D-Link releases WiFi bridges for long-distance connections of up to 20 kilometers

D-Link releases two new long-distance Wi-Fi bridges. The DAP-3711 and DAP-3712 have a range of five and twenty kilometers for transfer rates of up to 867Mbit/s. The bridges are intended for outdoor use and are waterproof.

The Long Range Wireless AC Bridges DAP-3711 and the saucer-shaped DAP-3712 have a bidirectional high gain antenna of 15 and 23 dBi. This gives them a range of 5km and 20km respectively. According to D-Link, the bridges are therefore mainly intended for outdoor use, for example for video surveillance or hotspots in remote locations. They both have an IP66 certification and a surge protection of 8kV. Also, both models support Power-over-Ethernet and come with a PoE injector.

The bridges have a maximum transfer speed of 867Mbit/s at 5GHz. The connections are secured with 128bits-wpa2-personal and -wpa2-enterprise. The bridges also have time-division multiple access or tdma technology on board. This synchronizes connections by dividing up data packets and sending them in a kind of time slot, so that the bandwidth can be optimized.

The D-Link DAP-3711 and DAP-3712 will be available from the end of August for suggested retail prices of 169 and 202 euros respectively.

D Link DAP 3712