FortiAP devices are thin wireless access points (AP) supporting the latest Wi-Fi technologies (multi-user MIMO 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2, 4x4), as well as 802.11n, 802.11AX , and the demand for plug and play deployment.
This article explains how to identify the FortiAP-221E Generation.
Scope
FortiAP-221E.
Solution
FortiAP-221E comes in 3 different versions:
Generation 1.
Generation 2.
Generation 3.
Naturally, there are advantages between one generation and another, with the highest advantage being taken by those access points that are Generation 3:
Generation 1 uses SU-MIMO: (Single-user Multiple input, multiple output), it allows to send and receive data between the wireless device and the access point one at a time. Capable of 3x3 spatial streams. Modulation 256 QAM
Generation 2 uses MU-MIMO (Multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output), it allows to simultaneously transmit data to multiple wireless devices. Capable of 4x4 spatial streams.Modulation 256 QAM.
Generation 3 usesMU-MIMO (Multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output), it allows to simultaneously transmit data to multiple wireless devices. Capable of 8x8 spatial streams.Modulation 256 QAM.
The option to validate the generation supported by the FortiAP-221E is:
