APC echo 5
Overview
The APC ECHO 5 is a device made for cost-effective and long distance
connectivity (up to 50 km). One main advantage of this new model is
the unique mounting system designed to utilize standard satellite offset
dish antennas to provide increased system gain and distance. These
antennas are readily obtainable in most countries thereby reducing freight
and inventory costs.
The aluminum housing improves RF performance, allowing solid communications in interference laden environments as well as providing strength against the elements. APC ECHO 5 is a universal device that can be used in a two different ways: with a 60 cm offset dish antenna provided by Deliberant or with a 3rd party offset dish antenna. The product is equipped with a high output power MIMO radio (up to 28 dBm) and when coupled to Deliberant’s 27 dBi dual-polarized, 60 cm, offset satellite dish antenna it is ideal for long range wireless communication. Equipped with Deliberant’s dual firmware image feature, remote software upgrades are assured even if a power failure interrupts the process. The device will restart using the prior firmware in the event of an upgrade failure. The APC ECHO 5 uses an advanced and feature-rich operating system that supports network bridge/router and wireless repeater modes (repeater mode allows the product to operate as an access point and as a station at the same time). Deliberant OS also supports Deliberant’s iPoll; a proprietary wireless communication technology that increases throughput, packet per second rate, and stabilizes latency on your network. It has a user-friendly Adobe Flex based GUI with instant reconfiguration without a reboot, includes useful installation tools (site survey, delayed reboot, spectrum analyzer, ping, traceroute) and is compatible with our standalone and cloud based Wireless Network Management System (WNMS) - one of the most advanced management tools on the market. |
Usage examples
- 1. With a 60 cm offset dish antenna provided by Deliberant
- 2. With 3rd party offset dish antenna
APC ECHO 5 can be used in a 2 different ways:
Product/ distance recomendation | PTMP mode | PTP mode | PTP mode (full capacity) |
APC ECHO 5 (with 60 cm offset dish) | 20 km/ 12.43 mi | 50 km/ 31.07 mi | 26 km/ 16.16 mi |
Wireless
WLAN standard | IEEE 802.11 a/n, iPoll (proprietary) |
Radio mode | MIMO 2x2 |
Operating modes | Access point (auto WDS), access point (repeater), access point (iPoll),
station, station (WDS), station (auto iPoll) |
Radio frequency band | 5.1 - 5.9 GHz (country dependent - FCC 5.745 to 5.825 GHz) |
Transmit power | Up to 28 dBm (country dependent) |
Receive sensitivity | Varying between -96 and -74 dBm depending on modulation |
Channel size | 20, 40 MHz |
Modulation schemes | 802.11 a/n: OFDM (64-QAM, 16-QAM, QPSK, BPSK) |
Data rates | 802.11 n: 300, 270, 240, 180, 120, 90, 60, 30 Mbps |
802.11 a: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps | |
Error correction | FEC, Selective ARQ |
Duplexing scheme | Time division duplex |
Antenna
Type | Directional offset dish antenna or an integrated panel antenna |
Gain | Dish (27 dBi), panel (15 dBi) |
Wired
Interface | 10/100 Base-T, RJ45 |
Networking
Operating modes | Bridge, Router |
WAN | Static IP, DHCP client, PPPoE client |
NAT | Routing w/ or w/o NAT |
Static routing | Supported |
DHCP | Client, Server, Relay |
Port forwarding | Supported |
VLAN | Supported for management and data |
Wireless security | WEP, WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WACL |
User isolation | Supported |
Softwave
General | Ability to define/limit frequency, channel width, EIRP, modulation |
Advanced wireless functionality | ATPC (automatic transmit power control), auto-channel, auto-modulation |
Operating mode | Router, bridge |
Wireless operating modes | Access point (auto WDS), access point (repeater), access point (iPoll), station, station (WDS), station (auto iPoll) |
Wireless security | WPA/WPA2 personal, WPA/WPA2 enterprise, WACL, user isolation, UAM (web portal authentication) |
Wireless QoS | WMM |
WAN protocols | Static IP, DHCP client, PPPoE client |
Network | NAT, static routing, firewall, port forwarding, VLAN, traffic shaping |
Services | DHCP server, SNMP server, NTP client, alerts, remote syslog, wireless and ethernet statistics, bandwidth limiting, DHCP proxy |
Management | HTTP(S) GUI, SSH CLI, SNMP read, WNMS, troubleshooting file, reset via reset tool |
Tools | Site survey, link test, ping, traceroute, spectrum analyzer, delayed reboot |
Physical
Dimensions (head) | Length 90 mm (3.54 ‘’), width 70 mm (2.6 ‘’), height 90 mm (3.54 ‘’) |
Weight | Unit: 185 g (6.53 oz), offset dish: 3000 g (105.82 oz) |
Power supply | 12 - 24 VDC passive PoE (24 V passive PoE adapter is included in the package) |
Power source | 100 – 240 VAC |
Power consumption (max) | 5 W |
Environmental
Operating temperature | -40°C (-22 F) ~ +65°C (+149 F) |
Humidity | 0 ~ 90 % (non-condensing) |
Management
System monitoring | SNMP v1/2c/3 server, Syslogs, system alerts via e-mail and SNMP trap |
Regulatoryl
Certification | FCC/CE/Safety/RoHS compliance |
Antenna specifications