
D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 14
Section 1 - Product Overview
Product Overview
Introduction
D-LinkWirelessController(DWC),DWC-1000,isafull-featuredwirelessLANcontrollerdesigningforsmallnetwork
environment. The centralized control function contains various access point management functions, such as
fast-roaming, inter-subnet roaming, automatic channel and power adjustment, self-healing etc. The advanced
wireless security function, including rouge AP detection, captive portal, wireless intrusion detection system
(WIDS),oersastrongwirelessnetworkprotectionavoidingattacksfromhackers.Afterlicenseupgradeoptimal
networksecurityisprovidedviafeaturessuchasvirtualprivatenetwork(VPN)tunnels,IPSecurity(IPSec),Point-
to-PointTunnelingProtocol(PPTP),Layer2TunnelingProtocol(L2TP),andSecureSocketsLayer(SSL).Empower
yourroadwarriorswithclientlessremoteaccessanywhereandanytimeusingSSLVPNtunnels.
There are three types of licenses available to activate increased functionality for the DWC. These licenses are not
activated by default.
1. VPN licenseupgradeenablesthefollowingfeatures:ISPConnectiontypes(PPPoE,PPTP,L2TP,NAT/
Transparentmode),Option2/DMZport,IPAliasing,DynamicRouting(RIP),VPN(PPTPclient/server,L2TP
client/server,SSLVPN,OpenVPN),IntelAMT,DynamicDNS,WebsiteFilter,ApplicationRules,Firewall
Rules,UPNP,IGMPproxy,andALG/SMTP-ALG
2. AP6 licenseupgradesthenumberofAPscontrollercanmanage.Youcanupgradeupto3APlicenses.
BydefaultDWC-1000canmanageupto6AP’s.Youincreasethenumberby6uponeachAPlicense.
3. WCF License is a powerful dynamic web ltering function that can be used in many places. It is ideal for
companies that want to ensure that employees aren’t wasting time online, schools that want to prevent
theirstudentsfromviewingquestionableonlinematerial,orlibrariesandsmallbusinesseslikecoee
stores that want to limit customers from accessing certain sites on their network. You can lter up to 32
categories of websites in total, such as pornography, gambling, online shopping, and many others. You
can easily block or unblock these categories in just a few clicks. The dynamic WCF also has a logging
feature. Whenever a user tries to access a website that is blocked, or the time stamp of login/logout, the
corresponding event will be logged.
Using the wireless controller and the access points with which it is associated lets you:
• DiscoverandcongureD-LinkaccesspointsontheWLAN
• OptimizewirelessaccesspointperformancewithcentralizedRFmanagement,security,QualityofService
(QoS),andothercongurationfeatures
• Streamlinesecuritycongurationtasksandsetupguestaccess
• Monitornetworkstatusandstatistics
• PerformmaintenancetasksandrmwareupdatesforthewirelessmanagementsystemandforD-Link
access points on your wireless network
• Conducttroubleshootingprocedures
Conguration is performed using conguration proles. A conguration prole allows a wireless controller to
distributeasetofradio,ServiceSetIdentier(SSID),andQoSparameterstotheaccesspointsassociatedwith
that prole.