Is your WiFi slow or its coverage poor? This might be the ideal time to upgrade it to the latest and greatest.
Buy three identical Sophos APX access points at the same time before 31 March and get one extra free.
What can these access points do?
Let’s start with the features they all have in common
- 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Wave 2
- Security Heartbeat™ ready to connect with other Sophos Central managed products
- Significant performance improvement over legacy 802.11 Wave 1 models
- Optimized for both wall- and ceiling-mount
- 5-year warranty as standard, Advance Replacement RMA included in subscription
- Power over Ethernet (injector not included)
Sophos APX 740
Sophos’s flagship third generation access point, the APX 740, which delivers three times the performance of the AP 100. The area of application is e.g. for offices with many users who require a high capacity.
- Radios: 1x 2.4 GHz single band, 1x 5 GHz single band, 1x Bluetooth low energy (BLE)
- Antennas: 4x internal 2.4 GHz antennas for radio 1, 4x internal 5 Ghz antennas for radio 2, 1x internal 2.4 GHz BLE
- Performance: 4×4:4 MU-MIMO – (1.7 Gbps + 450 Mbps) Max. Speed up to 3.6Gbps @ 160 MHz
- Interfaces: 1x RJ45 connector console serial port, 1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, 1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet w/PoE
- Power max.: 22.4 W
- Dimensions: 195 x 195 x 43 mm
- Weight: 1012 g
Sophos APX 530
The APX 530 is the perfect choice if you had previously opted for an AP 100 in terms of size and performance. The difference is that the APX 530 starts the race with twice the performance of the AP 100. It is suitable for offices with a few employees who require high capacity.
- Radios: 1x 2.4 GHz single band, 1x 5 GHz single band, 1x Bluetooth low energy (BLE)
- Antennas: 3x internal 2.4 GHz antennas for radio 1, 3x internal 5 Ghz antennas for radio 2, 1x internal 2.4 GHz BLE
- Performance: 3×3:3 MU-MIMO (1.3 Gbps + 450 Mbps) Max. Speed up to 2.6Gbps @ 160MHz
- Interfaces: 1x RJ45 connector console serial port, 1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, 1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet w/PoE
- Power max.: 16.7 W
- Dimensions: 183 x 183 x 39 mm
- Weight: 922 g
Sophos APX 320
The APX 320 is the smallest choice of the three new Sophos access points, but with twice the performance of the AP 55. This access point is ideal for shops or schools where many smartphones or tablets need to connect to the Internet.
- Radios: 1x 2.5 GHz/5 GHz dual-band, 1x 5GHz single band
- Antennas: 2x internal 2.4 GHz antennas dual-band for radio 1, 2x internal 5 Ghz antennas for radio 2, 1x internal 2.4 GHz BLE
- Performance: 2×2:2 MU-MIMO (867 Mbps + 300 Mbps) Max. Speed up to 1.7Gbps
- Interfaces: 1x RJ45 connector console serial port, 1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet w/PoE
- Power max.: 11.5 W
- Dimensions: 155 x 155 x 38 mm
- Weight: 474 g
What is Wave 2?
Wave 2 is the new standard for wireless networks, which comes with numerous advantages like
- Gigabit+ bandwidth
- More connected devices
- More radio bandwidth – better performance and coverage
- More reliability
What’s next?
Do you like it? Have more questions? Get in touch, we are happy to help.