RUCKUS ZoneFlex R710
Dual-Band 4x4:4 802.11ac Smart Wi-Fi Access Point

Overview:

Ruckus’ Highest Capacity, Highest Performing Four-Stream 802.11ac AP

The ZoneFlex R710 combines RUCKUS patented technologies and best-in-class design with the next generation of 802.11ac features to deliver industry-leading Wi-Fi performance and reliability.

Featuring BeamFlex+ adaptive antenna technology, the ZoneFlex R710 offers a substantial increase in performance and range by optimizing antenna coverage on a per client, per transmission basis. BeamFlex+ additionally mitigates co-channel interference by directing Wi-Fi signals where they are needed instead of towards neighboring access points. The R710’s BeamFlex+ adaptive antenna system is also equipped with dual polarization antennas, allowing the access point to adapt to the physical orientation of client devices and maximize uplink performance.

With throughput capacities of 800 Mbps (2.4GHz) and 1733 Mbps (5GHz), the ZoneFlex R710 supports the highest available throughput for Wi-Fi clients. 802.11ac Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) support allows the R710 to simultane - ously transmit to multiple client devices, drastically improving airtime efficiency, overall throughput, and availability.

The ZoneFlex R710 is backward compatible with all existing Wi-Fi clients, and can function either as a standalone AP or as part of centrally-managed Wireless LAN.

ZoneFlex R710 is purpose-built for high-capacity, high performance and interference-laden environments such as schools, universities, public venues, hotels, and conference centers. The perfect choice for data-intensive streaming multimedia applications, the ZoneFlex R710 delivers picture perfect HD-quality IP video while supporting VoIP and data applications that have stringent quality of service requirements.

Patented BeamFlex+ technology extends signal range, improves stability of client connections

The ZoneFlex R710 integrates patented software-controlled adaptive antennas that delivers additional signal gain per radio chain. As BeamFlex+ adapts to client locations and antenna polarity, the smart antenna technology optimizes the RF energy toward client on a per packet basis. This allows for substantial performance improvement and a reduction in packet loss from the ability to automatically mitigate interference and obstacles. BeamFlex+ with PD-MRC or polarization diversity ensures the R710 listens in all polarizations simultaneously. This results in significant receive signal gain from mobile devices with weak transmitters.

Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)

802.11ac MU-MIMO allows the ZoneFlex R710 to transmit multiple spatial streams to multiple client devices simultaneously, increasing the total throughput and capacity of the wireless network. The ZoneFlex R710 is able to provide up to three clients each their own dedicated full-bandwidth channel using an MU-MIMO technique known as spatial reuse. This capability enables several benefits.

Efficient use of available spectrum effectively multiplies the total capacity of a network, allowing it to meet the increasing data demand driven by the proliferation of mobile Wi-Fi clients and data-hungry applications and uses such as high-definition video streaming. Additionally, MU-MIMO does not require client devices to time-share connections with other clients on the network as in legacy Wi-Fi, which means each device experiences less wait time and makes the network more responsive overall. Even legacy clients benefit from MU-MIMO on the wireless network, because substantially increased efficiency for MU clients leaves the network with more free time and capacity by supporting multiple users.

Advanced WLAN applications

When used with the RUCKUS Smart WLAN management systems, the ZoneFlex R710 supports a wide range of value-added applications such as guest networking, Dynamic PSK, hotspot authentication, wireless intrusion prevention and many more. WLANs can also be grouped and shared by specific APs. In a centrally managed configuration, the ZoneFlex R710 works with various authentication servers including AD, LDAP, and RADIUS. 

Features:

Highest Performance

• Up to 2 times extended range and coverage with RUCKUS BeamFlex technology: up to 5 dB of signal-to-interference and noise (SINR) improvement and up to 15dB of interference mitigation
• Ultra-reliable mobile device connectivity with BeamFlex+ dual polarized adaptive antennas
• Superior performance with 1733 Mbps (5 GHz) and 800 Mbps (2.4 GHz) of user throughput
• Concurrent support for HD IPTV, VoIP and data with support for isochronous, multicast IP video streaming
• Novel channel selection approach delivering up to 50 percent capacity gain over alternative background scanning approaches

Increased Device Density

• Unprecedented 4x4:4 and MU-MIMO to address the need of high density wireless deployments.
• Automatic interference mitigation, optimized for high-density environments
• Capable of supporting up to 500 clients

Wi-Fi Monetization

• Sensor Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) USB port to enable proximity aware value add services such as wayfinding, custom coupons based on location, keyless entry, virtualized wallets, among others
• SPoT location triangulation services to customize the end user experience and monetize the Wi-Fi network
• SmartFlex Location and Analytics for big data end user monitoring and network monitoring
• 802.3af power mode option allowing to leverage legacy PoE switches and to easily deploy

Other Features

• 802.11ac Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO)
• Concurrent dual-band (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) support
• 80 MHz channelization; 256-QAM modulation support; 1733 Mbps PHY rates at 5 GHz
• 256-QAM support on 2.4GHz
• Ethernet Port Link Aggregation (LACP)
• Backward compatible with legacy 802.11 clients
• 802.3af mode of operation
• 802.11ac standard Tx Beamforming
• Space Time Block Coding for increased handset performance
• Improved Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) for best-in-class receive sensitivity
• Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) for increased data throughput at all ranges
• BeamFlex+ (PD-MRC) improves signal reception of mobile devices
• Integrated smart antenna with many unique patterns for ultra reliability
• Unmatched Rx sensitivity down to -104 dBm
• USB port for hosting Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) smart beacons
• Either standalone or centrally managed
• Integrated NAT and DHCP support
• Multicast IP video streaming support
• Four software QoS queues per client station
• Up to 16 BSSIDs per radio with unique QoS and security policies
• Wall or ceiling mountable with padlock security
• Built in mounting options for fast an easy deployment
• WPA-PSK (AES), 802.1X support for RADIUS and AD*
• Zero-IT and Dynamic PSK*
• Admission control/load balancing*
• Band balancing
• Captive portal and guest accounts *

* when used with management.

Benefits:

Industry's Highest Performing 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Point

• Transmit to multiple clients at the same time with MU-MIMO
• More efficient use of the RF spectrum
• Improve network efficiency & throughput even for non-Wave 2 clients

Better Reception and More Consistent Performance

• Adaptive polarization diversity
• Dual-polarized antennas
• Enhanced DFS and Spectrum analysis capability

Reduced Wi-Fi Interference

• Up to 15 dB of interference mitigation
• Up to 50 percent reduction in co-channel interference to neighboring APs
• Statistical, real-time capacity analysis of all channels to automatically select best performing channels

Ideal High-Performance Indoor Access Point

• Fast and easy mounting to walls or ceilings
• Smart Mesh to eliminate cost and time associated with cumbersome Ethernet drops

Power Efficient

• Support for standard 802.3af (PoE) allows enterprises to use existing PoE switches without costly upgrades

Deployment:

Specifications:

	R750	R730	R720	R710
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Feature/Description	High-end 802.11ax 4x4 dual concurrent AP with MU-MIMO, BeamFlex+ and 2.5Gbps backhaul	High-end 802.11ax 8x8 dual concurrent AP with MU-MIMO, BeamFlex+ and 5Gbps backhaul	High-end 802.11ac Wave 2 dual- concurrent AP with MU-MIMO BeamFlex+ and 2.5Gbps backhaul	High-end 802.11ac Wave 2 dual- concurrent AP with MU-MIMO and BeamFlex+
Maximum PHY rate	2400 Mbps (5GHz) 1148 Mbps (2.4GHz)	4800 Mbps (5GHz) 1148 Mbps (2.4GHz)	1733  Mbps (5GHz) 600  Mbps (2.4GHz)	1733  Mbps (5GHz) 600  Mbps (2.4GHz)
Wi-Fi technology	802.11ax (2.4GHz, 5GHz) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™	802.11ax (2.4 GHz, 5GHz)	802.11ac (5GHz) 802.11n (2.4GHz)	802.11ac (5GHz) 802.11n (2.4GHz)
Concurrent users	1024	1024	512	512
Radio chains:streams	4x4:4	8x8:8	4x4:4	4x4:4 SU-MIMO 4x4:3 MU-MIMO
Antenna patterns (per band)	4,000+	4,000+	4,000+	4,000+
Antenna gain	Up to 3dbi	Up to 2dBi	Up to 3dBi	Up to 3dBi
PD-MRC
Rx sensitivity (2.4/5GHz)	-102dBm	-103/-101dBm	-104dBm	-104dBm
ChannelFly
SmartMesh
USB (IoT Ready)
Ethernet ports	1x1GbE 1x2.5GbE	1x 1/2.5/5 Gbps 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps	1 x 1GbE and 1 x 2.5GbE	2 x 1GbE
Integrated BLE/ZigBee			—	—
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Video:

Introducting the RUCKUS ZoneFlex R710 Wave 2 802.11ac Wi-Fi AP

Documentation:

Download the RUCKUS ZoneFlex R710 Datasheet (PDF).