Don’t delay a project
DrayTek Acess Points ship with an external power supply
Access points are brilliant devices to boost LAN capability and extend wireless coverage. With an access point linked, you can increase the number of users connected to the internet across your network.
What are Access Points?
Access Points give you the ability to extend your current wireless coverage, boost LAN capbilities, and improve performance. They act as interconnection points between a fixed wire network and devices to extend the wireless connection over a larger area.
Features & Benefits
More Users
Access Points allow additional users to connect to the internet, increasing the amount of devices that can be connected and working at once. This is particularly useful for growing businesses to allow each user to reach their full potenital.
Area covered
DrayTek Access Points are the ideal solution for covering large buildings, eliminating deadzones, and even extending the Wi-Fi outdoors! Adding an access point between the router and any deadzones allows you to extend the Wi-Fi coverage further, whether that be to cover more space in the office or allow Wi-Fi to be used outside the building.
Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Over the years, we have witnessed manufacturers develop protocols to improve access points wireless capabilities and enable them to be powered by Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) switches. PoE technology allow a switch to power PoE-enabled device, such as IP phones, wireless access points or IP cameras over the Ethernet cable.
As well as removing the need for local (at the desk) power supplies, making for tidier installations, PoE ensures power efficiency – providing only the power needed, allowing for time schedules for powering up/down and remote rebooting. Power is provided only when required and allows for installation of devices where there is no mains power, particularly useful for wireless access points. For instance, a PoE port on a DrayTek VigorSwitch supports both IEEE 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoE+ (up to 30 watts per port).
PoE technology works so well, that most manufacturers took the cost-cutting measure to slowly phase out shipping external power supplies.
DC 12V via external 100-240v AC/DC PSU
Enter the start of the global microchip shortage.
When the COVID 19 lockdowns began, the demands for items changed. Suddenly the need for home equipment, like computers and IoT devices, skyrocketed as companies scrambled to get their employees set up to work from home. This demand paired with some production line problem quickly resulted in a global microchip shortage. You can read a good summary of the crisis here. This very quickly affected the availability of networking equipment creating a major shortage of PoE switches.
If the lack of PoE switches is affecting your upcoming projects, consider this workaround solution. Most of DrayTek access points still ship with an external power supply.
This is a great solution that means you can install an access point today – and keep revenue coming in. Then, when stock levels are back to normal, add the appropriate PoE switch to your network configuration. It is a bit more work, but consider the alternative and the cost to your business waiting around for stock?
Don’t delay your wireless projects!
Explore our range of DrayTek Access Points
1. DrayTek VigorAP 903 AP
Managed 11ac Wave 2 Business-class Mesh Wireless Access Point
VigorAP 903 is a high-performance Mesh Wireless solution, designed to expand the wireless coverage, eliminate Wi-Fi dead zones and significantly reduce the cost of network deployments.
Features:
- Mesh Wireless
- Easy to Configure and Manage
- Dual-Band 11ac Wave 2
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Central Management
- PoE
- 5 Gigabit LAN Ports
- Wireless Optimisation
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- Self-Organising & Self-Healing
2. DrayTek VigorAP 912C AP
802.11ac Wave2 Dual Band Ceiling-Mount Wireless Access Point
VigorAP 912C is a high-performance Mesh Wireless solution, designed to expand the wireless coverage, eliminate Wi-Fi dead zones and significantly reduce the cost of network deployments. It can also be used as a traditional access point either managed or stand alone so has the flexibility to be used how you need it.
Features:
- Mesh Wireless
- PoE
- Easy to Configure and Manage
- Ceiling Mounting
- Dual-Band 11ac Wave 2 Access Point
- Wireless Optimisation
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Self-organising & Self-Healing
- Central Management
3. DrayTek VigorAP 802 AP
Compact 802.11ac Mesh Wireless Access Point
VigorAP 802 is a high-performance Mesh Wireless Access Point and Range Extender. With a Mesh network, you can easily expand wireless coverage, eliminate Wi-Fi dead zones and significantly reduce the cost of network deployments. DrayTek’s Mesh wireless solution supports VLAN tags, allowing you to provide two distint and separate wireless networks, such as an internal and a guest network, without any cable installation required.
Features:
- Mesh Wireless
- Small and Tidy Design
- Easy to Configure and Manage
- Gigabit LAN Port
- Dual-Band AC1200 Access Point
- Wireless Optimisation
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Self-organising & Self-Healing
- Central Management
4. DrayTek VigorAP 1000C AP
802.11ac Tri-Band Ceiling-Mount Mesh Wireless Access Point
VigorAP 1000C is a high-performance Mesh Wireless solution, designed to expand the wireless coverage, eliminate Wi-Fi dead zones and significantly reduce the cost of network deployments. It can also be used as a traditional access point either managed or stand alone so has the flexibility to be used how you need it.
Features:
- Mesh Wireless
- PoE
- Easy to Configure and Manage
- Ceiling Mounting
- Tri-Band 11ac Wave 2
- Wireless Optimisation
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Self-organising & Self-Healing
- Central Management
5. DrayTek VigorAP 960C AP
Wi-Fi 6 Mesh 11ax Ceiling Access Point with PoE
VigorAP 960C is an 11ax ceiling-mount wireless access point. With wire-liked speed up to 1.2 Gbps in 5GHz band and 600Mbps in 2.4GHz, it’s suitable for high density environments. It can be cloud-managed by VigorACS, and also act as the mesh Root AP to manage up to 7 mesh node APs in LAN.
Features:
- WiFi 6
- WPA3 Security & VLANs
- Mesh Wireless
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- Gigabit PoE
- Easy to Configure and Manage
- Ceiling or Wall Mounted
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Cloud Managed
- Mobile Device Management
- AP-Assisted Roaming
- Wireless Optimisation
6. DrayTek VigorAP 918R AP
Ruggedised Outdoor 11ac Wave 2 Mesh Wireless Access Point
VigorAP 918R is a wireless access point designed for outdoor environments. It is ideal for providing wireless access to users and devices in any outdoor scenario, including restaurants, gardens, marinas, educational premises or, really, anywhere where outdoor access is needed.
Features:
- Ruggedised Outdoor AP
- Gigabit Poe LAN Ports
- Dual-Band 11ac Wave 2
- Directional High-Gain Antenna
- Temperature Sensor
- Wireless Optimisation
- Mesh Wireless
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- Self-Organising & Self-Healing
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Easy to Configure & Manage
- Central Management
7. DrayTek VigorAP 1060C AP
Ceiling or Wall Mounted AX 3600 Mesh Wireless PoE Access Point
VigorAP 1060C is a high-performance ceiling mounted Mesh Wireless solution, offering up to 3.6Gbps Dual-Band wireless performance, and up to 2.5Gb Ethernet connectivity. Its third dedicated radio helps with auto channel selection, and Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems (WIDS).
Features:
- Wi-Fi 6
- 2.5 Gigabit Poe
- Third Radio for RF Analytics & Security
- WPA3 Security & VLANs
- Mesh Wireless
- AP-Assisted Roaming
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- Ceiling or Wall Mounted
- Easy to Configure & Manage
- Mobile Device Management
- AP & Repeater Operating Modes
- Cloud Management
8. DrayTek VigorAP 918R AP
Outdoor Wireless Access Point includes Directional Antenna and PoE-PSE Output
The VigorAP 918R is a dual-band 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless access point and range extender that can be used a part of a DrayTek Mesh Wireless solution, designed to eliminate wireless drop outs, stuttering videos, slow download speeds, poor signal and Wi-Fi dead zones. One access point acts as the controller (Mesh root) and in total up to 8 access points create an easy to manage wireless mesh. Extend coverage without running expensive cabling.
Features:
- Ruggedised Outdoor AP
- Gigabit Poe LAN Ports
- Dual-Band 11ac Wave 2
- Directional High-Gain Antenna
- Temperature Sensor
- Wireless Optimisation
- Mesh Wireless
- Multi-SSID over Mesh
- Wireless Security & VLANs
- Self-Organising & Self-Healing
- AP & Repeater Modes
- Easy to Configure & Manage
- Central Management
If you require any further information on these or any other DrayTek products that we stock, please do not hesitate to contact our team who will be only too happy to help.
Until next time…
