Zyxel Networks
Wlan Controller NXC5500
Deploy and Manage a Highly Scalable, Worry-Free WLAN
Zyxel’s next generation WLAN controller, the NXC5500, is capable of extending networks flexibly and fulfilling
different deploy requirements with excellent Access Point (AP) compatibility; and the NXC5500 can centralize
WLAN management to reduce extra efforts. The NXC5500 is easy to use and scalable for hotels, education institutions, chain
stores as well as small- to-medium-size enterprises to configure network solutions that meet their specific needs.
Feature Highlights
High Scalability
The great scalability allows the NXC5500 to manage up to 1024 access points centrally, and the NXC5500 also helps administrators to make auto provision without exhaustive configuration for each AP within few minutes.
High Performance
The NXC5500 is equipped with 6 Gigabit Ethernet ports, enabling both high bandwidth and flexible deployments. The high performance and scalability ensure the NXC5500 provides robust networking for modern networks where one person is equipped with multiple devices.
Auto Healing
The NXC5500 has Auto Healing feature that detects status of neighbor APs and adjust AP power automatically to provide enduring network services. If an AP is not functional, the nearby APs will increase output power to cover the void area. Once the AP outage recovers, the nearby APs decrease output power automatically.
ZyMesh
The ZyMesh features of NXC5500 help extending Wi-Fi coverage to places where cable deployment is difficult. In addition, each repeater APs has multiple route selections to provide non-stop Wi-Fi services. ZyMesh enables to make auto provision and manage for multiple APs easily and centrally.
Client Steering
Client Steering sets 5 GHz as priority for dual-band devices to overcome heavy loading on 2.4 GHz, while client signal threshold transfer devices to APs with stronger signal. With these two functions, the NXC5500 ensures better radio resource usage to provide max wireless network performance for users.
Comprehensive Access Management
The NXC5500 offers easy dynamic account creation and versatile wireless user authentication methods for different application scenarios to provide smooth and secured access. The MAC authentication and customized captive portal adapted to suit the needs of enterprises, hospitability and public venues application. With captive portal via QR code access support, keyboard-less mobile devices are able to access Internet service instantly and securely.
NAT Traversal
The NXC5500 can facilitate the connections traversing NAT gateways to solve connection issue for AP and WLAN controller deployed in different subnets and to ensure the highest robustness of WLAN networks.
Secured Wireless Edge
The NXC5500 features with multiple network security functions to provide the most robust protection for the wireless network edge. The rogue AP containment and detection ensures to block malicious AP, while industry-standard WPA/WPA2-Enterprise authentication, a variety of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) frameworks and built-in firewall feature enables secure access against unauthorized or malicious activities in enterprise network.
Application Diagram
