Ruckus R720 Indoor Access Point (End of Sale/Life)

A perfect storm of technology trends - the Internet of Things (IoT), bandwidth-hungry cloud and video applications, an explosion of new devices - is driving businesses in every industry to upgrade their Wifi infrastructure. 802.11ac Wave2 can deliver the performance needed, but it can also quickly overload existing 1 Gbps backhaul links. Who wants to bear the cost of running more Ethernet and using more switch ports to provide greater throughput between wired and wireless links?

The Ruckus R720 indoor access point is our highest capacity four-stream 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi AP. It features multi-gigabit technology so you can upgrade to faster Wi-Fi speeds and 2.5GbE backhaul connectivity without replacing your Cat5e cabling or using additional switch ports. Implement a high-performance, heavy-duty Wi-Fi network without breaking the bank.
With hundreds of devices and non-stop wireless noise and interference, busy indoor environments can be the most challenging Wi-Fi deployments. The R720 makes it easy to deliver reliable, high-performance connectivity in large enterprises, office buildings, college campuses, convention centres and virtually any other indoor space.

The R720 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi AP incorporates patented technologies found only in the Ruckus Wi-Fi portfolio.

• Extended coverage with the patented BeamFlex+, which uses multi-directional antenna patterns.
• Improve throughput with ChannelFly, which dynamically finds less congested Wi-Fi channels.

With four-stream MU-MIMO connectivity, the R720 can simultaneously transmit to multiple Wave 2 clients in the widest available channels, dramatically improving RF efficiency even for non-Wave 2 clients. In addition, the R720's built-in multi-gigabit technology provides a 2.5Gbps Ethernet interface, so you can more than double your backhaul capacity using existing switches.
Whether you deploy ten or ten thousand APs, the R720 is also easy to manage through Ruckus' appliance, virtual and cloud management options.

Your benefits:

• MULTI-GIGABIT ACCESS SPEED
  Unleash the multi-gigabit performance of the Wave 2Wi-Fi by using the built-in 2.5GbE (802.3bz) backhaul to connect to multi-gigabit switches.
• ATEMPERATIVE PERFORMANCE
  With BeamFlex+™ adaptive antenna technology and a library of 4K+ directional antenna patterns, we deliver a great user experience no matter how demanding the environment.
• CONNECT MORE DEVICES
  Connect more devices simultaneously with four spatial MU-MIMO streams and simultaneous dual-band 2.4/5GHz radios while improving the performance of non-Wave 2 devices.
• MORE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
  Manage the R720 from the cloud or with on-site physical/virtual devices.
• AUTOMATE THE OPTIMUM THROUGHOUTput
  ChannelFly™ dynamic channel technology uses machine learning to automatically find the least congested channels. You always get the highest throughput the band can support.
• Better MESH NETWORKING
  Reduce expensive cabling and complex mesh configurations by checking a box with SmartMesh™ wireless meshing technology to dynamically create self-forming, self-healing mesh networks.
• AdvANCABLE FEATURES
  Expand AP capabilities with the built-in USB 2.0 port to enable additional technologies such as BLE.
• MORE THAN WI-FI
  Support services beyond Wi-Fi with the Ruckus IoT Suite, Cloudpath security and onboarding software, SPoT Wi-Fi location engine and SCI network analytics.

Signal strength of the Ruckus R720 in various scenarios (ceiling mounted)

***These graphs show the propagation of the signal strength within standardised attenuation values for walls and interference sources according to the respective material properties. Deviations in signal propagation are possible depending on the building material.