Introduction (Does It Do What It Should)

All right, I haven’t really reviewed anything from EnGenius, but I am most certainly interested in this company after reviewing these products. Actually, it’s really one product, but the other is kind of like a charger for it.

The EnGenius ECW516L is a cloud managed Wi-Fi 7 tri-band 2 x 3 x 3 access point which can support up to 13.7 gigabits speeds that include 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz band. I’m told it has Wi-Fi 7 standards, supports 320 MHz channels, 2 MU-MIMO, 4096-QAM, Multi-Link Operation, and Multi-RU puncturing.

Yes, that is information that I just copied down from the website, and yes, I revealed on the video that I thought this was just going to replace my current router. Yeah, I couldn’t really get the ECW516L to do that, but it is a very skinny Cloud Lite Indoor Access Point that can be deployed in all kinds of places like restaurants, cafes, boutiques, bars, repair shops, law firms, dentist offices, and other places. I also copied that down from the website.

In addition to this cool device, there is an app that is made to go with it. From there, you can set up the access point for some quality password protection. If you want to, you can mount it on the wall or ceiling, and the ECW516L is so skinny you will barely notice it there.

As for the EPA5060HBT, that is a Power over Ethernet Injector. Yeah, it is pretty much a glorified plug-in cord, but it works, what can I say? Well, I can say that if you want to purchase it, the ECW516L can be purchased on the EnGenius site for $199.00, while the other product is for another $44.99 here.

Facts About The Company

I am told that this is a cloud-driven leader within the connectivity space, bring lots of cloud focused products for the past 20 years.

What Does This Company Make?

Like I said, there are a lot of great products like Wireless Access Points, Network Switches, SD-WAN Gateways, and Power Distribution Units. Oh, there is also AI Surveillance and even phones.

Just the Specs, Man

If you’re the type that needs this info, this section is for you!

There is a lot I can say about this:

Technical

Standards
IEEE 802.11be on 2.4 GHz
IEEE 802.11be on 5 GHz
IEEE 802.11be on 6 GHz
(Backward compatible with 802.11b/g/n/ac/ax)

Processor
Mediatek MT7986A Quad-core A53 2GHz

Antenna
2 x 2.4 GHz: 5 dBi (Integrated Omni-Directional)
3 x 5 GHz: 5 dBi (Integrated Omni-Directional)
3 x 6 GHz: 5 dBi (Integrated Omni-Directional)

Physical Interface
1 x 2.5GE Port (PoE+)
1x DC Jack
1 x Reset Button

LED Indicators
1 x Power
1 x LAN
1 x 2.4 GHz
1 x 5 GHz
1 x 6GHz

Power Source
Power-over-Ethernet: 802.3at Input
12VDC /2A Power Adapter (Not Included)

Maximum Power Consumption
20.7W

Wireless & Radio Specifications

Operating Frequency
Tri-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, & 6 GHz

Operation Modes
Managed Mode:
AP
AP Mesh
Mesh

Frequency Radio
2.4 GHz: 2400 MHz ~ 2482 GHz
5 GHz: 5150 MHz ~ 5250 MHz, 5250 MHz ~ 5350 MHz, 5470 MHz ~ 5725 MHz, 5725 MHz ~ 5850 MHz
6 GHz: 5.925GHz~6.425GHz, 6.425GHz~6.525GHz, 6.525GHz~6.875GHz, .6875GHz~7.125GHz

Transmit Power
Up to 22 dBm on 2.4 GHz
Up to 22 dBm on 5 GHz
Up to 22 dBm on 6 GHz
(Maximum power is limited by regulatory domain)

Tx Beamforming (TxBF)
Increasing signal reliability and transmitting distance.

Radio Chains/Spatial Stream
2×2:2 (2.4GHz)
3×3:3 (5GHz & 6GHz)

SU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 700 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT40 bandwidth to a 2×2 wireless device under the 2.4GHz radio.
Two (2) spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 4,300 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT160 bandwidth to a 3×3 wireless device under the 5GHz radio.
Two (2) spatial stream Single User (SU) MIMO for up to 8,700 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT320 bandwidth to a 3×3 wireless device under the 6GHz radio.

MU-MIMO
Two (2) spatial stream MU-MIMO for up to 700 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT40 bandwidth to a 2×2 wireless device under the 2.4GHz radio.
Two (2) spatial stream MU-MIMO for up to 4,300 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT160 bandwidth to a 3×3 wireless device under the 5GHz radio.
Two (2) spatial stream MU-MIMO for up to 8,700 Mbps wireless data rate with EHT320 bandwidth to a 3×3 wireless device under the 6GHz radio.

Supported Data Rates (Mbps):
802.11be:
2.4 GHz: Max 700 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4)
5 GHz: Max 4,300 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 4)
6 GHZ: Max 8,700 (MCS0 to MSC13, NSS = 1 to 4)
802.11ax:
2.4 GHz: 9 to 574 (MCS0 to MCS11, NSS = 1 to 4)
5 GHz: 18 to 1800 (MCS0 to MSC11, NSS = 1 to 4)
6 GHz: 18 to 3600 (MCS0 to MSC13, NSS = 1 to 4)
802.11ac: 6.5 to 1733 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4)
802.11n: 6.5 to 600 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15)
802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11

Supported Radio Technologies
802.11be/ax: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
802.11ac/a/g/n: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple (OFDM)
802.11b: Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)

Channelization
802.11be supports extreme high efficiency (EHT) —EHT 20/40/80/160/320 MHz
802.11ax supports high efficiency (HE) —HE 20/40/80/160 MHz
802.11ac supports very high throughput (VHT) —VHT 20/40/80 MHz
802.11n supports high throughput (HT) —HT 20/40 MHz
802.11n supports very high throughput under the 2.4GHz radio –VHT40 MHz (256-QAM)
802.11n/ac/ax packet aggregation: A-MPDU, A-SPDU

Supported Modulation
802.11be: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM, 4096-QAM
802.11ax: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM, 1024-QAM
802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK

Max Concurrent User
128 Per Radio

If there is something on this that I didn’t cover, please let me know.

Okay, Get To The Unboxing Already!

Maybe I Want It, But Is There Anything Else Like It? Maybe For A Lower Price? Please?

I got to admit that I don’t really review a lot of access points, but I have reviewed a lot of routers. Maybe you want to look up those.