Netgear WC7600 Product Data Sheet - Page 1

ProSAFE® WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet WC7600 Features High Performance Enterprise-Class Wireless Controller The NETGEAR® ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller is a fully featured enterprise class, high performance and secured wireless controller capable of managing up to 150 Access Points and 6,000 concurrent clients per cluster. The WC7600 delivers ultra-fast Access Point discovery, Layer 2 and Layer 3 fast roaming, multiple 10 Gigabit connectivity, a captive portal for guest access, fully distributed architecture, and ease of configuration and management. The NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600 Premium Wireless Controller manages the full line of NETGEAR ProSAFE Access Points, from entry level single band APs (WNAP210 and WNAP320), business class dual band APs (WNDAP350 and WNDAP360), high performance 3x3:450Mbps per radio dual band selectable and concurrent APs (WNDAP620 and WNDAP660), to specialized in-wall mounted APs (WN370), all with a single click of a mouse. Unlike other Wireless systems that are costly, complex and cumbersome to deploy, the WC7600 wireless controller is ideal for K-12 education, hospitality, and healthcare deployments. Designed with simplicity in mind for management and ease of use, it offers enterprise grade functionality and capability for small to mid-sized organizations, without the cost and complexity of big IT. Highly scalable • Supports up to 50 Access Points and 2,000 concurrent clients per controller • Stack up to three WC7600 per cluster • Supports up to 150 Access Points and 6,000 concurrent clients per controller cluster Multiple 10 Gigabit connectivity • Consists of 2x10G connectivity with SFP+ form factor • Backward compatible with 1G connectivity with SFP form factor • Additional 1x1G port with RJ-45 Copper connectivity Ultra-fast Access Point discovery with Ufast • Ufast™ AP discovery provides super-fast AP discovery • Improves reliability and shortens setup time • Secured communication between AP and WC7600 Distributed and local forwarding • Data traffic forwarded to the best path without traversing the controller • Eliminates controller bottleneck for high throughput 802.11n APs • Intelligent tunneling with Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming • High Redundancy • Two redundant, hot-swap power supplies (PSU) (one PSU comes with the controller; second optional PSU can be ordered separately) • Two removable fan trays provide front-toback cooling airflow for best compatibility with data center hot aisle/cold aisle airflow patterns Enterprise-grade and feature-rich • Layer 2 and Layer 3 seamless roaming • Dynamic RF adjustments • WLAN healing for automatic RF coverage in the case of AP failure • Rogue AP detection • Bandsteering to optimally load balance traffic between 2.4 and 5GHz Investment protection • Dynamically moves clients from a congested frequency (typically 2.4GHz) onto a less congested one (5GHz) • Supports ProSAFE Access Points • 802.11ac-ready for future deployments • Hassle-free, plug-and-replace upgrade with WC7520 Industry-leading warranty This product is backed by a NETGEAR limited ProSAFE® Lifetime Hardware Warranty* • ProSUPPORT Lifetime Chat Technical Support (Remote diagnostics performed by our technical experts for prompt resolution of technical issues) • ProSUPPORT 90 days Live Phone Technical Support 24 x 7 • Lifetime Next Business Day (NBD) Hardware replacement (See http://onsite.netgear.com for coverage, availability and terms and conditions) • Includes Lifetime Next Business Day Hardware Replacement Page 1 of 9 *Region dependent. Please check with your local NETGEAR representative