D-Link Unified Access PointDWL-6600AP Sales Guide

July 2011

DHQ

AgendaThin/ Unified 802.11n Wireless Market Update

Feature Highlight

Compatible Controller/ Switch & Optional Accessories

Unified AP Product Positioning

Major Competitor

Application Diagram

Appendix: Plenum-rated Material

Enterprise Wireless Market Update

Enterprise WLAN market keeps growing• After stagnating in 2009, the enterprise WLAN market in 2010 is expected to

increase 13% and accelerates growth further later on.

Access Point Move to Thin/Unified & 802.11n

Shipments of Enterprise Wireless LAN Equipment, by Product Segment, Worldwide, 2005-2014 (Thousands of Units)

　2008

(Actual)2009

(Actual) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CAGR

2009-2014 Enterprise-Class WLAN Access Points 4,701.8 4,705.3 5,339.2 6,389.7 7,791.1 9,379.0 10,954.8 18.4%

Stand-Alone Access Points 2,688.1 2,430.2 2,285.7 2,185.5 2,296.4 2,464.6 2,535.6 0.9% IEEE 802.11n (2.4GHz/5GHz) 75.6 207.5 475.8 941.9 1,479.5 2,050.4 2,413.4 37.8% IEEE 802.11a/b/g (2.4GHz/5GHz) 2,612.4 2,222.8 1,809.9 1,243.6 817.0 414.2 122.3 -53.8% Coordinated Access Points 2,013.8 2,275.1 3,053.6 4,204.1 5,494.6 6,914.4 8,419.2 29.9% IEEE 802.11n (2.4GHz/5GHz) 346.0 790.5 1,630.6 2,968.1 4,483.6 6,252.1 8,151.6 59.5% IEEE 802.11a/b/g (2.4GHz/5GHz) 1,667.8 1,484.6 1,423.0 1,236.0 1,011.0 662.3 267.6 -28.3%

13% 20% 22%

Source: Gartner, Sep 2010

Thin/unified AP leads WLAN market since 2010• With strong growth rate, 29.9% CAGR, thin/unified APs selling volumes , up to 3 million

units, surpass standalone APs’ by 2010.

802.11n is the mainstream now• 802.11n will account for 97% of thin/ unified AP shipments by 2014.

Feature Highlight

2.4/5GHz concurrent dual band• Support 802.11 a/b/g/n for different applications and deployments

High performance connectivity• Embedded multi-directional Smart Antenna provides outstanding performance• Option four external antennas for maximizing coverage

UL 2043 plenum rating and extend operating temperature*• Airspace installation and regulation compliance

Support 802.11af Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Multiple-VAP/SSID/ VLAN support• Up to 16 Virtual Access Point (VAP)• Max. 32 SSID per AP• VLAN aware SSID for network segmentation

Comprehensive network security and access control• Support WEP, WPA-Personal/ Enterprise, WPA2-Personal/ Enterprise• Support MAC Filter and RADIUS authentication

*For plenum-rated sku only

Feature Highlight

Extendable network structure• Support Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to connect multiple networks

Support IPv6 management

Simple Management and Configuration• In standalone mode, AP clustering feature enables single IP management across

multiple APs• In managed mode, centrally controlled by Wireless Controller or Wireless Switch for

large scale deployment

Compatibility & Optional Accessories

Wireless Controller/ Switch

Optional Accessories

DWC-1000Support 6~24 APs per device

Support 24~96 APs per peer group

DWS-4026Support 64 APs per device

Support 256 APs per peer group

DWS-3160Support 12~48 APs per device

Support 48~192 APs per peer group

PoE Base Unit 3dBi 2.4~5GHz Antenna

Unified AP Product Positioning

DWS-3024L, DWS-3024/3026 support DWL-3500AP/8500AP/8600AP

DWS-4026, DWS-3160/3460/3660, DWC-1000 support DWL-8600AP/6600AP/3600AP

802.11 b/g

DWL-3500AP• 802.11b/g with PoE• Plenum Chassis

DWL-8500AP• 802.11 a/b/g with PoE• Plenum Chassis

802.11 a/b/g 802.11 n

DWL-8600AP• 802.11 a/b/g/n dual band• Plenum-rated housing• H/W based QoS

Price

DWL-3600AP• 802.11 n

Single band with PoE

• Plenum-rated *

*For plenum-rated sku only

Single Band

Dual Band

DWL-6600AP• 802.11 a/b/g/n dual

band• Plenum-rated

housing*• S/W based QoS

[Standalone] Virtual AP (VAP)

Each VAP allows to set a unique SSID, VLAN, and security mode to have better control over broadcast and multicast traffic

VLAN 1

VLAN 2

VAP 02(SSID 2)

VAP 01(SSID 1)

SwitchVLAN 1

VLAN 2

[Standalone] WDS

The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows to bridge multiple networks wirelessly

Connect two separate LANs through WDS

[Point-to-Point Mode][Point-to-Multiple Bridge Mode]

Associate with multiple LANs

Central AP

[Standalone] AP Clustering

Up to 16 APs clustering into a group

Detect and monitor neighbor APs by both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio

One click for automatic channel assignment

Monitor Wireless

Neighbors

Admin.

Automatic Channel

Assignment

Channel 1

Channel 6

Channel 11

Channel 2

Channel 14

Channel 3

Channel 7

CLUSTERING

[Standalone] Client QoS

Control the amount of bandwidth by VAP

Prioritize traffic by specific subnet or traffic categories, such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc.

Protect network by applying ACL rules

2.4GHz

VAP01

VAP02

VAP03

Bandwidth Control by each VAP

QoS Control by Policy Map

Policy -A

Policy -D

Policy -B

Policy -B

Policy -C

5.0GHz

VAP04

VAP05

VAP06

Policy -E

Deny or Permit the traffic from/ to certain source

Incoming Packets

Incoming Packets

Incoming Packets

Incoming Packets

Incoming Packets

Incoming Packets

[Unified] Managed Feature

Please refer DWC and DWS sales guide for more managed features• Automatic RF Management• Highly Mobility• AP Traffic Load Balancing• Double Layer Authentication• Wireless Intrusion Detection System• …