WoMaster WA512GM-D Industrial Wireless Mesh Router with WiFi SON Technology
The WA512GM-D from WoMaster is the world’s first industrial-grade router to adopt the latest mesh WiFi technology. Designed for the growing demands of industrial wireless networks, the mesh WiFi features Self Organizing Network (SON) technology that automatically selects and links various wireless devices together by the mesh topology. As a result, the WA512GM-D significantly improves network coverage and benefits applications such as large warehouses with roaming autonomous vehicles, automated factories, military networks, public service communications, and advanced security systems.
Equipped with a high-performance quad-core ARM processor, the WA512GM-D can serve dual channels of 5 GHz (IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2) and 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11n) WLAN radios at the same time and achieve throughput up to 866 Mbps. Advanced cybersecurity protocols like OpenVPN, IPSec, L2TP, and GRE tunnel offer are included. The industrial design includes slim DIN-rail mounting, extended operating temperature, and PoE power input which integrates easily into IoT applications.
Key Features
Dual-Band Wireless LAN- Quad-Core ARM processor
- IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO, compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n
- Concurrent dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz radio, up to 866 Mbps and 300 Mbps bandwidth
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports in router mode for WLAN/LAN configurable
- Dual 2.4 and 5 GHz radio in one antenna
Qualcomm® Wi-Fi SON Technology- Self-healing auto-rerouting through multi-hop
- Up to 4 layers and 7 hops for optimum performance
- Self-configuring plug-and-play with ViewMaster utility
- Easy mesh setup and group mesh setup
- Mesh network status monitoring
- Autonomous performance optimization (802.11k)
- Interference management via band steering (802.11v)
- Seamless roaming
- Self-defending (round-the-clock security)
Enhanced Cyber Security & Redundancy- Firewall for inbound/outbound traffic
- OpenVPN server/client and key generation
- IPsec VPN for secure remote connection
- IPSec Performance >150 Mbps at 256-bit encryption
- L2TP with PPP, PAP, CHAP(LCP, IPCP), GRE tunnel
- HTTPS/SSH secure login
- TACACS+ multi-user authentication for privileged user management
| Management Features- Configuration via web GUI, Telnet, LAN utility (ViewMaster), and NMS (NetMaster)
- Control settings for wireless LAN, radio, bands, and frequency, and SSIDs
- 1:1 NAT, port forwarding for local traffic protection
- SNMPv3, entity-MIB (RFC4133), and MIB II (RFC1213)
- NTP v3 time management
- Wireless client router mode for LAN to wireless WAN NAT
- Seamless roaming within 100 msec
Cloud Management Service- Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure support
- Private IoT cloud and proprietary ThingsMaster cloud service
- Interactive monitoring dashboard and map show the status, signal strength, location, and more.
Rugged Design- Industrial-grade case with DIN-rail mounting
- -40 to 70°C operating temperature
- Powered Device (PD) supports 802.3af
- 24 VDC power input with 9 to 50 VDC range
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Mesh WiFi Structure
- Each mesh AP communicates with each other to automatically find the best path for packets transmission.
- Central AP (CAP) with WAN connection
- Range Extender (RE) connected to CAP directly or indirectly
- Single SSID for all CAP/RE for easy setup and fast roaming
- CAP extends to 7 RE or up to 4 layers
- All devices can be configured as CAP or RE (by default)
- 50-meter hop distance using supplied omnidirectional antenna
- Optional directional antenna up to 10 KM long range
Self-Organizing and Self-Healing Mesh Network
- Band steering automatically selects the best-performing band and path.
- Concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Bands for different clients with default omnidirectional antennas
- AP Steering connects all wireless devices to the best AP
- Multiple backhaul links with failsafe and load-balancing
- Automatic rerouting when an AP fails
- Eliminates network bottlenecks
- Interference management via band steering
- Airtime fairness with seamless roaming
Seamless Roaming
- IEEE 802.11k (Radio Resource Measurement) sends each client a list of neighbors
- IEEE 802.11v (BSS Transition Management Frames) BSS transition sends each client the best AP
- IEEE 1905.1 enables AP auto-configuration and joins the network with a unified security procedure
- Automatically find the optimal path by fewer hops/ less loading and switch to the new RE