Model Wc7600V2; Model Wc9500; Model Scalability And Feature Differences - NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7500 User Manual

Model WC7600v2

One WC7600v2 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 WC7600v2 provides four RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports. 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.

Model WC9500

One WC9500 standalone wireless controller with the appropriate licenses can support up to
300 access points with up to 9,000 clients. In a stacked configuration, one wireless controller
with the appropriate licenses can support up to 200 access points with up to 6,000 clients. A
stack can support three wireless controllers with up to 18,000 clients.
Model WC9500 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.

Model Scalability and Feature Differences

The following table show the differences in scalability and features between the wireless
controller models.
Table 1. Model differences and scalable architecture
Feature
License in AP increments
Single controller
Max. number of APs
Max. number of users
Stack of three controllers
Max. number of APs
Max. number of users
Controller redundancy
Link aggregation
Monitor blacklisted clients
1G ports
SFP slots
USB ports
ProSAFE Wireless Controller
WC7500 WC7600
5 10, 50
15 50
400 2,000
Stacking is not 150
supported
6,000
Not supported Supported
Not supported Supported
Not supported Supported
1
4 1
None 2
2 1
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WC7600v2 WC9500
10, 50 10, 50, 100, 200
50 300
2,000 9.000
150 600
6,000 18,000
Supported Supported
Not supported Supported
Not supported Supported
4 1
None 2
2 1