VigorAP 920RPD
- Business-class Wireless Access Point
- Ruggedised IP67 for outdoor usage and
extreme unprotected environments - PoE Powered
- High-Gain Antenna for Point-to-Point links
- Omni-Directional Antennas (2.4/5GHz)
- Secondary Ethernet port with PoE Passthrough
- Simultaneous dual-band (2.4/5Ghz)
- 5GHz 802.11ac Wave 2 - up to 866mbps
- 2.4GHz 802.11n - up to 400mbps
- Support for 5Ghz Extended Channels (100-140)
- Centrally managed or standalone operation
- Central Management supports mobility, load-balancing, monitoring, status, upgrade and configuration
- WPA2 Wireless Encryption
- Repeater/Bridge/Access Point & WDS
- Fast Roaming (WPA2/802.1x) & AP-assisted Roaming
- Time-Scheduled Operation
- Bandwidth management per SSID
- 802.1q VLAN Tagging
- Client Isolation & Multiple SSIDs
- MAC Address Filtering
- Radius / WPA & 802.1x User Authentication
- Built-in Site Surveyor
- Wall or Pole Mountable
- Business-class Wireless Access Point
- Ruggedised IP67 for outdoor usage and
extreme unprotected environments - PoE Powered
- High-Gain Antenna for Point-to-Point links
- Omni-Directional Antennas (2.4/5GHz)
- Secondary Ethernet port with PoE Passthrough
- Simultaneous dual-band (2.4/5Ghz)
- 5GHz 802.11ac Wave 2 - up to 866mbps
- 2.4GHz 802.11n - up to 400mbps
- Support for 5Ghz Extended Channels (100-140)
- Centrally managed or standalone operation
- Central Management supports mobility, load-balancing, monitoring, status, upgrade and configuration
- WPA2 Wireless Encryption
- Repeater/Bridge/Access Point & WDS
- Fast Roaming (WPA2/802.1x) & AP-assisted Roaming
- Time-Scheduled Operation
- Bandwidth management per SSID
- 802.1q VLAN Tagging
- Client Isolation & Multiple SSIDs
- MAC Address Filtering
- Radius / WPA & 802.1x User Authentication
- Built-in Site Surveyor
- Wall or Pole Mountable
DrayTek VigorAP 920RPD - Ruggedised Wireless Access Point
The DrayTek VigorAP 920RPD is a wireless access point designed for outdoor environments. It is ideal for providing wireless access to users and devices in any outdoor scenarios, including restaurants, gardens, marinas, educational premises or, really, anywhere where outdoor access is needed.
The VigorAP 920RPD can be wall or pole-mounted - fixing brackets are included with the product, allowing the VigorAP to be fitted at up to 45 ° up & down and/or left & right. With its dual Omni-Directional antennas and internal High-Gain Directional antenna (switchable), it can be used as a wireless access point or Point-to-Point wireless link between buildings.
Fully IP67 compliant, the product can work in extremes of heat, cold, dirty and wet environments. It is dust and water resistant and housed in a robust metal case to withstand harsh environments.
When we say 'ruggedised', this product has been designed from scratch, using high-tolerance components and designed to perform in all supported environments, in operating temperatures of well below freezing up to 70 ° Centigrade. This isn't our indoor product 'put in a fancy box' and hoping for the best.
The VigorAP is powered through the Ethernet network cable by any standard PoE (802.3af) or PoE+ (802.3at) Ethernet switch, PoE injector or a PoE-equipped router such as the DrayTek Vigor 2952P.
The VigorAP 920RPD is an 802.11ac Wave 2 dual-band access point, backwards compatible with 802.11ac Wave 1 & 802.11a/b/g/n wireless devices. It has 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless radios for simultaneous dual band operation, with 4 individually configured SSIDs available on each band.
It is based on the same familiar OS as other DrayTek VigorAPs such as the VigorAP 902 and VigorAP 910C with scheduling (radio or individual SSIDs), 802.1X with RADIUS authentication (client or internal server) and many advanced wireless features which are detailed in the "Wireless Features" section. In addition to direct web management, the VigorAP can be managed remotely through VigorACS.
PoE Power Output with Secondary Ethernet Port
Power an adjacent additional PoE capable device, such as an IP camera or another wireless access point alongside the VigorAP 920RPD, through a single CAT5/6 cable.
You can daisy chain a second VigorAP 920R to sit alongside the the first. At up to 100 meters apart from each other, when powered by a high power 56V PoE injector.
The VigorAP 920RPD's second Ethernet port provides PoE power to any standard PoE device (802.3af or 802.3at standard). It's important to ensure that the originating PoE switch or injector which is powering the primary Vigor 920RDP provides sufficient power for the primary device and the secondary device which is connected to it. Standard 802.3at provides up to 30W. The VigorAP 920RDP uses up to 18W itself, which leaves around 12W for the second powered device (less any loss from long cabling). If you need to put a device on the secondary Ethernet port with a higher current draw, you can add our high-power PoE Injector (DrayTek Part POEINJ-H2).
| PoE PD Power Output over 100m CAT5 | Requirements |
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| 12 Watts |
DrayTek VigorSwitch with PoE+ 802.3at capability or Any standard 802.3at PoE+ Switch / Injector |
| 16 Watts | 56V PoE Injector with 60W power output |
Integrated Temperature & Humidity Sensor
To monitor operating conditions, the VigorAP 920R has an integrated temperature and humidity sensor. Alerts are sent via Syslog or E-mail, should the VigorAP's internal temperature or humidity exceed safe operating levels, or the specified temperature ranges.
The VigorAP's web interface graphs this data for up to 7 days to easily view the temperature and humidity conditions of each access point.
Dual Purpose Antenna Design - Point-to-Point or Omni-Directional
The VigorAP 920RPD is flexible by design, with both Omni-Directional antennas supplied for normal AP usage, and an integrated Directional antenna for wireless links between buildings.
| Access Point mode - Omni-Directional | Point-to-Point mode - Directional |
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The standard weatherproof antennas on the VigorAP 920RPD provide excellent coverage to nearby wireless devices on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. These are removable and use a standard N-type connector for upgrading to larger antennas. |
An integrated High-Gain Directional antenna is sealed within its weatherproof casing. Create fast Point-to-Point wireless links between buildings by pointing a pair of VigorAP 920RPD access points at each other. This operates in the 5GHz band, using 802.11ac to link the VigorAPs with up to 866Mbps of throughput across the wireless link. |
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Central Management with a DrayTek Router
The VigorAP 920R can operate in standalone autonomous mode, but can also form part of a centrally managed wireless installation by adding a compatible DrayTek wireless controller (a Vigor2862, 2926, 2952 or 3220 router). This enables you to centrally control, manage and administer multiple AP devices installed around your building/campus. Management also enables efficient usage of your wireless access point through load-balancing, whereby wireless clients are distributed across several access points to reduce congestion.
Check the "Screenshots" section for some examples of the DrayTek Vigor router's Central AP Management facilities.
The DrayTek router operating as the wireless controller can provision a DrayTek VigorAP access point using the Central AP Management profiles configured on the router, with an option to Auto Provision access points - which auto configures the VigorAP with the profile's settings configured onto the VigorAP upon initial connection to the DrayTek Vigor router's network.
For further details of the central management feature, click here.
Central Management with DrayTek VigorACS
The DrayTek VigorAP 920R can also be managed by the DrayTek VigorACS central management system - a cloud platform which can manage most DrayTek products - routers, wireless access points and Ethernet switches, giving you complete visibility and control of your DrayTek product estate, even without a DrayTek Vigor router on site.
The DrayTek VigorACS management system can be used to configure and provision DrayTek VigorAP access points, similarly to performing these actions through the VigorAP's web interface, with a familiar menu layout in the Configuration section of VigorACS.
Profiles for groups of access points can be provisioned in VigorACS by selecting a VigorACS network, then accessing Configuration > AP Profile to configure profiles and apply them selectively.
DrayTek's VigorACS management monitors the VigorAP 920R, with a Dashboard view giving a central overview of the most important information from the VigorAP's current status:
For further details of using VigorACS for central management, click here.
DrayTek VigorAP 920R Wireless Features
802.11ac Wave 2 - Multi User MIMO
The VigorAP 920R is an 802.11ac Wave 2 access point, which improves performance by increasing the amount of data that can be sent at one time. The 802.11ac Wave 2 standard includes Multi User MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) or MU-MIMO technology, which builds upon MIMO technology.
The VigorAP's MU-MIMO technology when used with MU-MIMO capable wireless clients, allows each of the antennas (or Spatial Streams) to send data to separate wireless clients, which can potentially double the data transmission rate to clients. This is because instead of spending each transmission slot transmitting to a single client regardless of whether that client can support one or both of the VigorAP's streams, the VigorAP can spend that time slot sending data out to two clients, that each use a single spatial stream.
One limitation of wireless throughput is the wireless frequency space, which is shared between everyone. A wireless access point sending out data can only send to a single wireless client at a time.
Once an access point has enough clients connected, the amount of data that can be sent out is divided amonst each wireless client requesting data, with this congestion causing slower transfer speeds as the AP has to spend more time servicing every client. Multi User MIMO allows the VigorAP to send data out to more than one wireless client at a time, so potentially the amount of data that can be sent is divided between the VigorAP's Spatial Streams instead of the access point and its assigned wireless frequency as a whole.
This is particularly useful in locations with many phones, tablet and laptops connecting, where the VigorAP's more efficient transmissions could allow each access point to serve more clients than an 802.11ac Wave 1 or 802.11n access point.
AP-Assisted Client Mobility
A wireless network covering a large area is usually made up of several Wireless Access Points (APs), to provide coverage between rooms and avoid wireless dead spots.
A wireless client, such as a Laptop, Phone or Tablet, when moving around a building or outdoors, is typically expected to make the decision of when to uncouple from one wireless access point and re-connect to a closer one. In some cases, a client will try to stay connected to an AP even when that client has moved outside of the AP's optimal range, which can result in longer wait times for videos to buffer and pages to load.
The VigorAP 920R can work in conjunction with VigorAP access points and DrayTek Vigor routers, managing the connection quality of wireless devices, to ensure that the wireless clients maintain a stronger and quicker wireless link when moving around.
When moving a device such as a tablet between the optimal ranges of a DrayTek Vigor 2862ac router and two VigorAP 920R access points, the router and access points share details of the tablet's connection strength.
If the tablet moves away from the router, the router can detect if the tablet would have a stronger signal if it was connected to a nearer VigorAP, and when this occurs, the tablet is moved off of the router's wireless, allowing it to quickly re-connect to the closer VigorAP and continue what it was doing with higher throughput and less chance of lagging.
Band Steering
Band Steering is designed to 'steer' wireless clients that support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to the faster and less congested 5GHz bands, when possible. This can improve the connection experience for clients for both 2.4GHz only devices and dual-band capable clients; With 5GHz capable devices using the faster 5GHz band, the remaining 2.4GHz clients would experience less collisions and congestion.
The total capacity (number of clients that can connect) is increased by sharing clients more evenly between each Access Point's band. With clients more evenly distributed between both the APs 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands, the overall utilisation of the throughput with each Vigor Access Point is increased.
Mobile Device Management
Mobile Device Management (MDM for short) is a feature that allows a VigorAP to determine what type of device is connecting, with details of the device manufacturer and operating system that the device is running.
Using this information, the VigorAP can apply policies to either block or allow clients of specified types for specific SSIDs, building on the VigorAP's MAC based Access Control List with an automated system that can automatically block devices of a specific type.
In the example below, mobile devices are not allowed to connect to the office's wireless network (SSID1).
The VigorAP's Mobile Device Management policy has detected that a device connecting to the "Office" wireless network is a phone, and blocks its connection to the "Office" network. The "Guest" wireless network is not restricted, so this phone can reconnect to the Guest wireless network.
Mobile Device Management information
DrayTek VigorAP 920R - Web Interface Screenshots
VigorAP 920R Wireless Configuration 
VigorAP 920R - List of Connected Stations (clients) - select a client and click "Add" to add it's MAC address to the VigorAP's Access Control list 
Scanning & Discovery of other nearby Access Points and Wireless channel usage
Access & Event Schedules - You can schedule wireless on/off (per radio or SSID), reboots,
turn off all of the unit's LED's (lights) at different times (e.g. night) and schedule the VigorAP's buzzer. 
Limiting Bandwidth for connected clients 
Built-in or external Radius Server for Client Authentication 
Temperature sensor integrated into the VigorAP 920R monitors operating temperature & humidity 
Alerts can be configured if the operating temperature or humidity is outside of the specified range
Central Management - Vigor 2860 Router
The screenshots below show the web interface the Vigor2860 (or other DrayTek controller device) when centrally managing an estate of multiple Vigor APs or other compatible units.
Vigor 2860 Rogue Access Point Detection 
Vigor 2860 Firmware Upgrade Status of multiple APs 
Vigor 2860 managed upgrade of Vigor AP units 
Vigor 2860 AP Management - Wireless Load Balance Policy
Note : The above screenshots are provided as a guide only. Exact operation and screen appearance will vary depending on firmware version and will change as features and functionality evolve. In some cases, the screenshots above may have been modified, resized, cropped or merged in order to best illustrate the features available.
| Product Code | EAN | UK Product Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAP920RPD-K | 4712909127479 | VigorAP 920RPD |
DrayTek VigorAP 920R Specification
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Physical Interfaces/Controls:
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Requires 802.3af PoE Power - Reset Button
- Antenna connectors: 2 x N Type
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
- Omni-Directional Wireless Antennae Specifications:
- 2 x Antennae (supplied)
- N-type fitting
- Omni-directional
- Removable
- Weatherproof
- TX/RX dual-band
- 2.4G Gain: 3.5 dBi
- 5G Gain: 6 dBi
- Directional High-Gain Wireless Antenna Specifications:
- Internal (Weatherproof)
- 5GHz TX/RX
- 12 dBi Gain
- Uni-Directional
- MIMO (2x2) antenna design
- 20 ° Beamwidth
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Wireless LAN Compatibility:
- IEEE 802.11ac (Wave 1 & 2) / a / b / g / n
- Frequency Band 2.4 GHz & 5.8Ghz - Simultaneous Operation
- Up to 128 clients per radio - New!
- Extended 5Ghz Band - Channels 100-140
- DFS/TPC Support
- Mesh uses 2.4GHz or 5GHz radio for operation
- Total wireless bandwidth (capacity) 1200Mb/s
- 2.4GHz at 40MHz Channel Bandwidth
- 802.11b/g/n: 300Mb/s (150Mb/s per Spatial Stream)
- 256-QAM: 400Mb/s (200Mb/s per Spatial Stream)
- 5GHz at 80MHz Channel Bandwidth
- 802.11a/n: 300Mb/s (150Mb/s per Spatial Stream)
- 802.11ac: 866Mb/s (433Mb/s per Spatial Stream)
- 2.4GHz at 40MHz Channel Bandwidth
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Security Features:
- Wireless Encryption : WPA2 (802.11i) Encryption
also supports WPA/WEP (Not recommended) - Built in 802.1x server (PEAP / EAP-TLS)
- 802.1x RADIUS Proxy (PEAP / EAP-TLS)
- PMK Caching & Pre-authentication
- Wireless Client Isolation
- Control Isolation of 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
- Hidden SSIDs (Selectable)
- WPS - WiFi Protected Setup
- MAC Address Filtering (ACL)
- Mobile Device Management
- EAPOL Key Retry - New! - Disable EAPOL Key Retry to protect unpatched WLAN clients from KRACK
- Wireless Encryption : WPA2 (802.11i) Encryption
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Operational Modes (2.4Ghz band)
- 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
- 20 / 40 MHz
- Access Point
- Station Infrastructure
- AP Bridge Point-to-Point
- AP Bridge Point-to-Multipoint
- AP Bridge WDS
- Universal Repeater
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Operational Modes (5.8Ghz band)
- 802.11ac (Wave 1 & 2) / 802.11n / 802.11a
- 20 / 40 / 80 MHz
- Multi-User MIMO
- Access Point
- Universal Repeater
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Wireless Control Features:
- Wireless Client Status List in WUI
- Client Limit per radio
- Client Limit per SSID - New!
- Up to four distinct SSIDs (for VLANs) for each frequency band (2.4/5Ghz)
- MAC Cloning
- Built-in DHCP Server & DHCP Relay
- Trusted DHCP Server IP for WLAN - New! - Only specifed DHCP server IP can assign IP addresses to WLAN clients
- 802.1q VLAN
- Station Control - Time limit wireless connectivity per Station (e.g. 1 hour) & set allowed Reconnection time (e.g. 1 day)
- Wireless Performance Optimisation:
- Airtime Fairness
- Band Steering
- AP-Assisted Client Mobility
- WMM (Wireless MultiMedia)
- Bandwidth Management (Per Station / Per SSID)
- Diagnostic Features:
- System Log
- Speed Test
- Traffic Graph - AP Traffic & Per Station
- Data Flow Monitor - View live traffic usage per WLAN client
- Wireless LAN Statistics
- Interference Monitor
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Management:
- Web Interface (HTTP/HTTPS)
- DHCP Client
- TR-069 Control (For VigorACS or other TR-069 platform)
- CLI (Command Line Interface) - Telnet
- Firmware upgrade by TR-069/HTTP
- Central AP Management (from compatible DrayTek router/controller)
- SNMP v2, v2c, v3
- Management VLAN
- LED Control (enable/disable/schedule)
- Buzzer (for locating AP)
- Configuration File Export (with password) & Import
- Wireless Auto On/Off - New! - Sound alert / Disable Wireless if VigorAP is unable to ping specified host
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Power:
- Standalone Power Consumption: 18 Watts
- PoE PassThrough Power Consumption:
- Powered by 802.3at: 30 Watts total (12 watts for PoE-PD)
- Powered by 52v to 56v PoE Injector: 43.2 Watts Max
- PoE Standards: 802.3at
- PoE adapter not supplied, requires PoE injector or a PoE switch such as the VigorSwitch P1092
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Environmental & Physical:
- Operating Temperature : -40 ° C to 70 ° C
- Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% (Non-condensing)
- Physical Dimensions: 160mm (W) x 255mm (H) x 80mm (D)
- Physical Dimensions with Aerials and bracket: 160mm (W) x 485mm (H) x 180mm (D)
- Weight : 1.7kg (main unit, including Aerials and bracket)
- Fitting: Wall, Ceiling or Pole Mountable
- Pack Contents: VigorAP 920R main unit, two N-type Omnidirectional aerials, Quick Start Guide
- Warranty
- Two (2) Year Manufacturer's RTB
- Optional VigorCare Enhanced Warranty Available
- VigorCare B3 3 Year Subscription: VCARE-B3
- VigorCare B5 5 Year Subscription: VCARE-B5
