4ipnet Controller WHG features

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


BULK FIRMWARE UPGRADE

• Managed APs can be upgraded in bulk during new firmware releases, eliminating the need to manually upgrade each AP


DETAILED AP STATUS MONITORING

• Detailed AP Status Monitoring feature enables network administrators to quickly troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues


ROGUE AP DETECTION

• Rogue AP Detection feature allows organizations to quickly detect and respond to unauthorized AP


TEMPLATE-BASED CONFIGURATION

• Template-based Configuration minimizes redundant configuration tasks


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


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


MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT

• WTG-series can support multiple languages: » English » 正體中文 » 简体中文 » 日本語


» Español » Deutsch » Français

PMS INTEGRATION

• Direct interface from WHG controller to PMS system • No need for separate appliance or software


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


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


NAT VS. ROUTER MODE

• Router mode is preferred when there’s a large amount of IP addresses need to be allocated


• 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


MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT • Centrally monitor the status of multiple deployments and sites • Multi-tenancy for NMS system


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


NETWORK SERVICES

• WHG controllers can provide various network services


TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS

• WHG controller is equipped with various kinds of troubleshooting tools to assist network administrators to quickly find and solve problems


WAN LOAD BALANCING & FAILOVER

• Dual WAN-ports support load balancing and failover to enhance overall network performance


SECURITY

ADMINISTRATOR PERMISSION SETTING

• Administrator will be given different authority to manage the network based on their permission setting


CONTROLLER ISOLATION • Controller Isolation prevents direct communication

between users on the same layer 2

• Isolate potentially malicious network traffic and increase overall security


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


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


SITE TO SITE VPN

• Controllers can create a VPN tunnel to let site A and site B be in the same subnet.


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


GUEST WI-FI ACCESS • Guests can easily register and gain access to the Wi-Fi network using one of the methods below


FACEBOOK LOGIN


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


E-MAIL AUTHENTICATION


• 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


USER ACCESS POLICIES • Policies are determined by three dimensions:

» Service Zone (Location) » Schedule (Time) » User Group (Role)


SERVICE ZONES

• Service Zones allow for virtual segregation of network resources without additional physical hardware


TIERED WI-FI SERVICE • Venues such as hotels can offer Wi-Fi service in different tiers


BROWSING HISTORY

• Detailed logs and reporting mechanisms for APs, users, and network traffic


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4ipnet Controller WHG features