H3C WA6600 New

Generation Access Point

802.11ax Indoor Series Access Point

Release Date: Feb 2021

New H3C Technologies Co., Limited

H3C WA6600 New Generation 802.11ax Indoor
Series Access Points
Overview
H3C WA6600 series access points are the latest generation wireless access points developed based on
802.11ax standard. They are designed with dual-radio or creative triple-radio 802.11ax technology standard
respectively, and provide a transmission speed at least 2 times faster than 802.11ac products. This makes the
series suitable for high-density access scenarios, such as hotel, stadium, and enterprise campus, and e-
schoolbag applications.

H3C WA6600 series includes three indoor models - WA6622, WA6628 and WA6638. With built-in antennas,
both WA6622 and WA6628 support dual radio, and WA6638 support triple radio. All models support multi-
rate uplink ports with the max speed of 5Gbps or 10Gbps. They are compact in appearance and support
both wall mounting and ceiling mounting.

H3C WA6622 Internal Antennas 6 Streams Dual Radio 802.11ax/ac/n AP

H3C WA6628 Internal Antennas 12 Streams Dual Radio 802.11ax/ac/n AP

 H3C WA6638 Internal Antennas 12 Streams Triple Radio 802.11ax/ac/n AP

Features and benefits

New-generation Wi-Fi standard 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

802.11ac, the fifth-generation wireless technology, provides a transmit rate of up to 1733Mbps per radio.
802.11ax, the sixth-generation wireless technology, provides a maximum of eight spatial streams per 5GHz
radio and up to 4.8Gbps in transmission speed. For example, the WA6628 dual-radio AP can provide up to
5.95Gbps access rate (4.8Gbps on 5GHz plus 1.15Gbps on 2.4GHz), which is suitable for all high-density
access scenarios and provides better access experience.

DL/UL MU-MIMO

H3C WA6600 series AP supports DL/UL MU-MIMO technology, which is the most important feature of
802.11ax. DL/UL MU-MIMO technology allows AP to send data to multiple stations simultaneously. For
example, WA6628 can communicate with up to eight stations at the same time, breaking through the
traditional wireless serial communication mechanism, increasing the utilization rate of wireless spectrum
resources, improving the number of effective access users and access experience under high-density
deployment.

Smart cloud access and optimal WLAN TCO

The WA6600 series complies with the 802.11ax standard. It works on dual or triple radio and provides high-
speed transmission that is at least 2 times faster than 802.11ac products under the same conditions. The
WA6600 series is available for easy maintenance and management from the H3C Cloudnet platform. Through
smart RF optimization technologies, the series provides mobile cloud access in coverage scope, access
density, and operation stability, and achieves the optimal wireless network Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

High-efficiency uplink ports with support of multiple rates

The uplink ports on the WA6600 support auto-negotiation of various transmit rates, including 100Mbps,
1000Mbps, 2.5Gbps, and 5Gbps. Both WA6628 and WA6638 support 10Gbps multi-rate uplink. Both Ethernet
ports of WA6628 support PoE and they can work simultaneously for high reliability and availability.
Orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)

802.11ax uses OFDMA to allow multiple users to transmit data simultaneously. OFDMA splits a channel into
sub-channels, known as resource units (RUs), with specific subcarriers, and assigns RUs to different users for
simultaneous transmission. OFDMA enables simultaneous multi-user transmission and reduces latency
caused by channel contention.

Spatial multiplexing

802.11ax assigns a different color per BSS to help WA6600 identify co-channel interference and stop
transmission in time. If a radio detects 802.11ax signals from a BSS that has the same color as the radio's
BSS, it determines that co-channel interference exists and stops data transmission. This optimizes frequency
reuse and improves network capacity.

Target Wake Time (TWT)

TWT improves power efficiency and reduces contention by increasing client sleep time and allowing
negotiation of the times that clients can access the medium.

Built-in Bluetooth

H3C WA6600 series adopts built-in Bluetooth module which can support 10m long-distance Console
function, avoid additional workload in the process of equipment installation and maintenance, reduce the
difficulty of troubleshooting, and support iBeacon shaking.

Support for IoT services

For the various application in IoT era, WA6622 and WA6638 have been designed IoT port for H3C T300 IoT
modules to provide short-distance and low-power consumption IoT services, such as BLE, RFID, ZigBee, and
UWB. Those APs can connect up to ten T300 modules by IoT port. Both this IoT port and network port
support link aggregation (LACP) which increase availability and capacity.

Green design

WA6600 employs a green design that supports dynamic MIMO power saving (DMPS), enhanced automatic
power save delivery (E-APSD), and smart identification of terminal network requirements. It can dynamically
adjust the MIMO working mode and efficiently put terminals to sleep.

WA6600 supports green AP mode that enables single radio standby and allows for more precise power
control.
WA6600 supports the innovative per-packet power control (PPC) technology, which reduces standby power
consumption and improves mobile device standby time.

Local forwarding

WA6600 supports both centralized forwarding and local forwarding. With centralized forwarding, APs tunnel
incoming data frames to the AC and the AC forwards the data frames. With local forwarding, APs directly
forward data frames. The local forwarding mode significantly saves wired bandwidth.

IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack (Native IPv6)

WA6600 is fully compliant with IPv6, and implements dual IPv4/IPv6 protocol stacks. It can automatically
associate with an AC to provide wireless services no matter in an IPv4 or IPv6 network, so that it never runs
as an information silo.

End user Admission Defense (EAD)

As one of components of H3C iMC, EAD integrates network access and endpoint security products, and helps
ensure that only wireless clients that comply with enterprise security policies can access the network. When
working with a security policy server, it can remind users, isolate or log them off when their systems are
infected or not patched correctly. Only wireless clients that are complied with security policies are admitted.
This enhances overall wireless security.

Remote probing and analysis

WA6600 can act as a remote probing and analysis sensor to monitor a WLAN, collect channel information,
and report the information to the local device for further analysis. This can satisfy wireless network
monitoring and maintenance requirements.

RF Optimizing Engine (ROE)

ROE, through feature- and protocol-based RF optimization, provides greater speed and QoS in middle- to
high-density access and streaming media transmission scenarios. It provides features such as multi-user
fairness, mixed access fairness, interference filtering, speed optimization, band navigation, multicast
optimization (IPv4/IPv6), per-packet power control, and intelligent bandwidth guarantee.

Real Time Spectrum Guard (RTSG)

Real Time Spectrum Guard (RTSG) is the innovative H3C professional state-monitoring program for the
wireless spectrum. H3C 802.11ax series AP supports the internal RF data acquisition module to achieve
deeply integrated monitoring and real time spectrum protection.

The RTSG Console is integrated into the iMC (intelligent Management Center), and performs data acquisition
through the CAPWAP tunnel management and Sensor AP. It can achieve 24x7 wireless signal quality
monitoring, trend assessment and unauthorized interference alert. Through active probe and 2.4GHz/5GHz
RF interference source (WiFi or non-WiFi) in every band, it provides a graphic representation of real-time FFT
plot of the spectral density plot, spectrum diagram, the duty cycle map, event spectrum diagram, channel
gain and interference gain. It can also automatically identify the source of interference, to determine the
location of rogue wireless equipment, to ensure the wireless network is always in great shape. Combined
with H3C iMC IAR (Intelligent Analysis Report) module, it can maintain a complete history of RF quality in
the coverage area, including its trace and playback, automatically generate customized trend, compliance
and audit reports.

To cater for the different supervision demands in user's wireless environment, the RTSG solution can be
deployed in either Local mode or Monitor mode. In Local Mode, you can maintain normal user access and
data packet forwarding without compromising effective spectrum protection.

H3C Cellular Coexistence Feature (CCF)

H3C uses built-in hardware filtering to minimize the impact of interference from 3G/4G cellular networks.

Anchor AC mode

Anchor AC mode is designed for networks of all sizes, including SMB. In Anchor AC mode, AP will serve as
a virtual controller for the entire network.

Could-based Management

H3C cloud-managed APs were developed based on the Cloudnet platform, on which network
administrators can manage the cloud-managed APs directly, for example, view cloud-managed AP status
in real time and deploy configurations from the cloud to cloud-managed APs. This greatly improves
network efficiency and enhances security and stability.

Intelligent load balancing

WA6600 supports session- and traffic-based load balancing. When the load of the AP reaches the upper
limit, the AC rejects the association requests of new clients and directs the clients to another AP with smaller
load. What sets H3C intelligent load balancing apart from existing load balancing solutions is that it starts
load balancing only for clients that are in the overlapping AP coverage. This maximizes wireless network
capacity.

Intelligent unified wired and wireless management

The whole series of H3C wireless products can be managed by the Wireless Service Manager (WSM)
component of H3C Intelligent Management Center (IMC). WSM provides unified management of wired and
wireless networks, adding wireless network management functions into existing wired network management
systems.

WSM offers a simple and user friendly management platform for wireless network administrators. It
implements panel management, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, software version control,
configuration management, and user access management of wireless devices. In addition, it can manage
wired devices by cooperating with other components in IMC.

Technical specifications

Hardware specifications

Item WA6622 WA6628 WA6638

Weight 0.3 kg (0.66 lb) 0.4 kg (0.88 lb) 0.4 kg (0.88 lb)

Dimensions 43 × 210 × 210 mm (1.69 52 × 239 × 236 mm (2.05 × 52 × 239 × 236 mm (2.05 ×
(H × W × D) × 8.27 × 8.27 in) 9.41 × 9.29 in) 9.41 × 9.29 in)

Port 1: Port 1:
Port 1:
Uplink 100M/1000M/2.5G/5G, 100/1000M/2.5G/5G/10G, RJ-
100/1000M/2.5G/5G/10G,
Ethernet RJ-45 45
RJ-45
ports Port 2: 10/100/1000M, Port 2: 10/100/1000M, RJ-45
Port 2: 10/100/1000M, RJ-45
RJ-45, IoT

Port 1: 802.3bt/at
PoE+ Port 1: 802.3at Port 1: 802.3bt/at
Port 2: 802.3at

Local power
54 VDC 54 VDC 54 VDC
supply

PoE power Port 2 (GE)

Port 2 (GE) Not supported
out

Console port One (RJ-45)

USB port One

Built-in omni-directional antenna

5dBi antenna gain @2.4GHz 3dBi antenna gain @2.4GHz 3dBi antenna gain @2.4GHz

5dBi antenna gain @5GHz 4dBi antenna gain @5GHz 4dBi antenna gain @5GHz
Built-in
4dBi antenna gain @5GHz
antenna
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Built-in
Supported (Support to switch RFID through software)
Bluetooth

IoT Extension BLE, RFID, ZigBee, etc. Not supported BLE, RFID, ZigBee, etc.

Working 802.11ax/ac/n/a: 5.725 to 5.850 GHz; 5.47 to 5.725 GHz; 5.15 to 5.35 GHz
frequencies 802.11ax/b/g/n: 2.4 to 2.483 GHz

OFDM: BPSK@6/9Mbps, QPSK@12/18Mbps, 16-QAM@24Mbps, 64-QAM@48/54Mbps

DSSS: DBPSK@1Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps, [email protected]/11Mbps (file://dbpsk@1mbps,

Modulation dqpsk@2mbps, [email protected]/11Mbps)

technology MIMO-OFDM (11n): MCS 0-31

MIMO-OFDM (11ac): MCS 0-9

MIMO-OFDM (11ax): MCS 0-11

11b: DSS: [email protected]/11Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps, DBPSK@1Mbps

11a/g: OFDM: 64QAM@48/54Mbps, 16QAM@24Mbps, QPSK@12/18Mbps,

Modulation BPSK@6/9Mbps

mode 11n: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

11ac: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM

11ax: MIMO-OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM, 1024QAM

Maximum
20 dBm (Transmit power is multi-chain combined power, no antenna gain is included.
transmit
The actual transmit power depends on local laws and regulations)
power

Adjustable
power 1 dBm
granularity

Reset/restora
tion to
Supported
factory
default

Alternating flashing mode, orange/green/blue for different working states, breathing

State LED
mode

Operating temperature: -10°C to +55°C (32°F to 113°F)

Temperature
Storage temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)

Operating: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Humidity
Storage: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Protection
IP42
class
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Overall
power < 25 W (excluding IoT modules)
consumption

Safety GB4943, EN60601-1-2 (medical electrical equipment), UL/CSA 60950-1, EN/IEC 60950-1,
compliance EN/IEC 60950-22

EMC GB9254, EN301 489, EN55022, FCC Part 15, RSS-210

Radio
frequency FCC Part 15, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, and MIIT SRRC
certification

Health FCC Bulletin OET-65C, EN 50385, IC Safety Code 6

MTBF > 250000 hours

Software specifications

Item WA6622 WA6628 WA6638

Compliance 802.11 Indoor, compliant with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

5GHz (1), 4×4:4

5GHz, 4×4:4 5GHz, 8×8:8 MU-MIMO

Working frequencies and MU-MIMO MU-MIMO 5GHz (2), 4×4:4

MIMO 2.4GHz, 2×2:2 2.4GHz, 4×4:4 MU-MIMO
MU-MIMO MU-MIMO 2.4GHz, 4×4:4
MU-MIMO

20MHz/40MHz/80MHz
Supported
bandwidth

80MHz+80MHz/160MHz
Supported Supported Supported
802.11ax bandwidth

Maximum transmission 2.975 Gbps 5.95 Gbps 5.95 Gbps

speed

A-MPDU Supported

A-MSDU Supported

Maximum likelihood
Supported
decoding (MLD)

Maximum-ratio combining
Supported
(MRC)
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Space-time block coding

Supported
(STBC)

Low-density parity-check
Supported
(LDPC)

CDD/CSD Supported

DFS Supported

Transmit Beamforming Supported

Maximum number of clients

512
per radio

32
Virtual APs As a best practice, configure a maximum of five
virtual APs for each radio.

Open system/shared key

Supported
authentication

Broadcast probe request

Supported
acknowledge control

Concurrent login of WPA,

WLAN basics WPA2, WPA3 and Pre- Supported
RSNA users

RTS/CTS Supported

CTS-to-self Supported

802.11k and 802.11v smart

Supported
roaming

802.11r fast transition

Supported
roaming

Hide SSID Supported

Hotspot 2.0 Supported

Abnormal offline check, station aging, statistics and

Station related
status query
WLAN
Client number limit Supported
extension
Link integrity check Supported

Repeater mode Supported

WEP-64/128/152bit, dynamic WEP, TKIP,

Security policy Encryption
CCMP ,WPA3
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Multiple triggering conditions for unicast and

broadcast key update

802.11i Supported

802.1X authentication, MAC authentication, PSK

authentication, Portal authentication, PPSK
Authentication
H3C WX series access controllers might be required
for authentication.

Layer 2 user isolation

User isolation
SSID-based user isolation

Packet filtering

Forwarding security MAC address filtering

Broadcast storm suppression

Wireless terminal access Wireless EAD

SSID and VLAN binding Supported

WIDS/WIPS Supported

Management frame
Supported
protection (802.11w)

RADIUS client Supported

Multiple-domain
Supported
AAA authentication server

Backup authentication
Supported
server

Static IP (available only in fat AP mode)

IP address configuration
DHCP assigned IP (Option 60)

Native IPv6 Supported

Layer 2 and IPv6 Portal Supported

Layer 3 features IPv6 SAVI Supported

ACL IPv4/IPv6

Local forwarding Local forwarding based on SSID and VLAN

Multicast IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping

802.11e Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)

QoS
Priority 802.1p priority and marking on Ethernet ports
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Priority mapping for wired and wireless packets

QoS policy mapping SSID/VLAN and QoS policy mapping

Layer 2 to Layer 4 packet

filtering and traffic Supported
classification

CAR Supported

Client bandwidth Station-based bandwidth allocation

management SSID-based bandwidth allocation

Traffic-based load balancing

Session-based load balancing

Load balancing
Frequency-based load balancing (supports dual-
band)

Band navigation Supported

Multicast optimization
Supported
(IPv4/IPv6)

Call Admission Control Session-based CAC

(CAC) Channel usage-based CAC

SVP Phone Supported

PPC Supported

Green AP mode Supported

Dynamic MIMO power

Power saving Supported
saving

E-APSD Supported

WMM Power Save Supported

Trap, HTTP(S), SSH, Telnet, FTP/TFTP, SNMP V1/V2/V3

Network management
only applicable in Cloud/Fat mode

Management Management SSID Supported

and Syslog Supported

maintenance Remote probing and

Supported
analysis

AP Working Mode Fit/Anchor/Cloud/Fat

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WMM, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open
Wi-Fi Certified
(OWE)
Antenna Patterns

WA6622:
Radio1: 5GHz (AP front facing down)

Radio1: 2.4GHz (AP front facing down)

WA6628:
Radio1: 5GHz (AP front facing down)
Radio2: 2.4GHz (AP front facing down)

WA6638:
Radio1: 5GHz (AP front facing down)
Radio2: 5GHz (AP front facing down)

Radio3: 2.4GHz (AP front facing down)

Ordering information
Product ID Description
EWP-WA6622-FIT H3C WA6622 Internal Antennas 6 Streams Dual Radio 802.11ax/ac/n Access Point,FIT

EWP-WA6628-FIT H3C WA6628 Internal Antennas 12 Streams Dual Radio 802.11ax/ac/n Access Point,FIT

EWP-WA6638-FIT H3C WA6638 Internal Antennas 12 Streams Triple Radio 802.11ax/ac/n Access Point,FIT

ADP040-54V-GL H3C 54V 40W High Power Adapter Power Supply (optional)

ADP040-54V-PoE-GL H3C 54V 40W High Power Adapter Power Supply (including PoE Injector, optional)

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