The DWL-6610APE Dual-Band 802.11n/ac Unified Wireless Access Point is designed for small to medium businesses and enterprises, providing unparalleled bandwidth and flexibility for medium to large scale Wi-Fi networks. Featuring the latest 802.11ac technology on its 5 GHz band, the DWL-6610APE allows you to deploy more devices and provide greater throughput for your wireless clients.

 

The DWL-6610APE provides unparalleled connectivity by using a 2 x 2 antenna implementation, allowing high combined data rates of 1167 Mbps (867 Mbps¹ for 802.11ac, and 300 Mbps¹ for 802.11n) over the air. With 802.11n/ac technology, the DWL-6610APE provides high performance connections over two bands, so wireless clients can stream media faster and farther than before using existing devices.

 

When working in conjunction with D-Link Unified Controllers, the DWL-6610APE can be centrally managed. This allows for a large number of APs to be deployed and managed easily and efficiently. Once the APs are discovered by the controller, the administrator can push configuration to them as a group, instead of doing so individually. Additionally, Radio Frequency (RF) resource management allows wireless coverage to be managed centrally, proving the best coverage possible for wireless clients.

 

For small businesses that need to deploy multiple APs but lack the resources for complex network management, the DWL-6610APE self-configuring cluster allows a small number of DWL-6610APE access points to be set to form a self-configuring cluster. Once the administrator configures one access point, the same configuration can then be applied to all remaining APs, making setting up your wireless business network a breeze.

 

The DWL-6610APE features an upgraded CPU, providing increased performance over its predecessor. The external omnidirectional antennas extends the range of the wireless signal, eliminating dead spots and filling hard-to-reach places. Bandsteering technology enables the DWL-6610APE to balance the load between its two radios rather than forcing all users onto the 2.4 GHz band, allowing for smooth streaming of video, seamless browsing, and fast downloads for mobile devices. Airtime fairness ensures that equal airtime is given to each client, providing increased performance even if slower devices are connected.

 

When access points are deployed in close proximity to each other, there may be interference between channels if RF management is not implemented. When a DWL-6610APE senses a neighbor nearby, it will automatically select a non-interfering channel. This greatly reduces RF interference and will allow the administrator to deploy APs more densely. To further minimize interference, when a nearby AP is on the same channel, the DWL-6610APE will automatically lower its transmission power². When, for whatever reason, the nearby AP is no longer present, the DWL-6610APE will increase its transmission power to expand coverage.

 

The DWL-6610APE supports 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS) for enhanced throughput and better performance of time-sensitive traffic like VoIP and streaming DSCP. The DWL-6610APE supports Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), so in the event of network congestion, time-sensitive traffic can be given priority ahead of other traffic. Furthermore, when a number of DWL-6610APE units are in close proximity to each other, an access point will refuse new association requests once its resources are fully utilized, allowing the association request to be picked up by a neighboring unit, distributing the load over multiple APs.