D-Link DWC-1000 [14/368] Introduction

D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 14

Section 1 - Product Overview

Product Overview

Introduction

D-LinkWireless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),oers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 ltering 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coee

stores that want to limit customers from accessing certain sites on their network. You can lter 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congureD-LinkaccesspointsontheWLAN

• OptimizewirelessaccesspointperformancewithcentralizedRFmanagement,security,QualityofService

(QoS),andothercongurationfeatures

• Streamlinesecuritycongurationtasksandsetupguestaccess

• Monitornetworkstatusandstatistics

• PerformmaintenancetasksandrmwareupdatesforthewirelessmanagementsystemandforD-Link

access points on your wireless network

• Conducttroubleshootingprocedures

Conguration is performed using conguration proles. A conguration prole allows a wireless controller to

distributeasetofradio,ServiceSetIdentier(SSID),andQoSparameterstotheaccesspointsassociatedwith

that prole.