FAP-431F-E FortiAP-431F Indoor Wireless FortiAP - Tri radio (2x 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 4x4 MIMO and 1x 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2, 2x2 MU-MIMO), internal antennas, 1x 100/1000/2500 Base-T RJ45, 1x 10/10

Hardware

Hardware Type

Indoor AP

Number of Radios

3 + 1 BLE

Number of Antennas

5 Internal + 1 BLE Internal

Antenna Type and Peak Gain

PIFA:
4 dBi for 2.4 GHz, 5 dBi for 5 GHz

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: 2.4 GHz
Channel width: 4x4 20/40 MHz
Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, QAM64, QAM256, and QAM1024
MIMO chains: 4x4 service

Radio 2 Capabilities

Frequency Band: 5.0 GHz
Channel width: 4x4 20/40/80MHz and 2x2 160MHz
contiguous Modulation: BPSK, QPSK, QAM64, QAM256, and QAM1024
Mimo chains: 4x4 service

Radio 3 Capabilities

Frequency band: 2.4/5.0 GHz MIMO chains: 1x1 frequency scanning

Maximum Data Rate

Radio 1: up to 1147 Mbps
Radio 2: up to 2402 Mbps
Radio 3: scan only

Bluetooth Low Energy Radio

Bluetooth scanning and iBeacon advertisement @ 6 dBm max TX power

Interfaces

1x 100/1000/2500 Base-T RJ45,
1 x 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ45,
1x Type A USB, 1x RS-232 RJ45 Serial Port

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

802.3at PoE default
1 port powered by 802.3at or 2 ports powered by 802.3af
- Full System functionality + USB support 1 port is connected to 802.3af - No USB support, Operate
in 2x2 mode with reduced power R1/R2 17dBm(Tx power)

Simultaneous SSIDs

Up to 16 (14 if background scanning enabled)

EAP Type(s)

EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, PEAPv0/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 and allowlist

Maximum Tx Power (Conducted)

Radio 1: 2.4 GHz 24 dBm / 251 mW (4 chains combined)*
Radio 2: 5 GHz 23 dBm / 200 mW (4 chains combined)*
Radio 3: NA

Kensington Lock

Yes

IEEE Standards

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11i,802.11j, 802.11k, 802.11n, 802.11r, 802.11v, 802.11w,
802.11ac, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), 802.1Q, 802.1X, 802.3ad, 802.3af, 802.3at, 802.3az, 802.3bz

SSID Types Supported

Local-Bridge, Tunnel, and Mesh

Per Radio Client Capacity

512 clients per radio (Radio1 and Radio2)

Cellular Co-existence

Yes

LED Off Mode

Yes

Reset Button

Yes

Advanced 802.11 Features

OFDMA

Yes (UL and DL)

2.4 GHz OFDMA

Yes

Spatial Reuse (BSS Coloring)

Yes

UL MU-MIMO 802.11ax mode

Yes

DL-MU-MIMO

Yes

HE-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

8.27 x 8.27 x 2.22 inches (210 x 210 x 56.5 mm)

Mounting Options

Ceiling, T-Rail, and Wall