The IT Nerd

Engenius last year launched a series of access points targeted towards home and small office users called EnGenius Fit. This line of products is meant to take aim at the pain points of these user by making them easy to deploy and manage. Today I’m reviewing the EnGenius Fit6 4×4 Lite (also known as the EWS-276fit) and here’s a look at it starting with the bottom:

• 1 x 10/100/1000/2500 N-BASE-T, RJ-45 Ethernet Port
• 1x DC Jack (this is a good time to mention that this is a PoE device and no AC adapter is included)
• Reset button

On the side is a Kensington lock slot.

The top has a bunch of LED’s to indicate the status of the access point. One thing that I should point out is that this access point is really thin. Thus it’s more likely to go unnoticed.

This access point supports 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz WiFi. Which means that you can get up to 2400 Mbps in the 5-GHz frequency band & 1148 Mbps in the 2.4-GHz frequency band in ideal conditions. It also supports everything up to 802.11ax. In my testing using my usual testing protocol, I got these speeds:

•  4.5 meters away:  912 Mbit/s
• 10 meters and a pair of concrete walls to deal with: 569 Mbit/s

These are better than respectable speeds. If you had this access point, I doubt there’d be any complaints. Especially with multiple clients which this access point handed without an issue.

In terms of managing this access point, you get three options:

Option A – Cloud Management: Manage and monitor the Access Point through the FitXpress Platform with a mobile app or through the web portal.

Option B – On-Premises Management: If you want to manage the device in on-premises mode, you need an onsite management station running a FitController connected to the same network.

Option C – Standalone Configuration: You connect to the access point with a web browser and manage it that way.

I set it up using Option C, but it’s nice to have options for whatever you feel most comfortable with. And deploying it only took me 15 minutes.

The EnGenius Fit6 4×4 Lite Indoor Wireless Access Point is available now for a price of $149 USD. If you’re looking to blanket your office, or a home with WiFi that won’t break the bank, and at the same time have something that is easy to deploy and manage, this is totally access point is totally worth looking at.

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