Replacement for 7662 APs

[st3rling]

What is the newer replacement for outdoor 7662 AP that works with NX5500 controller on 5.9 WiNG software? And will we need to buy new license pack or the existing will work? (We have plenty unused left).
Thank you!

[Christoph_S]

In regards to licensing, you can use the existing AAP (ADP) licenses for any new WiNG device as long as you have enough free ones available. 

BR,

[ckelly · Accepted solution]

The AP7662 is the latest and last outdoor model supporting the WiNG-5 branch of OS.

The most direct replacement for the AP7662 would be the AP460i/e (supported by either ExtremeCloud IQ Controller (on-prem) or WiNG controller) or the AP460C (supported by ExtremeCloud IQ (Cloud), ExtremeCloud IQ Controller (on-prem) or WiNG controller. Both the AP460C and AP460i/e only support the WiNG-7 branch of OS though and thus cannot be managed by a WiNG-5 controller.

Your NX5500 can be upgraded to WiNG-7 though so that it could directly manage these newest model WiNG-7 APs mentioned, but if you need to maintain any existing WiNG-5-Only capable APs on the upgraded WiNG-7 controller, that would be an issue.