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®
WC7600v2 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet
WC7600v2
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Scalable Architecture
The NETGEAR WC7600v2 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 WC7600v2 Premium
Wireless Controller simplifies the network
management by providing a single point
of management for the entire wireless
network. Easy to set up, the WC7600v2
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 ecient 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
WC7600v2 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 third-party authentication
and billing system implementation.
Scheduled wireless on/o times permits
the wireless network to be completely
unavailable during specified non-
business 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 WC7600v2 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
WC7600v2 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 aer 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.
Features
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 WiFi
The NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600v2
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. WiFi
Multimedia (WMM) advanced prioritization
extends WiFi’s high-quality end-user
experience to voice applications (VoWi-Fi).
Monitoring and Reporting
The WC7600v2 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, trac 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.