Wifi Ruckus R720

Product Name

Ruckus R720

Wi-Fi Standards

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Supported Rates

• 802.11ac: 6.5 to 1,733Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 4 for VHT20/40/80, NSS = 1 to 2 for VHT160)
• 802.11n: 6.5 Mbps to 600Mbps (MCS0 to MCS31)
• 802.11a/g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps
• 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps

Supported Channels

• 2.4GHz: 1-13 
• 5GHz: 36-64, 100-144, 149-165

MIMO

• 4×4 SU-MIMO
• 4×4 MU-MIMO

Spatial Streams

4 for both SU-MIMO & MU-MIMO

Channelization

20, 40, 80, 160/80+80MHz

Security

• WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2 AES, 802.11i, Dynamic PSK
• WIPS/WIDS

Other Wi-Fi Features

• WMM, Power Save, TxBF, LDPC, STBC, 802.11r/k/v 
• Hotspot 
• Hotspot 2.0 
• Captive Portal 
• WISPr

RF

Antenna Type

• BeamFlex+ adaptive antennas with polarization diversity
• Adaptive antenna that provides 4000+ unique antenna patterns per band

Antenna Gain (max)

3dBi for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz

Peak Transmit Power (Tx port/chain + Combining gain)

• 2.4GHz: 29dBm 
• 5Ghz: 28dBm

Frequency Bands

• ISM 2.4-2.484GHz
• U-NII-1 5.15-5.25GHz
• U-NII-2A 5.25-5.35GHz
• U-NII-2C 5.47-5.725GHz
• U-NII-3 5.725-5.85GHz

PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY

Peak PHY Rates

• 2.4GHz: 600 Mbps
• 5GHz: 1733 Mbps

Client Capacity

Up to 512 clients per AP (256 clients per band)

SSID

Up to 32 per AP

RUCKUS RADIO MANAGEMENT

Antenna Optimization

• BeamFlex+
• Polarization Diversity with Maximal Ratio Combining (PD-MRC)

Wi-Fi Channel Management

• ChannelFly
• Background Scan Based

Client Density Management

• Adaptive Band Balancing 
• Client Load Balancing 
• Airtime Fairness 
• Airtime-based WLAN Prioritization

SmartCast Quality of Service

• QoS-based scheduling
• Directed Multicast
• L2/L3/L4 ACLs

Mobility

SmartRoam

Diagnostic Tools

• Spectrum Analysis 
• SpeedFlex

NETWORKING

Controller Platform Support

• SmartZone 
• ZoneDirector
• Unleashed
• Standalone

Mesh

SmartMesh™ wireless meshing technology. Self-healing Mesh

IP

IPv4, IPv6, dual-stack

VLAN

• 802.1Q (1 per BSSID or dynamic per user based on RADIUS)
• VLAN Pooling
• Port-based

802.1x

Authenticator & Supplicant

Tunnel

L2TP, GRE, Soft-GRE

Policy Management Tools

• Application Visibility and Control
• Access Control Lists
• Device Fingerprinting
• Rate Limiting

PHYSICAL INTERFACES

Ethernet

• One 2.5Gbps Ethernet port and one 1Gbps Ethernet port
• Power over Ethernet (802.3af/at/bt) with Category 5/5e/6 cable
• LLDP

USB

1 USB 2.0 port, Type A

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Physical Size

• 22.7 cm (L), 21.3 cm (W), 6 cm (H)
• 8.9in (L) x 8.4in (W) x 2.4in (H)

Weight

1.12 kg (2.5 lb.)

Mounting

• Wall, Acoustic ceiling, Desk 
• Secure Bracket (sold separately)

Physical Security

• Hidden latching mechanism
• Kensington Lock Hole
• T-bar Torx
• Bracket (902-0120-0000) Torx screw & padlock (sold separately)

Operating Temperature

-10ºC (14ºF) – 50ºC (122ºF)

Operating Humidity

Up to 95%, non-condensing