Ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi 7 Wireless LAN Solution with Environmentally Hardened Design
PLANET IAP-3600BE Industrial Dual Band 802.11be Wireless Access Point with 5 10/100/1000T LAN Ports features a rugged IP30-rated metal enclosure, ensuring robust performance in harsh industrial environments. Integrated with Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) technology, the IAP-3600BE delivers exceptional wireless speeds of up to 2882Mbps on the 5GHz band and 688Mbps on the 2.4GHz band.
It supports advanced wireless capabilities including 4096-QAM, Multi-Link Operation (MLO), MU-MIMO, MU-OFDMA, and beamforming, enabling lower latency, greater bandwidth efficiency, and highly stable multi-user connections. Supporting up to 256 concurrent client devices, the IAP-3600BE is the ideal wireless solution for mission-critical industrial applications requiring ultra-fast, reliable, and secure connectivity.
Designed to operate in extreme environments, the IAP-3600BE supports a wide temperature range from -40 to 70 degree C, making it ideal for deployment in harsh and demanding conditions. It also features flexible installation options with both DIN rail and wall-mount support, maximizing space efficiency within industrial cabinets.
High-Performance Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 Solution
The IAP-3600BE, compliant with the latest IEEE 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 standard, delivers ultra-high-speed and low-latency wireless connectivity. It supports maximum data rates of up to 688Mbps on the 2.4GHz band (40MHz) and 2882Mbps on the 5GHz band (160MHz), enabling lightning-fast transmission across both frequency bands. With dual-band concurrent operation, users can benefit from improved bandwidth, reduced congestion, and more stable connections in high-density environments.
Boost Network Throughput with 4096 QAM
With 4096 QAM encoding, the IAP-3600BE transmits more data per signal, increasing throughput and making it ideal for high bandwidth applications such as 4K/8K video streaming, AR/VR experiences, and real time cloud services while maintaining a stable and efficient network connection.
Seamless Connectivity and Peak Network Performance
Designed for robust dual‑band operation, the IAP-3600BE ensures seamless connectivity across both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. This design guarantees consistent data transfer and stable connections even in interference‑prone, high‑density scenarios, delivering the reliability demanded by modern commercial applications.
Optimize Spectrum Utilization
Employing advanced techniques such as dynamic allocation of resource units and spectrum puncturing, the IAP-3600BE minimizes spectrum waste and maximizes efficiency in densely‑populated wireless environments, further enhancing overall network performance and business productivity.
Business-Oriented Wi-Fi 7 Performance in Industrial Environments
The IAP-3600BE is purpose-built for enterprise and industrial applications, prioritizing network stability, high performance, and environmental durability. Supporting the latest Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) standard, it delivers impressive wireless speeds of up to 2882Mbps on the 5GHz band and 688Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, providing nearly 2.4 times the throughput of Wi-Fi 6 in real-world scenarios.
Ultra-low Latency and Jitter for Real-time Industrial Applications
Equipped with advanced Quality of Service (eQoS) and enhanced channel access mechanisms, the IAP-3600BE intelligently prioritizes latency-sensitive data traffic, minimizing delay and jitter. This ensures consistent, real-time performance for mission-critical applications such as remote machine control, industrial AR/VR, video surveillance, and low-latency communication in automation systems.
Precision Interference Control for Seamless Industrial Connectivity
The IAP-3600BE incorporates BSS Coloring technology to intelligently differentiate overlapping basic service sets (BSS), effectively minimizing co-channel interference and maintaining stable wireless connections in high-density environments. Additionally, beamforming enhances signal strength and coverage by directing Wi-Fi signals toward active client devices, ensuring consistent performance throughout industrial deployment zones.
Advanced Wireless Security for Industrial Networks
The IAP-3600BE supports advanced wireless encryption standards including WPA3-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, providing strong data protection and preventing unauthorized network access. For enhanced access control, administrators can configure predefined Access Control Lists (ACLs), making it a reliable and secure solution for sensitive industrial and enterprise applications.
Flexible Deployment Modes and Centralized Management
The IAP-3600BE supports multiple operation modes—including Access Point, Gateway, Repeater, and WISP—to flexibly adapt to a wide range of industrial and enterprise deployment scenarios, whether establishing a new infrastructure or upgrading an existing one. With intuitive remote management via the PLANET CloudViewerPro app and centralized NMS, it streamlines installation, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance across distributed networks.
Built-in Cybersecurity Features for Industrial Network Protection
The IAP-3600BE supports TLS v1.3 for secure remote access and encrypted management traffic, ensuring strong protection against modern cyber threats. It also includes enterprise-grade security features such as SNMPv3 with authentication and encryption, Access Control Lists (ACLs), WPA3 encryption, and 802.1X authentication, forming a comprehensive defense against unauthorized access and data breaches.
Dual Power Input for High Availability Network System
The IAP-3600BE features a strong dual power input system with wide-ranging voltages (9V~54V DC) incorporated into customer’s automation network to enhance system reliability and uptime. In the example below, when power supply 1 fails to work, the hardware failover function will be activated automatically to keep powering the IAP-3600BE via power supply 2 alternatively without any loss of operation.
Effective Alarm Alert for Better Protection
The IAP-3600BE supports a Fault Alarm feature which can alert the users when there is something wrong with the device. With this ideal feature, the users would not have to waste time finding where the issue is. It will help to save time and human resource.
Digital Input and Digital Output for External Alarm
The IAP-3600BE supports Digital Input and Digital Output on its upper panel. This external alarm enables users to use Digital Input to detect and log external device status (such as door intrusion detector), and send event alarm to the administrators. The Digital Output could be used to alarm the administrators if the IAP-3600BE port shows link down, link up or power failure.
Flexible and Easy Installation with Limited Space
The compact-sized IAP-3600BE is specially designed to be installed in a narrow environment, such as a wall enclosure. It can be installed by fixed wall mounting or DIN rail, thereby making its usability more flexible and easier in any space-limited location.
