ProSAFE® 16-AP Wireless Management System Data Sheet
WMS5316
Central Configuration for up to 16 Wireless Access Points
NETGEAR® ProSAFE® Wireless Management Solutions solve the quandary of
individually configuring, deploying, and managing multiple standalone wireless
access points. With support of up to 150 APs, the Wireless Controller provides
a central point to configure and manage your wireless network. Firmware
updates and configuration changes can be pushed across multiple APs
simultaneously – at the push of a button. Simplify the wireless management
and improve user experience with the following key functions:
• Enable wireless users to seamlessly roam while continuously connected to the
network
• Optimize network with automatic RF channel settings and adjustments of AP
output power setting
• Centrally monitor and manage AP’s for a single or multiple remote sites
• Protect against intruders via advanced wireless rogue AP detection
algorithms
• Segment guest and corporate access with multiple SSIDs, Guest Captive
Portal, and standard based VLAN configurations
Dierences Between WMS5316 and a Full Service Wireless Controller WC7520
WMS5316WC7520
Main functionality Wireless ManagementWireless Controller
Number of access pointsUp to 16Up to 50 per Controller - Up to 150 per Stack
Central configurationYesYes
Multiple SSIDs, VLANs YesYes
Automatic RF managementYes - Once a day (schedule)Yes - Continuous healing
Limitation of number of clients per AP YesYes
RF Planning before deploymentNoYes - Based on Floor plans and computed coverage
Dynamic RF with heat map aer deploymentNoYes - Real time view of wireless connectivity
Self Healing Wireless networkNoYes - Automatic WLAN healing aer loss of AP or due to RF interferences
Dynamic Load Balancing NoYes - Based on number of clients per AP or client Signal strength/Data rate threshold
Wireless Network MonitoringSummarizes managed access point status, rogue access points, wireless clients status, and wireless network usage
Maintenance OperationsProvides remote management, and firmware updates for the managed access points on the LAN
Network Configuration LevelsEase of Use Even for Non-professional Users
Basic Settings for a Typical Network
Advanced Settings for Access Point GroupsIf completely separate networks share a single LAN, advanced settings allow set up of access point groups. For example, a shopping mall might
The basic settings fit the most common network configurations. All wireless access points belong to the same organization or business.
need access point groups if several businesses share a LAN, but each business has its own network.
Minimum Firmware Version Requires
WNDAP360_V2.0.7
WNDAP350_V2.0.27
WNAP320_V2.0.3
WNAP210_V2.0.27
WG103_V2.0.37
Technical Specifications
IP and VLAN Configuration
Own IP AddressFixed IP address only (no DHCP client mode for the Wireless Management System itself)
DHCP Server
VLANs for the Wireless Management SystemUntagged Management VLAN (default) or dedicated management VLAN (tagged)
VLANs for the Access Points - Multiple SSIDsFor each access point group, up to 8 tagged VLANs can be configured per radio, a maximum of 16 SSIDs per group for both the radios (2.4 GHz
Access Point Discovery
Automatic DiscoveryLayer 2 discovery method if the Wireless Management System and all the wireless access points on the LAN are in the same IP subnet
IP DiscoveryLayer 3 discovery method if the the Wireless Management System and the wireless access points use dierent IP subnets. IP discovery can
Access Point Management
Managed Access Point Assignment
Access Point Information EditionName (modifiable), model (cannot be modified), user name for logging in to the access point (cannot be modified), password (modifiable)
Access Point GroupsInitially all the wireless access points belong to the same access point group. Up to 8 independent groups of managed access points can be
The Wireless Management System can function as a DHCP server. Multiple DHCP server pools can be added for dierent VLANs.
and 5 GHz).
be used to find the access points for each subnet, one subnet at a time.
Aer the Wireless Management System discovers the access points, they can be “added” and set “managed” by the Wireless Management System
configured and each access point can belong to only one group.
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Wireless Configuration - RF
Centralized Automatic RF ManagementAutomatically allocates access points channel and RF power based on each access point performance in the local environment. For example, if an
Selectable Corporate Channel List for Auto
Channel Selection
RF Management ScheduleChannel allocation can be scheduled on a daily/weekly basis, once a day at a specified time
Client Aware RF ManagementIf enabled, the Wireless Management System will not modify the channel for an access point with associated clients that would be impacted by the
Usage-aware RF ManagementIf enabled, the Wireless Management System will not modify the channel for an access point that is switching more than 1 Mbps of wireless data trac
Custom RF SettingsRadio mode preference and 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band selection for each access point group
Advanced Wireless Settings for Access
Point Groups
Wireless Configuration - QOS
WMM Quality of Service
WMM Queues in Decreasing
Order of Priority
WMM Power Save optionWMM Power Save helps conserve battery power in small devices such as phones, laptops, PDAs, and audio players using IEEE 802.11e mechanisms.
Max Number of Clients per Access PointAllows the Wireless Management System to set maximum number of client’s limitation per access point or per radio – ensuring that no single
Wireless Configuration - Security
Security Profiles ListsUp to eight (8) security profiles per radio can be configured for all the managed access points. If several access point groups have been defined,
Security Profiles settingsName, wireless network name (SSID), broadcast wireless network name, network authentication (open, Shared Key, legacy 801.1X WPA and
MAC Authentication
Local MAC Address DatabaseThe managed access points use the local MAC address table for access control.
Remote MAC Address Dabase (Radius)
801.1x RADIUS Server SettingsFour types of 801.x RADIUS server can be configured per access point group:
Guest AccessGuest access settings are useful when configuring a public wireless network (preferably secured VLAN-SSID). The guest access
Rogue Access Point DetectionUnidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can present a serious security threat. Rogue access point detection is enabled
Wireless Network Monitoring
Monitoring SummarySummary of the managed access points status, rogue access points detected, wireless stations connected, wireless management system
Managed Access Point StatusDisplays status for the managed access points and details per managed access point/group that includes configuration settings,
Rogue Access PointsBasic status displays the count of rogue or neighboring access points discovered by the managed access points (instantly and in the last 24 hours):
access point experiences interference on a channel, the Wireless Management System allocates a dierent channel to that access point.
For channel list, the administrator will be able to select what are the allowed corporate channels for 2.4GH and 5GHz band. The Channel allocator
will assign the access points within the corporate allowed channels.
channel change. The Wireless Management System will wait for the next scheduled channel allocation to adjust the channel.
If centralized automatic RF management disabled, for each radio band (802.11 b/bg/ng and 802.11 a/na) the Wireless Management System can
centrally configure each access point group 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
WMM automatically prioritizes trac for both upstream trac from the stations to the access points (station EDCA parameters) and downstream trac
from the access points to the client stations (AP EDCA parameters). Basic QoS settings for all the access points or advanced QoS settings for each access
point group are available.
• Voice: The highest priority queue with minimum delay, which makes it ideal for applications like VOIP and streaming media
• Video: The second highest priority queue with low delay is given to this queue. Video applications are routed to this queue
• Best Eort: The medium priority queue with medium delay is given to this queue. Most standard IP application will use this queue
• Background: Low priority queue with high throughput. Applications, such as FTP, which are not time-sensitive but require high throughput can
use this queue.
access point is overloaded continuously.
then up to eight (8) security profiles per access point group can be centrally configured.
WPA2 with RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), data encryption (none, WEP, TKIP, AES, TKIP+AES), Wireless client security
separation (wireless clients can't communicate each other), VLAN ID
Block the network access privilege of the specified stations through all managed access points or through one or several specific access point group.
The managed access points use the MAC address table on an external 802.1x Radius server on the LAN for access control.
• Primary authentication server (main RADIUS server used for authentication)
• Secondary authentication server: for use if the primary authentication server fails or is unreachable
• Primary accounting server: used for accounting on the network
• Secondary accounting server: for use if the primary accounting server fails or is unreachable
feature is not a captive portal. Guest access settings aim to:
• Redirect the user to a specified internal Guest web page, or external guest portal
• Allow users to enter simple information such as an email address
• Identify sessions and track usage
When guest access is configured, it redirects the first HTTP (TCP, port 80) request to the default guest access page. The last 512 IP access and
entered email address are recorded.
by default on all the managed access points. To detect rogue access points, the managed access points scan the wireless environment on all
available channels, looking for unidentified access points.
information and wireless network usage
current wireless settings, current clients and current trac statistics
• Rogue access points reported
• Rogue access points in same channel
• Rogue access points in interfering channels
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Wireless Network Monitoring
Wireless Client StatusThe client status list specifies detailed information about each client node currently associated with managed access points
Wireless Network UsageNetwork usage statistics display plots of average received/transmitted network trac per managed access point. Three dierent plots
Wireless Network Topology• Display topology graph of the managed access points (connectivity graph). The managed access points icons can be moved on the
DHCP LeasesDisplays DHCP details for wireless clients which have been allocated IP addresses by the integrated DHCP server or the multiple DHCP
*Free basic installation support provided for 90 days from date of purchase. Advanced product features and configurations are not included in free basic installation support; optional premium
support available.
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