One powerful Mesh WiFi network in a box. No cables. Maximum WiFi coverage and 3 modes of usage. Introducing the new WAC564 Instant Mesh Multi-mode Access Point with maximum WiFi performance and coverage with an integrated four-port Ethernet switch for optional wired connectivity. NETGEAR Business keeps on innovating with the new Multi-mode capability of the WAC564. WAC564 can be used as: A Mesh extender for existing WAC540 wireless networks or another WAC564 A powerful and feature-rich 11AC Wireless Access Point with VLAN management A wireless 4-port switch for instant remote wired connectivity and VLAN carry-over This new product is the best solution for any business that needs to expand their infrastructure wireless network without the use of cables. Those hard to reach areas can now have blazing fast WiFi with Instant Mesh technology. The WAC564, like the WAC540, has three robust 802.11ac radios (NETGEAR''s patented FastLane3 Tri-band technology) to establish a strong wireless backhaul link to a nearby, compatible device such as WAC540. Instant Mesh is the wireless connection between two or more devices to expand WiFi coverage without the use of cables and only works with WAC540s. Business features for higher speed, coverage, and density Wi-Fi Easy installation through the NETGEAR Insight management solution Loadbalancing: Client load balancing based on channel utilization. Advanced features for network administrator to fine tune the load balancing for their deployments via Rx RSSI and max client threshold settings. Bandsteering: Adaptive client band steering to help wireless client connect to the least congested wireless network. Mobility: Fast roaming leveraging the OKC (Opportunistic Key Caching). Supports Assisted Roaming for clients using 802.11kv. Max clients: Supports approximately 40 clients when in extender mode. Simultaneous Tri-band Wi-Fi Radio 1: IEEE® 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz 256QAM support (400Mbps) Radio 2: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz 256QAM support (866Mbps) Radio 3: IEEE® 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz 256QAM support (1733Mbps) Remote Cloud management and monitoring through the Insight app or Cloud Portal Connect up to 80 users, together with VLAN Support, and expand coverage by adding more Instant Mesh devices across your business. This new Tri-band 4x4 Wireless Mesh extender has state-of-the-art 802.11AC Wave-2 Wireless performance and management and includes NETGEAR Insight Cloud management capability. Using either the NETGEAR Insight app or the Insight Cloud Portal, you can quickly confi gure your expanded network - in an instant. NETGEAR introduces the unique Instant Mesh capability in Insight with: Unifi ed Network Management of LAN and wireless mesh Instant confi guration of the Mesh access point with consistent experience VLAN and QoS management, all existing VLAN confi gurations are kept when adding the WAC564 to the existing WiFi network, instantly With WAC564 paired to a WAC540 access point, NETGEAR introduces the unique Instant Mesh technology in Insight with: Unifi ed Network Management of LAN and wireless MESH. Instant confi guration of the Mesh extender with consistent experience. VLAN and QoS management, all existing VLAN confi gurations are kept when adding the WAC564 to the existing Wi-Fi network, instantly.