Fortinet FortiAP 231F

Specifications

Hardware

Hardware Type

Indoor AP

Number of Radios

3 + 1 BLE

Number of Antennas

3 Dual band Internal Wi-Fi + 1 BLE/ZigBee

Antenna Type and Peak Gain

PIFA antenna

Dual band: 4.5dBi for 2.4Ghz and 5.5dBi for 5GHz

BLE antenna 4.0dBi at 2.4GHz band

Frequency Bands (GHz)

2.400–2.4835, 5.150–5.250, 5.250–5.350, 5.470–5.725, 5.725–5.850

Radio 1 Capabilities

Frequency band: 2.4GHz

Channel width: 20/40MHz

Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, 64/256/1024 QAM

MIMO Chains: 2×2 Service

Radio 2 Capabilities

Frequency band: 5.0GHz

Channel width: 20/40/80MHz

Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, 64/256/1024 QAM

MIMO Chains: 2×2 Service

Radio 3 Capabilities

Frequency bands: 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz

MIMO Chains: 1×1 Frequency Scanning

Maximum Data Rate

Radio 1: up to 574 Mbps

Radio 2: up to 1201 Mbps

Radio 3: Frequency scanning only

Bluetooth Low Energy Radio

Bluetooth scanning and iBeacon advertisement @ 10 dBm max TX power

Interfaces

2x 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ45, 1x Type 2.0 USB, 1x RS-232 RJ45 Serial Port

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

1 x 802.3at PoE default

1 x 802.af PoE no USB function

Simultaneous SSIDs

Up to 16 (14 if background scanning enabled)

EAP Type(s)

EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST

User/Device Authentication

WPA™, WPA2™, and WPA3™ with 802.1x or Preshared key, WEP, Web Captive Portal, MAC blocklist & allowlist

Maximum Tx Power (Conducted)

Radio 1: 2.4GHz: 23 dBm / 200 mW (2 chains combined)

Radio 2: 5GHz: 22 dBm / 158 mW (2 chains combined)

Radio 3: NA

Kensington Lock

Yes

IEEE Standards

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11j, 802.11k, 802.11n, 802.11r, 802.11v, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.1Q, 802.1X, 802.3ad, 802.3af, 802.3at, 802.3az

SSID Types Supported

Local-Bridge, Tunnel, and Mesh

Per Radio Client Capacity

Up to 512 clients per radio (Radio1 and Radio2)

Cellular Co-existence

Yes

Reset Button

Yes

LED Off Mode

Yes

Advanced 802.11 Features

OFDMA

Yes

Spatial Reuse (BSS Coloring)

Yes

UL MU-MIMO 802.11ax mode

Yes

DL-MU-MIMO

Yes

Enhanced Target Wake Time (TWT)

Yes

ZeroWait DFS/Agile DFS

No

Wireless Monitoring Capabilities

Rogue Scan radio modes

Background, Dedicated

WIPS / WIDS radio modes

Background, Dedicated (recommended)

Packet Sniffer Mode

Yes

Spectrum Analyzer

Yes

Dimensions

Length x Width x Height

6.0 x 6.0 x 2.86 inches (153.2 x 153.2 x 53.0 mm)

Weight

1.0 lbs (0.543 kg)

Package (shipping) Weight

2.1lbs (0.95 kg)

Mounting Options

Ceiling, T-Rail, and Wall

Included Accessories

Standard Mount kit for Ceiling, T-Rail, and Wall

Environment

Power Supply

802.3at PoE SP-FAP200-PA-XX or GPI-130

Power Consumption (Maximum)

17W

Humidity

5 – 90% non condensing

Operating / Storage Temperature

32–122°F (0 – 50°C) / -22–158°F (-30–70°C)