Netgear WC7600 Product Data Sheet - Page 3

ProSAFE® WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet WC7600 Features Scalable Architecture The NETGEAR WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller supports up to 50 APs (with activation of 5 individual 10 AP licenses) and is stackable up to three controllers in a cluster to support up to a total of 150 Access Points. To activate the management of AP, a pay-as-you go licensing of 10 AP licenses ensure that the user only pays for what is needed. Centralized Management Deployed as an overlay on the existing wired network infrastructure, the NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller simplifies the network management by providing a single point of management for the entire wireless network. Easy to set up, the WC7600 Controller discovers all supported access points in the network, even across VLANs and subnets. Once identified, the access points are provisioned in minutes. The discovery process follows an efficient and fast protocol in Ufast™. Robust Security With identity-based security features such as support for RADIUS, Active Directory and internal or external AAA server, the NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller truly unifies wired and wireless access without compromising on security. Management VLAN is configurable and up to 8 security configuration profiles (SSID, 802.11i security, VLAN, ACLs, radio parameters) can be active. Rogue AP detection permits rogue APs classification (friendly or hostile). Standard RADIUS compliance enables support for thirdparty authentication and billing system implementation. Scheduled wireless on/off times permits the wireless network to be completely unavailable during specified nonbusiness hours. Guest Access, Captive Portal and Logging Guest access allows restricted access to the network, using an integrated captive portal. Two methods of entry are provided, either assisted or self-certified. In the assisted model, the receptionist can create a user name and password for guests in the GUI and the NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller hosts a captive portal where guests can enter their pre-configured credentials to gain access to the network. Alternatively, the NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller hosts a guest portal where guests can register themselves before entering the network. Backend VLAN policies ensure restricted access to guests, prohibiting them any access to the sensitive data on the corporate network. Guest activity logs are available. RF Management and Hole Detection Automatic control of AP transmit power and channel allocation ensures coverage by minimizing interferences. Automatic WLAN healing after loss of AP or due to RF interferences adapts the power and channel of the other APs around the area. Scheduled automatic channel allocation authorizes an enterprise-class reliable wireless experience. UFast™ Ufast is an innovative approach to expedite the communication between the AP and the Controller during the discovery process. Typical AP to controller discovery can take multiple seconds and depending on the number of AP's in the network, the discovery process can take minutes. With the Ufast protocol, the AP discovery is nearly instantaneous, and resulting in an fast and easy set up stage. Comprehensive Dashboard Load Balancing and Rate Limiting Automatic load balancing of clients across APs is provided based on number of clients per AP and signal strength threshold/data rate threshold of clients on the BSS. Rate limiting is provided by SSID. Load balancing and rate limiting ensure fair bandwidth allocation among all clients for robust wireless connectivity. Bandsteering Bandsteeering provides the capability to automatically direct dual band clients to the most desired frequency band (2.4 or 5 GHz) to improve client's experience and maximize over the air resources. Fast Roaming and Voice over Wi-Fi The NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller supports rapid mobility across VLANs and subnets including 802.11i pre-authentication and fast roaming support (FRS). Seamless L2 and L3 roaming provides support for latency-sensitive applications such as video, audio and voice over wireless. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) advanced prioritization extends Wi-Fi's high-quality end-user experience to voice applications (VoWi-Fi). Monitoring and Reporting The WC7600 uses a heartbeat mechanism between the controller and the AP. It is monitored based on several factors, such as RF interference, clients, error levels, etc. Each AP is constantly monitored (number of clients, traffic load, RF interference, packet error levels and retransmission statistics). Statistics provide reliable metrics per AP, per client, per floor and for the entire wireless network. Page 3 of 9