Samsung WEC8500 Operation Manual page 22

WEC8050 / WEC8500 Operation Manual
CHAPTER 1.
System Overview
1.1 APC Overview
The Samsung Access Pointer Controller (APC) comprehensively manages the user
information and traffic while managing an Access Point (AP), i.e. a device that provides
wireless connection service for a user terminal in a Wi-Fi environment. There are two
models depending on the AP capacity; WEC8500 and WEC8050. It comprehensively
manages all the APs and provides services in a wireless LAN environment. Because AP
and APC are connected in tunneling, all the user traffic is exchanged and processed.
The APC is typically installed at a position where it can be connected to a backbone switch,
core switch, or router in a enterprise network environment. The APC controls a wireless
LAN AP and provides the functions for Wireless LAN (WLAN) services such as handover
and QoS, security/authentication, etc. The Samsung WEC8500 provides its services up to
500 APs. It can provide its services up to 10,000 connected user devices. Meanwhile, the
WEC8050 can accommodate a maximum of 200 APs and provides service to a maximum
of 1500 user devices.
The APC provides a WLAN network environment through AP management and also
provides various communication services required by enterprise customers in a wireless
environment by interoperating with other enterprise solutions. It provides a Wireless
Enterprise solution in an enterprise environment by making the collaboration applications
such as telephone, message, or communicator, etc., that has been used in a legacy wire
environment to be able to be used in wireless device such as a smart phone, tablet PC, or
notebook.
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