Best TCO Integration Realizing
Redefining Networking Integration
Speed Wi-Fi Network Expansion
Solution Brief
AP Controller Technology
AP Controller Technology Solution Brief
With the BYOD trend accelerating, Wi-Fi connectivity is now widely provided everywhere
in offices, hotels and even schools. This significantly and quickly increases demand for
Wi-Fi access points, which in turn leads to more provisioning and management issues for
network administrators. In fact, a well-designed WLAN controller is usually a solution to
relieve administrators from these problems.
Now, ZyXEL makes its advanced AP Controller (APC) technology available not only to
stand-alone NXC WLAN controller, but also to its various Gateway products. This enables
businesses to easily scale up the Wi-Fi networks with less investment and management
efforts.
Best TCO
• Lower initial investment on equipment procurements
• Less configuring and maintaining efforts on multiple devices
Pay as You Grow
• Scalable license-based Wi-Fi AP management for more flexibility
• myZyXEL.com 2.0 offers a single friendly portal for managing the licensed services
Comprehensive AP Portfolio
• Wall mount, ceiling mount or even wall-plate installation for different needs
• Indoor/outdoor wide-coverage installation for all locations
• Comprehensive technology options: ultra-high speed 11ac and concurrent dual-band for high-density
deployments
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Portfolio
AP Controller Technology Solution Brief
Stand-Alone AP
Controller
NXC Series UTM VPN Firewall Access Gateway
NXC2500 USG40/40W/60/60W UAG2100*1/4100 SBG3500-N
ZyWALL
110*2/310*2/1100
NXC5500
USG110/210/310
*1
Integrated AP Controller
*2
UAG5100
Small Business
Gateway
SBG3600-N
*1
*1: available in Q3 2014
*2: with firmware ZLD V4.10 or above
USG1100*1/1900
*1
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GS1900
AP Controller Technology Solution Brief
GS
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Application Diagram
SMB
ZyXEL’s Next-Generation USG series integrates AP Controller Technology. It performs business Gateway, anti-malware
protection and Wi-Fi centralized management at the same time.
In case more Wi-Fi needs to be deployed and managed, an NXC WLAN Controller can be added for higher scalability.
ISP1
GS1900-24
-24
Internet
ISP2
USG60
Unied Security
Gateway
Wi-Fi Management
24-port GbE Smart
Managed Switch
NWA5123-NI
802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-Radio
Unied Access Point
Workgroup
Tablet PC
Laptop
Ethernet Wi-Fi ManagementManaged AP
GS1920-24HP
24-port GbE Smart
Managed PoE Switch
NWA5121-NI
802.11 b/g/n Unied
Access Point
NWA5121-N
802.11 b/g/n Unied
Access Point
NWA5121-N
802.11 b/g/n Unied
Access Point
Hotel
Unified Access Gateway (UAG) series integrates AP Controller Technology. It performs business Gateway, AAA Gateway
and Wi-Fi centralized management at the same time.
In case more Wi-Fi needs to be deployed and managed, an NXC WLAN Controller can be added for higher scalability.
NWA3550-N
Internet
UAG5100
Unied Access Gateway
2210-2
GS2210-24
24-port GbE L2 Switch
GS1920-24HP
24-port GbE Smart
Managed PoE Switch
Wi-Fi Management
GS1920-24HP
24-port GbE Smart
Managed PoE Switch
Wi-Fi Management
802.11 a/b/g/n
Dual-Radio Outdoor
Business Access Point
NWA5121-N
802.11 b/g/n
Unied
Access Point
NWA5121-N
802.11 b/g/n
Unied
Access Point
Guest Rooms
NWA5123-NI
802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-Radio
Unied Access Point
SP350E
Printer
Outdoor Area
Lobby/Café
Sta Oce
Corridor
GS1920-48HP
48-port GbE Smart
Managed PoE Switch
Guest Rooms
Ethernet Wi-Fi ManagementManaged AP
4
GS
8
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US
AP Controller Technology Solution Brief
Education
An NXC WLAN Controller with high scalability can manage up to 512 APs, making it an ideal choice for campus deployment.
Internet
Server Farm
Ethernet Wi-Fi ManagementManaged AP
G1100
USG1100
Unified Security
Gateway
-
GS3700-24
24-port GbE
L2+ Switch
NXC5500
Wireless LAN
Controller
GS2200-8HP
8-port GbE
L2 PoE Switch
GS2210-48
2210-4
48-port GbE
L2 Switch
Wi-Fi
Management
GS2210-24HP
24-port GbE
L2 PoE Switch
IP Camera
Computer Lab
NWA5123-NI
802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-Radio
Unied Access Point
NWA5121-N
802.11 b/g/n Unied
Access Point
NWA3550-N
802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-Radio
Outdoor Business Access Point
Classroom
Library
Dormitory
Outdoor
Supported Models
APC Technology
Product Series
Applied
products
Supported
managed AP
Default managed
AP number
Maximum
managed AP
number
APC Lite APC1.0 APC2.0APC Lite APC1.0 APC2.0
Small Business
Gateway
SBG3500-N
SBG3600-N
NWA3160-N
NWA3550-N
NWA3560-N
NWA5160N
NWA5550-N
NWA5560-N
NWA5121-NI
NWA5123-NI
NWA5121-N
NWA5301-NJ
10 10 18 18 8 16 32 64 512
UTM VPN Firewall Access Gateway NXC Series
USG40/40W/
60/60W
2 2 2 2 0 8 16 8 64
USG110/210/310/
1100/1900
ZyWALL
110/310/1100
NWA3160-N
NWA3550-N
NWA3560-N
NWA5160N
NWA5550-N
NWA5560-N
NWA5121-NI
NWA5123-NI
NWA5121-N
UAG2100 UAG4100 USG5100 NXC2500 NXC5500
NWA3160-N
NWA3550-N
NWA3560-N
NWA5160N
NWA5550-N
NWA5560-N
NWA5121-NI
NWA5123-NI
NWA5121-N
NWA5301-NJ
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Feature Matrix
AP Controller Technology Solution Brief
APC Version
RRM (Radio Resource Management)
Client RSSI threshold Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic channel selection Yes - Yes
Band steering (Band select) - - Yes
Auto power (Auto healing) - - Yes
Security & Access Control
MAC filtering Yes Yes Yes
Blocking intra-BSS traffic Yes Yes Yes
Role-based access control - Yes Yes
Rogue AP detection - - Yes
Rogue AP containment - - Yes
Wireless L2 isolation Yes Yes Yes
AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)
MAC authentication with local database - - Yes
MAC authentication with external radius - - Yes
Captive portal (internal & external) Yes Yes Yes
Captive portal customizable web login page Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic guest account - Yes Yes
RADIUS authentication Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft AD authentication - - Yes
LDAP authentication - - Yes
embedded RADIUS server - - Yes
RADIUS accounting - - Yes
RADIUS session resumption - - Yes
Log-out page - - Yes
Wireless QoS
AP load balancing - - Yes
WLAN station bandwidth limiting (per-ssid) Yes - Yes
Deployment
Data tunneling - - Yes
Ekahau RTLS support - - Yes
ZyMesh - - Yes
ZWO (ZyXEL Wireless Optimizer) AP planning Yes Yes -
ZWO (ZyXEL Wireless Optimizer) coverage detection - - Yes
CAPWAP discovery method Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostic Tool
Wireless frame capture - - Yes
High Availability
Primary/Secondary controller support - Yes Yes
License SKU
MAPS Yes Yes Yes
ZyMesh license - - Yes
APC Lite APC1.0 APC2.0APC Lite APC1.0 APC2.0
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