ZyXEL Communications NXC-8160 Wireless Distribution System WDS, Quality of Service QoS

Small Medium Enterprise

Wireless LAN Controller System

NWA-3100

Part no 91-005-161001B

NWA-3160

Part no 91-005-197001B

NWA-3500

Part no 91-005-154001B

NXC-8160	NWA-8500
Part no 91-005-176001B	Part no 91-005-175001B

Single-radio 802.11A or B/G

Single-radio 802.11A or B/G Plenum Rated, UL2043 compliant

Dual-radio 802.11A/B/G simultaneous

Wireless LAN Controller with PoE support for NWA-8500 Ultra-Thin Access Points

Dual-radio 802.11A/B/G simultaneous

Performance

•802.11b/g 2.4Ghz 11/54Mbit supported: Yes

•802.11a 5Ghz 54Mbit supported: Yes

•Maximum simultaneously clients connected: 132

Coverage

(Lab tested values, actual coverage and performance depends on customer location. Site survey recommended at customer

premise before guaranteeing coverage and performance)

•802.11b/g: Indoor 100 m, Outdoor 400 m

•802.11a: Indoor 80 m, Outdoor 200 m

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

•Access Point and Bridge simultaneously: Yes

•Repeater: Yes

•Point to Point Bridging: Yes

•Point to Multi-Point Bridging: Yes

•Spanning Tree (STP) / RSTP Support: Yes / Yes

Quality of Service (QoS)

•Roaming: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f with PMK-cache and pre-authentication support for fast-roaming: Yes

•Vlan and Management Vlan support: Yes

•Multiple SSID support: Yes, 8

•Predefined optimized VoIP & Guest SSID: Yes

•WMM ( WiFi MultiMedia): Yes

•WMM+ATC (Auto Traffic Classifier): Yes

•Prioritization for non-WMM applications: Yes

•Type of Service (ToS) and DiffServ: Yes

Security

•WEP support 64/128/152 bit: Yes

•WPA/WPA2 Personal, Mix and Enterprise: Yes

•Dynamic WEP Key Exchange: Yes

•802.1x ( EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, SIM): Yes

•WDS encryption: TKIP / AES

•MAC Address Filtering through Wlan: Yes

•Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking: Yes

•Layer 2 Isolation: Yes

•Multiple Layer 2 Isolation profiles: Yes

•Rogue Access Point Detection: Yes

Administration

•Internal Radius Server: No

•Radius Server Support: Yes

•Centralized Administrator Account through Radius Server: Yes

•DHCP Client: Yes

•Syslog Server Support: Yes

•SNMP Support: Yes, version 2c

•IPSec, PPTP and L2TP Pass-Through Support: Yes

•Web/FTP/TFTP firmware upgrade and configuration backup and restore: Yes

•Text File Based Auto Configuration of one or multiple Access Points: Yes

•Web and Command Line Interface (CLI): Yes

Antenna

•Two 2dBi 2,4 Ghz/5Ghz omni-directional Antennas, right sends/receives, left receives only

Connectivity

•802.3af PoE Support: Yes

•Antenna connector: Reverse SMA

Hardware

•Dimensions: 92 (W) x 152 (D) x 45 (H) mm

•Operating Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

•Max power consumption: 18 watt

Warranty

•2 years warranty

Performance

•802.11b/g 2.4Ghz 11/54Mbit supported: Yes

•802.11a 5Ghz 54Mbit supported: Yes

•Maximum simultaneously clients connected: 132

Coverage

(Lab tested values, actual coverage and performance depends on customer location. Site survey recommended at customer

premise before guaranteeing coverage and performance)

•802.11b/g: Indoor 100 m, Outdoor 400 m

•802.11a: Indoor 80 m, Outdoor 200 m

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

•Access Point and Bridge simultaneously: Yes

•Repeater: Yes

•Point to Point Bridging: Yes

•Point to Multi-Point Bridging: Yes

•Spanning Tree (STP) / RSTP Support: Yes / Yes

Quality of Service (QoS)

•Roaming: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f with PMK-cache and pre-authentication support for fast-roaming: Yes

•Vlan and Management Vlan support: Yes

•Multiple SSID support: Yes, 8

•Predefined optimized VoIP & Guest SSID: Yes

•WMM ( WiFi MultiMedia): Yes

•WMM+ATC (Auto Traffic Classifier): Yes

•Prioritization for non-WMM applications: Yes

•Type of Service (ToS) and DiffServ: Yes

Security

•WEP support 64/128/152 bit: Yes

•WPA/WPA2 Personal, Mix and Enterprise: Yes

•Dynamic WEP Key Exchange: Yes

•802.1x ( EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, SIM): Yes

•WDS encryption: TKIP / AES

•MAC Address Filtering through Wlan: Yes

•Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking: Yes

•Layer 2 Isolation: Yes

•Multiple Layer 2 Isolation profiles: Yes

•Rogue Access Point Detection: Yes

Administration

•Internal Radius Server: Yes, up to 128 users

•Radius Server Support: Yes

•Centralized Administrator Account through Radius Server: Yes

•DHCP Client: Yes

•Syslog Server Support: Yes

•SNMP Support: Yes, version 2c

•IPSec, PPTP and L2TP Pass-Through Support: Yes

•Web/FTP/TFTP firmware upgrade and configuration backup and restore: Yes

•Text File Based Auto Configuration of one or multiple Access Points: Yes

•Web and Command Line Interface (CLI): Yes

Antenna

•Two 2dBi 2,4 Ghz/5Ghz omni-directional Antennas, right sends/receives, left receives only

Connectivity

•802.3af PoE Support: Yes

•Antenna connector: Reverse SMA

Hardware

•Dimensions: 199 (W) x 139 (D) x 47 (H) mm

•Operating Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

•Max power consumption: 18 watt

Warranty

•2 years warranty

Performance

•802.11b/g 2.4Ghz 11/54Mbit supported: Yes

•802.11a 5Ghz 54Mbit supported: Yes

•Maximum simultaneously clients connected: 132

Coverage

(Lab tested values, actual coverage and performance depends on customer location. Site survey recommended at customer

premise before guaranteeing coverage and performance)

•802.11b/g: Indoor 100 m, Outdoor 400 m

•802.11a: Indoor 80 m, Outdoor 200 m

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

•Access Point and Bridge simultaneously: Yes

•Repeater: Yes

•Point to Point Bridging: Yes

•Point to Multi-Point Bridging: Yes

•Spanning Tree (STP) / RSTP Support: Yes / Yes

Quality of Service (QoS)

•Roaming: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f: Yes

•Roaming IAPP 802.11f with PMK-cache and pre-authentication support for fast-roaming: Yes

•Vlan and Management Vlan support: Yes

•Multiple SSID support: Yes, 16

•Predefined optimized VoIP & Guest SSID: Yes

•WMM ( WiFi MultiMedia): Yes

•WMM+ATC (Auto Traffic Classifier): Yes

•Prioritization for non-WMM applications: Yes

•Type of Service (ToS) and DiffServ: Yes

Security

•WEP support 64/128/152 bit: Yes

•WPA/WPA2 Personal, Mix and Enterprise: Yes

•Dynamic WEP Key Exchange: Yes

•802.1x ( EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, SIM): Yes

•WDS encryption: TKIP / AES

•MAC Address Filtering through Wlan: Yes

•Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking: Yes

•Layer 2 Isolation: Yes

•Multiple Layer 2 Isolation profiles: Yes

•Rogue Access Point Detection: Yes

Administration

•Internal Radius Server: Yes, up to 128 users

•Radius Server Support: Yes

•Centralized Administrator Account through Radius Server: Yes

•DHCP Client: Yes

•Syslog Server Support: Yes

•SNMP Support: Yes, version 2c

•IPSec, PPTP and L2TP Pass-Through Support: Yes

•Web/FTP/TFTP firmware upgrade and configuration backup and restore: Yes

•Text File Based Auto Configuration of one or multiple Access Points: Yes

•Web and Command Line Interface (CLI): Yes

Antenna

•Two 2dBi 2,4 Ghz/5Ghz omni-directional Antennas, one per radio

Connectivity

•802.3af PoE Support: Yes

•Antenna connector: Reverse SMA

Hardware

•Dimensions: 139 (W) x 213 (D) x 52 (H) mm

•Operating Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

•Max power consumption: 26 watt

Warranty

•2 years warranty

The NXC-8160 Wireless LAN Controller is a central component of ZyXEL unique Interfer- ence-Free architecture.

The unique solution enables the same chan- nel to be transmitted from every access point in the system, without the co-channel interfer- ence that plagues other WLAN solutions. By forming such “Channel Blankets”, the need for RF cell planning is eliminated, and the traditional site survey is simply reduced to a matter of physical equipment installation planning. This, coupled with Zero-configu- ration access points that are placed in any density and unrestricted by RF conditions, delivers truly plug and play simplicity.

Furthermore, ZyXEL’s unique centralized con- trol of each channel blanket means a WLAN system with Zero-delay mobility, robust client connections, the ability to design for a guar- anteed level of user throughput, and higher aggregate bandwidth than comparable WLAN systems.

Simply said, it provides the flexibility, perfor- mance, and simplicity that enterprise need to support data, video, and voice (VoWLAN) application in ubiquitous WLAN deploy- ments.

This 8-port controller can be used alone or with multiple controllers (up to a total of 6), to meet the requirements of crowded enterprise environments of any size or variation.

Key Selling Points

•Ground Breaking Channel Blanket Architecture. No more expensive Site Surveys and Channel conflicts. Plug & Play installation.

•Zero-Delay Roaming, get the best roaming perfor- mance ever, perfect for VoIP WIFI telephones.

•Support up to 8 NWA-8500

•Auto Failover for true redundant deployment without downtime (requires two identical deploy ments)

•Centralized configuration, one NXC-8160 can act as a master for 5 other NXC-8160

•PoE support included, no additional cost.

Hardware

•Dimensions: 443,5 (W) x 242,5 (D) x 44,5 (H) mm

•Operating Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

•Max power consumption: 160 watt

Warranty

•2 years warranty

The NWA-8500 802.11a/g Ultra Thin Wireless Business Access Point is a high performance dual 802.11a/b/g Wireless Access Point that cooperate with NXC- 8160. The new non-invasive design is best suitable for deployment in business environment. The true Plug and Play AP does not need any configuration at all makes NWA-8500 the easiest deploying high performance Business Access Point of its category.

Receives PoE power directly from the NXC-8160 Wireless LAN Controller.

Hardware

•Dimensions: 198,5 (W) x 139 (D) x 48 (H) mm

•Operating Temperature: 0°C - 50°C

•Max power consumption: 16 watt

Warranty

•2 years warranty

Wireless LAN Infrastructure

Traditionally, you need to use different AP’s to configure different SSID’s. As well as the cost of buying extra AP’s, there is also the possibility of channel inteference. Using ZyXEL’s Multiple SSID feature this function allows you to use one AP to provide multiple SSID’s simultaneously. You can configure security settings individually for each SSID, thus being able to provide an intelligent solution to the customer, where users individually can move around in the office while his security settings are applied from AP to AP.

Predefined optimized SSID profiles

The NWA-3000 series Access Points is shipped with predefined optimized SSID profiles, making it very simple to setup and configure advanced features like Guest SSID and VoIP SSID.

Text File Based Auto Configuration

All G-3000/NWA-3000 series Access Points supports easy deployment of several Access Points at the same time. Using ZyXEL’s advanced configuration possibility, administrators can now by using a DHCP server and a TFTP server use setup option 66 (TFTP Server) and option 67 (Boot file), configure one Access Point and then synchronize the configuration file to all other Access Points, elimininating the tedious process of manu- ally configuring one Access Point at a time.

Centralized Administrator Account

Using the centralized ZyXEL Administrator Account feature the administrator is alllowed to specify an account on a RADIUS server to become the administrator account for all NWA-3000 series Access Points, simplifying administration of multiple access points significantly.

One example could be that it now is possible to enforce the users password policy, change password every 45 days.

Quality of Service

WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) Quality of Service ensures quality of service in wireless networks. It controls WLAN transmission priorities according to the delivery requirements of the individual and applications. On AP’s without WMM QoS, all traffic streams are given the same access priority to the wireless network. If the introduction of another traffic stream creates a data transmission demand that exceeds the current network capacity, then the new traffic stream reduces the throughput of the other traffic streams.

ZyXEL’s Pro Wireless AP’s uses WMM QoS to prioritize traffic streams according to the VLAN or DSCP infor- mation in each packet’s header. The ZyXEL AP automatically determines th epriority to use for an individual traffic stream. This prevents reductions in data transmission for applications that are sensitive to latency (delay) and jitter( variations in delay). WMM must be supported on the client to have any effect.

ZyXEL’s Automatic Traffic Classifier

Only by using ZyXEL’s advanced Automatic Traffic Classifier (ATC), users will experience true wireless Qual- ity of Service. No need for client support, this system works like a bandwidth management tool that prioritizes packets sent across the network. ATC assigns each packet a priority and then queues the packet accordingly. Packets assigned a high priority are processed more quickly than those with low priority. If there’s congestion, allowing time-sensitive applications to flow more smoothly. Time-sensitive applications includes both those that requires a low level of latency and a low level of jitter such as Voice over IP or Internet gam- ing, and those for which jitter alone is a problem such as Internet Radio or streaming video.