Access Points (APs)

Ruckus APs support the most commonly used standards—802.3af, 802.3at, and 802.3bt—and even UPOE (proprietary). The Ruckus AP, the R730, supports all PoE alternatives matching the Ruckus ICX switches. That is, the R730 can power up from an ICX switch because it supports all of the PoE standards, as well as PoE+ Overdrive and PoH (PoE++ or UPOE). Consequently, a Ruckus ICX switch is the ideal match to provide connectivity and power to Ruckus APs, as well as the most demanding PDs in the market.

Other Ruckus APs take a more conservative approach because a customer might attach an AP to an unknown switch with limited or unknown PoE capabilities. Although the AP is capable of PoE+, the AP requests a lesser amount of power during bootup to ensure it will have an opportunity to boot up.

Once the AP has received power from the switch and booted up, only then does the AP utilize LLDP to request more power, usually Class 4 (30W). If the unknown switch has enough power budget or capability to support PoE+, it will grant the 30W requested.

Deploying Ruckus ICX switches and Ruckus APs guarantees the interoperability and capability to provide all the power needed by an AP to properly function at full capability as designed.