NXC5200 User’s Guide
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Features and Applications
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NXC.
2.1 Features
The NXC is a wireless LAN controller. It has security features that include firewall,
anti-virus, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP), Anomaly Detection and
Protection (ADP), and certificates. It also provides bandwidth management, NAT,
port forwarding, captive portal configuration, policy routing, DHCP server, wireless
AP control options, and many other powerful features.
Data Forwarding
The NXC allows you to seamlessly manage the Access Points (APs) on your
network by having all configurable data tunneled to it or bridged to the local
network based on SSID settings.
AP Monitoring
You can assign a number of APs to act as wireless monitors, which can detect
rogue APs and help you in building a list of friendly ones. This gives you a security
advantage when setting up your network to prevent intrusions.
Managed APs
The NXC is initially configured to support up to 48 managed APs (such as the
NWA5160N). You can increase this by subscribing to additional licenses. As of this
writing, each license upgrade allows an additional 48 managed APs while the
maximum number of APs a single NXC can support is 240.
Flexible Security Zones
Many security settings are applied by zone, not by interface, port, or network. As
a result, it is much simpler to set up and to change security settings in the NXC.
You can create your own custom zones.