Dimensions and Weight

RG-AP840-L

Unit dimensions

(W x D x H)

230 mm x 230 mm x 51 mm (9.06 in x 9.06 in x 2.01 in)

Shipping dimensions

(W x D x H)

284 mm x 262 mm x 124 mm (11.18 in x 10.31 in x 4.88 in)

Unit weight

Main unit: 1.0 kg (2.20 lbs)

Mounting bracket: 0.1 kg (0.22 lbs)

Shipping weight

1.25 kg (2.76 lbs)

Mounting

Wall/Ceiling-mount (a mounting bracket is delivered with the main unit)

Lock option

Kensington lock and securing latch

Wi-Fi Radio

RG-AP840-L

Radio design

Dual-radio and up to six spatial streams:

● Radio 1: 2.4 GHz, two spatial streams, 2x2 MU-MIMO

● Radio 2: 5 GHz, four spatial streams, 4x4 MU-MIMO

Operating frequencies

802.11b/g/n/ax:

● 2.400 GHz to 2.4835 GHz, ISM

802.11a/n/ac/ax:

● 5.150 GHz to 5.250 GHz, U-NII-1

● 5.250 GHz to 5.350 GHz, U-NII-2A

● 5.470 GHz to 5.725 GHz, U-NII-2C

● 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz, U-NII-3/ISM

Note: Country-specific restrictions apply.

Data rates

Combined peak data rate: 5.378 Gbps

5 GHz radio:

● Four spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 4.804 Gbps wireless data rate to individual 4SS HE160 802.11ax client devices (max.)

● Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 1.201 Gbps wireless data rate to individual 2SS HE80 802.11ax client devices (typical)

● Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 4.804 Gbps wireless data rate to up to four 1SS or two 2SS HE160 802.11ax DL-MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously (max.)

● Four spatial stream Multi User (MU) MIMO for up to 2.402 Gbps wireless data rate to up to four 1SS or two 2SS HE80 802.11ax DL-MU-MIMO capable client devices simultaneously (typical)

2.4 GHz radio:

● Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 574 Mbps wireless data rate to 2SS HE40 802.11ax client devices (max.)

● Two spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 287 Mbps wireless data rate to 2SS HE20 802.11ax client devices (typical)

Data rate set

The following 802.11-compliant data rates in Mbps are supported:

2.4 GHz radio

● 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11

● 802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54

● 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15, HT20 to HT40)

● 802.11ax: 8.6 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 2, HE20 to HE40)

5 GHz radio

● 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54

● 802.11n: 6.5 to 600 (MCS0 to MCS31, HT20 to HT40)

● 802.11ac: 6.5 to 3,467 (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4, VHT20 to VHT160)

● 802.11ax: 8.6 to 4,803 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4, HE20 to HE160)

Packet aggregation

802.11n/ac/ax: A-MPDU and A-MSDU

Antenna type

Built-in omnidirectional antennas (two 2.4 GHz antennas and four 5 GHz antennas)

Max. antenna gain

4.8 dBi in 2.4 GHz and 5.1 dBi in 5 GHz

The downtilt angle for the maximum gain is roughly 35 degrees.

With reference to the pattern of each antenna of the MIMO radios, the maximum gain of the effective per-antenna pattern is 3.8 dBi in 2.4 GHz and 4.6 dBi in 5 GHz.

Max. transmit power

2.4 GHz radio: 27 dBm (24 dBm per chain)

5 GHz radio: 30 dBm (24 dBm per chain)

Note: The transmit power is limited by local regulatory requirements.

Power increment

Configurable in increments of 1 dBm

Radio technologies

802.11b: Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS)

802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

802.11ax: OFDMA with up to 16 resource units (for an 80 MHz channel)

Modulation types

802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, and CCK

802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, and 64-QAM

802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, and 256-QAM

802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, and 1024-QAM

Wi-Fi Radio

Frequency Performance

RG-AP840-L

Frequency Band and Protocol

Data Rate

Max. Transmit Power per Transmit Chain

Max. Receive Sensitivity per Receive Chain

2.4 GHz, 802.11b

1 Mbps

24 dBm

–96 dBm

2 Mbps

24 dBm

–95 dBm

5.5 Mbps

23 dBm

–93 dBm

11 Mbps

22 dBm

–89 dBm

2.4 GHz, 802.11g

6 Mbps

24 dBm

–91 dBm

24 Mbps

23 dBm

–85 dBm

36 Mbps

23 dBm

–80 dBm

54 Mbps

21 dBm

–74 dBm

2.4 GHz, 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–70 dBm

2.4 GHz, 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–70 dBm

2.4 GHz, 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–62 dBm

2.4 GHz, 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–88 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–60 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11a

6 Mbps

24 dBm

–91 dBm

24 Mbps

23 dBm

–85 dBm

36 Mbps

23 dBm

–80 dBm

54 Mbps

21 dBm

–74 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11n (HT20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–68 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11n (HT40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–88 dBm

MCS7

20 dBm

–68 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ac (VHT20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–68 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ac (VHT40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–88 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–63 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ac (VHT80)

MCS0

24 dBm

–85 dBm

MCS9

18 dBm

–60 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ax (HE20)

MCS0

24 dBm

–90 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–60 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ax (HE40)

MCS0

24 dBm

–86 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–56 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ax (HE80)

MCS0

24 dBm

–83 dBm

MCS11

24 dBm

–53 dBm

5 GHz, 802.11ax (HE160)

MCS0

16 dBm

–81 dBm

MCS11

16 dBm

–51 dBm

Bluetooth Radio

RG-AP840-L

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 5.1

Antenna type

Integrated vertically polarized omnidirectional antenna

Max. antenna gain

3.5 dBi, with a downtilt angle of roughly 30 degrees

Max. transmit power

10 dBm (Class 1)

Receive sensitivity

–98 dBm

Ports

RG-AP840-L

Fixed service port

1 x 100/ 1000/2500/5000Base-T RJ45 Ethernet port with auto-negotiation

● Auto MDI/MDIX crossover

● NBASE-T/IEEE802.3bz-compliant 5 Gbps

● PoE-PD: 54 V DC (nominal value) 802.3af/at/bt (Class 3 or higher)

● 802.3az EEE

1 x 5GE combo SFP port, compatible with 1GE and 2.5GE

1 x 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45 Ethernet port with auto-negotiation

● Supplying 48 V/12.95 W power to an IoT unit

● Auto MDI/MDIX crossover

● 802.3az EEE

Fixed management port

1 x RJ45 console port (serial console port)

USB

USB 3.0 (Type-A connector)

Status LED

1 x multi-color system status LED

Button

1 x Reset button

● Press the button for shorter than 2 seconds. Then the device restarts.

● Press the button for longer than 5 seconds. Then the device restores to factory settings.

Power Supply and Consumption

RG-AP840-L

Input power supply

The AP supports the following two power supply modes:

● 54 V DC/1.1 A power input over DC connector: The DC connector accepts 2.1 mm/5.5 mm center-positive circular plug. A DC power adapter needs to be purchased independently.

● PoE input over LAN 1: The power source equipment (PSE) complies with IEEE 802.3af/at/bt standard (PoE/PoE+/PoE++).

Note:

● If both DC power and PoE are available, DC power is preferred.

● When powered by 802.3bt (PoE++), the AP operates with the optimal performance.

● When powered by 802.3at (PoE+), the AP starts up normally. LAN 2 and USB port cannot supply power to external devices.

● When powered by 802.3af (PoE), the AP starts up normally. Both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio cards can work only in one spatial stream mode. LAN 2 and USB port cannot supply power to external devices.

External power supply

When powered by 802.3bt (PoE++), the AP can supply power to an external device.

● The USB port can source 1 A/5 W power to an attached device.

● The LAN 2 port can source 48 V/12.95 W power to a unit.

Power consumption

Max power consumption: 40 W

● DC powered: 40 W

● PoE powered (802.3af): 12.95 W

● PoE+ powered (802.3at): 22 W

● PoE++ powered (802.3bt): 40 W

● Idle mode: 10.3 W

Environment and Reliability

RG-AP840-L

Temperature

Operating temperature: –10°C to 50°C (14°F to 122°F)

Storage temperature: –40°C to 70°C (–40°F to +158°F)

Note: At an altitude between 3,000 m (9,843 ft) and 5,000 m (16,404 ft), every time the altitude increases by 220 m (722 ft), the maximum temperature decreases by 1°C (1.8°F).

Humidity

Operating humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Storage humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Environment standard

Operating environment: ETS 300 019 Class 3.2

Storage and shipment environment: ETS 300 019 Classes 1.2 and 2.3

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)

394,941 hours (45 years) at the operating temperature of 25°C (77°F)

Regulatory Compliance

RG-AP840-L

Regulatory compliance

EN 55032

EN 55035

EN 61000-3-3

EN IEC 61000-3-2

EN 301 489-1

EN 301 489-3

EN 301 489-17

EN 300 328

EN 301 893

EN 300 440

FCC Part 15

EN IEC 62311

IEC 62368-1

EN 62368-1

Applicable Software Version

RG-AP840-L

Applicable software version

RGOS11.9(6)W3B3 or higher

WLAN

RG-AP840-L

Recommended max number of active devices per AP

64

Max number of associated clients

1024

The number of associated clients varies according to the environment.

Max. number of BSSIDs

32 (up to 16 BSSIDs per radio)

STA management

SSID hiding

Each SSID can be configured with the authentication mode, encryption mechanism, and VLAN attributes independently.

Remote intelligent perception technology (RIPT)

Intelligent client identification technology

Intelligent load balancing based on the STA quantity or traffic

STA limiting

SSID-based STA limiting

Radio-based STA limiting

Bandwidth limiting

STA/SSID/AP-based rate limiting

Wireless roaming

Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming

Security

RG-AP840-L

Authentication and encryption

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

PSK and web authentication

QR code-based guest authentication, SMS authentication, MAB authentication (used with the RG-WS series wireless access controller)

Data encryption: WEP (64/128 bits), WPA-TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Individual

Data frame filtering

Allowlist, static blocklist, and dynamic blocklist

ACL

Dynamic ACL assignment

CPP

Supported

NFPP

Supported

Routing and Switching

RG-AP840-L

IP service

Static IPv4 address and DHCP-assigned IPv4 address

NAT, FTP ALG, DNS ALG

Multicast

Multicast-to-unicast conversion

IPv6 basics

IPv6 addressing, Neighbor Discovery (ND), ICMPv6, IPv6 Ping

IPv6 DHCP Client

IP routing

IPv4/IPv6 static routing

VPN

PPPoE Client

IPsec VPN

Management

RG-AP840-L

Network management 

Fault inspection and alarm

Information statistics and logging

Network management platform

Web-based management

User access management

Telnet, SSH, SNMP, and TFTP-based management

Fat/Fit/Cloud mode switchover

When the AP works in Fit mode, it can be switched to Fat mode through an AC.

When the AP works in Fat mode, it can be switched to Fit mode through the console port or Telnet.

When the AP works in Cloud mode, it can be managed through Ruijie Cloud.