Algoritmo UFast™ per semplificare la gestione del firmware e per velocizzare il rilevamento degli Access Point Supporto fino a 50 Access Point con un singolo dispositivo Supporto fino a 150 AP con uno stack di tre Controller Roaming L2 e L3 con distribuzione completa per garantire prestazioni ottimali

1. ProSAFE WC7600
Wireless Controller
Funzionalità e Demo Configurazione
Formazione Online
Andrea Rossi
Senior System Engineer
andrea.rossi@netgear.com

2. Why a Wireless Controller?
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Helps speed up
deployment:
• Easy User Interface -
hiding sophisticated
algorithms
• Integrated planning
tools: Predicted
coverage per building
/ floor
Helps stay connected:
• Seamless L2/L3 fast
roaming
• Automatic load
balancing and RF
planning, incl.
advanced QoS / Rate
limiting
Helps enforce
comprehensive
security:
• RADIUS, Active
Directory
authentication
• VLANs compliance,
internal / external AAA
server
• Captive portal and
Guest access
management

3. Wireless Management Solution
Scalability
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Up to 2000 devices Up to 6000 devices 6000+ devices

4. Affordable, value based wireless
management
• Secure, enterprise class control
• Scale from 20 to 150 AP’s
• Full mobility / roaming support
• Guest Captive Portal
• Stack for redundancy / resiliency
• 10 AP incremental license
ProSAFE WC7520

5. Advanced, performance based wireless
management
• Secure, enterprise class control
• Scale from 2 to 150 AP’s
• Support up to 6000 devices
• 802.11ac ready
• Premium AP support
• Stack for redundancy / resiliency
• 10 AP incremental license
ProSAFE WC7600

6. Advanced, high performance based
wireless management
• Secure, enterprise class control
• Scale 2 - 200 APs per controller
• Stack 3 Controllers to support
upwards of 36,000 concurrent
connections / redundancy
• 802.11ac ready / Premium 11n
AP support
• 10, 50, 100 and 200 AP
incremental license
ProSAFE WC9500

7. When the WC7520 makes sense
Basic, affordable centralised wireless management
+ Basic managed wireless is required, mainly for indoor coverage
+ Multimedia content is not a primary use case
+ There are no plans to upgrade to 802.11ac
+ There are no plans to deploy managed outdoor Access Points
+ Best fit is for small and medium organisations without a high
concentration of users. Examples include
• Small to mid sized hotels without a high concentration of wireless users / no
conference facilities
• Primary schools, kindergarten, assisted living centres, museums where
wireless traffic usage is light
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8. When the WC7600 makes sense
High performance, centralised wireless management
+ Rich multimedia content over wireless is important
+ Dedicated ‘in-room wireless’ Access Points required (WN370)
+ Deployments with a high density / concentration of
wireless clients
+ Premium AP management required (WNDAP620 / WNDAP660)
+ Automated service load balancing for heavily congested
areas / peak usage needs / areas of high interference allowing
traffic to move from 2.4 GHz to the less congested 5 GHz band
+ Migration to 802.11ac in the future is required
+ Outdoor Access Point management is needed in the future
+ Typical customer scenarios include hotels up to 150 rooms, high
schools, colleges, campus or warehouse deployments where
heavy wireless traffic is expected
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9. When the WC9500 makes sense
High performance, centralized wireless management
+ Rich multimedia content over wireless is important
+ Dedicated ‘in-room wireless’ Access Points required (WN370)
+ Deployments with a high density / concentration of
wireless clients
+ Premium AP management required (WNDAP620 / WNDAP660)
+ Automated service load balancing for heavily congested
areas / peak usage needs / areas of high interference allowing
traffic to move from 2.4 GHz to the less congested 5 GHz band
+ Migration to 802.11ac in the future is required
+ Outdoor Access Point management is needed
+ Ideal targets: Hotels between 150-500 rooms, campus based
schools and colleges with up to 6,000 students, campus and
dense warehouse deployments – places where heavy wireless
traffic is expected
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10. Wireless Controller Licenses
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SKU Description Controller
WC7510L-10000S Wireless Controller License for 10 AP’s WC7520 only
WC10APL-10000S Wireless Controller License for 10 AP’s WC7600 and WC9500
WC50APL-10000S Wireless Controller License for 50 AP’s WC9500 only
WC100APL-10000S Wireless Controller License for 100 AP’s WC9500 only
WC200APL-10000S Wireless Controller License for 200 AP’s WC9500 only

11. Pay As You Go Licensing
Talk about clear pricing and TCO
+ What is it?
+ Each WC7600 and WC9500 comes with a default 2 starter AP license
+ To manage more than 2 AP’s, you need to order at least one additional license
+ What does this mean for my network?
+ Only pay for what you need, but you do need to remember to get the appropriate number
of license needed (in block of 10 APs)
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1 starter
2 AP license
WC10APL
1 permanent
10 AP license
10 APs
Managed

12. INSTALLATION
CONSIDERATIONS
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Key difference between the WC7520 and the WC7600
ProSAFE Access Point range compatibility
WC7600 Initial configuration and set-up

13. Dimensions
+ WC7520
+ (H) 43 mm x (W) 430 mm x (D) 260 mm
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+ WC7600
+ (H) 43 mm x (W) 430 mm x (D) 440 mm
For migration of WC7520 to WC7600, ensure sufficient clearance on the back

14. Ports
+ WC7500
+ 4 x 10/100 Mbps (RJ-45)
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For migration of WC7520 to WC7600, ensure matching ports availability
Most of the WC7520 connectivity is via single RJ-45
+ WC7600
+ 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ-45)
+ 2 x 1/10 Gbps (SFP+)

15. License Management
+ WC7500
+ Default: 20 AP’s
+ Additional: WC7510APL-10000S
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Remember to order at least one WC10APL-10000S as part of the WC7600
When WC10APL-10000S is installed, it will overwrite the 2 test AP licenses
+ WC7600
+ Default: 2 test AP’s
+ Additional: WC10APL-10000S

16. WC7600 Wireless Controller
Front view
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2 x 10G SFP+
1 x 1G (RJ-45)

17. WC7600 Wireless Controller
Back view
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Dual power supplies (APS300W)
Dual redundant fans
N.B. optional
redundant PSU

18. WNAP210
WNAP320
WNDAP350
WNDAP360
WN370
a/b/g/n(2x)
Multi-BSSID
Controller
Managed
Performance
WNDAP620
WNDAP660
450 Mbps
3x3 802.11n
Advanced Security
Controller
Managed
Premium
WN203
WN604
WAC120
Simple installation
Basic security
Standalone
SOHO
Access Point Diversity
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WND930
300 Mbps
2x2 802.11n
Advanced Security
Controller
Managed
Outdoor

19. Supported ProSAFE Access Points
Guide customers on numerous options
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WC7520
• WNDAP360
• WNDAP350
• WNDAP380Rv2 (China only)
• WNAP320
• WNAP210v2
WC7600/WC9500
• WNDAP660
• WNDAP620
• WNDAP360
• WNDAP350
• WNDAP380Rv2 (China only)
• WN370
• WNAP320
• WNAP210v2
• WND930 Outdoor AP
• 802.11ac Access Point (future)

20. WC7600 Simplified Installation
+ Heatmaps for best AP placement
+ Centralised f/w upgrades
+ APs default to managed mode on discovery
+ Distributed forwarding; in event of controller failure
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21. MANAGEMENT
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Ease of use

22. Easy to use web GUI
Comprehensive Dashboard
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23. WC7600: Ufasttm
Rapid AP discovery and set-up
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Bottleneck
+ Ufasttm leverages
multicast protocol
rather than unicast
for firmware
management to
aggregate file
transfer to maximize
available network
bandwidth.
+ Algorithm falls back
to unicast in network
without multicast
support
Reduces set-up time, increases network scalability
and improves management

24. Managed 3 x 3 AP
+ What is it?
•Centralized management and orchestration of power and frequency of
multiple WNDAP660 3x3 802.11n (450Mbps) AP’s
+ What does mean for my network?
•Optimal deployment for deployments, e.g. classrooms needing reliable
delivery of multi-media HD content for students in high tech learning
environment
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Rule of thumb: Design wireless network to support 30 concurrent
clients accessing HD content (4 Mbps) with 3x3 (450 Mbps) AP

25. Fully Distributed Forwarding
Improves scalability and reduces latency
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Centralized architecture
Bottleneck
Latency
Fully distributed architecture
Signal only
No bottleneck
Data and signal
signal
Layer 2
Layer 3

26. ARP Suppression
Maximizes airtime utilization
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+ ARP Suppression stops ARP
broadcast packets from taking
precious airtime by suppressing
ARP packets on APs that do not
have the specific clients in the
range
Who is Tom? I am Tom
ARP
More Airtime, Better User Experience

27. Highly Redundant Hardware
+ Redundant Fans and Hot Swappable Power Supply on an
Enterprise grade chassis
+ Maximize uptime and increase redundancy
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28. Highly Redundant Configuration
+ Redundant N + 1 Stacked Configuration
+ Stack up to 3 Controllers with one backup controller
+ Maximize uptime and increase redundancy
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29. Bandsteering
+ What is it?*
+ Dynamically moves clients from a congested frequency (typically 2.4GHz) onto
a less congested one (5GHz)
+ What does this mean for my network?
+ Adds capacity, by reducing network congestion for more balanced network
bandwidth usage
+ Clients can be instructed to only join 5GHz even if 2.4GHz capable
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*Available as Q214
firmware upgrade

30. Monitoring Page with Stacking enabled
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3 controller stack
# of AP up/down
# of clients

31. Slave controller
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32. Network-wide client statistics
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Easily searchable

33. Deliver a more efficient and balanced
network experience
+ What is provided?
+ Most Active AP
+ Most Active Client
+ Most Active SSID
+ What does this mean for my network?
+ Most Active AP: Do I need to install more AP’s in this area?
+ Most Active Client: Are these clients using the network appropriately?
+ Most Active SSID: Is the traffic profile what I expected?

34. Captive Portal
+ Select Captive portal for wireless users to be asked for a
login and password before allowing wireless network
access

35. Secure Mobile Access
Re-authentication Timeout
+ Set “Re-authentication Timeout” to X hours after which
the Wi-Fi client will be redirected to the Web
authentication page again to re-authenticate.
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36. Layer 2 and Layer 3 Mobility
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L3 network
Server
AP-1 AP-2
L2/L3 switch VLAN 20 L2/L3 switch VLAN 10
WC-1 WC-2