Wireless | 37 SOFTWARE APPLIANCE HARDWARE APPLIANCE FEATURES UWC-Install + UWC-BaseST UWC-60-APL FORM FACTOR Virtual machine software Desktop, 1RU DEPLOYMENT MODE Data forwarding Distributed, centralized Grouping / clustering RF group, mobility group Wireless network topology Access point, WDS SCALABILITY Clients per AP 200 Clients per controller 8000 APs per controller 10, upgradable up to 200 10, upgradable up to 60 Groups 255 Controllers per group 64 APs per group 2000 WLANs 64 VLANs 4096 AP profiles 16 Network profile 64 PORTS AND MEDIA SUPPORT Ethernet 1 × vNIC 6 × 1000T Serial 1 USB 2 POWER SUPPLY AC/DC adapter ENVIRONMENTAL Temperature range 5°C to 40°C Cooling Fan MANAGEMENT RF coverage hole arrangement ■ Self-recovery of AP fault ■ RF interference mitigation ■ Dynamic Tx power adjustment ■ Dynamic channel selection ■ Client load balancing ■ Plug and Play / discovery mechanism Layer 2 and Layer 3 Client location service ■ HIGH AVAILABILITY Adaptive AP operations mode ■ Controller redundancy N:N ROUTING Bridging ■ Routing ■ Mobility Layer 2 and Layer 3, Fast BSS transition NETWORKING Client load balancing ■ Wireless Multimedia Media (WMM) ■ Optimized video streaming ■ Rate limiting ■ MAC layer QoS ■ SECURITY Access Control List (ACL) ■ Guest access Captive portal, Web authentication Intrusion detection / prevention system Wireless IDS (wIDS), rogue AP detection, rogue client IDEAL ENVIRONMENT Small to mid-sized enterprise CUSTOMER’S NEEDS Cloud-based application Dedicated server model User access (BYOD) / Hotspot / centralized WLAN management Wireless Controllers CONTROLLER FOR ACCESS POINTS The Allied Telesis Unified Wireless Controller is the single point of management for the operation, administration, and maintenance of all access points in an enterprise. The UWC controller is available as either a hardware appliance or hosted software for cloud-based applications. ▶ Simplified Plug-and-Play access ports ▶ RF management and control ▶ Wireless Intrusion Prevention System ▶ Security safeguards ▶ Resilience ▶ Seamless mobility ▶ Client location tracking ▶ Graphic visualization Key features of the UWC include: