New EnGenius ECW220v2 WiFi 6 Access Point Review

A Closer Look at EnGenius ECW220v2

Dimensions of the EnGenius ECW220v2 are 160x160x33.2mm so about the size of a 160mm PC Case Fan. The Access Point weighs only 382gramm (0.85lb). The entire outer shell is made from ABS plastic. The top of the shell is completely white and the bottom of the shell is painted silver.

On the top of the shell, there is the EnGenius logo and general notification LEDs for Power, Ethernet, 2.4, and 5GHz signals. On the bottom of the device, There are IO ports and mounting options if you do not want to use an enclosed mounting bracket. I also found some additional information about the device such as Serial Number and MAC address.

On the bottom of the unit, there is a Reset pinhole, RJ45 LAN(POE) jack, and a DC12V jack. On the outer shell of the device, I also found a Kensington security slot.

The LEDs are a good way to tell you the status of your device but if you wish, you can disable the LED notification in the settings of the ECW220v2.

Technical Specifications

Standards
IEEE 802.11ax on 2.4 GHz
IEEE 802.11ax on 5 GHz

Backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Processor
Qualcomm® Quad-Core CPU ARM Cortex A53s @ 1.0GHz

Antenna
2 x 2.4 GHz: 3 dBi
2 x 5 GHz: 3 dBi
Integrated Omni-Directional Antenna

Physical Interface
1 x 10/100/1000 BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port
1x DC Jack
1 x Reset Button

LED Indicators
1 x Power
1 x LAN
1 x 2.4 GHz
1 x 5 GHz

Power Source
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3af Input
12VDC /1.5A

Maximum Power Consumption
12.8W

Wireless & Radio Specifications

Operating Frequency
Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz

Operation Modes
AP, Mesh

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

Transmit Power
Up to 20 dBm on 2.4 GHz
Up to 20 dBm on 5 GHz

Tx Beamforming (TxBF)

Radio Chains/Spatial Stream
2×2:2

SU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 2.4GHz and two (2) spatial streams SU-MIMO for 5GHz up to 1,774Mbps wireless data rate to a single 11ax wireless client device under the both 2.4G Hz and 5GHz radio.

MU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial streams Multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 1200 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to one (1) two streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 5GHz simultaneously.

Two (2) Multiple (MU)-MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate to transmit to one (1) two streams MU-MIMO 11ax capable wireless client devices under 2.4GHz simultaneously.

Supported Data Rates (Mbps):
802.11ax:
2.4 GHz: 9 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2)
5 GHz: 18 to 1200 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 2)
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54
802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15)
802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2)

Supported Radio Technologies
802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
802.11ac/a/g/n: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM)

Channelization
802.11ax supports very high throughput (VHT) —VHT 20/40/80 MHz
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 under the 2.4GHz radio –VHT40 MHz (256-QAM)
802.11n/ac/ax packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-SPDU

Supported Modulation
802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM
802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK

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)
Compliant With IEEE 802.11e Standard
WMM

SNMP
v1, v2c, v3

MIB
I/II, Private MIB

Wireless Security
WPA3
WPA2 Enterprise (AES)
WPA2 AES-PSK
Hide SSID in Beacons
MAC Address Filtering, Up to 32 MACs per SSID
Wireless STA (Client) Connected List
SSH Tunnel
Client Isolation

Environmental & Physical

Temperature Range
Operating: 32ºF~104ºF (0 ºC~40 ºC)
Storage: -40 ºF~176 ºF (-40 ºC~80 ºC)

Humidity (non-condensing)
Operating: 90% or less
Storage: 90% or less

Device Dimensions & Weights

ECW220 Device
Weight: 0.85 lbs. (382 g)
Length: 6.30″ (160 mm)
Width: 6.30″ (160 mm)
Height: 1.31″ (33.2 mm)

Package Contents
1 – ECW220 Cloud Managed Indoor Access Point
1 – Ceiling Mount Base (9/16” Trail)
1 – Ceiling Mount Base (15/16” Trail)
1 – Ceiling and Wall Mount Screw Kits
1 – Quick Installation Guide

Warranty
2 Year

Certifications
CE
FCC
IC