D-Link DWC-1000 Technical Specifications
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Unified Wireless Controller
DWC-1000
Scalable AP Support
6 AP support out of box, scalable to 24 with
additional 6 AP licenses.
Self Optimizing Wireless Newotrk
Periodic RF and power adjustment avoids
interference from other APs.
Upgradable VPN/Firewall features
Additional VPN Firewall license turns your
DWC-1000 into an all-in-one Business Class Router
and Wireless Controller.
Product Highlights
Overview
The D-Link DWC-1000 Unified Wireless Controller is a centralized wireless LAN manager
developed specifically for campuses, branch offices, and small-to-medium businesses
(SMBs). With the ability to manage up to six wireless access points (upgradable to 24) and
a maximum of 96 wireless access points in a Peer Group, the DWC-1000 is a cost-effective
mobility solution for small to medium-scale environments. Its auto-managed AP discovery
and single point management allow customers to acquire an enterprise class system
without the burden of executing massive and complex configurations. With a robust and
comprehensive security detection system, the DWC-1000 also enables managed APs to
block potential attacks from unauthorized users and devices, especially for wireless
environments.
Robust and Optimized Network
The DWC-1000 features a self-organizing, self-optimizing, and self-healing network
capability to increase the stability of the entire wireless network. With periodic radio
scanning and performance analyzing, the DWC-1000 automatically adjusts radio channels
and power to avoid interference and keep the wireless network in an optimized state. To
make up for a sudden RF signal vacuum created by any “dead” access point, the
DWC-1000 will increase the transmit output power of neighboring access points to expand
RF coverage.
Comprehensive Security
The DWC-1000 provides a comprehensive wireless security solution for any network. On the
wireless side, powered by a Wireless Instruction Detection System (WIDS), the
DWC-1000 can detect rogue access points and rogue clients as well as anticipate
wireless threats, preventing any potential damage and illegal access. In addition to other
Features
Network Architecture
• Manage up to 6 wireless APs,
upgradable to 24 APs1 per controller
maximum 96 APs1 per Peer Group
(up to 4 controllers)
Robust Network Security
• Wireless Instruction Detection System (WIDS)
• Rogue AP Detection & Classification
• Captive Portal
• WEP, WPA Personal/Enterprise,
WPA2 Personal/Enterprise
Fault Tolerance
• Option ports WAN traffic failover2
• Outbound load balancing2
Compatible D-Link Wireless Access Points
• DWL-8600AP (802.11a/b/g/n)
• DWL-6600AP (802.11a/b/g/n)
• DWL-3600AP (802.11b/g/n)
DWC-1000 Wireless Controller
fundamental wireless security features including WEP, WPA Personal/Enterprise, WPA2
Personal/Enterprise, and MAC Authentication to determine the identity of wireless
devices, the Captive Portal feature allows you to block clients from accessing the network
until the clients verify their identities. This double-layer authentication and authorization
provides a robust security fence to also protect against attacks from within the network.
High Scalability, Availability, and Flexibility
Companies frequently change in terms of size and organizational structure. To address
such changing needs, the DWC-1000 offers a new dimension in feature selections:
administrators can purchase Business Wireless Plus licenses to upgrade the DWC-1000’s
capabilities. D-Link offers two types of Business Wireless Plus licensed: an AP license
upgrade and a VPN license upgrade.
The AP license upgrade increases the number of manageable access points. The
DWC-1000 Wireless Controller manages up to six access points by default. After adding
AP license upgrades, it can manage up to 24 access points per controller.
The VPN license upgrade enables the DWC-1000 to provide VPN, Router, and Firewall
functionality. The firewall function allows administrators to control network access by
setting classification policies. The dual Option ports provide link failover and provide
Internet connection redundancy to ensure Internet access. The virtual private network
(VPN) features provide secure remote control to manage access points in branch
offices. Site-to-site VPN tunnels can use the IP Security (IPSec) Protocol, Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), or Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) to facilitate branch
office connectivity through encrypted virtual links. In addition, the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) VPN tunnels empower your mobile users by providing remote access to a central
corporate database.
Simplified Management
Centralized remote control of managed access points provide a simple way to
automatically discover compatible D-Link Wireless Access Points, add them to the
managed access point list, and configure them with one-time configuration dispatch
settings. With the controller Peer Group feature, the administrator can easily log into one
wireless controller and perform essential configurations on others within the group. The
real-time monitoring of access points and associated client stations enable the efficient
utilization of network resources. System alarms and statistics reports on managed
access points also help the administrator use the DWC-1000 to manage, control, and
optimize network performance.
Network Implementation within L2/L3 Network in an SMB Environment
Remotely Managed AP Implementation
(VPN/Router/Firewall license upgrade required)
DWC-1000 Wireless Controller
Technical Specification
Interface
Ethernet
2 10/100/1000 Option Ports3
4 10/100/1000 LAN Ports
USB
2 USB 2.0 Ports
Console
RJ-45
Capactiy and Performance
Maximum Access Points per unit
(default/upgrade)
6/241
Maximum Access Points per cluster
(default/upgrade)
24/961
Concurrent Captive Portal authentication
users (Wired/Wireless)
124/400
Dedicated IPSec VPN tunnels2
70
Dedicated PPTP/L2TP VPN tunnels2
25
Dedicated SSL VPN tunnels2
20
Access Point Managment
Compatible Managed APs
DWL-8600AP
DWL-6600AP
DWL-3600AP
AP Discovery & Control
Layer-2
Layer-3
AP Monitoring
Managed AP
Rogue AP
Authentication Fail AP
Standalone AP
Client Monitoring
Authenticated Client
Rogue Client
Authentication Fail Client
Ad-hoc Client
Centralized RF/Security Policy
Management
Supported
Roaming
Fast Roaming
Supported
Intra-controller/Inter-controller roaming
Supported
AP Monitoring
Supported
Intra-subnet/Inter-subnet roaming
Supported
DWC-1000 Wireless Controller
Security
Wireless Security
WEP
Dynamic WEP
WPA Personal/Enterprise
WPA2 Personal/Enterprise
Wireless Instruction
Detection & Prevention
System (WIDS)
Rogue and Valid AP Classification
Rogue AP Mitigation
LAN Security
802.1X port-based access control and guest VLAN
Authentication
Captive Portal
MAC Authentication
VLAN
VLAN Group
Up to 255 entries
802.1q VLAN Tagging
Supported
Subnet-based VLAN
Supported
Port-based VLAN
Supported
Firewall2
Policy
Each feature supports 100 rules.
Supports up to 600 firewall rules
Dynamic Route
RIPv1, RIPv2
Dynamic DNS
Supported
NAT, PAT
Supported
Web Content Filtering
Static URL
Keywords
Network2
Route Failover
Supported
Outbound Load Balancing
Supported
Virtual Private Network (VPN)2
Encryption Methods
DES, 3DES, AES, Twofish, Blowfish, CAST-128, NULL
IPSec NAT Traversal
Supported
Dead Peer Detection
Supported
IP Encapsulating Security
Payload (ESP)
Supported
IP Authentication Header
(AH)
Supported
VPN Tunnel Keep Alive
Supported
Hub and Spoke
Supported
DWC-1000 Wireless Controller
1 The number of managed APs can be increased through purchase of license upgrades.
2 Features enabled through purchase of the VPN/Router/Firewall license upgrade.
3 The first Option port is enabled by default. The second Option port is enabled through purchase of the VPN/Router/Firewall license upgrade.
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SSL Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN)2
SSL Encryption Methods
DES, 3DES, AES
SSL Message Integrity
MD5, SHA1
System Management
Web-based User Interface
HTTP
Command Line Interface
Supported
SNMP
v1, v2c, v3
Physical & Environment
Power Supply
Internal power supply: DC 12V/2.5A
Max. Power Consumption
19.3 W
Dimension
7.09 x 11.02 x 1.73 inches, (180 x 280 x 44 mm)
Operation Temperature
0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F)
Storage Temperature
-20 to 70 °C (-4 to 158 °F)
Operation Humidity
5% to 95%, Non-condensing
EMI
FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI, C-tick, IC
Safety
cUL, LVD (EN60950-1)
Optional Products
Product Number
Product Description
DWL-8600AP
Unified Concurrent Dual-band Access Point 802.11a/b/g/n
DWL-6600AP
Unified Concurrent Dual-band Access Point 802.11a/b/g/n
DWL-3600AP
Unified Access Point 802.11b/g/n
DWC-1000-AP6/
DWC-1000-AP6-LIC
Enables management of 6 additional APs
DWC-1000-VPN/
DWC-1000-VPN-LIC
Enables VPN, router, and firewall functions