ZYXEL WAC500 Dual Band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 1.17 Gbit/s Wireless Access Point

ZYXEL WAC500 Dual Band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 1.17 Gbit/s Wireless Access Point
The Zyxel WAC500 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Unified Access Point is a highly future-proof WLAN solution perfect for growing business, hospitality and education environments. With a 3-in-1 standalone/controller/cloudmanaged design, users can initially use it as a standalone AP, and convert it to a controller-managed or Nebula cloud-managed AP when WiFi demand grows. The WAC500 is designed with industry-leading technology to provide trouble-free wireless quality to lower IT overhead. The embedded antennas and signal output are fine-tuned to provide easy RF planning and maximum signal coverage. It also supports such features as dynamic channel selection, load balancing and pre-authentication for superb WiFi experience.

Benefits | Ceiling-mount design blends into environments

Different from traditional business routers, low-profile ceiling-mount design of Zyxel WAC500 provides better coverage and performance. The WAC500 is a PoE AP with a multifunction design that solves all problems by offering an advanced antenna design to enhance wireless performance and to eliminate coverage dead spots. Moreover, the signal outputs have been fine-tuned to provide easy RF planning and excellent signal coverage especially for hospitality and education environments.

The Zyxel WAC500 is constructed from non-toxic casing materials, making it safe to install in plenum areas, as it won't release hazardous vapor emissions in the event of a fire. This is life-critical issue, particularly when deploying in public venues such as offices, hotels, and schools.

NebulaFlex Pro-simply manage it your way!

The NebulaFlex Pro provides extended flexibility, allowing users to easily switch among standalone, on-promises controller or our intuitive NCC (Nebula Control Center) modes any time according to your needs without additional cost while protecting wireless technology investments. The privilege of one-year professional pack you can get once upon registration on Nebula includes wireless health, sitewide topology, 365-day statistics on the devices and clients monitoring along with more upcoming advanced features on NCC and its App.

Zyxel one network experience

Aiming for relieving our customers from repetitive operations of deploying and managing a network, Zyxel one network is designed to simplify the configuration, management, and troubleshooting, allowing our customers to focus on the business priorities. Zyxel one network presents an easy-to-use tool, Zyxel one network utility (ZON utility), to realize speed network setup. Zyxel Smart Connect allows Zyxel networking equipment to be aware and recognize each other and further facilitating the network maintenance via one-click remote functions such as factory reset or power cycling. Zyxel one network redefines the network integration across multiple networking products from switch to WiFi AP and to Gateway.

• Next generation beamforming technology delivers maximum coverage


• Enterprise class 2x2 802.11ac Wave 2 AP supports combined data rates of up to 1200 Mbps


• Advanced Cellular Coexistence minimizes interferences from 4G/5G cellular networks


• The latest WPA3 security protocol provides safer connectivity


• NebulaFlex Pro allows users to switch among standalone, on-premises controller managed or intuitive Nebula cloud managed modes as needed


• Optimized RF performance for ceiling mounting deployment

Product Type: Wireless Access Point
Environmentally Friendly: Yes
Environmental Certification: RoHS
Brand Name: ZYXEL
Form Factor: Ceiling Mountable
Manufacturer: ZYXEL Communications Corp.
Product Model: WAC500
Product Name: 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Unified Access Point
Manufacturer Part Number: WAC500
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.us.zyxel.com
Package Contents:

• 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Unified Access Point
• Ceiling-mount Plate