ECW160 Dual-Band

Wi-Fi 5 Outdoor Access Point

The EnGenius ECW160 Wi-Fi 5 access point delivers reliable outdoor wireless connectivity, detachable antennas for deployment flexibility, cloud-managed networking, and IP67-rated protection for cost-effective outdoor deployments.

Affordable Connectivity

The ECW160 combines dependable Wi-Fi performance, rugged IP67-rated protection, and cloud-managed simplicity, making it ideal for outdoor dining areas, patios, retail centers, parks, warehouses, and small commercial environments.

Rugged Outdoor Design

IP67-rated protection helps safeguard the access point from dust, rain, and challenging outdoor conditions.

Reliable Coverage

Extend wireless connectivity to outdoor spaces with dependable performance for employees, guests, and connected devices.

Cloud-Managed Simplicity

Deploy, monitor, and manage outdoor networks through the EnGenius Cloud platform from a single interface.

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4 Detachable 5dbi High-Gain, 360° SMA-Type Antennas
Coverage of up to 1,500 square feet
Concurrent user capacity up to 100

Specifications

Technical

Standards

  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n on 2.4GHz
    IEEE802.11a/n/ac on 5GHz
    IEEE 802.3 u/ab
    IEEE 802.3az

Processor

  • Qualcomm® 717 MHz Quad-Core CPU
    ARM Cortex A7

Antenna

  • 2 x 2.4 GHz: 5 dBi(External Omni-Directional)
    2 x 5 GHz: 5 dBi(External Omni-Directional)

Scanning Radio

  • N/A

BLE

  • N/A

Physical Interface

  • 1 x GE Port (PoE+)

LED Indicators

  • 1 x Power
    1 x LAN
    1 x 2.4 GHz
    1 x 5 GHz

Power Source

  • Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3af/at or Proprietary 54V
    IEEE 802.11e Compliant Source
    Active Ethernet (PoE)

Maximum Power Consumption

  • 12.6W

Surge Protection

  • 2KV

ESD Protection

  • Contact: 4KV
    Air: 8 KV

Wireless & Radio

Operating Frequency

  • Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4GHz & 5 GHz

Operation Modes

  • AP, Mesh

Frequency Radio

  • 2.4GHz: 2400 MHz ~ 2482 MHz
    5GHz: 5150 MHz ~ 5250 MHz, 5250 MHz ~ 5350 MHz, 5470 MHz ~ 5725 MHz, 5725MHz ~ 5850MHz

Transmit Power

  • 2.4 GHz: 23 dBm
    5 GHz: 23 dBm

Tx Beamforming (TxBF)

  • Yes

Radio Chains/Spatial Stream

  • 2×2:2

SU-MIMO

  • Two (2) spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 400 Mbps wireless data rate with VHT40 bandwidth to a 2×2 wireless device under the 2.4GHz radio.
    Two (2) spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 867 Mbps wireless data rate with VHT80 to a 2×2 wireless device under the 5GHz radio.

MU-MIMO

  • Two (2) Spatial Stream MU-MIMO up to 1267 Mbps to two (2) MU-MIMO capable wireless devices simultaneously

Supported Data Rates (Mbps)

  • 2.4 GHz: Max 400
    5 GHz: Max 867
    802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
    802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54
    802.11n: 6.5 to 400 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15) (Additional 25% bandwidth when enabling 256-QAM under HT40)
    802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2)

Supported Radio Technologies

  • 802.11b: Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
    802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
    802.11n/ac: 2×2 MIMO with 2 Streams

Channelization

  • 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 (VHT) under the 2.4 GHz radio—VHT (256-QAM)
    802.11n/ac packet aggregation: AMPDU, ASPDU

Supported Modulation

  • 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK
    802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM

DFS Certification

  • CE

AirGuard (WIPS/WIDS)

  • N/A

Zero-wait DFS

  • N/A

Dedicated Scanning Radio

  • N/A

Max Concurrent Users

  • 128 Per radio

Client Balancing

  • Yes

Auto Channel Selection

  • Yes

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)

  • Compliance With IEEE 802.11e Standard
    WMM

SNMP

  • v1, v2c, v3

MIB

  • I/II, Private MIB

Fast Roaming

  • 802.11r/k

Wireless Security

  • WPA2-PSK
    WPA2-Enterprise
    WPA3-PSK
    WPA3-Enterprise
    Hide SSID in Beacons
    Wireless STA (Client) Connected List
    Client Isolation
    Client Access Control

Interface

  • IPv4, IPv6

Local Web Access

  • Supports HTTP or HTTPS

Environmental & Physical

Temperature Range

  • Operating: -4º~140ºF/-20ºC~60ºC
    Storage: -40Fº~176ºF/-40ºC~80ºC

Humidity (non-condensing)

  • Operating: 90% or less
    Storage: 90% or less

Waterproof & Dustproof

  • IP67-Rated Enclosure

Dimensions & Weights

ECW160 Device

  • Weight: 1.82 lbs. (829 g)
    Width: 4.37” (111.2 mm)
    Length: 6.83” (173.6 mm)
    Height” 1.19” (30.29 mm)

ECW160 Packaging

  • Weight: 1.82 lbs. (829 g)
    Width: 5.98″ (152 mm)
    Length: 9.76″ (248 mm)
    Height: 4.6″ (117 mm)

Package Contents

  • 1 x ECW160 Cloud Managed Outdoor Access Point
    2 x Pole-Mounting Brackets
    1 x Wall-Mount Screw Set
    2 x 2.4GHz 5dBi SMA Antennas
    2 x 5GHz 5dBi SMA Antennas
    1 x Product Card

Warranty

  • 2 Year

Certifications

  • CE
    FCC
    IC

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