As industries embrace digital transformation, the exponential increase in connected devices presents significant wiring challenges, particularly in legacy facilities. Industrial wireless LAN offers the most efficient and flexible infrastructure to enable modern innovations, including AI, IIoT, and machine learning. The latest AWK Wi-Fi 6 Series delivers speeds exceeding Gigabit and more efficient data transmissions, to achieve high-speed, low-latency wireless connectivity in complex and demanding applications. Futureproof your operations with Wi-Fi 6 across a wide range of industries, from factory automation all the way to mining.
Our AWK 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 solutions offer speeds of up to 1.775 Gbps and 80 MHz channels to empower demanding IIoT applications.
Wi-Fi 6 significantly improves wireless performance with MU-MIMO (multi-user multiple input, multiple output) and OFDMA (orthogonal frequency-division multiple access). MU-MIMO increases data throughput for multiple users simultaneously, supporting up to eight spatial streams for both uploads and downloads. Meanwhile, OFDMA maximizes spectrum efficiency for high-speed, low-latency communication in congested areas. This allows, for example, more AMRs to operate via a single warehouse access point without sacrificing signal quality or bandwidth. With these performance-boosting technologies, industrial Wi-Fi 6 provides a robust foundation for the real-time data-intensive applications of today's industrial automation environment.
Moxa’s AWK Series features Turbo Roaming, capable of millisecond-level handovers for seamless wireless connectivity in highly dynamic networking environments. The AWK’s robust design is built to withstand electrical interference and extreme temperatures from -40 to 75°C, providing optimal reliability in the most demanding environments.
Our security-hardened AWK Wi-Fi 6 Series integrates a range of security features that reference IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2* to protect critical OT systems from cyberthreats and ensure reliable operations. Support for the latest WPA3 data encryption and network address translation (NAT) helps you meet the compliance requirements of secure network design and simplify outbound connections.
*AWK-1161/1165/3262A/4262A Series devices are embedded with security features that meet IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 functional requirements. Contact us for more details.
The compact design of Moxa’s AWK Series allows for easy installation into machines. Our entry-level Wi-Fi 6 Series, the AWK-1160 Series, is among the smallest standalone industrial Wi-Fi 6 AP/Clients on the market, designed to fit in confined machine cabinets. Its five-port models, the AWK-1165A and AWK-1165C Series, provide 5 embedded switch ports to simplify machine integration and reduce installation footprint.
Moxa’s AeroMesh technology enables advanced AWK Wi-Fi 6 Series* to create resilient, intelligent Wi-Fi networks made up of self-forming and self-healing mesh connections.
The MXview One Wireless add-on boosts management efficiency by visualizing dynamic wireless connections and link changes in real-time for more efficient monitoring and troubleshooting.
When deploying global projects, regional RF compliance is critical. The AWK Series universal (UN) models feature configurable country or region code to make sure your wireless networks comply with regional requirements.
As digitalization accelerates, industrial wireless networks face rising demands for more reliability and mobility. Complementing the advanced AWK Series hardware, Moxa’s AeroMesh** technology extends Wi-Fi coverage and enhances communication reliability, especially in demanding industrial applications where seamless connectivity is critical. By dynamically forming wireless paths that can self-heal, AeroMesh eliminates costly Ethernet cabling and simplifies deployment by drastically reducing configuration time.
AeroMesh delivers robust, scalable, and easy-to-manage wireless for any industrial application, from factory floors, to large-scale oil and gas sites, to remote mining operations.
Moxa's AeroMesh self-forming technology intelligently finds and establishes the best wireless path for the mesh network in hard-to-wire areas, reducing cabling cost and saving time and effort on Wi-Fi backhaul deployments.
For critical applications like remote monitoring, robotic control, and automated inspections, AeroMesh's five-hop capability enables long-distance transmissions at reduced installation costs. The ultra-low 2 to 3 ms*** per-hop latency further enhances performance for intensive applications such as real-time video streaming.
For industrial applications where uptime is critical, network component redundancy is essential. By providing backup forwarding nodes, AeroMesh’s multi-MPRs redundancy** minimizes the risk of network disruptions, ensuring that critical data can still be transmitted even if one mesh portal (MPR) fails.

Industrial Wi-Fi provides the communication backbone while AI acts as the brains, enabling robotic dogs to perform tasks such as inspecting hazardous environments. In large-scale smart factories, which often span thousands of square meters, it’s costly and time-consuming to extend network coverage to meet the requirements of modern applications. Moxa’s AWK Series industrial Wi-Fi solutions with AeroMesh technology help build reliable, adaptive Wi-Fi networks while reducing installation and management costs.
**The construction of an AeroMesh backhaul and multi-MPRS redundancy is only supported by the advanced AWK-3262A and AWK-4262A Series running
firmware version 2.0 (available in Q3, 2025).
***The listed 2-3 ms per-hop latency is based on test results using test infrastructure under optimal conditions. Actual latency is subject to environmental conditions.
For modern industrial applications, the latest AWK Wi-Fi 6 Series offers data rates exceeding Gigabit and more efficient data transmissions to futureproof your operations with high-speed, low-latency wireless.
| Moxa Solutions |
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| Operation Mode |
| Wi-Fi Standards |
| Frequency Band |
| Data Rates |
| Wireless Security |
| Interfaces |
| Operating Temperature |
| Protection Class |
| AeroMesh |
AWK-1161A
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AWK-1165A
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AWK-1161C
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AWK-1165C
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AWK-3262A
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AWK-4262A
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| AP | Client | AP/Client | |||
| 802.11ax | |||||
| Selectable 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Dual Band | Concurrent 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Dual Band | ||||
| 574 Mbps (2.4 GHz) / 1,201 Mbps (5 GHz) | 574 Mbps (2.4 GHz) + 1,201 Mbps (5 GHz) | ||||
| WPA3, Security features referencing IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 | |||||
| 1 x GbE | 5 x GbE | 1 x GbE | 5 x GbE | 1 x GbE + 1 x 2.5GbE (PoE) | |
| -25 to 60°C / -40 to 75°C (-T models) | -40 to 75°C | ||||
| IP30 | IP68 | ||||