RG-WS7816C, High-Performance Enterprise-Class Wireless Access Controller

Key Specification

RG-WS7816C

Maximum number of managed APs

10,240 (indoor or wall-plate APs)

Note: The RG-WS7816C manages 128 APs by default. The maximum number of APs that can be managed by the RG-WS7816C is subject to the AP model. For details, see Ordering Information.

Maximum number of configurable APs

32,768

Maximum number of managed clients

120,000

Note: The maximum number of clients that can be managed by the RG-WS7816C is subject to the network environment. Contact technical support team for details.

802.11 forwarding performance

120 Gbps

Note: The value depends on the wireless network environment and configuration mode.

WLAN service

Maximum number of WLAN IDs: 4,094

Maximum number of clients on each WLAN: 120,000

Maximum number of VLANs

4,094

Port

16 x 10/100/1000BASE-T ports

12 x 10GE SFP+ ports

2 x 40GE QSFP+ ports

1 x RJ45 MGMT port

1 x RJ45 console port

2 x USB 3.0 ports, compatibility with USB 2.0

Power supply

2 x RG-PA550I II-F power modules (one power module configured)

Power input: 100 V AC to 240 V AC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz, 7.2-3.5A MAX(X2)

Power output: 12 V DC/45 A

Maximum power consumption

220 W

Rack size

1 RU

Software version

RGOS11.9(6)W7 or later

NMS platform

eWeb

RG-UNC

WIS

Hardware Specification

RG-WS7816C

Unit dimensions (W x D x H)

Excluding the rack-mount bracket: 442 mm x 420 mm x 43.6 mm (17.40 in. x 16.54 in. x 1.72 in.)

Including the rack-mount bracket: 484.6 mm x 420 mm x 43.6 mm (19.08 in. x 16.54 in. x 1.72 in.)

Shipping dimensions (W x D x H)

570 mm x 565 mm x 225 mm (22.44 in. x 22.24 in. x 8.86 in.)

Weight

Unit weight: 6.75 kg (14.88 lbs)

Shipping weight: 7 kg (15.43 lbs)

Status LED

SYS: 1 x system status LED

PWR: 2 x power module LEDs

Link/ACT:

2 x MGMT port LEDs

16 x 1000M RJ45 port LEDs

12 x 10GE SFP+ port LEDs

2 x 40GE QSFP+ port LEDs

Button

1 x Reset button

● Press the button for less than 3 seconds to restart the device.

● Press the button for more than 5 seconds to restore the device to factory settings.

Environment

Storage temperature: –40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)

Storage humidity: 5% RH to 95% RH (non-condensing)

Storage altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1,640.42 ft. to +16,404.20 ft.)

Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)

Operating humidity: 10% RH to 90% RH (non-condensing)

Operating altitude: –500 m to +5,000 m (–1,640.42 ft. to +16,404.20 ft.)

Note: At an altitude in the range of 1,800–5,000 m (5,905.51–16,404.20 ft.), every time the altitude increases by 220 m (721.78 ft.), the maximum temperature decreases by 1°C (1.8°F).

Fan module

Fan speed adjustment

Fan fault alarms

Noise

< 78 dB

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

400,000 hours (44 years) at the operating temperature of 25°C (77°F)

Basic Function

RG-WS7816C

WLAN

IEEE 802.11 LAN 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, 802.11ax, and 802.11be

CAPWAP

Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology between an AP and an AC

An AP can automatically discover the accessible AC.

An AP can be automatically upgraded through the AC.

An AP can automatically download the configuration file from the AC.

CAPWAP through Network Address Translation (NAT)

Number of concurrent CAPWAP data tunnels: 10,240

Roaming

Intra-AC Layer 2 or Layer 3 roaming

Handover time for intra-AC roaming: < 50 ms

Inter-AC Layer 2 or Layer 3 roaming

Intra-AC Layer 2 or Layer 3 roaming in centralized forwarding mode

Intra-AC Layer 2 or Layer 3 roaming in local forwarding mode

Forwarding

Centralized forwarding

Local forwarding

Service-based flexible forwarding

Wireless QoS

AP/WLAN/STA-based bandwidth limiting

(For WLAN/STA-based bandwidth limiting, the value range is from 8 to 261,120. The unit is expressed in 8 kbps.)

STA-based static rate limiting and smart rate limiting

Fair scheduling

STA isolation

AC-based global user isolation

AP-based user isolation

WLAN-based user isolation

Reliability

AC virtualization

Dual-AC fast failover

Multi-AC hot standby (1:1 A/A and A/S hot standby, and N:1 hot standby)

Multi-AC cluster (N:N)

Remote intelligent perception technology (RIPT)

Service continuity during upgrade

Client management

AP-based access control by limiting the number of associated STAs

SSID-based access control by limiting the number of associated STAs

AP-based load balancing by limiting the number of associated STAs

AP-based load balancing by limiting STA traffic

Frequency band-based load balancing by limiting the number of associated STAs

Band steering

RSSI threshold for STAs: 0 to 100, in dBm

Idle timeout period for STAs: 60 to 86,400, in seconds

WLAN optimization

Adjustment of the transmit power for beacon packets or probe responses

RF management

Setting of the country code

Manual setting of the transmit power

Automatic setting of the transmit power

Manual setting of the working channel

Automatic setting of the working channel

Automatic adjustment of the transmission rate

Coverage hole compensation

Traffic-based and STA-based AP load balancing

Band selection

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) detection and mitigation

Security and Authentication

IPv4 security authentication

Web-based authentication, MAB, SMS authentication, and QR code-based authentication

802.1X authentication

Maximum number of users supported by the built-in Portal server: 120,000

IPv6 security authentication

Web-based authentication

802.1X authentication

IEEE 802.11 security and encryption

Multi-SSID mode

SSID hiding

IEEE 802.11i-compliant PSK authentication

WPA, WPA2, and WPA3

WEP (WEP/WEP128)

TKIP

CCMP

ARP anti-spoofing

ACL

Number of ACLs: 512K (524,288)

CPU Protect Policy (CPP)

Supported

Network Foundation Protection Policy (NFPP)

Supported

Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS)

Supported

Virtual AP

Supported

Switching and Routing

MAC

Maximum number of MAC address entries: 256K (262,144)

ARP

Maximum number of ARP entries: 308K (315,392)

IPv4 services

Ping

Traceroute

DHCP server

DHCP client

DHCP relay agent

DHCP snooping

DHCP IP address pool

● Maximum number of IPv4 address pools: 2,000

● Maximum number of IPv4 addresses (users): 308K (315,392)

NTP

Telnet

TFTP server

TFTP client

FTP server

FTP client

IPv6 services

DNSv6 client

DHCPv6 relay

DHCPv6 server

DHCP IP address pool

● Maximum number of IPv6 address pools: 256

● Maximum number of IPv6 addresses (users): 78K (80,000)

TFTPv6 client

FTPv6 server

FTPv6 client

IPv6 CAPWAP

ICMPv6

IPv6 ping

Manually configured tunnels, automatic tunnels, and ISATAP tunnels

Manually configured IP addresses and automatically created local addresses

IPv6 traceroute

Neighbor Discovery (ND)

IPv4 routing

Static routing, RIP, OSPF, and PBR

IPv6 routing

Static routing, RIPng, OSPFv3, and PBR

Multicast

Maximum number of multicast static routes: 2,048

Maximum number of multicast group routes: 4,096

Network Management and Monitoring

Network management

SNMPv1/v2c/v3

RMON

Syslog

Remote probe

User access management

Console port login

Telnet login

SSH login

FTP upload

Value-added Software

RG-WS7816C

Intelligent O&M

Experience

Network operation analysis such as device stability and signal coverage

Measuring user network experience based on indicators including latency, packet loss, RSSI, and channel utilization, with visualized network experience results

Statistics on the number of online and offline failures of STAs associated with different APs, average RSSI, and other parameters

VIP monitoring and alarm, and custom alarm thresholds

STA global experience map and experience coverage evaluation based on the time range

STA access protocol replay and fine-grained STA fault diagnosis

Note: These functions are supported only when the AP works in Fit mode.

Network optimization

Network performance optimization, including one-click network optimization and optimization solution setting based on different scenarios

Sticky client roam steering and experience indicator comparison

Remote association steering and experience indicator comparison

One-click diagnosis for analyzing problems and providing suggestions

Big data

Baseline analysis, recording changes in configuration, software version, and other parameters, and tracking changes in network KPIs

Time capsule for analyzing the history of device version and configuration changes

Area analysis

Batch generation of building floor information, floor plan upload, and drag-and-drop AP placement

One-click report

One-click health check report and generation of reports on the overall network operating status

Security radar

Unauthorized Wi-Fi signal locating and classified display, as well as containment capabilities

Cloud Management

Management and maintenance

Uniformly connecting, managing, and maintaining APs, ACs, and other devices

Batch device configuration and upgrade

ZTP deployment, creating configuration templates, and automatically applying configured templates

Discovering wired and wireless network topology with one click and generating the topology

Cloud Authentication

Authentication mode

SMS authentication, fixed account authentication, one-click authentication, Facebook authentication, Instagram authentication, voucher authentication, and other authentication modes

Authentication implemented in the cloud, without the need to deploy the local authentication server

Portal authentication page

Customizing Portal authentication pages for PCs and mobile phones

SMS gateway

Interworking with Guodu and Alibaba Cloud SMS gateways

Platform Capabilities

Big data capabilities

Mainstream persistence solutions based on Hadoop, MongoDB, and MySQL, providing distributed storage capabilities

Spark-based big data computing capabilities

Data warehouse building based on Hive, data model conversion, and integration

Hierarchical and role-based access control

Authorizing different applications for different users to meet service needs of different departments

Administrators at different sites have different operation permissions.

System management

System management functions including account operations, authorization configuration, email configuration, configuration backup, and exception alarms

Regulatory Compliance

RG-WS7816C

Regulatory compliance

IEC 62368-1

EN 62368-1

EN 55032

EN 55035

EN 61000-3-3

EN IEC 61000-3-2

ETSI EN 300 386