Altai A8n Super Wifi Base Station Owner's Manual (+ PDF)

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A8n Super WiFi Base Station

Product Information

The Altai A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station is a leading 802.11n
WiFi outdoor access point optimized for maximum coverage and
highest throughput. It is equipped with the 5 GHz radio upgraded to
802.11a/n/ac standards. This base station provides flexible large
area outdoor Wi-Fi and can serve as last mile infrastructure for
wireless broadband access applications. It offers low deployment
cost and fast provisioning of Wi-Fi systems with the greatest
coverage and bandwidth per installed base station.

The Altai A8n (ac) can also be deployed in conjunction with
existing 3G networks to provide a low-cost high bandwidth mobile
data offloading solution. It can be co-located with existing 3G
cell sites, allowing immediate Wi-Fi provisioning at lower
acquisition and operating costs.

Key features of the Altai A8n (ac) include extended coverage in
a Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) environment, high 11ac throughput
capacity up to 1,167 Mbps, adaptive interference control to
mitigate the influence from surrounding interfering sources, and
4-sector x dual slant advanced Smart Antenna Technology that
provides flexible coverage in dense urban environments.

The Altai A8n (ac) also offers multi-radio 8×8:2 MIMO platform
maximizing both uplink/downlink performance and access redundancy.
It supports Giga Ethernet or integrated 802.11a/n/ac wireless
backhaul for seamless connectivity. Remote configuration is
possible through the Altai Wireless Management System (AWMS) or
AltaiCare network management solution.

Product Usage Instructions

Mount the Altai A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station on a pole or
wall.
Connect the base station to a power source.
Connect a 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
of the base station.
If using optional accessories, attach the 2.4 GHz antenna
and/or the 5 GHz antenna to the corresponding N-female
connectors.
Ensure that the Altai A8n (ac) is within range of the desired
coverage area.
Use the Altai Wireless Management System (AWMS) or AltaiCare
network management solution to remotely configure the base
station.
Monitor the performance and adjust settings as needed to
optimize coverage and throughput.

Note: For more detailed instructions on configuration and
advanced settings, refer to the user manual provided by Altai
Technologies Ltd.

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Altai A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station The world’s leading 802.11n WiFi outdoor access point optimized for maximum coverage and highest throughput from a minimum number of installation sites. It is the A8n model with the 5 GHz radio upgraded to 802.11a/n/ac standards.

Altai A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station
802.11ac Flexible Large Area Outdoor Wi-Fi
Altai A8n for Wireless Broadband The Altai A8n (ac) can serve as last mile infrastructure for a wide range of wireless broadband access applications. It provides low deployment cost and fast provisioning of Wi-Fi systems with the greatest coverage and bandwidth per installed base station.

The A8n (ac) is a multi-radio base station utilizing 8×8 MIMO smart antenna technologies and a patented signal processing algorithm to provide the industry’s best coverage per base station, especially in non-line-of sight (NLOS) environments. The multiple antennas of the A8n (ac) can be configured to provide coverage that is optimized for area, pattern and elevation. The multi-beam antennas of the A8n (ac) is designed to provide up to 3 times the range and 10 times the per site coverage as standard access point. Accordingly, up to 90% fewer installation sites for the same coverage area.

Altai A8n (ac) for Super 3G/4G Offload The A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station can be deployed in conjunction with existing 3G networks to provide low cost high bandwidth mobile data offloading solution. The A8n can be co-located with existing 3G cell sites allowing immediate Wi-Fi provisioning at much lower acquisition and operating costs.

Super Long Range High Throughput Coverage

Max. LOS CPE
Max. LOS Smartphones Max. LOS Backhaul Max. Data Rate

3 km (2.4 GHz) 2 km (5 GHz) 1 km (2.4 GHz) 900 m (5 GHz) 30 km (5 GHz) 300 + 867 Mbps

Co-locate A8n (ac) with existing 3G/LTE cell site to offload traffic for an almost identical cell area.

As an integral part of our Super WiFi network infrastructure, key benefits of the Altai A8n (ac) include:

Extended coverage in a Non-Line-of-Sight
(NLOS) environment which matches the foot print of most 3G/LTE deployments in dense

2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual band concurrent access Backhaul redundancy and access link safe mode

urban environments
High 11ac throughout capacity up to 1,167

Adaptive interference control mitigates the
influence from surrounding interfering sources

Mbps data rate

Standard 802.11b/g/n access and 802.11a/n/ac

4-sector x dual slant advanced Smart Antenna

access/ backhaul

Technology provides flexible 70 to 360-degree and large vertical beamwidth coverage with minimal holes in dense urban environments
Multi-radio 8×8:2 MIMO platform maximizing
both uplink/downlink performance and access redundancy

Giga Ethernet or integrated 802.11a/n/ac wireless
backhaul
Remote configuration through the Altai Wireless
Management System (AWMS) or AltaiCare network management solution

Altai A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station
802.11ac Flexible Large Area Outdoor Wi-Fi

Wireless Interface

802.11b/g/n (8×8:2) Radio

· Operating Mode

Access Point

· Standard

IEEE 802.11b/g/n

· Operating Frequency

2.400 2.484 GHz (Ch 1-13)

· EIRP

100mW Max.

· Receiver Sensitivity (Typical)

802.11b 11 Mbps -90 dBm; 1 Mbps -95 dBm

802.11g 54 Mbps -80 dBm; 6 Mbps -93 dBm

802.11n HT20

-94 dBm; HT40

-89 dBm

· Connect up to 8 Antennas

· Interference Mitigation

802.11a/n/ac (2×2:2) Radio

· Operating Mode

AP/ Bridge/ Repeater

· Standard

IEEE 802.11a/n/ac

· Operating Frequency

5.725 5.850 GHz

· EIRP

1000mW Max.

· Receiver Sensitivity (Typical)

802.11a 54 Mbps -79 dBm; 6 Mbps -92 dBm

802.11n HT20 -92 dBm; HT40 -89 dBm

802.11ac VHT20 -92 dBm; VHT40 -89 dBm;

VHT80 -87 dBm

For both 2.4 and 5 GHz

· 32 SSID (Max. 16 SSID per Radio)

· 802.11h*, 802.11k*, 802.11r*, 802.11v*, 802.11w*

· Hotspot 2.0

· Altai AirFiTM Throughput Optimization

· Band Steering

· WMM (802.11e)

Antenna

2.4 GHz Antenna (Optional Accessories)

· External Antenna

14 dBi (Max.) Sector

· Frequency

2.4 2.5 GHz

· Polarization

Dual Slant ±45°

· Horizontal Beamwidth 70° (-3 dB)

· Vertical Beamwidth

12° (-3 dB)

· VSWR

2 (Max.)

· Impedance

· Front-to-back Ratio

-25 dB (Max.)

· Isolation Between Ports 20 dB (Min.)

· Antenna Connector

8 x Dual N-female

5 GHz Antenna (Optional Accessories)

· External Antenna

20 dBi Panel/ 9 dBi Omni/

16 dBi 100º Sector

· Antenna Connector

2 x N-female

Networking
· Switch (Bridge) and Gateway Mode · IPv4/ IPv6 Dual-stack · NAT · DHCP Client/ Server · PPPoE Client · VPN (IPsec)* · VLAN · Bandwidth Control Per VAP/ Client · Multicast Rate Filter/IGMP Snooping

Security

· Authentication Open system, Shared key, WPA/ WPAPSK, WPA2/ WPA2-PSK, 802.1x (EAP-PEAP/ TLS/ TTLS/ SIM/ AKA)
· Encryption WEP, TKIP, AES · Inter/ Intra-client Isolation · MAC-based Access Control (White/ Black List) · RADIUS · Active directory · Firewall* · WIPS*
Management

· Cloud or Server-based Management by AltaiCare · Controller-based Management by Access Controller · Web User Interface · Command Line Interface (SSH) · SNMP v1/ v2c / v3* · MIB2/ IF-MIB/ Altai Enterprise MIB · Syslog · Auto Channel Selection and TX Power Control · Spectral Analysis* · KPI Monitoring* · Client OS Detection*
Physical Specification

· Dimension · Weight
· Mounting · Network Interface Power Supply

360 x 234 x 80 mm (Chassis) 4 kg (Unit Weight) / 6.5 kg (Gross Weight) Pole or Wall-mounted 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port

· Power Supply · Power Consumption

56V Passive PoE PD or -48V DC PoE Injector 30 W (Typical) / 65 W (Max.)

Environmental Specification

· Operating Temperature
· Storage Temperature · Humidity · Lightning Protection · Wind Loading · Weatherproof

-40 °C to +60 °C (Ambient) -10 °C to +40 °C (PoE Injector) -40 °C to +85 °C 5 to100% (Condensing) EN 61000-4-5 Up to 216 km/h (134 mph) IP67 Compliant

Certification · FCC / CE / Others*

Product Ordering Information

Standard Package · A8n (ac) Super WiFi Base Station (Model No.:
WA8011NAC-X) · Mounting Accessories Separate Orderable Items: · Smart Antennas, RF Cables and PoE Injector
Contact Us · Email: [email protected]

* Will be available in future.

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The coverage range will be varied depending on NLOS and interference conditions.

The transmit power may be varied according to country regulation.

Although Altai has attempted to provide accurate information in these materials,

Altai assumes no legal liability for the accuracy and completeness of the information.

All specifications are subject to change without notice.