Fortinet FortiAP U231G (End of Sale/Life)

The FortiAP U231G is a triple-radio 802.11ax Wifi 6E access point for medium-density indoor environments, including hotspots or social WiFi deployments. As a triple-radio and dual-band device, the FortiAP U231G supports simultaneous client connection with rogue AP scanning for PCI compliance.

What is Wi-Fi 6E / 6 GHz Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi 6E is an extension of the Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard and enables the use of the 6 GHz frequency band in addition to the supported 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. The wider 1200 MHz spectrum provides greatly improved WLAN performance with significantly higher throughput and wider channels. It also offers tremendous efficiency, which is reflected in even more simultaneous connections, intelligent connection selection and more capacity.

The U-Series Advantage

Enjoy the advantage of single-channel technology by managing your U-Series FortiAP through a FortiWLC controller.

The FortiAP-U family is perfect for everything from a large campus to hundreds of branch offices, offering a variety of form factors and performance levels. FortiAP-U access points are free and centrally managed via the built-in Wifi controller of any FortiGate security appliance, via the also free FortiAP Cloud deployment and management portal, or via standalone controllers (FortiWLC). Protect your LAN edge from campus to branch office with these high-performance APs.

• Universal Access Management>
  Ability to intelligently support standalone controllers (FortiWLC), integrated security controllers (FortiGate) and cloud management options; and set a new benchmark for flexibility, performance and security.
• Latest Wifi technologies
  Wi-Fi 6 technology with data rates up to 4.8 Gbps and OFDMA improves client throughput and overall network efficiency.
• Unmatched security protection
  Integrates with Fortinet's Security Fabric to provide unparalleled cybersecurity protection at the edge of the network.

Highlights

Fortinet Universal Access Points are designed for a wide range of deployments, from branch offices to medium to large offices, schools, universities, hospitals, hotels and large retail shops. Universal access points can serve such a wide range of applications because they can be managed by any of Fortinet's control and management offerings: FortiGate, FortiWLC and FortiAP Cloud.

• Small/Medium Business
  Retailers can streamline in-store Wi-Fi deployment by combining Universal APs and FortiAP Cloud Management. Combined with FortiDeploy for zero-touch deployment, this provides a cost-effective solution for retail IT.
• Education

The education sector is at increasing risk from cyber-attacks. This, combined with the requirements to protect minors from inappropriate materials, can make the use of Wifi challenging. The integrated Secure Wireless Controller (FortiGate) ensures secure student access to learning resources, while FortiGuard services provide cybersecurity protection.
• Healthcare
  Patient safety is a top priority. Fortinet Universal APs enable hospitals to improve patient safety by enabling vital applications such as telemetry that require low bandwidth but exceptionally high reliability. The dedicated wireless controller (integrated Wifi controller of each FortiGate security appliance) connected to the universal access points ensures that patient safety is paramount while providing improved performance for wireless-enabled medical devices.

Signal strength of the FortiAP U231G in different scenarios (ceiling mounted)

***These graphics show the propagation of the signal strength within the framework of standardised attenuation values for walls and sources of interference according to the respective material properties. Deviations in signal propagation are possible depending on the building material.