Reliable, Secure, Scalable Wireless Controller for Small and Mid-sized Businesses
The NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller is a full-featured wireless controller that centrally manages 16 access points, delivering integrated wireless mobility, security and converged services for both wired and wireless users.

Supporting up to 256 users per ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller, the WFS709TP has built in PoE support on all eight 10/100 interfaces. With a Gigabit Ethernet port typically used to connect the Wireless Controller to the network backbone, WFS709TP supports advanced security features such as 802.1x, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, 802.11i, MAC address, SSID and location-based authentication.

With identity-based security features such as support for RADIUS, LDAP and AAA server support, NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller truly unifies wired and wireless access without compromising on security.

Deployment
Deployed as an overlay on the existing network infrastructure, WFS709TP centrally manages, deploys, monitors and controls your wireless infrastructure. Supporting multiple deployment architectures including standalone controller deployments to hierarchical setups in master/local configurations, the NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller can be configured in "master" mode where all the configuration and security parameters are managed for the entire wireless network. In addition, WFS709TP can be configured in "local" mode, acting as policy enforcement points for the "master" controller as part of a hierarchical setup.

The overall Smart Wireless Controller Solution supports up to 32 access points with the Smart Wireless Controller configured in redundant master/local mode and up to 48 access points with the Smart Wireless Controllers configured in non-redundant master/local configuration. A standalone Smart Wireless Controller supports up to 16 access points.