Ascent’s WSC710 Series are wireless AC controllers are based on a multi-core general hardware platform. WSC710 series features versatile functions, various services, and high stability. ASCENT WSC710 Series supports CAPWAP standard protocol, strong WLAN access control capabilities, automatic channel management, wireless radio frequency adjustment, user load balance, and user roaming and switching.
• Supports multiple networking modes including centralized and local forwarding
• Supports layer-2 and layer-3 roaming functions
• WEP/WPA/WPA2/802.1x encryption
• Wireless IPS/IDS, Layer-2 user isolation
• Centralized ACL control
• 802.1x/MAC/Portal/PPPoE/WAPI authentication
• Illegal AP detection and processing
• Wireless attack prevention
• Wireless user blacklist/whitelist
• Packet classification, flow control, DSCP flow schedule, end-to-end QoS mapping, 802.11e, load balance, and reception control
• Supports Portal 2.0 interface and WiFidog interface
Hardware Specifications
Model | WSC710‑ X32B | WSC710‑ X64B | WSC710‑ X128B | WSC710‑ X256B | WSC710‑ X512B | WSC710‑ X1024B | ||
Interfaces | ||||||||
Standard Interfaces | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 2 × GE Combo 8 × GE Base‑T ports | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 2 × GE Combo 8 × GE Base‑T ports | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 8 × GE Combo | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 8 × GE Combo | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 8 × GE Combo | 1 × CON 1 × USB 2.0 8 × GE Combo | ||
Operation Keys | Reset | Reset | Power on‑off | Power on‑off | Power on‑off | Power on‑off | ||
Basic Performance | ||||||||
AP Access | Built‑in 32 × Lic | Built‑in 64 × Lic | Built‑in 128 × Lic | Built‑in 256 × Lic | Built‑in 512 × Lic | Built‑in 1K × Lic | ||
User Access | Recommend ≤1K | Recommend ≤2K | Recommend ≤4K | Recommend ≤8K | Recommend ≤16K | Recommend ≤30K | ||
Data Throughput | ≥512 Mbps | ≥512 Mbps | ≥2 Gbps | ≥2 Gbps | ≥2 Gbps | ≥2 Gbps | ||
Hardware Parameters | ||||||||
Dimensions (W×D×H) | 300 mm × 200 mm × 44 mm | 443 mm × 208 mm × 66 mm | ||||||
Weight | ≤1.8 kg | ≤4.5 kg | ||||||
Power Supply | 220 V AC | 220 V AC, dual AC (optional) | ||||||
Average Power Consumption | ≤36 W | ≤90 W | ||||||
Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 50 °C | |||||||
Operating Humidity | 5% to 95 % RH (non‑condensing) | |||||||
Software Specifications
Item | WSC710 Series |
IP Functions | Direct IP connection, static route RIP v1/v2 NAT/NPAT DHCP Server/Client/Relay NTP Server FTP Server |
AP/AC Networking | Connecting AP/AC via L3 security tunnel Centralized, distributive and hybrid exchanges of L2 services |
Roaming | Inner‑AC or inter‑AC roaming |
Internetworking | L2 or L3 forwarding between AC and external network STP/802.1Q L2 forwarding RIP/OSPF L3 forwarding |
Forwarding Mode | Centralized forwarding Forwarding all services after being centralized on AC Distributive forwarding Forwarding some AP or SSID services on a thin AP locally |
QoS Control | User’s flow control: Support the domain‑based flow control (taking VLAN or SSID as the configuration domain). Support user‑level flow control or flow control based on the contract information of the Radius server. Service priority: Support 802.11e, which provides different services according to session’s priority. Support to map users’ QoS levels according to SSID. Support 802.1p and L2 packet’s priority mapping Load balance and control: Support AP/AC interconnection based on priority and load. Support load balance between adjacent APs on the basis of user quantity and flow. |
RF Management | Automatic channel Support static channel configuration. Support automatic channel configuration when AP is powered. Support automatic channel configuration when AP is running. Support to set an automatic channel choice list. Automatic transmitting power Support to set the static transmitting power. Support the automatic transmitting power for coverage remedy. Support the STA‑based automatic transmitting power to improve the throughput. Automatic rate Support the STA‑based automatic rate choice. Support to limit the maximum transmitting rate. |
AAA | RADIUS Client Multi‑domain configuration of the authentication server Connection of active and standby authentication/charging servers Isolation of the authentication server and the charging server |
Authentication and Charging | PPPoE authentication Portal authentication AAA charging |
Network Security | Open system WEP WPA/WPA2 PSK 802.1x 802.11i WAPI DDOS prevention ACL Wireless IPS/IDS Illegal AP detection Illegal terminal checkup Isolation of users’ services White list Static/dynamic blacklist |
Network Management | Local interconnection based on WEB/SSH Remote control via SNMP access Uniform network management via OMC SNMP v2/v3 MIB‑II (RFC1213), which is based on TCP/IP Internet management base RFC1537, which is a developing protocol of MIB‑II RFC1643 ISO/IEC 8802‑11:1999, IEEE802.11b ISO/IEC 8802‑11:1999/Amd 1:2000 MIB that is defined by IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11i |
AC Redundancy | “N+1” backup based on load sharing Load sharing on each AC in normal cases Switching load from troubled AC to another normal AC (The switchover policy can be set) Port redundancy: multi‑port binding |
MAC‑Layer Protocols | 802.1d, 802.1s, 802.1p, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z, ARP, Reverse ARP, multi‑LAN ARP/Proxy ARP |
802.11 Protocols | 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11i, 802.11e |
IP‑Layer Protocols | RFC791 IP, RFC792 ICMP, RFC793 TCP, RFC768 UDP, RFC854 Telnet, RFC1542 BOOTP, RFC1191 Path MTU Discovery, RFC1519 Classless Inter‑Domain Routing (CIDR), RFC1812 IP router requirements, RFC2236 IGMP&IGMPv2 |