Netgear WMS105 User Manual

ProSafe® 5-AP Wireless Management Software Data Sheet

WMS105

Easy to use wireless network management for small networks

The NETGEAR ProSafe 5-AP Wireless Management Software is an easy to use tool to simplify the set up and maintenance of small wireless networks. Supporting up to ﬁ ve access points, the WMS105 Software provides a single location to conﬁ gure and upgrade the entire wireless network. Priced less than a single access point, the WMS105 software provides signiﬁ cant time savings and simpliﬁ es the deployment of a wireless network.

Deployment

Security

Access Points

Mimicking the set up process of a single access point, the easy to use WMS105 Software enables even novice users to adopt a centralized management architecture. With automatic discovery of all supported access points in the network, the WMS105 Software speeds the conﬁ guration of a multiple access point network.

By centrally conﬁ guring all access points in the network, the WMS105 Software ensures identical wireless parameters and security settings throughout the coverage area so that clients, guests and unwanted intruders all get appropriate access to network resources. Setting up WPA2 encryption keys to keep trafﬁ c safe from prying eyes and MAC authentication lists to only allow approved devices on the wireless network can be done once and sent out to the entire network. When used with ProSafe Access Points, the WMS105 software can conﬁ gure a guest SSID for the wireless network to allow visitors safe access to the Internet without allowing visibility to company ﬁ les or resources. Additionally, 802.1x network authentication can be applied for further veriﬁ cation of clients’ rights to be on the network.

Supporting a wide portfolio of standard NETGEAR access points, the WMS105 Software enables customers to select the right access points for their needs, even mixing models to provide the right coverage, as well as an upgrade path as technology changes. The access points retain their standalone capabilities and do not require a conversion to be managed by the WMS105 software. Supported models include SOHO-class 802.11G access points as well as professional caliber dual band 802.11N access points.

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TECHNICAL

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GS724TP

WNDAP350 WNDAP350

UTM25

PC with WMS105

GS748T GS724TP

WNAP210

ProSafe® 5-AP Wireless Management Software WMS105

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

SUPPORTED ACCESS POINT MODELS

Up to 5 mixed access points are simultaneously supported by the Wireless Management Software WMS105

ACCESS POINTS “MANAGED” FEATURES

WNDAP350 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

WNDAP330 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

WNAP210 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

WG302v2 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WG103 Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WN802Tv2 Limited No 1 No No No No No No No No

WG602v4 Limited No 1 No No No No No No No No

WNDAP350 ProSafe Dual Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WNDAP330 ProSafe Dual Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WNAP210 ProSafe 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WG302v2 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point

WG103 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point

WN802Tv2 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WG602v4 802.11g Wireless Access Point

RF AND QOS CONFIGURATION SECURITY CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

AUTO CHANNEL QOS / WMM SECURITY

PROFILES

PER RADIO

VLAN

CONFIG

ROGUE ACCESS POINTS

GUEST

ACCESS

CLIENT

SEPARATION

MINIMUM FIRMWARE VERSION REQUIRED

WNDAP350_V2.0

WNDAP330_V3.0.4

WNAP210_2.0.8

5.2.3

WG103_2.0

WN802Tv2_V3.1.2

V1.1.0

REMOTE ACCESS

SSH/TELNET

TOPOLOGY SYSLOG NTP (TIME

SERVER)

WMS105 KEY FEATURES BENEFITS

Access Point Discovery Discovers NETGEAR Wireless Access Points everywhere on the LAN

Single Location to Conﬁ gure Everything Simpliﬁ es wireless deployment

Wireless Security Conﬁ guration Streamlines security conﬁ guration tasks

Wireless Network Monitoring Summarizes managed access point status, rogue access points, wireless clients status, and wireless network usage

Maintenance Operations Provides ﬁ rmware updates for the managed access points on the LAN

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ACCESS POINT DISCOVERY

Automatic Discovery MAC address automatic discovery method if the Wireless Management Software and all the wireless access points on the LAN are

IP Discovery If the Wireless Management Software and the wireless access points are in different IP networks, then IP discovery can be used to

ACCESS POINT MANAGEMENT

Managed Access Point Assignment After the Wireless Management Software discovers the access points, they can be “added” and set “ managed” by the Wireless

Access Point Information Edition Name (modiﬁ able), model (cannot be modiﬁ ed), user name for logging in to the access point (cannot be modiﬁ ed), password

WIRELESS CONFIGURATION - RF

Centralized RF Management* Allocates access point channels and RF power based on each access point performance in the local environment. For example, if

RF Management Schedule Channel allocation can be scheduled on a per day/per week basis, once a day at a speciﬁ ed time

Client-aware RF Management* If enabled, the Wireless Management Software will not modify the channel for an access point with associated clients that would

Usage-aware RF Management If enabled, the Wireless Management Software will not modify the channel for an access point that is switching more than 1 Mbps

Custom RF Settings Radio mode preference and 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band selection for each access point

Advanced Wireless Settings If centralized automatic RF management disabled, for each radio band (802.11b/bg/ng and 802.11a/na) the Wireless Manage-

WIRELESS CONFIGURATION - QOS

WMM Quality of Service* WMM automatically prioritizes trafﬁ c for both upstream trafﬁ c from the stations to the access points (station EDCA parameters)

in the same IP subnet

ﬁ nd the access points for each subnet, one subnet at a time

Management Software

(modiﬁ able)

an access point experiences interference on a channel, the Wireless Management Software allocates a different channel to that access point

be impacted by the channel change. The Wireless Management Software will wait for the next scheduled channel allocation to adjust the channel

of wireless data trafﬁ c

ment Software can centrally conﬁ gure each access point with common settings: turn radio on, wireless mode, MCS index/data rate, channel width (11n only), guard interval (11n only), output power, RTS threshold (0-2347), fragmentation length (256-2346), beacon interval (100-1000), aggregation length (1024-65535, 11n only), AMPDU (11n only), RIFS transmission (11n only), enable Wi-Fi Multimedia™ (WMM), DTIM interval (1 and 255), preamble type (11b/bg only), access point channel

and downstream trafﬁ c from the access points to the client stations (AP EDCA parameters)

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