
Zyxel NXC2500
Wireless LAN Controller
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Overview:
The All-in-One, Intelligent NXC Controller
Delivering a good wireless LAN service that stands up to the demands of connecting users to the latest high bandwidth applications is not easy. The latest BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), mobility and 3G Wi-Fi tablet and smart phone technology all present scalability, manageability and functionality challenges to business Wi-Fi installations. To enable businesses to addressing these challenges Zyxel has developed the NXC2500, an all-in-one, intelligent Wireless LAN Controller. The Zyxel NXC2500 is designed to provide resellers and businesses with a solution that works as an AP planning, deployment, monitoring and maintenance solution while offering management, authentication and guest access within an all-in-one device.
The Zyxel NXC2500 Wireless LAN Controller supports the management of the Zyxel Unified, Unified Pro and NWA5000 Managed Series of Access Points to provide complete wireless LAN functions for the business. As standard the Zyxel NXC2500 supports the initial management of 8 APs and provides scalability with a maximum supported total up to 24 APs, the “pay-as-you-grow” principle provides reassurance and future proofing for small and medium-sized businesses, hotels and educational institutes to implement secured, centralized wireless LAN networks.
- Centralized management for up to 64* APs
- ZyMESH mitigates complex,inconvenient cabling Wi-Fi deployments
- Client steering enhances efficiency of wireless spectrum utilization
- Auto healing maximizes Wi-Fi service availability
- Seamless integration with external AD, LDAP, RADIUS authentication
- Best investment protection with built-in RADIUS server
*Management of 64 APs is supported with firmware version V4.10 or above
Benefits:
Adaptive and resilient Wi-Fi deployments with ZyMESH technology
Surpassing the mesh networking technology, ZyMESH creates wireless mesh links with easy configuration, better management and enhanced reliability. ZyMESH eases extending Wi-Fi coverage to places where cabling is difficult. In addition, each repeater APs can have multiple route selections to provide high resilience achieving non-stop Wi-Fi service. In the past, administrators had to assign channel and MAC addresses in each AP while setting up a WDS link to extend Wi-Fi service; now they can make initial provision and centralized management with ZyMESH and Zyxel NXC2500 controller to manage and deploy networks easily.
Enhanced RF management and WLAN optimization
All wireless networks face a major challenge: ensuring Wi-Fi clients get service levels they’d need. The difficulty to resolve is that different kinds of Wi-Fi clients exist on the network, and these users tend to make their own connectivity and roaming decision.
The Zyxel NXC2500 features with advanced WLAN optimization technologies that help administrators monitoring and maintaining health of the wireless network easily. Client steering utilizes functions of band steering and client signal threshold to match every Wi-Fi client to the best radio of the best AP. Band steering sets 5 GHz as the first priority to optimize network connectivity for dual-band clients. Client signal threshold ensures all clients connect to the APs with stronger signal. Auto healing is another WLAN optimization function that deployed APs detect status of nearby APs and adjust power automatically while failure occurred in neighboring AP. Auto healing provides reliable and always-on wireless coverage. The Zyxel NXC2500 also features dynamic channel selection to optimize Wi-Fi quality and performance while minimizing administration efforts by auto, instant channel selection.
Authentication with simplified management
The Zyxel NXC2500 uses comprehensive authentication methods to manage Wi-Fi accessibility for devices with AD, LDAP or RADIUS authentication servers. The NXC2500 also provides a built-in RADIUS server, a captive portal server and a DHCP server to facilitate small and medium businesses deploying secured employee and guest access services without any additional server. The user-friendly guest account generator can dynamically create user accounts for guests at reception or equally easy by office administrators. The NXC2500 also supports applying external customized portal pages which largely benefit the access authentication in hospitality venues like hotels. Also, with IETF standard-based CAPWAP, secured communication can be established between the NXC controller and access points without changing the existing LAN infrastructure. The NXC2500 can offer a secured Wi-Fi network with easy installation for your business.
Application Diagram:

Specifications:
Model | NXC2500 | |
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Port Density | ||
10/100/1000 Mbps LAN ports | 6 | |
USB Port | 2 | |
Performance | ||
Throughput (Gbps) | 1 | |
Managed AP number (default/max.) | 8/24 | |
Fanless | Yes | |
WLAN Features | ||
Wireless security (WPA/WPA2-PSK, Enterprise) | Yes | |
Dynamic channel selection | Yes | |
Client RSSI threshold | Yes | |
Wireless multicast setting | Yes | |
Rogue AP detection | Yes | |
AP load balancing | Yes | |
Security Features | ||
IEEE 802.1X | Yes | |
Web authentication | Yes | |
MAC filtering | Yes | |
RADIUS authentication | Yes | |
Microsoft AD authentication | Yes | |
LDAP authentication | Yes | |
Embedded RADIUS server | Yes (256 user) | |
Rogue AP detection | Yes | |
Identity-based user security management | Yes | |
Wireless intrusion detection | Rouge AP detection | |
Control and Provisioning | ||
Managed AP discovery | Broadcast/DHCP Option/DNS/Manual | |
CAPWAP | Yes | |
AP data forwarding mode support | Distributed (local bridge) | |
Management interface | HTTP/HTTPS/Telnet/SSH/SNMP | |
Output power control | Yes | |
Dynamic channel assignment | Yes | |
AP planning and site-survey | Yes (AP planning and coverage detection) | |
Wire/wireless packet capture | Wired | |
Network | ||
VLANs | Yes | |
DHCP client | Yes | |
DHCP relay, server | Yes | |
NAT | Yes | |
Static routing | Yes | |
Policy routing | Yes | |
Access Control | ||
MAC filter list | Yes | |
MAC authentication | Yes | |
Customizable web login portal | Yes | |
QoS | ||
WMM/power save | Yes | |
DiffServ marking | Yes | |
AP load balancing | Yes | |
Management Features | ||
CLI with SSH | Yes | |
Web UI with SSL | Yes | |
SNMP | Yes | |
Multi-level administration roles | Admin, guest operator | |
User/Application Management | ||
Authentication | RADIUS/Microsoft AD/LDAP/Local | |
Local user database | Yes (256) | |
MAC authentication | Yes (Internal/External RADIUS) | |
User/group policy | Yes | |
Captive portal | Yes | |
External portal page | Yes | |
Page upload | Yes | |
Other | ||
Dynamic channel selection | Yes | |
System diagnostic tool | Yes | |
Certification | ||
EMC | FCC Part 15B CE EN55022, EN55024: 2010 ERP Lot 6 C-tick AS/NZSCISPR22: 2009 BSMI CNS13438: 2006 |
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Safety | LVD EN60950-1: A12: 2011 BSMI CNS14336: 2010 | |
Power Requirements | ||
Power supply | 12 VDC, 100 - 240 VAC | |
Physical Specifications | ||
Item | Dimensions (WxDxH)(mm/in.) | 242.0 x 175.39 x 35.5/9.53 x 6.9 x 1.4 |
Weight (kg/lb.) | 1.254/2.76 | |
Packing | Dimensions (WxDxH)(mm/in.) | 395 x 238 x 101/15.55 x 9.37 x 3.98 |
Weight (kg/lb.) | 2.49/5.49 | |
Environmental Specifications | ||
Operating | Temperature | 0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F |
Humidity | 5% to 95% (non-condensing) | |
Storage | Temperature | -20°C to 70°C/-4°F to 158°F |
Humidity | 5% to 95% | |
MTBF (hr) | 815,464 |
Access Point Compatibility List
Series | NWA3000-N Series | NWA5000 Series | NWA5120 Series |
Unified Pro Access Point | Managed Access Point | Unified Access Point | |
Model | NWA3160-N NWA3560-N NWA3550-N |
NWA5160N NWA5560-N NWA5550-N |
NWA5121-NI NWA5121-N NWA5123-NI |
Functions | |||
Auto provisioning over WAN & LAN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CAPWAP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Auto channel selection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
AP load-balancing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Monitoring mode | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rogue AP | Detection | Detection | Detection (Standalone mode) |
Packet capture | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data forwarding | Local bridge | Local bridge | Local bridge |
Other Information
License | |
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Item | Description |
Managed AP scalability | The NXC2500 Managed AP License increases the number of APs that can be managed by the NXC2500 WLAN controller by increments of 8 APs at a time. The maximum number of APs supported is 24. |
System Requirement | |
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Zyxel Wireless Optimizer | |
Description | Easy for AP planning, coverage detection and monitoring |
Operating system | Microsoft® Windows XP Professional SP2+ Windows Vista (32-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or higher recommended |
RAM | 2 GB recommended |
Hard disk | 100 MB of free disk space |
Map import | A site map in the following supported formats: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png |
Documentation:
Download the Zyxel NXC2500 Series Datasheet (PDF).
Pricing Notes:
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.
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