Cambium cnPilot XE5-8 Wi-Fi 6e Software-defined Indoor Access Point

The Cambium cnPilot XE5-8 is a flagship, ultra-high-performance WiFi 6E (802.11ax) indoor enterprise access point designed for extremely high-density environments requiring maximum capacity, speed, and scalability.

This advanced access point features a five-radio, tri-band architecture operating across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, delivering exceptional performance and efficiency for next-generation wireless networks. It is purpose-built for large enterprises, stadiums, airports, campuses, convention centers, and other environments with thousands of concurrent users.

With software-defined radio (SDR) technology, the XE5-8 can dynamically switch between dual-band and tri-band operation, ensuring seamless migration to WiFi 6E while maintaining backward compatibility with legacy WiFi devices.

The access point delivers extremely high aggregate throughput (up to ~15.6 Gbps) and supports up to 2,500 concurrent clients, making it one of the highest-capacity enterprise APs available.

It includes dual multi-gigabit (5 GbE) Ethernet uplink ports for high-speed backhaul and supports PoE++ for efficient power delivery.

The XE5-8 integrates seamlessly with Cambium’s cnMaestro cloud management platform, allowing centralized provisioning, monitoring, analytics, troubleshooting, and zero-touch deployment across large multi-site networks.

With enterprise-grade security features such as WPA3, 802.1X authentication, VLAN segmentation, captive portal, and fast roaming, the XE5-8 ensures secure and optimized connectivity for mission-critical deployments.

Key Features:

• WiFi 6E (802.11ax) tri-band indoor access point (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz)
• Five-radio architecture (8×8 / 4×4 high-density design)
• Software-defined radios for flexible band configuration
• Up to ~15.6 Gbps aggregate throughput
• Supports up to 2,500 concurrent clients
• Dual 5 GbE uplink ports for high-speed connectivity