The EnGenius EWS356-FIT (AX1800) can be found at Amazon.com for $89, which is probably the cheapest EnGenius product you can now buy. The product has 1 year of warranty (USA) and 2 years in Europe and supports all major certifications like CE, FCC, and IC. The product also has been tested to work from (0 ºC~40 ºC and Humidity (non-condensing) of 90% or less. The retail package is simple, just the basic stuff here.

Opening the box unveils its contents, you will find secure mounts (for wall/ceiling), mounting screws, and a power brick in case you need to power up the product from a wall socket.

The EnGenius EWS356-FIT is a small-sized product with 160x160x30mm (LX W X H) and weights around 380gr. The building material is good quality plastic and at the bottom, you will find metal housing that helps dis-pass the produced heat. At the top, you will find only one LED that blinks either green or blue, according to the working station. Of course, the LED can be turned off for stealth operation.

At the back of the device, you will find the product label/ID/Serial number and the connecting ports, a power DC 12V input, the 1GBPs LAN (PoE) jack, and a reset hole. The device is powered via a PoE (1GB) or via the included DC12 adapter.

The EWS356-Fit AP is based upon a Qualcomm Quad-Core CPU ARM Cortex A53s @ 1.0GHz, which for sure will help it survive high loads and many different clients, as well as heavy tasks such as QOS that is a must with high client numbers. For our tests, we powered the device with the EnGenius ECS1008P Managed PoE Switch, but of course, you can use any other PoE switch if they have at least compliance with the 802.3at protocol.