Package Contents - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

- Layer 2 and Layer 3 seamless roaming support (FRS).
- Local Layer 2 traffic switching at access point level for fast processing and roamed
Layer 3 traffic processing at controller level.
• RF planning and management
- RF planning tool to predict the number and placement of access points based on
signal strength and the number of users per building floor, and to display the
predicted coverage.
- Automatic control of access point transmit power and channel allocation to reduce
interference.
- Automatic load balancing of clients across access points.
- Rate limiting per profile.
• Monitoring and reporting
- Access point heat maps by wireless band and signal strength for real-time status view
of the WLAN.
- Monitoring of the status of the network, wireless controllers, WLANs, and clients, and
network usage statistics.
- Specific health monitoring of access points.
- Logging and emailing of system events, RF events, load-balancing events,
rate-limiting events, and redundancy failover events.
For a list of all features and capabilities of the wireless controller, see the datasheet at
http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/13060.

Package Contents

The ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 product package contains the following
items:
• ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 appliance
• One AC power cable
• Rubber feet (4) with adhesive backing
• One rack-mount kit
• Straight-through Category 5 Ethernet cable
• WC7520 ProSafe Wireless Controller Installation Guide
• Resource CD
If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep
the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for
repair.
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