Netgear WC7500-Wireless User Manual - Page 12

ProSAFE Wireless Controller Models, Key Features, and Capabilities The NETGEAR ProSAFE® Wireless Controller is a high-capacity, secured wireless controller intended for medium to large-sized businesses, higher education institutions, hospitals, and hotels. The wireless controller supports the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac protocols. With the wireless controller, you can manage your wireless network from a central point, implement security features centrally, support Layer 2 and Layer 3 fast roaming, configure a guest access captive portal, and support voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi). This user manual supports models WC7500, WC7600, WC7600v2, and WC9500. For a comparison between the models, see Table 1 on page 13. Note: For information about the manuals for the legacy model WC7520, visit downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/WC7520. Model WC7500 One WC7500 wireless controller with the appropriate licenses can support up to 15 access points (APs) with up to 400 users. Model WC7500 is an entry-level model: You cannot stack the WC7500, nor is controller redundancy supported. Model WC7500 provides four RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports. However all four Gigabit Ethernet ports provide equal performance and are bonded together in Linux active-backup mode. In this mode, the ports effectively function as one port rather than four separate ports, with one port active and three ports acting as backup if the active port fails. Therefore, only one port is available to access the wireless controller for management or for data and control communications between the wireless controller and the access points. For more information, visit kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30974/~/prosafe-wc7500. Model WC7600 One WC7600 wireless controller with the appropriate licenses can support up to 50 access points (APs) with up to 2,000 users. In a stacked configuration, a stack of three wireless controllers can support up to 150 access points with up to 6,000 users. Model WC7600 provides one RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) slots with standard SFP+ form factor for optional 10GBASE or 1000BASE GBICs. These ports are available to access the wireless controller for management and for data and control communications between the wireless controller and the access points. Introduction 12