The MikroTik cAP ac is a very capable and powerful wireless access point that looks beautiful on both walls and ceilings. The concurrent dual band wireless radio supports dual chain 2 GHz and 5 GHz in 802.11ac and legacy standards, and will provide coverage in 360 degrees around it.
Even though the radio supports repeater mode, the two Ethernet ports give you the ability to extend your network with cables, even if PoE power is required, since the cAP ac supports 802.3af/at PoE input on the first port, and passive PoE output on the second port.
- cAP ac (International) supports 2412-2484MHz and 5150MHz-5875MHz range (Specific frequency range can be limited by country regulations).
- cAP ac-US (USA) is factory locked for 2412-2462MHz, 5170-5250MHz and 5725-5835MHz frequencies. This lock can not be removed.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Product code | RBcAPGi-5acD2nD |
| Architecture | ARM 32bit |
| CPU | IPQ-4018 |
| CPU core count | 4 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 716 MHz |
| Dimensions | Round case: ⌀ 136 mm, height: 30 mm; Square case: 145 mm x 145 mm x 30 mm |
| License level | 4 |
| Operating System | RouterOS |
| Size of RAM | 128 MB |
| Storage size | 16 MB |
| Storage type | FLASH |
| Tested ambient temperature | -40 to 50° C |
Powering
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Max Power consumption | 13W |
| PoE in | 802.3af/at |
| PoE out | Passive PoE |
| PoE in input Voltage | 17-57 V |
| Number of DC inputs | 1 (PoE-IN) |
Wireless
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Wireless 2.4 GHz number of chains | 2 |
| Wireless 2.4 GHz standards | 802.11b/g/n |
| Antenna gain dBi for 2.4 GHz | 2 |
| Wireless 2.4 GHz chip model | IPQ-4018 |
| Wireless 5 GHz number of chains | 2 |
| Wireless 5 GHz standards | 802.11ac |
| Antenna gain dBi for 5 GHz | 2.5 |
| Wireless 5 GHz chip model | IPQ-4018 |
Ethernet
| Details | |
|---|---|
| 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 2 |
Wireless specifications
| 2.4 GHz | Transmit (dBm) | Receive Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|
| 1MBit/s | 26 | -100 |
| 11MBit/s | 26 | -94 |
| 6MBit/s | 26 | -96 |
| 54MBit/s | 23 | -78 |
| MCS0 | 26 | -96 |
| MCS7 | 22 | -73 |
Ethernet test results
| RBcAPGi-5acD2nD | IPQ-4018 1G all port test | ||||||
| Mode | Configuration | 1518 byte | 512 byte | 64 byte | |||
| kpps | Mbps | kpps | Mbps | kpps | Mbps | ||
| Bridging | none (fast path) | 162.5 | 1973.4 | 469.9 | 1924.7 | 1484.8 | 760.2 |
| Bridging | 25 bridge filter rules | 162.1 | 1968.5 | 352.9 | 1445.5 | 359.2 | 183.9 |
| Routing | none (fast path) | 162.5 | 1973.4 | 469.9 | 1924.7 | 1488 | 761.9 |
| Routing | 25 simple queues | 162.5 | 1973.4 | 469.9 | 1924.7 | 506.3 | 259.2 |
| Routing | 25 ip filter rules | 162.2 | 1969.8 | 240.8 | 986.3 | 242.9 | 124.4 |
- All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay),and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
- Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0,1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1518 byte packet sizes
- Values in Italic indicate that max throughput was reached without maxing out CPU, but because board interface configuration was maxed out
- Test results show device maximum performance, and are reached using mentioned hardware and software configuration, different configurations most likely will result in lower results
IPsec test results
| RBcAPGi-5acD2nD | IPQ-4018 IPsec throughput | ||||||
| Mode | Configuration | 1400 byte | 512 byte | 64 byte | |||
| kpps | Mbps | kpps | Mbps | kpps | Mbps | ||
| Single tunnel | AES-128-CBC + SHA1 | 37.9 | 424.5 | 59 | 241.7 | 61.6 | 31.5 |
| 256 tunnels | AES-128-CBC + SHA1 | 36 | 403.2 | 38.5 | 157.7 | 39.8 | 20.4 |
| 256 tunnels | AES-128-CBC + SHA256 | 36 | 403.2 | 38.5 | 157.7 | 39.8 | 20.4 |
| 256 tunnels | AES-256-CBC + SHA1 | 34.4 | 385.3 | 37.9 | 155.2 | 39.8 | 20.4 |
| 256 tunnels | AES-256-CBC + SHA256 | 34.4 | 385.3 | 37.9 | 155.2 | 39.8 | 20.4 |
- All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay),and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
- Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0,1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1400 byte packet sizes
- Test results show device maximum performance, and are reached using mentioned hardware and software configuration, different configurations most likely will result in lower results