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ProSAFE® WC9500 High Capacity Wireless Controller Data Sheet

WC9500

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Scalable Architecture

The NETGEAR WC9500 High Capacity

Controller supports up to 200 APs and is

upgradable in 10, 50, 100, or 200 APs via

soware licenses. Stackable up to three

controllers, a WC9500 High Capacity Controller

stack can support up to 600 access points

with a single interface. The WC9500 oers

redundancy for always-on reliability.

Centralized Management

Deployed as an overlay on the existing wired

network infrastructure, the NETGEAR ProSAFE

High Capacity Wireless Controller simpliﬁes

the network management by providing a single

point of management for the entire wireless

network. Easy to set up, the WC9500 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

ecient 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 High Capacity 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

WC9500 High Capacity Controller hosts a

captive portal where guests can enter their

pre-conﬁgured credentials to gain access to

the network. Alternatively, the WC9500 High

Capacity 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 aer 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.

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.

Fast Roaming and Voice over WiFi

The NETGEAR WC9500 High Capacity 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 (VoWiFi).

Monitoring and Reporting

The WC9500 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,

trac 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.

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