Sophos AP 55

Sophos AP 55 Rev. 1
Availability: EoL (12/31/2023)

FCC approval date: 24 February 2015

Type: enterprise access point

FCC ID: 2ACTO-AP55
PCB ID: BP ML E186014

Power: 12 VDC, 4 A
Connector type: barrel
Conn. measurements: 5.5 mm (OD), 2.1 mm (ID), 9.5 mm (LEN)
PoE tag: 802.3af/at, standard

CPU1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 (720 MHz)
FLA1: 16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (Macronix MX25L12835FMI-10G)
RAM1: 128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br /> (Winbond W9751G6KB25I × 2)

Expansion IFs: USB 2.0
USB ports: 1
JTAG: yes, 14-pin header, populated, J1
Serial: yes, RJ45 console, (115200 8N1)

WI1 chip1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
WI1 802dot11 protocols: bgn
WI1 MIMO config: 2x2:2
WI1 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA
WI2 module: unknown
WI2 module IF: PCIe
WI2 chip1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880
WI2 802dot11 protocols: an+ac
WI2 MIMO config: 2x2:2
WI2 antenna connector: U.FL, RP-SMA

ETH chip1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558
ETH chip2: Atheros AR8035-A
LAN speed: 1GbE
LAN ports: 1

abgn+ac

Additional chips
RS-232 Transciever;Sipex;SP3232EC;;1;
802.3af/at PoE PD Controller;Microsemi;PD70201;;1;
1-Channel Half-Pitch Photocoupler;LiteOn;LTV-217;;3;
23V, 3A, 340KHz Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Converter;Fitipower;FR9618;;4;
0.5A Glass Passivated Bridge Rectifier;WTE Power Semiconductors;B6S;;2;
0.5A Single Channel USB Switch;AIC;AIC6161;;1;
2.4 GHz High Power Wireless LAN Power Amplifier;Skyworks;SE2565T;;3;
0.5 to 6.0 GHz SPDT Switch;Skyworks;SKY13348-374LF;;3;
High Power 802.11ac WLAN Power Amplifier w/Integrated Power Detector;Skyworks;SD5003L1-R;;3;

Stock bootloader: U-Boot 1.1.4

Stock FW OS: Linux 3.8.11 OpenWrt

TPFirmware supported: OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)

Flags: PoE in, external antennas

802dot11 OUI: 00:1A:8C (14 E, 4 W)
Ethernet OUI: 00:1A:8C (14 E, 4 W)

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

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Sophos AP 55 Access Point

Datasheet

"BP ML E186014" is silkscreened on the board.

Links

• HOWTO: Installing OpenWrt on Sophos AP 55 and AP 100 on OpenWrt Forum

Hardware specification

• CPU: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 MIPS 74K (@720MHz)
• Storage: 16MB SPI NOR Flash
• Memory: 128MB (SDRAM) DDR2
• WiFi: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9558 (802.11bgn),

Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880 (802.11an/ac)

• Network: 1x Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Power: 12V, 4A via barrel or 802.3af/at PoE

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