Huawei AP5050DN-S is a wireless access point (AP) targeted at the SMB distribution market in compliance with 802.11ac Wave 2, providing gigabit STA access for concurrent users. The AP supports 3 x 3 MU-MIMO and three spatial streams at 2.4 GHz, 4 x 4 MU-MIMO and four spatial streams at 5 GHz, reaching up to 2.33 Gbit/s for the device. It supports smooth evolution from 802.11n to 802.11ac and meets the bandwidth requirements of high-bandwidth services such as High Definition (HD) video streams, multimedia, and desktop cloud services, delivering smooth and high-quality wireless services to enterprise users.
Table 1 shows the quick spec.
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			 Model  | 
			
			 AP5050DN-S  | 
		
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			 Antenna Type  | 
			
			 Built-in omnidirectional dual-band antenna  | 
		
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			 Maximum Number of Users  | 
			
			 ≤ 256  | 
		
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			 Radio Protocols  | 
			
			 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac wave2  | 
		
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			 Maximum Rate  | 
			
			 1733.3 Mbit/s  | 
		
Huawei AP5050DN-S provides these features:
- 802.11ac Wave 2 compliance, MU-MIMO, delivering services simultaneously on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies, peak rate of 600 Mbit/s at 2.4 GHz and 1.73 Gbit/s at 5 GHz, and 2.33 Gbit/s for the device
- Dual Ethernet interfaces supporting link aggregation and traffic load balancing while ensuring link reliability
- USB interface used for external power supply and storage
- Support for the Fat, Fit, and cloud modes
- Support for cloud-based management and O&M of APs and services through SDN controller, reducing O&M costs
Table 2 shows the comparison.
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			 Model  | 
			
			 AP5050DN-S  | 
			
			 AP6050DN  | 
		
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			 Antenna Type  | 
			
			 Built-in omnidirectional dual-band antenna  | 
			
			 Built-in omni-directional dual-band antenna  | 
		
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			 Maximum Number of Users  | 
			
			 ≤ 256  | 
			
			 ≤ 512  | 
		
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			 Radio Protocols  | 
			
			 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac wave2  | 
			
			 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ac wave2  | 
		
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			 Maximum Rate  | 
			
			 1733.3 Mbit/s  | 
			
			 2.53 Gbit/s  | 
		
			AP5050DN-S Specification | 
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			 Dimensions (H x W x D)  | 
			
			 56 mm x 220 mm x 220 mm (2.20 in. x 8.66 in. x 8.66 in.)  | 
		
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			 System memory  | 
			
			 512 MB DDR3L  | 
		
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			 Flash  | 
			
			 16 MB NOR flash + 128 MB NAND flash  | 
		
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			 Power input  | 
			
			 DC: 12 V ± 10% PoE power supply: in compliance with IEEE 802.3at  | 
		
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			 Maximum power consumption  | 
			
			 19.7 W (excluding the output power of the USB port) NOTE: The actual maximum power consumption depends on local laws and regulations.  | 
		
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			 Operating temperature and altitude  | 
			
			 -60 m to +1800 m: -10°C to +50°C 1800 m to 5000 m: Temperature decreases by 1°C every time the altitude increases 300 m.  | 
		
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			 Storage temperature  | 
			
			 -40°C to +70°C  | 
		
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			 Operating humidity  | 
			
			 5% to 95% (non-condensing)  | 
		
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			 IP rating  | 
			
			 IP41  | 
		
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			 Atmospheric pressure  | 
			
			 53 kPa to 106 kPa  | 
		
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			 Antenna type  | 
			
			 Built-in omnidirectional dual-band antenna  | 
		
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			 Antenna gain  | 
			
			 2.4 GHz: 4 dBi 5 GHz: 4 dBi  | 
		
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			 Maximum number of users  | 
			
			 ≤ 256 NOTE: The actual number of users varies according to the environment.  | 
		
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			 Maximum number of VAPs for each radio  | 
			
			 16  | 
		
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			 Maximum transmit power  | 
			
			 2.4 GHz: 25 dBm (combined power) 5 GHz: 26 dBm (combined power) NOTE: The actual maximum transmit power varies depending on local laws and regulations.  | 
		
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			 Maximum number of non-overlapping channels  | 
			
			 2.4 GHz (2.412 GHz to 2.472 GHz): 802.11b/g 20 MHz: 3 802.11n 20 MHz: 3 40 MHz: 1 5 GHz (5.18 GHz to 5.825 GHz): 802.11a 20 MHz: 13 802.11n 20 MHz: 13 40 MHz: 6 802.11ac 20 MHz: 13 40 MHz: 6 80 MHz: 3 160 MHz: 1  | 
		
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			 Channel rate  | 
			
			 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbit/s 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbit/s 802.11n: 6.5 to 600 Mbit/s 802.11ac Wave 2: 6.5 to 1733.3 Mbit/s  |