Its dual Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports provides redundant power feeds to increase power supply availability. Hardware Flexibility for Networking and Multi-Radio, External Antenna Connectors. Hardware wise, a single OWL800 is capable of hosting 2-4 multiple radio modules simultaneously. Each module can be used for serving wireless clients, building wireless bridges, or establishing wireless backhauls. For some countries that permit high-power transmission, higher power modules are optionally available. There are 4 N-type antenna connectors extended from the modules on the OWL800 board, which not only gives the flexibility in choosing antennas but greatly simplifies the antenna installation. Software Flexibility for Networking.

Multi-Mode, Multi-Link. AP, Bridge/Mesh Node, Gateway. To support diversified wireless network architectures, the OWL800 provides multiple operating modes, including Point-to-Point Bridge, Point-to-Multipoint Bridge, AP station and AP Gateway. Unlike most of common access points that rely on a single radio for different purposes at one time, the OWL800 with multiple radio modules receives and transmits over-the-air signals for each bridge link or AP station with one dedicated wireless radio to prevent degraded performance.

Features & Benefits

Rugged for Outdoor or Harsh Environment

Weatherproof and watertight cast-metal housing with an IP68 rating
Surge immunity up to 15KV
Dual PoE for redundant power input and data link
Support multiple operation modes – Gateway mode, AP mode, and Relay mode
Multiple Radios and Antenna Connectors, Flexible for PtP, PtMP, or Mesh networks

Two built-in 802.11 a/b/g radio with two additional mini-PCI slots for expansion
High power radio modules are available options for countries where higher power transmitting is permitted
Low-loss N-type connectors allow for more flexible antenna choices for professionals
Antennas can be attached directly on the OWL800, or connected closely to OWL800, for reducing signal losses
Dual bands (2.4G and 5G) with more channels allow better channel planning to avoid interference
Each Radio module can be configured as AP or WDS independently. Up to four modules can be serving in one OWL800
Built-in AAA and User Management for Hotspot Operation

Support built-in Local accounts and On-demand accounts for user authentication
Support multiple external RADIUS servers for user authentication
Support UAM and IEEE802.1x access control functions
Built-in Hotspot access control and billing features
Robust and Reliable Wireless Link Construction

Dual PoE power input
Support 8 WDS links per 802.11a/b/g radio module
WDS discovery and link table for easy connect
Support VLAN tags over wireless inter-AP links (WDS) in addition to over the wireless links from clients to AP
Dynamic wireless link backup for network reliability
Dedicated WDS radios could form a mesh WLAN without taking away some bandwidth for serving clients
Wireless Security and QoS Support

Advanced security options: 64/128/152 bits WEP, WPA/WPA2 with IEEE 802.1X or Pre-Shared Key
Support encryption, including WEP, AES, or TKIP, over wireless inter-AP links (WDS)
Wireless LAN segmentation, Disable SSID Broadcast
Support client-isolation so that clients are isolated from each other under one AP
Support QoS tags over wireless inter-AP links (WDS)
Support IEEE 802.11e Wireless Multi-Media (WMM) to fulfill bandwidth thirsty multimedia applications such as voice, audio and video
Excellent Solution for Community WLAN

Each AP module is capable of emulating up to 8 virtual APs (VAPs) simultaneously
With the capabilities of multiple-SSID and VLAN tag association, OWL800 allows equipment-sharing among different franchises; moreover, its QoS feature enables differentiated service operations
Multiple OWL800's can be managed under an external WLAN controller to form a managed WLAN solution.