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WHG FEATURES
AP MANAGEMENT
CENTRALIZED AP DISCOVERY & PROVISIONING
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• Centralized AP Discovery & Provisioning feature reduces initial deployment time and effort
AP LOAD BALANCING
• Load Balancing feature nudges clients to connect to APs that have less clients, distributing clients across APs and optimizing overall network throughput
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BULK FIRMWARE UPGRADE
• Managed APs can be upgraded in bulk during new firmware releases, eliminating the need to manually upgrade each AP
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DETAILED AP STATUS MONITORING
• Detailed AP Status Monitoring feature enables network administrators to quickly troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues
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ROGUE AP DETECTION
• Rogue AP Detection feature allows organizations to quickly detect and respond to unauthorized AP
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TEMPLATE-BASED CONFIGURATION
• Template-based Configuration minimizes redundant configuration tasks
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AP GROUPING • WAPM managed APs may be designated to different AP Groups using Maps
» Each group has its own administrators » Each administrator can see and manage his own APs
• There can be different levels of administrators for APs
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DEPLOYMENT
CROSS GATEWAY ROAMING
• Cross Gateway Roaming feature enables an end user to seamlessly move around large network deployment where there are multiple controllers in service.
• The traffic is tunneled back to the original controller for forwarding to the internet
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MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT
• WTG-series can support multiple languages: » English » 正體中文 » 简体中文 » 日本語
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» Español » Deutsch » Français
PMS INTEGRATION
• Direct interface from WHG controller to PMS system • No need for separate appliance or software
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BASIC DEPLOYMENT MODELS • Multiple methods to deploy 4ipnet
controller and access point
• Easily fit into existing network architectures
• Support both Layer 2 and Layer 3 AP management
• Centralized monitoring and management
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CONTROLLER IN AND OUTSIDE DATA PATH
• 4ipnet WHG can be deployed either in data path or outside data path • In Data Path: Controller also acts as network gateway and performs both user policy
enforcement and AP management • Outside Data Path: Controller only performs AP management
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NAT VS. ROUTER MODE
• Router mode is preferred when there’s a large amount of IP addresses need to be allocated
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• NAT mode is preferred when there’s a limited amount of public IP addresses
SPLIT TUNNEL • Split Tunnel allows users to optimize
traffic flow by tunneling only management & authentication traffic back to the controller
• Prevent WHG from being the bottleneck • Minimizes latency for user data traffic
and increases overall network throughput
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MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT • Centrally monitor the status of multiple deployments and sites • Multi-tenancy for NMS system
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RELIABILITY
N+1 HIGH AVAILABILITY
• One controller serves as the backup controller for N primary controllers. When any of the primary controllers fails, the APs connected to that controller fall back to the backup controller
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NETWORK SERVICES
• WHG controllers can provide various network services
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TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS
• WHG controller is equipped with various kinds of troubleshooting tools to assist network administrators to quickly find and solve problems
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WAN LOAD BALANCING & FAILOVER
• Dual WAN-ports support load balancing and failover to enhance overall network performance
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SECURITY
ADMINISTRATOR PERMISSION SETTING
• Administrator will be given different authority to manage the network based on their permission setting
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CONTROLLER ISOLATION • Controller Isolation prevents direct communication
between users on the same layer 2
• Isolate potentially malicious network traffic and increase overall security
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IP/MAC PRIVILEGE LIST
• Clients with IP or device’s MAC address on the Privilege List won’t need to login every time when they wish to gain access to the network
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REMOTE VPN
• Users can remotely access the internal private network through the remote VPN function of the WHG • Users accessing from remote VPN can still have the same policies applied
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SITE TO SITE VPN
• Controllers can create a VPN tunnel to let site A and site B be in the same subnet.
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USER MANAGEMENT
WALLED GARDEN • Walled Garden feature allows network administrators to specify a whitelist of IP addresses and/or domain
names – locations that are allowed prior to authentication
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GUEST WI-FI ACCESS • Guests can easily register and gain access to the Wi-Fi network using one of the methods below
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FACEBOOK LOGIN
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AUTHENTICATION METHODS
• WHG support both Browser-based and 802.1X Authentication mechanisms to ensure the proper identification of network users before accessing the network
• Browser-based Authentication integrates commonly-used external account database
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E-MAIL AUTHENTICATION
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• When user type their email address, they will get a short period of time to use the Wi-Fi to check their email and activate their free Wi-Fi access
ON-DEMAND ACCOUNTS
• Built-in account generation and billing platform for guest Wi-Fi accounts • Usage quota by volume, duration, or cut-off • Different user access policies for each billing plan
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USER ACCESS POLICIES • Policies are determined by three dimensions:
» Service Zone (Location) » Schedule (Time) » User Group (Role)
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SERVICE ZONES
• Service Zones allow for virtual segregation of network resources without additional physical hardware
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TIERED WI-FI SERVICE • Venues such as hotels can offer Wi-Fi service in different tiers
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BROWSING HISTORY
• Detailed logs and reporting mechanisms for APs, users, and network traffic
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