DrayTek VAP805-K VigorAP 805 Mesh AX3000 Wireless Access Point with 2.5GbE Uplink and 1GbE Passthrough

• Category: Access Point
• Speed: AX3000
• POE Enabled: No

The VigorAP 805 is a high-performance Mesh Wireless Access Point. It offers up to 3Gbps dual-band wireless performance and up to 2.5Gb Ethernet connectivity. The second Gigabit Ethernet port can be used as a mini switch to connect a computer or printer.

Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Wireless Access Point
AX3000 – 11ax Dual Band Wireless
WPA3 Security – Stronger Security with WPA3 Personal & Enterprise
Power through DC Power Adapter (included)
Multi-SSID over Mesh – Separate Internal and Guest Networks over Mesh

Desk AX 3000 Mesh Wireless Access Point
The VigorAP 805 is a high-performance Mesh Wireless Access Point. It offers up to 3Gbps dual-band wireless performance and up to 2.5Gb Ethernet connectivity. The second Gigabit Ethernet port can be used as a mini switch to connect a computer or printer.

Wi-Fi 6 – Fast & Efficient
The DrayTek VigorAP 805 is a Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 access point with 2.5Gbps Ethernet capability. The latest wireless standard dramatically improves performance, handling efficiently multiple users and devices. The technology is partially based on LTE features used on mobile networks where many connections are managed by a single AP (mast).
This powerful access point can handle even more SSIDs. You can configure up to 8 for each wireless band (16 SSIDs in total).

With more available capacity being essential for the volume of data traffic generated by voice, video, and gaming applications, Wi-Fi 6 utilises the following key technologies:

Higher Capacity with OFDMA and Multi-User MIMO
Less Interference with BSS Colouring
Dual-Band Performance Boost with 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi 6
Improved Security with WPA3
Better Battery Life on Mobile Devices with Target Wake Time

Higher Capacity with OFDMA and Multi-User MIMO
A key feature of Wi-Fi 6 is OFDMA, short for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access. 4G networks and now Wi-Fi 6 use this to provide data to many users at once.

With previous Wi-Fi standards, wireless communication simply sent to one client, then moved on to send to the next. This becomes more inefficient as the number of clients connected increases, users wait longer for their turn, causing more packet loss, laggy video and buffering.

OFDMA splits up the channel bandwidth and uses complex scheduling in the background to determine which users need more resources at any one moment. Users watching videos would be allocated more, while a phone just checking email or on a voice call would be assigned less, just as much as each one requires.

Less Interference with BSS Colouring
Managing interference with wireless networks is often difficult, whether conflicting with neighbouring networks or managing channel assignment for wireless networks spanning multiple APs; If another network is transmitting on the same channel, this will cause drops in performance for everyone, while clients and access points wait for the air to clear before sending.

Wi-Fi 6 introduces a feature called ‘BSS Colouring’, with BSS being the Basic Service Set, or Access Point. Each Wi-Fi 6 wireless network adds a unique identifier/number to its transmissions. Wi-Fi 6 clients can use this to determine whether transmissions are coming from their own network or another. If the detected transmission doesn’t match the BSS Colour of the wireless network, the client can choose to ignore the transmission if it’s far enough away.

The result is better performance and better handling of interference, where wireless channels are shared with other networks.

Dual-Band Performance Boost with 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi 6
The 802.11ax standard brings performance improvements to both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, giving better performance to both. The previous 802.11ac Wi-Fi 5 standard only brought its performance improvements to the larger 5GHz band.

This allows for better performance at range and through walls with 2.4GHz frequency, while still having all the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 technology. Allowing the VigorAP and its clients to make full use of the bandwidth available.

2.5 Gigabit and 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
The VigorAP 805 has two Ethernet ports. The first interface can handle up to 2.5 Gigabit throughput that can be linked with a faster device such as the Vigor 2136 router. The additional 1 Gigabit Ethernet port can be used for a daisy-chain connection to another access point or as a wired link to a local printer or server.

In Mesh and Range Extender modes, the VigorAP 805 bridges its wireless uplink to the LAN ports, providing fast connectivity to each additional device connected, without the need for an additional network switch or a long cable run.

Desk Form Factor Design
The VigorAP 805 is designed to be deployed in every office and SOHO environment. Thanks to its modern look, it should blend well in most places and locations including desks, shelves, and meeting rooms while providing outstanding performance.

You can expand wireless coverage quickly and easily with the VigorAP 805, just plug it into a power socket, and connect to the LAN via an Ethernet cable or over the wifi. The dual band antennas are hidden within the VigorAP and its small size makes it inconspicuous in any room.

The indicator LEDs of the VigorAP that normally show the VigorAP’s status, can be disabled or scheduled to avoid them lighting up a room.