The APC Propeller 5 is a new generation wireless device designed for client and small scale base-station applications. It has a unique mechanism to do mechanical antenna parameter shifting and achieve the best performance in different operation modes (patent pending). This product is equipped with a high output power MIMO radio (up to 28 dBm) and 15 dBi dual-polarized antenna which make the device ideal for short to medium range wireless communication. Dual firmware image will allow safe software upgrades. The device will restart using the prior firmware in the event of an upgrade failure.
The APC Propeller 5 uses an advanced and feature-rich operating system which supports bridge/router and repeater modes (repeater mode allows the product to operate as an access point and as a station at the same time). Deliberant OS also supports iPoll - proprietary wireless communication technology to increase throughput, packet per second rate and stabilize latency on your network. It has a user-friendly Adobe Flex based GUI with instant reconfiguration without a reboot, includes useful installation tools (site survey, delayed reboot, spectrum analyzer, ping, traceroute) and is compatible with our standalone and cloud based Wireless Network Management System (WNMS) - one of the most advanced management tools on the market.
Product/ distance recomendation |
PTMP mode |
PTP mode |
PTP mode (full capacity) |
APC Propeller 5 |
8 km/ 4.97 mi |
13 km/ 8.08 mi |
1.5 km/ 0.93 mi |
Wireless | |
WLAN standard | IEEE 802.11 a/n, iPoll (proprietary) |
Radio mode | MIMO 2x2 |
Operating modes | Access point (auto WDS), Station, Station WDS, iPoll Access Point, iPoll Station, repeater |
Radio frequency band | 5.1 – 5.9 GHz (country dependent – FCC 5.745 to 5.825 GHz |
Transmit power | Up to 28 dBm (country dependent) |
Receive sensitivity | Varying between -96 and -78 dBm depending on modulation |
Channel size | 20, 40 MHz |
Modulation schemes | 802.11 a/n: OFDM (64-QAM, 16-QAM, QPSK, BPSK) |
Data rates | 802.11 n: 300, 270, 240, 180, 120, 90, 60, 30 Mbps 802.11 a: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps |
Error correction | FEC, Selective ARQ |
Duplexing scheme | Time division duplex |
Antenna | |
Type | Integrated directional dual-polarized panel |
Gain | 15 dBi |
Wired | |
Interface | 10/100 Base-T, RJ45, USB |
Networking | |
Operating modes | Bridge, Router |
WAN | Static IP, DHCP client, PPPoE client |
NAT | Routing w/ or w/o NAT |
Static routing | Supported |
DHCP | Client, Server, Relay |
Port forwarding | Supported |
VLAN | Supported for management and data |
Wireless security | WEP, WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WMM, WACL |
User isolation | Supported |
Softwave | |
General | Ability to define/limit frequency, channel width, EIRP, modulation |
Advanced wireless functionality | ATPC (automatic transmit power control), auto-channel, auto-modulation |
Operating mode | Router, Bridge |
Wireless operating modes | AP auto WDS, Station, Station WDS, Virtual radios (VSSID), iPoll access point, iPoll client, repeater |
Wireless security | WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WACL, User isolation, UAM (web portal authentication) |
Wireless QoS | WMM |
WAN protocols | Static IP, DHCP client, PPPoE client |
Network | NAT, static routing, firewall, port forwarding, VLAN, traffic shaping |
Services | DHCP server, SNMP server, NTP client, Alerts, Remote syslog, Wireless and Ethernet statistics, bandwidth limiting |
Management | HTTP(S) GUI, SSH CLI, SNMP read, WNMS, troubleshooting file, reset via reset tool |
Tools | Site survey, Link test, Ping, Traceroute, Spectrum analyzer, delayed reboot |
Physical | |
Dimensions | Length 175 mm (6.89 ‘’), width 65 mm (2.56 ‘’), height 29 mm (1.14 ‘’) |
Weight | 94 g (3.32 oz) |
Power supply | 12 - 24 VDC passive PoE (18V passive PoE adapter is included in the package |
Power source | 100 – 240 VAC |
Power consumption (max) | 5 W |
Environmental | |
Operating temperature | -40°C (-22 F) ~ +65°C (+149 F) |
Humidity | 0 ~ 90 % (non-condensing) |
Management | |
System configuration | User-friendly web GUI, Command line via SSH, centralized Wireless Network Management System, reset via reset tool |
System monitoring | SNMP v1/2c/3 server, Syslogs, system alerts via e-mail and SNMP trap |
LigoWave PTP distance approximations:
| Distance | |||||||
Products | 0.5 km | 1 km | 2 km | 3 km | 5 km | 10 km | 25 km | 50 km |
LigoDLB PROPELLER 5 | 162 | 144 | 118,8 | 81 | 59,4 | NA | NA | NA |
