Overview:
The Juniper AP21 is a high-performance access point that supports 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi and patented virtual Bluetooth LE. The AP21 works in conjunction with the Juniper Mist cloud architecture driven by Mist AI to collect and analyze metadata in near real-time from all wireless clients. This enables rapid problem detection and root cause identification with proactive correction e.g. for applications such as self-driving networks.
In addition, the AP21 has a dynamic vBLE 16-element antenna array for the industry’s most accurate and scalable location services, including User Engagement, Asset Visibility, and Contact Tracing applications. This is achieved without the need for battery-powered BLE beacons and manual calibration.
Juniper AI-Driven Network
Juniper brings true innovation to the wireless space with the world’s first AI-driven wireless LAN (WLAN).
The Juniper AI-Driven Enterprise makes Wi-Fi predictable, reliable, and measurable with unprecedented visibility into the user experience through customizable service level expectation (SLE) metrics. Time-consuming manual IT tasks are replaced with AI-driven proactive automation and self-healing, lowering Wi-Fi operational costs and saving substantial time and money.
All operations are managed via our open and programmable microservices architecture, which delivers maximum scalability and performance while also bringing DevOps agility to wireless networking and location services.
The Juniper Mist Cloud Architecture
Juniper’s Mist AI leverages a cloud-native microservices architecture that delivers unparalleled agility, scale, and resiliency to your network. An AI engine lowers OpEx and delivers insights by using data science to analyze large amounts of rich metadata collected from Juniper Access Points.
Juniper Mist Edge
Juniper Mist Edge is an on-premises appliance that runs a tunnel termination service. Juniper APs offer a flexible data plane. Traffic can be broken out locally, or tunneled to Juniper Mist Edge. There are many use cases the Juniper Mist Edge solves, including seamless mobility in large campus environments, tunneling of guest traffic to a DMZ, IoT segmentation, and teleworker.
Specifications:
| AP21 Access Point Specifications |
| Wi-Fi Standard |
802.11ac Wave 2 |
| Combined Highest Supported Data Rates |
1.3 Gbps |
| 2.4 GHz |
2x2:2 802.11b/g/n/ac up to 400 Mbps data rate. 802.11ac for VHT-capable proprietary clients |
| 5 GHz |
2x2:2 802.11a/n/ac Wave 2 up to 867 Mbps data rate |
| Bluetooth |
16 directional antenna + 1 omni antenna Bluetooth array |
| Beam Forming |
Transmit Beamforming and Maximal Ratio Combining |
| Power Options |
802.3af PoE
12V/3A DC power supply |
| Power Adapter |
100-240VAC, 50-60 Hz, input
All regions (output): 12V/3A DC output |
| Dimensions |
203mm x 203mm x 40mm (7.99in x 7.99in x 1.57in) |
| Weight |
0.636 kg (1.4 lbs) |
| Operating Temperature |
Internal antenna: 0° to 40° C |
| Operating Humidity |
10% to 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing |
| Operating Altitude |
3,048 m (10,000 ft) |
| Electromagnetic Emissions |
FCC Part 15 Class B |
| I/O |
One 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing with PoE-in
One 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing with 48Vdc PoE-out |
| Indicators |
Multi-color status LED |
| Compliance Standards |
UL 60950-1
CAN/CSAC22.2
No. 60950-1
FCC Part 15.247, 15.407, 15.107, and 15.109
RSS247
ICES003 (Canada) |
| Ethernet0+PoE |
10/100/1000 BaseT RJ45 interface that supports 802.3af/802.3at PoE PD |
| Ethernet1 |
10/100/1000 BaseT RJ45 interface |
| 12VDC |
Support for the 12VDC power supply recommended by Mist |
| Reset |
Reset to the factory default settings |
| Brackets |
AP41BR1 (T-Bar) BT11BR1 (Dry-wall) |
| Kensington Lock |
Supported |
Services Available for the Juniper AP21
Wi-Fi Cloud Services
- Juniper Mist Wi-Fi Assurance
- For IT and NOC Teams
- Predictable and Measurable Wi-Fi
- Service Level Expectation (SLE) Support
- WxLAN Policy Fabric for Role-Based Access
- Customizable Guest Wi-Fi Portal
- AI-Driven Radio Resource Management
- Marvis Virtual Assistant
- For IT Helpdesk Teams
- AI-Powered Virtual Network Assistant
- Natural Language Processing Conversational
Interface
- Anomaly Detection
- Client SLE Visibility and Enforcement
- Data Science-Driven Root-Cause Analysis
Bluetooth Cloud Services
- Juniper Mist Mobile Engagement
- For Digital Experience Teams
- Accurate (1-3m) Turn-by-Turn Navigation
- Sensor Fusion with Dead Reckoning
- Unsupervised Machine Learning
- Virtual Beacons with Custom Notifications
- Mobile SDK for iOS and Android
- Juniper Mist Asset Visibility
- For Process and Resource Improvement Teams
- Identification of Assets by Name and View Location
- Zonal/Room Accuracy for Third-Party Tags
- Historical Analytics for Asset Tags
- Telemetry for Asset Tags (temperature, motion, and other data)
- APIs for Viewing Assets and Analytics
Analytics Cloud Services
- Juniper Mist Premium Analytics
- For Network Teams
- Baseline Analytics Features Come Included with Wi-Fi Assurance, Mobile Engagement, and Asset Visibility Subscriptions
- End-to-End Network Visibility
- Orchestrated Networking and Application Performance Queries
- Simplified Network Transparency
- For Business Teams
- Baseline Analytics Features Come Included with Wi-Fi Assurance, Mobile Engagement, and Asset Visibility Subscriptions
- Customer Segmentation and Reporting Based on Visitor Telemetry
- Customized* Dwell and Third-Party Reporting for Traffic and Trend Analysis
- Correlation of Customer-Guest Traffic and Trend Analysis
*Based on Telcordia SR-332 issue 3, Method I, Case 3 and measured at temperature of 25°C (77°F) for indoor access points, and 65°C (149°F) for outdoor access points.
Documentation:
Download the Juniper AP21 Access Point Datasheet (PDF).
