NetGear ProSAFE 500 WC9500 High Capacity Wireless Controller (WC9500-10000S)

Quicklinx:	B393WS00
Mfr#:	WC9500-10000S

Description

The ProSAFE WC9500 High Capacity Wireless Controller is a scalable, high performance WLAN solution for centralized management of up to 200 ProSAFE wireless access points in a single wireless controller. Three WC9500 Wireless Controller can stack into a single cluster to support up to 600 Access Points, with a fourth WC9500 acting as a redundant backup. The supported AP’s extends from entry level single band WNAP210/WNAP320/WN370 APs to dual band business class WNDAP360/350, and premium grade 3x3 WNDAP660/620, and outdoor WND930 AP’s, and is also 802.11ac ready.

The WC9500 Wireless Controller is easy to configure with an intuitive user interface and setup wizard, comprehensive dashboard and monitoring statistics. Flexible enough to support a few dozen laptops to several thousand tablets, it delivers enterprise grade functionality for mid to large-sized organizations, but without the cost and complexity of big IT. The WC9500 comes fully equipped with enterprise grade features such as comprehensive wireless security (WPA, WPA2, Radius, LDAP, Rogue AP protection), guest access, and full networking functionality including embedded DHCP server, VLAN on wired and wireless networks support, to full Quality of Service differentiation. Additionally, with no recurring annual license fees: Simply pay as you grow.

Features

Highly scalable 10 gigabit connectivity
Supports up to 200 Access Points and 12,000 concurrent clients per controller; stack up to three WC9500 controllers per wireless cluster; supporting up to 600 Access Points and 36,000 concurrent clients per cluster; consists of 2x10G connectivity with SFP+ form factor; backward compatible with 1G connectivity with SFP form factor; additional 1x1G port with RJ-45 copper connectivity.
Enterprise-grade and feature-rich deployment solutions
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; two redundant, hot-swap power supplies (PSU) (one PSU comes with the controller; second optional PSU is ordered separately); two removable fan trays provide front-to-back cooling airflow for best compatibility with data center hot aisle/cold aisle airflow patterns.
Ultra-fast access point discovery with Ufast
Ufast AP discovery provides super-fast AP discovery; improves reliability and shortens setup time; secured communication between AP and WC9500.
Distributed and local forwarding
Data traffic can be forwarded to the best path without traversing the controller; eliminates controller bottleneck for high throughput 802.11n APs; intelligent tunneling with Layer 2 and Layer 3 roaming.
Investment protection
Supports ProSAFE access points; 802.11ac-ready for future deployments; hassle-free, plug-and-replace upgrade with ProSAFE WC7520 and WC7600.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description: NETGEAR High Capacity Wireless Controller WC9500 - network management device

Device Type: Network management device

Form Factor: External - 1U

Localisation: Worldwide (excluding China)

Data Link Protocol: Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Capacity: Manageable access points: 200 , Maximum number of access points (per cluster): 600 , BSSIDs: 144 , Concurrent stations per cluster: 36000 , Concurrent stations: 12000 , Profile groups: 9 , Profiles: 128 , Security profile groups per profile group: 9 , Detectable rogue access points: 512

Power: AC 100/230 V

Power Redundancy: Yes

Dimensions (WxDxH): 44 cm x 43 cm x 4.3 cm

Weight: 7.57 kg

Manufacturer Warranty: NETGEAR lifetime warranty

Designed For: NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350, Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360, Premium 3 x 3 Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660, WAC720, WAC730, WAC740 4 x 4, Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320, Wireless-N WNAP210 v2, WN370, WND930; Premium WAC740

Detailed Specification

General

Device Type: Network management device

Height (Rack Units): 1U

Width: 44 cm

Depth: 43 cm

Height: 4.3 cm

Weight: 7.57 kg

Localisation: Worldwide (excluding China)

Networking

Form Factor: External

Connectivity Technology: Wired

Data Link Protocol: Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ICMP/IP, IPSec, BOOTP, DHCP

Routing Protocol: CIDR

Remote Management Protocol: SNMP 1, RMON, Telnet, SNMP 2c, HTTP, TFTP, SSH

Capacity: Manageable access points: 200 , Maximum number of access points (per cluster): 600 , BSSIDs: 144 , Concurrent stations per cluster: 36000 , Concurrent stations: 12000 , Profile groups: 9 , Profiles: 128 , Security profile groups per profile group: 9 , Detectable rogue access points: 512

Status Indicators: Power, status, fan

Features: Auto-sensing per device, auto-negotiation, load balancing, LDAP support, VLAN support, Syslog support, stackable, IPv6 support, SNTP support, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support, Auto Channel Select (ACS), Access Control List (ACL) support, RADIUS support, roaming function, DHCP server, IPv4 support, rogue access point detection, tagged VLAN, Captive Portal

Encryption Algorithm: DES, Triple DES, IKE, TKIP, WPA-PSK, AES-CCMP, AES-CCM, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-CBC, 128-bit SSL, 1024-bit RSA, 2048-bit RSA, TLS 1.1, WEP

Authentication Method: X.509 certificates, Radio Service Set ID (SSID), TACACS, LDAP, Active Directory

Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11e

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces: 2 x 10Gb Ethernet - SFP+ , 1 x 1000Base-T (management) - RJ-45 , 1 x console - DB-9 , 1 x USB 2.0 - Type A

Miscellaneous

MTBF: 664,072 hours

Power

Power Device: Internal power supply - hot-plug

Installed Qty: 2

Max Supported Qty: 2

Power Redundancy: Yes

Voltage Required: AC 100/230 V

Power Consumption Operational: 82.3 Watt

Power Provided: 165 Watt

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support: Limited warranty - replacement - lifetime - on-site - response time: next business day , Limited warranty - software application support - 90 days

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature: 0 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 45 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 10 - 90%

Compatibility Information

Designed For: NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350, Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360, Premium 3 x 3 Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660, WAC720, WAC730, WAC740 4 x 4, Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320, Wireless-N WNAP210 v2, WN370, WND930 , NETGEAR Premium WAC740