About the Cisco Wireless Control System

The Cisco Wireless Control System (Cisco WCS) is the Cisco Wireless LAN Solution network manage- ment tool that adds to the capabilities of the Web User Interface and the Command Line Interface, moving from individual Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers to a network of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers. The Cisco Wireless Control System runs on Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES servers.

The Cisco WCS includes the same configuration, performance monitoring, security, fault management, and accounting options used at the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller level, but adds a graphical view of multiple Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and managed Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access points.

The Cisco WCS is offered in two versions which support different feature levels:

•Cisco WCS Base, which includes wireless client data access, rogue access point containment functions, Cisco WLAN Solution monitoring and control, and which allows client and rogue access point location to the nearest Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point.

•Cisco WCS Location, which is includes all the features in the Cisco WCS Base, but which allows high-accuracy rogue access point and client location to within 10 meters.

These features are listed in the following table:

Features

Cisco

WCS

Base

Cisco

WCS

Location

Location and Tracking:

• Low-Resolution Client Location		Yes	-

• High-Resolution Client Location		-	Yes

• Low-Resolution Rogue Access Point Location		Yes	-

• High-Resolution Rogue Access Point Location		-	Yes

Client Data Services, Security and Monitoring:

• Client Access via Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access points		Yes	Yes

• Multiple WLANs (Individual SSIDs and Policies)		Yes	Yes

Rogue Access Point Detecting and Containing using Cisco 1000 Series		Yes	Yes
lightweight access points		Yes	Yes
lightweight access points

802.11a/b/g Bands		Yes	Yes

Radio Resource Management (real-time assigning channels, and detecting		Yes	Yes
and containing rogue access points)		Yes	Yes
and containing rogue access points)

Radio Resource Management (real-time detecting and avoiding inter-
ference, controlling transmit power, assigning channels, managing client		Yes	Yes
mobility, distributing client load, and detecting coverage holes)

Automated Software and Configuration Updates		Yes	Yes

Wireless Intrusion Protection		Yes	Yes

Global and Individual AP Security Policies		Yes	Yes

Controls Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers		Yes	Yes


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