Netgear WMS5316 Data Sheet

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

Dierences Between WMS5316 and a Full Service Wireless Controller WC7520

WMS5316 WC7520

Main functionality Wireless Management Wireless Controller

Number of access points Up to 16 Up to 50 per Controller - Up to 150 per Stack

Central configuration Yes Yes

Multiple SSIDs, VLANs Yes Yes

Automatic RF management Yes - Once a day (schedule) Yes - Continuous healing

Limitation of number of clients per AP Yes Yes

RF Planning before deployment No Yes - Based on Floor plans and computed coverage

Dynamic RF with heat map aer deployment No Yes - Real time view of wireless connectivity

Self Healing Wireless network No Yes - Automatic WLAN healing aer loss of AP or due to RF interferences

Dynamic Load Balancing No Yes - Based on number of clients per AP or client Signal strength/Data rate threshold

L2 and L3 Fast Roaming support No Ye s

Built-in AAA server, LDAP support No Ye s

Captive portal with Guest management No Ye s

Summary Access Points configuration Dynamic RF capabilities

LIFETIME

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ProSAFE® 16-AP Wireless Management System Data Sheet

WMS5316

Internet

WMS5316

GS748T GS724TP

GS724TP

WNAP320

WG103

WNAP320

WNAP320

WNDAP350

WNDAP350

GS724TP

WNDAP350

WG103

UTM150

WG103

Features and Benefits

Supported Access Point Models

Up to 16 mixed access points are
simultaneously supported by the
Wireless Management System
(WMS5316)

WNDAP360 ProSAFE Dual Band 802.11n Wireless Bccess Point

WNDAP350 ProSAFE Dual Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WNAP320 ProSAFE 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WNAP210v1 ProSAFE 802.11n Wireless Access Point

WG103 ProSAFE 802.11g Wireless Access Point

WMS5316 Key Features Benefits

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

Wireless Performance Optimization Allows centralized RF management, Quality of Service (QoS)

Wireless Security Configuration Streamlines security configuration tasks

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

Maintenance Operations Provides remote management, and firmware updates for the managed access points on the LAN

Network Configuration Levels Ease of Use Even for Non-professional Users

Basic Settings for a Typical Network

Advanced Settings for Access Point Groups If 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 Address Fixed IP address only (no DHCP client mode for the Wireless Management System itself)

DHCP Server

VLANs for the Wireless Management System Untagged Management VLAN (default) or dedicated management VLAN (tagged)

VLANs for the Access Points - Multiple SSIDs For 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 Discovery Layer 2 discovery method if the Wireless Management System and all the wireless access points on the LAN are in the same IP subnet

IP Discovery Layer 3 discovery method if the the Wireless Management System and the wireless access points use dierent IP subnets. IP discovery can

Access Point Management

Managed Access Point Assignment

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

Access Point Groups Initially 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 dierent VLANs.

and 5 GHz).

be used to find the access points for each subnet, one subnet at a time.

Aer 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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