D-Link DWC-1000 Product Data Sheet

Product Highlights

Scalable AP Support

6 AP support out of box, scalable to 24 with additional 6 AP licenses.

Self Optimizing Wireless Network

Periodic RF and power adjustment avoids interference from other APs.

Upgradable VPN/Firewall features

Additional VPN Firewall and Web Content Filtering licenses upgrade the DWC-1000 into an all-in-one Business Class Router and Wireless Controller.

DWC-1000

Unied Wireless Controller

Features

Network Architecture

• Manage up to 6 wireless APs,

upgradable to 24 APs maximum 96 APs (up to 4 controllers)

Robust Network Security

• Wireless Instruction Detection System (WIDS)

• Rogue AP Detection & Classication

• Captive Portal

• WEP, WPA Personal/Enterprise,

WPA2 Personal/Enterprise

Fault Tolerance

• Option ports WAN trac failover

• Outbound load sharing

Compatible D-Link Wireless Access Points

• DWL-8600AP (802.11a/b/g/n)

• DWL-6600AP (802.11a/b/g/n)

• DWL-3600AP (802.11b/g/n)

• DWL-2600AP (802.11b/g/n)

per controller

per Peer Group

Overview

The D-Link DWC-1000 Unied Wireless Controller is a centralized wireless LAN manager

developed specically for campuses, branch oces, and small-to-medium businesses

(SMBs). With the ability to manage up to six wireless access points (upgradable to 24) and

a maximum of 96 wireless access points in a Peer Group, the DWC-1000 is a cost-eective

mobility solution for small to medium-scale environments. Its auto-managed AP discovery

and single point management allow customers to acquire an enterprise class system

without the burden of executing massive and complex congurations. With a robust and

comprehensive security detection system, the DWC-1000 also enables managed APs to

block potential attacks from unauthorized users and devices, especially for wireless

environments.

Robust and Optimized Network

The DWC-1000 features a self-organizing, self-optimizing, and self-healing network

capability to increase the stability of the entire wireless network. With periodic radio

scanning and performance analyzing, the DWC-1000 automatically adjusts radio channels

and power to avoid interference and keep the wireless network in an optimized state. To

make up for a sudden RF signal vacuum created by any “dead” access point, the

DWC-1000 will increase the transmit output power of neighboring access points to expand

RF coverage.

Comprehensive Security

The DWC-1000 provides a comprehensive wireless security solution for any network. On the

wireless side, powered by a Wireless Instruction Detection System (WIDS), the

DWC-1000 can detect rogue access points and rogue clients as well as anticipate

wireless threats, preventing any potential damage and illegal access. In addition to other

fundamental wireless security features including WEP, WPA Personal/Enterprise, WPA2

DWC-1000 Wireless Controller

Network Implementation within L2/L3 Network in an SMB Environment

Remotely Managed AP Implementation

(VPN/Router/Firewall license upgrade required)

Personal/Enterprise, and MAC Authentication to determine the identity of wireless

devices, the Captive Portal feature allows you to block clients from accessing the network

until the clients verify their identities. This double-layer authentication and authorization

provides a robust security fence to also protect against attacks from within the network.

High Scalability, Availability, and Flexibility

Companies frequently change in terms of size and organizational structure. To address

such changing needs, the DWC-1000 oers a new dimension in feature selections:

administrators can purchase licenses to upgrade the DWC-1000’s capabilities. D-Link

oers three types of Business Wireless Plus licenses: an AP license upgrade, a VPN license

upgrade, and a Web Content Filtering (WCF) license upgrade.

The AP license upgrade increases the number of manageable access points. The

DWC-1000 Wireless Controller manages up to six access points by default. After

adding AP license upgrades, it can manage up to 24 access points per controller. The

VPN license upgrade enables the DWC-1000 to provide VPN, Router, and Firewall

functionality. The rewall function allows administrators to control network access by

setting classication policies. The dual Option ports provide link failover and provide

Internet connection redundancy to ensure Internet access. The virtual private network

(VPN) features provide secure remote control to manage access points in branch

oces. Site-to-site VPN tunnels can use the IP Security (IPSec) Protocol, Point-to-Point

Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), or Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) to facilitate branch

oce connectivity through encrypted virtual links. In addition, the Secure Sockets Layer

(SSL) VPN tunnels empower your mobile users by providing remote access to a central

corporate database.

Limited Lifetime Warranty

D-Link oers a Limited Lifetime Warranty on the DWC-1000 Unied

Wireless Controller to further its commitment to product quality

and long-term customer condence. The Limited Lifetime Warranty

applies for as long as the original customer owns the product or

ve (5) years after product discontinuance, whichever occurs rst.

Web trac is one of the biggest sources for security issues and misuse of the Internet.

Inappropriate surng habits can expose a network to many security threats as well

as legal and regulatory liabilities. Productivity and Internet bandwidth can also

be impaired. The DWC-1000 supports various ltering mechanisms for removing

web content that is deemed inappropriate according to a web usage policy. Active

Content Handling can be used to “scrub” web pages of content that the administrator

considers a potential threat, such as ActiveX objects and Java Applets. Static Content

Filtering provides a means for manually classifying web sites as “good” or “bad”. This is

also known as URL blacklisting and whitelisting. And Dynamic Content Filtering

powerful feature that enables the administrator to allow or block access to web sites

depending on the category they have been classied into by an automatic classication

service. Dynamic content ltering requires a minimum of administration eort and has

very high accuracy.

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Simplied Management

Centralized remote control of managed access points provides a simple way to

automatically discover compatible D-Link Wireless Access Points, add them to the

managed access point list, and congure them with one-time conguration dispatch

settings. With the controller Peer Group feature, the administrator can easily log into one

wireless controller and perform essential congurations on others within the group. The

real-time monitoring of access points and associated client stations enables the ecient

utilization of network resources. System alarms and statistics reports on managed

access points also help the administrator use the DWC-1000 to manage, control, and

optimize network performance.

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