Product Overview; Introduction - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

Section 1 - Product Overview
D-Link W ireless Controller (DWC), DWC-1000, is a full-featured wireless LAN controller designing for small network
environment. The centralized control function contains various access point management functions, such as
fast-roaming, inter-subnet roaming, automatic channel and power adjustment, self-healing etc. The advanced
wireless security function, including rouge AP detection, captive portal, wireless intrusion detection system
(WIDS), offers a strong wireless network protection avoiding attacks from hackers. After license upgrade optimal
network security is provided via features such as virtual private network (VPN) tunnels, IP Security (IPSec), Point-
to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Empower
your road warriors with clientless remote access anywhere and anytime using SSL VPN tunnels.
There are three types of licenses available to activate increased functionality for the DWC. These licenses are not
activated by default.
1. VPN license upgrade enables the following features: ISP Connection types (PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, NAT/
Transparent mode), Option2/DMZ port, IP Aliasing, Dynamic Routing (RIP), VPN (PPTP client/server, L2TP
client /server , SSLVPN, OpenVPN) , Intel AMT, Dynamic DNS, Website Filter, Application Rules, Firewall
Rules, UPNP, IGMP proxy, and ALG/SMTP-ALG
2. AP6 license upgrades the number of APs controller can manage. You can upgrade up to 3 AP licenses.
By default DWC-1000 can manage up to 6 AP's. You increase the number by 6 upon each AP license.
3. WCF License is a powerful dynamic web filtering function that can be used in many places. It is ideal for
companies that want to ensure that employees aren't wasting time online, schools that want to prevent
their students from viewing questionable online material, or libraries and small businesses like coffee
stores that want to limit customers from accessing certain sites on their network. You can filter up to 32
categories of websites in total, such as pornography, gambling, online shopping, and many others. You
can easily block or unblock these categories in just a few clicks. The dynamic WCF also has a logging
feature. Whenever a user tries to access a website that is blocked, or the time stamp of login/logout, the
corresponding event will be logged.
Using the wireless controller and the access points with which it is associated lets you:
• Discover and configure D-Link access points on the WLAN
• Optimize wireless access point performance with centralized RF management, security, Quality of Service
(QoS), and other configuration features
• Streamline security configuration tasks and set up guest access
• Monitor network status and statistics
• Perform maintenance tasks and firmware updates for the wireless management system and for D-Link
access points on your wireless network
• Conduct troubleshooting procedures
Configuration is performed using configuration profiles. A configuration profile allows a wireless controller to
distribute a set of radio, Service Set Identifier (SSID), and QoS parameters to the access points associated with
that profile.
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