June 25, 2012 - Aaxeon Technologies released APN-300N 802.11n Wi-Fi Industrial Wi-Fi Access Point with up to 300 Mbps throughput. IEEE 802.11n builds on to the previous 802.11 standards by adding multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and 40 MHz channels to the physical (PHY) layer, and frame aggregation to the MAC layer.
MIMO is a technology which uses multiple antennas to coherently resolve more information than is possible using a single antenna. Two important benefits this technology delivers to the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard are antenna diversity and spatial multiplexing. The APN-300N model has a MIMO radio with two antennas, and is therefore able to support the 2T2R technology (2 Transmit, 2 Receive).
The APN-300N supports both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz band, selectable via the web interface. It will also contain an independent radio option where the customer can use the 5GHz radio for a backhaul and the 2.4GHz radio for a local connection.
The APN-300N supports the advanced security of WEP / WPA/ WPA-PSK (TKIP, AES) / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK (TKIP, AES) / 802.1x / RADIUS. It has two LAN ports that allow the unit to operate as a two port switch. Additionally, it supports STP and has a standard operating temperature of range of -10C to 60C.