MikroTik cAP ax [cAPGi-5HaxD2HaxD] (r2)

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:slight_smile:

A new MikroTik product:

cAP ax [cAPGi-5HaxD2HaxD] (r2)

Wi-Fi Speed AX1800 (1200@5GHz + 574@2.4GHz)

2 gigabit ports, on one PoE in, on the other PoE out (PASSIVE, 600mA max)
1 5GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax 2x2 MIMO 1W 5150~5850 MHz (limited for each country)
1 2,4GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax 2x2 MIMO 1W 2400~2500 MHz (limited for each country)
Dual Stream 180Ā° 2x2 MIMO antenna for each frequency.
2,4GHz 5.6dBi
5GHz 5.4~6.0dBi (based on frequency)

Max EIRP on 2.4GHz: 30.83dBm
Max EIRP on 5GHz: 28.15~31.57dBm (based on frequency)

RouterOS v7 (only), license L4
RAM 1GB
Storage 128MB NAND

https://fccid.io/TV7CPG52X/

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Shut up and take my money! :wink:

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The external design and mount points are similar to the cAP XL ac:

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Just what I have been waiting for !

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This is the big versionā€¦the smaller would be more appreciated from my sideā€¦

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2.5g on first port would have been niceā€¦ But still.. instabuy :slight_smile:

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2.5G = more heat, more uselessly depleted powerā€¦
The limit still to real usable from IP protocol ~800Mbpsā€¦

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2x2, canā€™t really take advantage of >1G port real world and just adds cost.

hope a 4x4+ model comes with a >1G port

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Is there an wall mount enclosure?

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If same enclosure as cap ac xl, it can be mounted both horizontally as vertically with the same bracket.
Just be careful to put the wide part on the bottom when mounting vertically otherwise it might slide off if not fixed properly :laughing:

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Itā€™s a shame about the design - I am not sure my wife will allow that on the ceiling here, and that is where I would be testing my first one.

The original CAP AC, with the optional square housing, is tidy (both with round and square housing)

The ā€œbig ugly smoke alarm thingā€ as I call it to my customers, is something I hoped would be a thing of the past. I do like the mounting bracket design though.

The HAP got a new ā€˜edgyā€™ design. Shame the CAP didnā€™t.

Nice to see progress on the hardware though. Iā€™ve only fitted 10x EAP225 in the factory so far (I told the boss they were not expensive so it was not the ā€˜final solutionā€™, and hopefully Mikrotik will release soon). Maybe I will get the 10-acre industrial site done with Mikrotik this year after all. It would help if I could actually purchase anything though (still looking for a CCR-something or RB5009 - no stock).

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I hoped for a overhauled/refreshed design of ā€œcAP acā€. And not a 1:1 clone of ā€œcAP xlā€. I would like to place it on a wall rather than on a ceiling. And that would look absolutely like garbish, having ā€œa smoke detectorā€ mounted on a wall.

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It just looks like a ā€œDIY project boxā€ rather than a professional product.

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The biggest issue with design is the size. If it would be half size you would have nice deviceā€¦ it is the same as with hap AC/AX3. And if you see picture from inside CAP XL there is such a wasted space just make the device biger WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. Mikrotik you should fire people responsible for design/SIZE of the deviceā€¦

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These comments about the size are ridiculous.

You want one dual ax device with 2x2 5.9dBi antenna gain to the same size of the mAP lite???

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No we want it slimmer and ideally a smaller diameter.
The option of a square housing again would be nice too, like original cAP AC

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Do we need 5.9dBi antenna since the tx power is reduced with them?

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That you are one of those who believe that distance and sensitivity are only made by the power of the radio?

Cantā€™ be slimmer for cooling inside, and canā€™t have smaller diameter because ā€œthe free spaceā€ are reflectors for antennas.

The world is full of manufacturers, if you donā€™t like the look, buy a more fashionable brandā€¦

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Square housing of cAP AC has my preference.

And donā€™t forget about Cap Lite.
That one also has a tiny rectangular housing. I prefer it much more then the round one as well.
(base board is more or less the same as mAP Lite)

I would think the square housing of cAP AC (or similar, adjusted for internal space) should be feasible for cAP AC XL and AX as well ?

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Have you ever seen CAP XL from inside???