802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Unified Access Point

The ZyXEL NWA5120 Series 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Unified Access Point is a highly future-proof WLAN solution perfect for growing business, hospitality and education environments. With a 2-in-1 standalone/managed AP design, users can initially use it as a standalone AP, and convert it to a controller-managed AP when Wi-Fi demand grows. The Series is designed with industry-leading technology to provide trouble-free wireless quality to lower IT overhead. The embedded antennas and signal output are fine-tuned to provide easy RF planning and maximum signal coverage. It also supports such features as dynamic channel selection, load balancing and pre-authentication for superb Wi-Fi experience.

Benefits

Ceiling-mount design blends into environments

Different from traditional business routers, the slick “smoke detector” ceiling-mount design of ZyXEL NWA5120 Series provides better coverage and performance. The NWA5120 Series is a PoE AP with a multifunction design that solves all problems by offering internal as well as external antennas to enhance wireless performance and to eliminate coverage dead spots. Moreover, the signal outputs have been fine-tuned to provide easy RF planning and excellent signal coverage especially for hospitality and education environments.
The ZyXEL NWA5120 Series has been designed with plenum rating and made of non-toxic materials without hazardous emission – the safe design makes it more suitable for public indoor wireless deployments.

ZyXEL One Network experience
Aiming for relieving our customers from repetitive operations of deploying and managing a network, ZyXEL One Network is designed to simplify the configuration, management, and troubleshooting, allowing our customers to focus on the business priorities. ZyXEL One Network presents an easy-to-use tool, ZyXEL One Network Utility (ZON Utility), to realize speed network setup. ZyXEL Smart Connect allows ZyXEL networking equipment to be aware and recognize each other and further facilitating the network maintenance via one-click remote functions such as factory reset or power cycling. ZyXEL One Network redefines the network integration across multiple networking products from switch to Wi-Fi AP and to Gateway.

Manufacturer Part Number
NWA5123-AC-EU0101F
EAN/UPC
4718937589722
Full Product Specifications

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Model: NWA5123-AC
Product name: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Dual-Radio Unified Access Point

Main Design

Wireless frequency: 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
Radio: 2
Antenna: Embedded 2X2 3 dBi/4 dBi antenna

LAN
Number of 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports: 1
PoE: Yes
PoE power draw: 9 W

WLAN Security
WMM (Wi-Fi certified): Yes
WEP: Yes
WPA/WPA2-PSK: Yes
WPA2 (Wi-Fi certified): Yes
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise: Yes
IEEE 802.1X: Yes
Number of multiple SSID: 16
MAC filtering: Yes
RADIUS authentication: Yes
EAP types: TLS, TTLS, PEAP, FAST, AKA and SIM
Rogue AP detection: Yes

Network
VLANs: Yes
DHCP client: Yes

QoS
WMM: Yes
WMM power saving: Yes

ZyXEL ONE Network
ZON utility:

  • Discover ZyXEL switches, APs and gateways
  • Centralized and batch configuration
  • IP configuration
  • IP renew
  • Device reboot
  • Device locating
  • Web GUI access
  • Firmware upgrade
  • Password configuration
Smart Connect:
  • Discover neighboring devices:
  • One-click remote management access to the neighboring ZyXEL devices:
Management Features
ZAC: Batch AP profile backup:
CLI: Yes

Others
Plenum rating: Yes
MTBF (hr): 781396

Standard Compliance
Ethernet: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
PoE: IEEE 802.3
Radio modulation:
:
    48/54 Mbps (QAM-64):
    24/36 Mbps (QAM-16):
    12/18 Mbps (QPSK):
    6/9 Mbps (BPSK):
:
IEEE 802.11b (DSSS):
:
    5.5/11 Mbps (CCK):
    2 Mbps (DQPSK):
    1 Mbps (DBPSK):
:
IEEE 802.11n (OFDM/DSSS):
:
    QAM-64:
    QAM-16:
    QPSK:
    BPSK:

Certification
Radio:
  • ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1 : 11-2006
  • EN 301 893 V1.5.1
  • FCC Part 15.247
  • FCC Part 15E
  • LP0002
  • EN 60601-1-2 : 2007
EMC:
  • EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1: 11-2008
  • EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1: 05-2009
  • EN55022:2010
  • EN55024:2010
  • EN61000-3-2/-3
  • FCC Part 15.107
  • BSMI CNS13438.99; CNS14336:99 
Safety:
  • EN 60950-1: 2006 + A11: 2009 + A1: 2010 + A12: 2011
  • IEC 60950-1: 2005
  • BSMI
Power Requirement
Power supply: 12 V DC, 1 A

Physical Specifications
Item Dimensions (WxDxH) (mm/in.): 130 x 130x 54.7/ 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.17
Weight (kg/lb.): 0.30/0.67

Packing Dimensions (WxDxH) (mm/in.): 278 x 209 x 72/10.94 x 8.23 x 2.83
Weight (kg/lb.): 0.70/1.54

Included accessories:
  • Power adapter
  • Wall/ceiling mount plate
Environmental Specifications
Operating environ-ment
Temperature: 0°C to 50°C/32°F to 122°F
Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

Storage environ-ment
Temperature: -30°C to 70°C/-22°F to 158°F
Humidity: 10% to 90%