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DATASHEET WLC Series Wireless LAN Controllers WLC2800, WLC880, WLC800, WLC8, WLC2 Product Overview Today’s businesses demand that network connectivity be available for users anytime, anywhere, regardless of the device they are using. The explosion of mobile devices is fueling an unprecedented need for enterprise-wide mobility. Juniper Networks WLC Series Wireless LAN Controllers deliver the highest level of wireless LAN reliability, performance, security, and management for the most demanding mobile applications and users. Companies can now build networks based on Juniper’s end-toend routing, security, and wired and wireless switching infrastructure to enable seamless mobility, improve the user experience, and increase productivity at the lowest total cost of ownership. Product Description Juniper Networks® WLC Series Wireless LAN Controllers meet the needs of any size network, from small branch offices or retail outlets to large enterprises and university campuses. WLC Series controllers provide users with a seamless, secure, and exceptionally reliable roaming experience wherever they are and no matter what device they are using. Identity-based networking policies enable users to have a common experience with consistent services across wide geographies. The WLC Series is easily deployed over any existing Layer 2/Layer 3 wired network without disruption to the L2/L3 topologies, and allows secure LAN extension over the Internet to enable easy wireless deployment in branch offices. The WLC Series controllers can also offload policy enforcement and data forwarding to Juniper Networks WLA Series Wireless LAN Access Points, resulting in optimized traffic flow, radically reduced latency, and massive scalability. The WLC Series provides L2 Ethernet switching, per user and per service firewalls, wireless intrusion protection, 802.1Q trunking, Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+), complete wired to wireless quality of service (QoS), and automated radio frequency (RF) management. The WLC Series controllers ensure the highest wireless LAN availability in the industry. They can be configured as a Virtual Controller Cluster ™ to provide many-to-many redundancy without the need for expensive hot-standby controllers. This enables nonstop wireless availability with hitless failover for all sessions, even voice calls, in the unlikely event of a controller failure. With Juniper Networks RingMaster ® wireless LAN management software, controller configurations can be obtained locally or from a remote location with automatic “no touch” deployment, and remote configuration and management capabilities. The WLC Series delivers all of the standard security and networking functionality expected of wireless LANs with the added benefits of intelligent switching, identity-based roaming, bridging and mesh services, and nonstop wireless availability. 1

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Architecture and Key Components The family of WLC Series Wireless LAN Controllers consists of six products. These deliver varying levels of performance and scalability ranging from 4 to 512 access points. Controller clustering capabilities simplify configuration and enable easy network scaling, allowing massive networks of up to 32,000 access points. Product Description WLC2800 • • • • •Base license for 64 access points provided (WLC2800 can support up to 512 access points) Offers 28 Gbps of throughput and supports up to 512 802.11n access points 8 x GbE ports with fiber or RJ45 interfaces,...

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For situations where wireless bandwidth is a scarce commodity, such as in mesh and bridging applications in which Wi-Fi is the backhaul transport, the WLC Series uses standardsbased techniques such as Proxy ARP, to prevent unnecessary propagation of broadcast or multicast traffic such as Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests. Deep packet inspection also makes it possible to distinguish different traffic types such as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), so that appropriate QoS and bandwidth profiles can be provided automatically. Dynamic Load Optimization The WLC Series optimizes per...

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Features WLC2800 WLC880 WLC800 WLC8 WLC2 Scalability and Reliability Number of Managed Access Points Base AP licenses provided 64 16 16 12 4 Maximum AP licenses supported 512 256 128 12 4 Additional license increments 64 or 128 16 or 32 16 or 32 N/A N/A 3 3 3 Platform Reliability Redundant power module standard (single PSU version also available) Hot pluggable redundant power supply 3 Network Reliability EtherChannel™ load-shared, redundant links 3 3 3 3 3 Spanning tree and per-VLAN spanning tree (PVST+) 3 3 3 3 3 Resilient network attachment via any WLC Series port 3 3 3 3 3 N:1 and N:N...

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Features (continued) WLC2800 WLC880 WLC800 WLC8 WLC2 Configures and controls access points; controls third-party APs 3 3 3 3 3 The WLC Series are categorized as access controllers (AC) that support direct, switched, and routed connections 3 3 3 3 3 Access Point Management and Control Enables data forwarding in WLC Series or in access points 3 3 3 3 3 Multiple WLC Series controllers provide resilient control 3 3 3 3 3 Boot, configuration and management compliant with the IETF CAPWAP architecture 3 3 3 3 3 Specifications WLC2800 WLC880 WLC800 WLC8 WLC2 17.4 in x 18 in x 2.594 in 17.32in x...

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Specifications (continued) WLC2800 WLC880 WLC800 WLC8 WLC2 FCC Part 15 Class A 3 3 3 3 Class B ICES Class A 3 3 3 ICES 003 ICES 003 VCCI Class A 3 3 3 3 3 EN 55022 Class A 3 3 3 3 3 EN 55024 3 3 3 3 3 EN 60601-1-2 3 3 3 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A 3 3 3 3 3 Taiwan: CNS 13438 Class A 3 3 3 3 3 China: CCC GB 9254-88 Class A 3 3 3 3 3 Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZ 3548 Class A 3 3 3 3 3 IEEE Standards 3 3 3 3 3 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control 3 3 3 3 3 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet 3 3 3 3 3 802.3u 100BASE-T Fast Ethernet 3 3 3 3 3 802.3ab 1000BASE-TX Gigabit Ethernet 3 3 3 3 3 802.3af Power over...

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Ordering Information Model Number Description Wireless LAN controller with 2 xlO/lOOBASE-T ports (1 PoE), single external PSU brick, and WLC2 Advanced Feature Licenses WLC2-VO-RTU Voice Module license for WLC2. Requires software version 7.1 or later. WLC2-HA-RTU High Availability Module license for WLC2. Requires software version 7.1 or later. Wireless LAN controller with 8 x 10/100BASE-T ports (6 PoE), single integrated PSU and support Wireless LAN controller with 8 xlO/lOOBASE-T ports (6 PoE), dual integrated PSU and support WLC8 Advanced Feature Licenses WLC8-VO-RTU Voice Module license...

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