Netgear WB7630 User Manual
ProSAFE® WC7600v2 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet
WC 760 0 v2
High Performance Enterprise-Class Wireless Controller
The NETGEAR® ProSAFE® WC7600v2 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 WC7600v2 delivers ultra-fast Access Point discovery, Layer
2 and Layer 3 fast roaming, a captive portal for guest access, fully distributed
architecture, and ease of configuration and management.
The NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7600v2 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 3x3:450 Mbps per radio dual band concurrent
APs (WNDAP660), to specialized in-wall mounted APs (WN370) and outdoor
APs (WND930) to a full line of industry fastest 802.11 ac APs (WAC720 and
WAC730) all with a single click of a mouse.
Unlike other Wireless systems that are costly, complex and cumbersome to
deploy, the WC7600v2 wireless controller is ideal for K-12 education, hospitality,
and healthcare deployments. Designed with simplicity in mind for management
and ease of use, it oers enterprise grade functionality and capability for small to
mid-sized organizations, without the cost and complexity of big IT.
Features
Highly scalable
•Supports up to 50 Access Points and 2,000
concurrent clients per controller
•Stack up to three WC7600v2 per cluster
•Supports up to 150 Access Points and
6,000 concurrent clients per controller
cluster
Ultra-fast Access Point discovery with
tm
Ufast
•Ufasttm AP discovery provides super-fast
AP discovery
•Improves reliability and shortens setup time
•Secured communication between AP and
WC 76 00v2
Distributed and local forwarding
•Data trac forwarded to the best path
without traversing the controller
•Eliminates controller bottleneck for high
throughput 802.11n and 802.11ac APs
•Intelligent tunneling with Layer 2 and
Layer 3 roaming
•High Redundancy
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
trac between 2.4 and 5GHz
Investment protection
•Dynamically moves clients from a congested
frequency (typically 2.4GHz) onto a less
congested one (5GHz)
•Supports 802.11n and 802.11ac ProSAFE
Access Points
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
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* Region dependent. Please che ck with your local N ETGEAR
representative
ProSAFE® WC7600v2 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet
WC 760 0 v2
Supported Access Points
Access
Points
WAC730
WAC720
WNDAP660
WNDAP360
WNDAP350
WNAP320
Description Typical
Wireless-AC 3x3:1.7 Gbps
High Performance Access Point
Wireless-AC 2x2:1.2 Gbps
Premium Access Point
Wireless-N 3x3:900 Mbps
Dual Band Concurrent Premium
Access Point
Wireless-N 2x2:600 Mbps
Dual Band Concurrent
Access Point
Wireless-N 2x2:600 Mbps
Dual Band Concurrent
Access Point (Metal)
Wireless-N 2x2:300 Mbps
Single Band Access Point
Medium to large enterprise,
higher education, mid to large
hotels and hospitals requiring
ultra high density throughput
Medium enterprise, higher education, hospitality requiring high
Medium enterprise, higher
education, mid-sized hotels
enterprise, K-12 schools with
Small to medium enterprise, K-12
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Deployment
density and throughput
and hospitals
Small to medium
advanced Wi-Fi, hotels,
mid-sized hospitals
Warehouse,
transportation,
hardened locations
with basic Wi-Fi
WNAP210
WN370
WND930
WNDAP380R*
*selected regions
Wireless-N 2x2:300 Mbps
Single Band Access Point
Wireless-N 2x2:300 Mbps
Wall Mount Single Band
Access Point
Wireless-N 2x2:600 Mbps
Dual Band Concurrent
Outdoor Access Point
Wireless-N 2x2:600 Mbps
Dual Band Concurrent
Access Point with RFID
Entry level small to medium
enterprise
Small to medium hospitality
requiring per room wire/wireless
access
Outdoor deployment in schools,
hospitalities, parking lots
Medium to large hospitals, clinics
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ProSAFE® WC7600v2 Premium Wireless Controller Data Sheet
WC 760 0 v2
Features
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 nonbusiness 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.
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.
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