Fortinet FortiAP-221C
802.11ac Wireless Access Points

Overview:

The Need for a Fortified Wireless LAN

Enterprises are looking to increase productivity through uninterrupted access to applications and resources, without compromising security and agility. You want to increase visibility and control of your wireless network traffic by enforcing the same policies as your wired network and eliminate potential blind spots. You also need a solution that meets compliance by proactively blocking unauthorized access, all while providing tools for business continuity by following industry best practices.

Integrated Wireless Security and Access Solution

Fortinet’s FortiAP wireless thin access points deliver secure, identity-driven WiFi client access that creates a fortified WLAN network. Centrally managed by a FortiGate® or FortiWiFi™ platform with its integrated Wireless Controller, FortiAPs allow you to deploy a comprehensive, integrated security solution for your wireless and wired networks. By acting as a Wireless Controller, FortiGate or FortiWiFi security platforms enable you to deploy comprehensive Unified Threat Management (UTM) protection over your wireless network.

Highest Performance and Most Versatile Thin Access Point

The FortiAP-221 and FortiAP-320C are IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards-based, and operate on both 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n spectrums. Supporting the latest 802.11ac technology, including 80 MHz channels width, both access points achieve a 280% throughput improvement over their 802.11n equivalents.

The FortiAP-221C is a next generation smoke detector form factor access point, perfect for discrete installations, such as hotel or school hallways. Supporting 2x2 MIMO technology with two spatial streams, this access point provides association rates of up to 867 Mbps.

The FortiAP-320C has been designed with dual redundant PoE Ethernet ports which provide maximum resiliency and wireless network uptime, making this AP ideal for mission critical environments such as hospitals and factories. This access point is sealed and can withstand an extended temperature range, making it suitable for non temperature controlled warehouse type environments. The plenum-rated enclosure also allows deployment above ceiling tiles in office environments. Leveraging powerful 3x3 MIMO technology and three spatial streams, this access point provides association rates of up to 1,300 Mbps.

High Performance Secure Thin Access Points

• Supports latest 802.11ac technology with association rate of up to 1.3 Gbps
• Leverage existing FortiGate or FortiWiFi platforms as controllers for low TCO
• Full range of authentications and access options for all use cases
• Integration with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer for centralized management and reporting
• Fast roaming for uninterrupted data access
• Automatic Radio Resource Provisioning (ARRP) for optimized throughput
• Flexible deployment options with simple per device pricing
• Layer 7 application QoS for maximum business productivity
• Rogue AP detection and mitigation to satisfy PCI DSS compliance

Features:

Differentiating Features & Benefits
Enterprise Unified Threat Management	Protects your network with the widest range of security and networking technologies seamlessly integrated into a single device: Firewall, IPS, Application Control, VPN, Web Filtering, and many others.
Application-Layer Quality of Service	Going above and beyond Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME) by offering layer 7 traffic shaping and application use control.
Robust Rogue AP Control	Industry’s most comprehensive monitoring, detection and suppression of rogue APs for PCI DSS compliance.
‘Single Pane of Glass’ Management Console	Unmatched visibility and control of all wired and wireless network traffic that eliminates blind spots in your security infrastructure and ensures consistent and effective policy enforcement and compliance.
TX Beam Forming (TxBF) and Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC)	Leads to wider coverage and optimum performance due to extended rate over a longer range.

Radiation Patterns:

RF RX/TX Performance Table
				Radio 2
802.11 a/g	2.4 GHz (FAP-221C Only) Rx Sensitivity	5 GHz Tx Power (dBm)	Rx Sensitivity	2.4 GHz Tx Power (dBm)	Rx Sensitivity
6 Mbps	-96	20	-94	20	-88
9 Mbps	-93	19	-92	20	-88
12 Mbps	-90	19	-90	20	-86
18 Mbps	-87	19	-83	20	-84
24 Mbps	-85	19	-80	20	-80
36 Mbps	-82	18	-77	19	-77
48 Mbps	-78	18	-76	19	-74
54 Mbps	-77	17	-73	18	-72
802.11n HT20
MCS0	-91	20	-92	20	-92
MCS1	-91	19	-90	20	-90
MCS2	-88	19	-87	20	-87
MCS3	-85	19	-85	20	-85
MCS4	-83	19	-82	20	-82
MCS5	-80	18	-79	19	-78
MCS6	-78	18	-76	19	-77
MCS7	-76	17	-74	18	-74
802.11n HT40
MCS0 /8	-91	20	-91	20	-92
MCS1 /9	-90	19	-88	20	-89
MCS2 /10	-87	19	-85	20	-86
MCS3 /11	-82	19	-82	20	-83
MCS4 /12	-70	19	-79	20	-80
MCS5 /13	-76	18	-76	19	-77
MCS6 /14	-74	18	-74	19	-74
MCS7 /15	-71	17	-72	18	-71

RF RX/TX Performance Table
	Radio 1		Radio 2
802.11 b	5 GHz Tx Power (dBm)	Rx Sensitivity	2.4 GHz Tx Power (dBm)	Rx Sensitivity
1 Mbps	24	-93
11 Mbps	23	-90
802.11a/g
6 Mbps	23	-92	20	-90
9 Mbps	23	-90	20	-88
12 Mbps	23	-88	20	-87
18 Mbps	23	-86	20	-85
24 Mbps	23	-84	20	-84
36 Mbps	22	-80	17	-79
48 Mbps	21	-78	15	-78
54 Mbps	20	-76	13	-77
802.11n HT20
MCS 0/8/16	22	-90	21	-88
MCS 1/9/17		-87	20	-86
MCS 2/10/18	21	-84	20	-84
MCS 3/11/19	21	-81	20	-82
MCS 4/12/20	20	-79	19	-80
MCS 5/13/21	20	-77	19	-78
MCS 6/14/22	19	-75	18	-77
MCS 7/15/23	19	-73	18	-76
802.11n HT40
MCS 0/8/16	21	-88	17	-86
MCS 1/9/17	20	-85	16	-84
MCS 2/10/18	20	-82	16	-82
MCS 3/11/19	20	-79	16	-80
MCS 4/12/20	19	-77	14	-78
MCS 5/13/21	19	-75	14	-76
MCS 6/14/22	18	-72	13	-74
MCS 7/15/23	18	-70	13	-72

Specifications:

	FortiAP-221C	FortiAP-320C
Hardware
Indoor/Outdoor Deployment	Indoor	Indoor and Plenum
Number of Radios	2	2
Number of Antennas	4 Internal	6 Internal
Peak Antenna Gain	3.5 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi for 5 GHz	5 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 6 dBi for 5 GHz
Frequency Bands (GHz)*	2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850	2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850
Frequency of Radio 1	2.4 GHz b/g/n or 5 GHz a/n	2.4 GHz b/g/n
Frequency of Radio 2	5 GHz a/n/ac	5 GHz a/n/ac
Throughput	Radio 1 – Up to 300 Mbps, Radio 2 – Up to 867 Mbps	Radio 1 – Up to 450 Mbps, Radio 2 – Up to 1300 Mbps
Tx/Rx Streams	2x2 MIMO with 2 spatial streams	3x3 MIMO with 3 spatial streams
Ethernet Port	1x 10/100/1000	2x 10/100/1000
Serial Console Port	-	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	IEEE 802.3af (12.9 W)	Dual redundant PoE power ports with support for IEEE 802.3af (12.9 W)
WME Multimedia Extensions	Yes (4 priority queues for voice, video, data and background traffic)	Yes (4 priority queues for voice, video, data and background traffic)
Simultaneous SSIDs	16 (14 if background scanning enabled)	16
EAP Type(s)	EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST	EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST
User/Device Authentication	WPA™ and WPA2™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP and Web Captive Portal, MAC blacklist & whitelist	WPA™ and WPA2™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP and Web Captive Portal, MAC blacklist & whitelist
Maximum Tx Power	20 dBm (100 mW)	21 dBm (126 mW)*
Physical Security	Kensington Lock	Kensington Lock
Mean Time Between Failures	> 10 years	> 10 years
IEEE Specifications	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11n, 802.1X, 802.3af, 802.11ac	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11n, 802.1X, 802.3af, 802.11ac
802.11ac 80 MHz channel	Supported	Supported
802.11n Features	20 MHz and 40 MHz High-Throughput (HT) Support Increased maximum frame transmission by incorporating A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packet Aggregation Conserve power via Dynamic MIMO power save	20 MHz and 40 MHz High-Throughput (HT) Support Increased maximum frame transmission by incorporating A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packet Aggregation Conserve power via Dynamic MIMO power save
Advanced 802.11n to enhance rate-over-range including:	Low-density parity check (LDPC) encoding Maximum Likelihood Demodulation (MLD) Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance	Low-density parity check (LDPC) encoding Maximum Likelihood Demodulation (MLD) Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) for improved receiver performance
Mounting Options	Drywall mount anchors, T-Rail mount and Ceiling mount are included in package	Drywall mount anchors, T-Rail mount and Ceiling mount are included in package
Wireless Monitoring Capabilities
Frequencies scanned	2.4 and 5 GHz	N/A
Background scan with client access on 2.4 and 5 GHz	Supported	Not supported
Full-time scan as dedicated Monitor	Supported	Not supported
Full-time scan with client access on 5 GHz	Supported	Not supported
Dimensions
Diameter x Height	6.3 x 1.5 in (16.0 x 3.8 cm)	-
Length x Width x Height	-	6.5 x 6.5 x 1.4 in (16.5 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm)
Weight	10.3 oz (300 g)	21.2 oz (600 g)
Package (shipping) Weight	19.5 oz (550 g)	28.6 oz (810 g)
Environment
Power Adapter**	Adapter Input: 100–240V, 50/60Hz, 0.4A Output: 12V DC, 2A	Adapter Input: 100–240V, 50/60Hz, 0.4A Output: 12V DC, 2A
Power Consumption (AVG)	7.8 W	10.5 W
Power Consumption (MAX)	15.72 W	12.08 W
Humidity	5% to 90% non-condensing	5% to 90% non-condensing
Operating Temperature	32 to 104˚F (0 to 40˚C)	-4 to 122˚F (-20 to 50˚C)
Storage Temperature	-4 to 140˚F (-20 to 60˚C)	-40 to 158˚F (-40 to 70˚C)
Directives	Low Voltage Directive • RoHS2	Low Voltage Directive • RoHS2
Certifications
WiFi Alliance Certified	-	Yes

* Frequency selection and power may be restricted to abide by regional regulatory compliance laws.
** Sold separately. See price list.

Documentation:

Download the Fortinet FortiAP-221C Series Datasheet (PDF).