Models, Key Features, And Capabilities; Model Wc7500; Model Wc7600 - NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7500 User Manual

Models, Key Features, and Capabilities

The NETGEAR ProSAFE
intended for medium to large-sized businesses, higher education institutions, hospitals, and
hotels.
The wireless controller supports the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac protocols. With the wireless
controller, you can manage your wireless network from a central point, implement security
features centrally, support Layer 2 and Layer 3 fast roaming, configure a guest access
captive portal, and support voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi).
This user manual supports models WC7500, WC7600, WC7600v2, and WC9500. For a
comparison between the models, see
Note: For information about the manuals for the legacy model WC7520, visit
downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/WC7520.

Model WC7500

One WC7500 wireless controller with the appropriate licenses can support up to 15 access
points (APs) with up to 400 users. Model WC7500 is an entry-level model: You cannot stack
the WC7500, nor is controller redundancy supported.
Model WC7500 provides four RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports. However all four Gigabit Ethernet
ports provide equal performance and are bonded together in Linux active-backup mode. In
this mode, the ports effectively function as one port rather than four separate ports, with one
port active and three ports acting as backup if the active port fails. Therefore, only one port is
available to access the wireless controller for management or for data and control
communications between the wireless controller and the access points. For more
information, visit kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30974/~/prosafe-wc7500.

Model WC7600

One WC7600 wireless controller with the appropriate licenses can support up to 50 access
points (APs) with up to 2,000 users. In a stacked configuration, a stack of three wireless
controllers can support up to 150 access points with up to 6,000 users.
Model WC7600 provides one RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(10GbE) slots with standard SFP+ form factor for optional 10GBASE or 1000BASE GBICs.
These ports are available to access the wireless controller for management and for data and
control communications between the wireless controller and the access points.
ProSAFE Wireless Controller
Wireless Controller is a high-capacity, secured wireless controller
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Table 1 on page 13.
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