High Density WLAN Controller
DG-WS6512-L
Key points
- High Density WLAN Controller
- Controls up to 1152 APs
- Permanent licenses
- Intelligent customer balancing
- Router and integrated PoE+ switch
- Compatible with WIS cloud
High density WLAN Controller
The Data General DG-WS6512-L WLAN controller is specially designed for high-speed wireless networks. It supports deployment in Layer 2 or Layer 3 networks without requiring changes to the architecture or hardware, ensuring maximum security. The controller manages up to 1,152 standard APs or 2,304 in-wall APs (128 standard AP licenses included by default).
Featuring centralized management and visualized control, its clustered design ensures secure session integrity during roaming, providing seamless data and voice interaction for WiFi applications.
- High performance and high reliability
- Power redundancy and hot swapping
- Intelligent RF management and network-wide seamless roaming
- AC virtualization
- Application traffic identification and application-level QoS mapping
- Hierarchical AC management
- Eweb-based management
- DHCP security and managing information security
- Virtual AP technology
- RF security
- Virus and attack prevention
- ARP anti-spoofing and AP containment
- Up to 2304 in wall APs or 1152 standard APs
- License for 128 standard APs included for free
- Permanent license (no renewal needed)
- High density WLAN controller
| Dimensions and weight | DG-WS6512-L |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 440 mm x 340 mm x 43.6 mm (17.32 in. x 13.39 in. x 1.72 in.) |
| Shelf height | 1 UK |
| Weight | Main unit: 5.9 kg (13.01 lbs) |
| Power module: 0.4 kg (0.88 lbs) | |
| A power supply module is delivered with the main unit. | |
| Ports | |
| Fixed service port | 8 GE combo ports , when the combo port is used as an electrical port, |
| ● Port 1 can be used as an out-of-band management port (MGMT). | |
| ● Supports 10/100/1000Base-T auto-negotiation. | |
| ● Supports automatic MDI/MDIX crossover. | |
| 4 x 10GE SFP + ports | |
| Fixed management port | 1 RJ45 console port |
| 2 USB ports | |
| Status LED | 1 system status LED |
| 20 x service port LED | |
| Button | 1 reset button |
| Press the button for less than 3 seconds. The device then restarts. | |
| Press the button for more than 3 seconds. The device then resets to factory settings. | |
| Power and consumption | |
| Maximum consumption | 70 W |
| Power module | 2 x 70 W AC power supply modules RG-PA70I |
| One power supply module is delivered with the main unit. You can purchase one more as an option. | |
| Input voltage | 100 V AC to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz |
| Input current | 10 A (steady state) |
| Output voltage | 12 V/5.83 A |
| Environment and reliability | DG-WS6512-L |
| Temperature | Operating temperature of main unit: 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) |
| Power supply module operating temperature: -10 °C to +50 °C (+14 °F to +122 °F) | |
| Storage temperature of the main unit: -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F) | |
| Note: At an altitude between 3,000 m and 5,000 m, each time the altitude increases by 220 m, the maximum temperature decreases by 1 °C. | |
| Operating altitude | 0 m to 5,000 m (0 ft to 16,404 ft) |
| Humidity | Operating humidity: 10% to 90% RH (non-condensing) |
| Storage humidity: 5% to 95% RH (non-condensing) | |
| Fan | Three built-in fans (on the left side) |
| Air flow from right to left | |
| Fan speed adjustment | |
| Fan failure alarm | |
| Acoustic noise | < 78 dB |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 200,000 hours (22 years) at an operating temperature of 77°F (25°C) |
| Certifications and regulatory compliance | DG-WS6512-L |
| Safety standards | GB 4943.1 |
| UL/IEC/EN 62368 (instead of 60950) | |
| EMF Regulations | EN 55022 Class A (CISPR 22 Class A) |
| EN 61000-3 | |
| EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5 | |
| EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11 | |
| EN 55024, AS/NZS 3548 | |
| Performance and capacity | |
| WLAN | |
| Predetermined number of manageable APs | 128 |
| Note: The default number of APs that can be managed by the DG-WS6512-L is subject to the AP model. Please refer to the ordering information for details. | |
| Maximum number of configurable APs | 4,096 |
| Maximum number of manageable PAs | 23,039 |
| Note: The maximum number of APs that can be managed by the DG-WS6512-L is subject to the AP model. Please refer to the ordering information for details. | |
| Maximum number of manageable STAs | 32,768 |
| Note: The maximum number of STAs that can be managed by the DG-WS6512-L is subject to the network environment. Please contact the technical support team for more information. | |
| WLAN Service | Maximum number of WLAN IDs: 4,094 |
| Maximum number of associated STAs per WLAN: 32,768 | |
| Intra-AC roaming transfer time | < 50 ms |
| Maximum number of virtualized CA | 4 |
| Routing and switching | |
| 802.11 forwarding capability | 40 Gbps (subject to wireless network environment) |
| Number of MAC address entries | 131,072 |
| VLAN number | 40,960,000,000,000,000 |
| Number of ARP entries | 81.92 |
| DHCP address pools | Number of IPv4 address pools: 2,000 |
| Number of IPv4 addresses: 81,920 | |
| Number of IPv6 address pools: 256 | |
| Number of IPv6 addresses: 2,048 | |
| Number of routing entries | IPv4 routing entries: 8,192 |
| IPv6 Routing Entries: 10,000 | |
| Number of multicast entries | Static routing entries: 2.048 |
| Multicast group routing entries: 4,096 | |
| Security and authentication | |
| Maximum number of STAs supported by the integrated Portal server | 7.5 |
| Number of ACL entries | 131,072 |
| Applicable software version | DG-WS6512-L |
| Applicable software version | RGOS 11.9(6)W1B3 or later |
| WLAN | DG-WS6512-L |
| IEEE 802.11 protocols | 802.11, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11w, 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r, 802.11i, 802.11e, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax |
| CAPWAP | Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology between an AP and an AC |
| An AP can automatically discover the accessible CA. | |
| An AP can be automatically upgraded through the AC. | |
| An AP can automatically download the configuration file from the AC. | |
| CAPWAP through NAT | |
| Roaming | Layer 2 or Layer 3 intra-AC roaming |
| Roaming between Layer 2 or Layer 3 ACs | |
| Layer 2 or Layer 3 intra-AC roaming in local forwarding mode | |
| Roaming between Layer 2 or Layer 3 ACs in local forwarding mode | |
| Forwarding mode | Centralized transmission |
| Local transmission | |
| Flexible service-based forwarding | |
| Wireless quality of service | AP/WLAN/STA-based rate limiting |
| (Rate limit range based on WLAN/STA: 8-261,120 in the unit of 8 Kbps. For example, if you set the value to 8, the rate limit is 8 x 8 Kbps = 64 Kbps). | |
| Static and intelligent speed limitation based on the STA quantity | |
| Equitable programming | |
| User isolation | CA-based user isolation |
| AP-based user isolation | |
| WLAN-based user isolation | |
| Reliability | CA Virtualization |
| AC failover | |
| Multi-AC hot standby (1+1 A/A and A/S hot standby, and N+1 hot standby) | |
| Multi-AC cluster (N-to-N) | |
| Intelligent remote sensing technology (RIPT) | |
| Uninterrupted service during upgrade | |
| STA Management | Access control based on the number of STAs associated to the AP |
| Access control based on the number of STAs associated with the SSID | |
| Balanced access control based on the number of STAs associated with the AP | |
| Balanced access control based on AP traffic | |
| Band direction | |
| RSSI threshold setting in dB (Range: 0-100) | |
| STA timeout setting in seconds (range: 60-86,400) | |
| WLAN optimization | Transmit power setting for beacon packets or probe responses |
| RF Management | Country or region code setting |
| Manual adjustment of transmission power | |
| Automatic adjustment of transmission power | |
| Manual adjustment of the operating channel | |
| Automatic adjustment of the operating channel | |
| Automatic adjustment of the data rate | |
| Compensation of the coverage gap | |
| AP load balancing based on traffic and number of STAs | |
| Band selection | |
| Detection and mitigation of radio frequency interference (RFI) | |
| Security | |
| IPv4 security authentication | Web authentication |
| 802.1X authentication | |
| MAB Authentication | |
| SMS authentication | |
| QR code-based authentication | |
| IPv6 security authentication | Web authentication |
| IEEE 802.11 security and encryption | Multi-SSID mode |
| SSID Hiding | |
| IEEE 802.11i compliant PSK authentication | |
| WPA and WPA2 | |
| WPA3: WPA3-Personal (SAE), WPA3-Enterprise (CCMP, 128-bit) and WPA3-Enterprise (GCMP, 192-bit) | |
| WEP (WEP/WEP128) | |
| TKIP | |
| CCMP | |
| Anti-ARP spoofing | |
| CPP | Support |
| NFPP | Support |
| WIDS | Support |
| AP Virtualization | Support |
| Protocol | DG-WS6512-L |
| IPv4 Protocols | Ping and traceroute |
| DHCP server, DHCP client, DHCP relay and DHCP snooping | |
| DNS Client | |
| NTP | |
| Telnet | |
| TFTP server and TFTP client | |
| FTP server and FTP client | |
| IPv6 Protocols | DNSv6 Client |
| DHCPv6 relay and DHCPv6 server | |
| TFTPv6 Client | |
| FTPv6 server and FTPv6 client | |
| CAPWAP IPv6 | |
| ICMPv6 | |
| IPv6 ping | |
| Manual tunnels, automatic tunnels and ISATAP tunnels | |
| Manually configured IP addresses and automatically created local addresses | |
| IPv6 Traceroute | |
| Neighbor detection (ND) | |
| IPv4 Routing | Static routing, RIP and OSPF |
| IPv6 Routing | Static Routing, RIPng and OSPFv3 |
| Management | DG-WS6512-L |
| Network management | SNMP v1/v2c/v3 |
| RMON | |
| Syslog | |
| Remote probe | |
| Network management platform | Eweb |
| Cloud of Data General | |
| RIIL | |
| Wi-Fi heat map | |
| User access management | Console port logon, Telnet logon, SSH logon and FTP upload |