supports DTLS encryption | |
IPv4/IPv6 | Tunnel between AC and AP supports IPv4 and IPv6 | |
Time synchronization | Support synchronizing clock information from AC | |
Dual tunnel | Support establishing CAPWAP tunnels with two ACs | |
PPPOE | Support PPPOE Client | |
EoGRE | Fit AP mode Supports EoGRE (Ethernet over GRE), generic Routing Encapsulation, used to encapsulate and unpack Ethernet data packets | |
IPsec | Cloud AP mode Supports IPsec | |
WLAN extension | RF adjustment | Support Automatic channel/power/bandwidth adjustment |
SSID hiding | Restrict access and improve wireless network security by SSID hiding | |
Limit the number of connected users | Supports SSID/RF based | |
Forwarding mode | Centralized forwarding/local forwarding/policy forwarding Note: The AP supports centralized forwarding/policy forwarding only on the AC in Fit AP mode | |
Local forwarding | Local forwarding based on SSID and VLAN | |
VLAN bridge | Link type of a port to access, trunk, or hybrid. The port link type determines whether the port can be assigned to multiple VLANs | |
VLAN binding | Supports interface/SSID/MAC binding VLAN based | |
User isolation | VLAN-based user isolation SSID-based user isolation | |
Load balancing | Supports traffic-based load balancing | |
Supports user-based load balancing | ||
Supports frequency band-based load balancing, dual-5G devices only | ||
Band steering | Improve service quality by prioritizing access to 5G frequency bands for wireless clients | |
Roaming | Support 802.11k and 802.11v smart roaming | |
Support 802.11r fast transition roaming | ||
Multicast enhancement | Convert multicast data into unicast data for transmission, reducing network congestion | |
Wireless location | Fit AP mode supports BLE location | |
Fit AP mode supports RSSI location | ||
Mesh | Mesh link | |
Mesh link security | ||
Multi-hop Mesh | ||
Wireless probing | Monitor the wireless network environment by monitoring wireless network messages | |
Hotspot 2.0 | Fit AP mode Support Hotspot 2.0 | |
Bonjour gateway | Forwarding mDNS packets across VLANs | |
User Authentication | 802.1X authentication | Support local 802.1X authentication |
Support remote 802.1X authentication | ||
MAC authentication | Support local MAC authentication | |
Support remote MAC authentication | ||
Portal authentication | Support local Portal authentication | |
Support remote Portal authentication | ||
Support Guest/Captive portal | ||
Support portal mac-trigger | ||
Support portal escape | ||
PSK | Support PSK and Private-PSK | |
PPSK | Fit AP mode Support Private Pre-Shared Key, obtain passwords to access wireless networks through the Cloudnet platform | |
Social Media APPs Authentication | Cloud AP mode Support Google/Facebook/Twitter through the Cloudnet platform | |
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) | EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS) | |
EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) | ||
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (MSCHAP) v2 | ||
Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAP v2 | ||
EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST) | ||
PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC) | ||
EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) | ||
Wireless Security | Encryption | TKIP, CCMP |
WPA2-Personal (802.11i) | ||
WPA2-Enterprise with 802.1X | ||
WPA3-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise | ||
WPA3-Enhanced Open (OWE) | ||
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) | ||
Forwarding security | Packet filtering MAC address filtering Broadcast storm suppression | |
Wireless EAD | Coupled with EAD (End user Admission Domination) solution, implement security policies for terminals accessing the network to improve wireless network security | |
Management frame protection | Provide management frame protection for wireless clients to enhance wireless network security | |
WIPS | Wireless Intrusion Prevention System, protect the network from unauthorized access, such as Rogue AP, Rogue client, Rogue Wireless Bridge, Ad-hoc | |
Layer 2 and Layer 3 | IP address configuration | Static IP/DHCP assigned IP |
DHCP | Server/client/relay | |
NAT | NAT/NAT66 | |
LLDP | Link Layer Discovery Protocol, discovering and identifying other LLDP enabled devices and neighboring devices in the network | |
IPv4 | Supports ICMP/ACL/DHCP/TFTP/FTP/DNS | |
IPv6 | Supports ICMP/ACL/DHCP/TFTP/FTP/DNS | |
Service Assurance | Remote AP | After the tunnel between AC and AP is disconnected, AP continues to provide services to clients |
Doctor AP | Fit AP mode supports Doctor AP, simulates wireless client access process, diagnoses network issues, and improves network experience | |
Only 802.11ax accessing | Only wireless clients that support 802.11ax can access the network, improving the network experience | |
Intelligent bandwidth guarantee | Ensure that different wireless services can obtain the lowest guaranteed bandwidth during network congestion | |
Port Aggregation | Multiple uplink ports for port aggregation to increase uplink bandwidth (only applicable to multiple uplink port APs) | |
Broadcast suppression | Discard ARP request and response packets from wireless clients during the suppression cycle | |
Prohibit weak signal client access | AP prohibits wireless clients with signals below the threshold from accessing, to avoid low-signal clients occupying more channel resources | |
Terminal roaming navigation | Adjust the AP transmission power to create more roaming conditions and improve the roaming experience | |
Actively triggering client relinking | AP actively sends messages to allow wireless clients to reconnect or roam actively | |
Adjust channel reuse between APs | RF chip adjusts the environmental noise perceived by the device to improve AP transmission efficiency | |
Fast forwarding function for client data services | Intelligent optimization of RF chip business processing can improve performance | |
Shorten client sleep time | RF chips shorten client sleep time and improve transmission efficiency through beacons | |
Software version anomaly repairing | After the software version is damaged due to abnormal circumstances, AP can automatically download the available software version through AC or cloud platform | |
Service quality | WMM | Wi-Fi Multimedia, Improve the service quality of audio and video transmission in wireless networks through EDCA scheduling algorithm |
QoS | Priority Class, by marking TOS/DSCP fields to distinguish data streams with different priorities, high priority data streams can be quickly distributed, thereby improving service quality | |
Priority Class, supports mapping from wireless priority to wired priority | ||
QoS policy mapping, support QoS policy mapping based on SSID and VLAN | ||
Layer 2 to Layer 4 packet filtering and traffic classification | ||
CAR (Committed Access Rate), by limiting data transmission rate, avoid network congestion caused by traffic congestion | ||
User bandwidth management | Allocate available bandwidth per STA | |
Allocate total bandwidth for all STA shares based on SSID | ||
Dynamically adjust the available bandwidth of STA based on business | ||
CAC | Call Admission Control, improve the quality of service for wireless clients that have already received high priority by limiting the number of wireless clients that have received high priority | |
Supports number of users/Channel utilization based | ||
Application Identification | SQA (Software Quality Assurance), identifies audio and video services based on SIP protocol, prioritizing service quality assurance | |
UCC (Unified Communications and Collaboration), increase the processing priority of audio and video services and prioritize ensuring service quality | ||
Power saving | Green AP mode | Dynamically adjust MIMO configuration based on wireless client access status to reduce device power consumption |
U-APSD | Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery, reduce device power consumption by scheduling VoIP data streams separately from non-VoIP data streams | |
SM Power Save | Spatial Multiplexing Power Save, reduce device power consumption through low-power standby mode | |
Management and maintenance | Centralized management | Fit AP mode, managed by AC Cloud AP mode, managed by the Cloudnet platform |
GUI | Cloud AP mode Support WEB management via HTTP/HTTPS | |
Remote debugging | Support SSH V2.0/Telnet/FTP/TFTP | |
Local debugging | Support CLI | |
Information maintenance | Cloud AP mode Support Syslog | |
Secure boot | Supporting firmware protection, ensuring the integrity of the subsequent running program codes through the trusted Boot-Loader, forming a trusted device boot chain | |
Netconf | Cloud AP mode Support Netconf provides programmable and scalable methods to manage network devices | |
IEEE standards | 802.11 | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac Wave 2/ax |
IEEE 802.11d/e/h/i/w/u | ||
IEEE 802.11k/v/r | ||
802.3 | 802.3af/at | |
802.15 | 802.15.1 | |
Wi-Fi Certified | I Wi-Fi Alliance:Wi-Fi 6, WMM, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE) |