Ruijie RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller

Hardware

Model	RG-WS6108
Service Ports	8 Gigabit copper ports 2 Gigabit fiber ports (combo)
Management Ports	1 console port
Operating Temperature	0ºC to 45ºC
Operating Humidity	5% to 95%RH (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature	-40ºC to 70ºC
Storage Humidity	5% to 95%RH (non-condensing)
Power Consumption	<40W
Security Standard	GB4943, EN/IEC 60950-1
EMC Standard	GB9254, EN301 489
Dimensions (W×D×H) (mm)	440 × 200 × 43.6
Weight	2kg
Installation	19-inch rack

Software

Model		RG-WS6108
Performance	Default Number of Manageable APs	32
	Maximum Number of Manageable APs	320 / 640 (for Wall AP)
	Maximum Number of Configurable APs	2048
	Maximum Number of Manageable Users	10K
	802.11 Performance	8Gbps
	VLAN	4K
	Maximum Number of Clients Supported by the Built-in Portal	7500
	ACL	64K
	MAC Address Table	16K
	ARP Table	12K
	IPv6 Neighbour Table	10K
	Local Authentication	300 wireless clients
	Inter-AC Roaming Switch Time	≤50ms
WLAN	802.11 LAN Protocol	802.11, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11w, 802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11i, 802.11e, 802.11n
	CAPWAP	Layer 2/Layer 3 network topology between an AP and an AC
		Enable an AP to automatically discover an accessible AC
		Enable an AP to automatically upgrade its software version from an AC
		Enable an AP to automatically download configurations from an AC
		Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal
	Roaming	Intra-AC Layer 2/Layer 3 roaming
		Inter-AC Layer 2/Layer 3 roaming
		Local forwarding intra-AC Layer 2/Layer 3 roaming
		Local forwarding inter-AC Layer 2/Layer 3 roaming
	Forwarding	Centralized forwarding
		Local forwarding
		Flexible forwarding based on service
	Wireless QoS	AP-based bandwidth limiting
		WLAN-based bandwidth limiting
		Static speed limiting and smart speed limiting based on user
		Fair balancing
	User Isolation	User isolation based on ACs in the whole network
		User isolation based on AP
		User isolation based on WLAN
	Reliability	Fast switching between 2 ACs
		Multi-AC redundancy (1+1 A/A and A/S, N+1)
		Multi-AC clustering (N+N)
		Remote Intelligent Perception Technology (RIPT)
		Uninterrupted service upgrade
	STA Management	AP-based STA limiting
		SSID-based STA limiting
		AP-based load balancing
		AP traffic-based load balancing
		5G priority access
		RSSI threshold
	STA RSSI Threshold	0 to 100
	STA Idle Timeout	90 to 86,400 seconds
	STA Average Data Rate Threshold	8 to 819,200 with the accuracy of 8 kbps
	Adjusting Transmit Power of Beacons and Probe Responses	Yes
	Offline Syslog	Yes
	RF Management	Setting country codes
		Manually setting the transmit power
		Automatically setting the transmit power
		Automatically setting working channels
		Automatically adjusting transmission rates
		Support blackhole compensation
		Support RF interference detection and avoidance
Security	IPv4 Security	Web authentication
		802.1x authentication
		PEAP authentication
		SMS authentication
		QR code authentication
	IPv6 Security	802.1x authentication
		Web authentication
	802.11 Security and Encryption	Multi-SSID
		SSID hiding
		802.11i-compliant PSK authentication
		WPA and WPA2
		WEP (WEP/WEP128)
		WAPI
		TKIP
		CCMP
		Protection against ARP spoofing
	SMP	Integration with SMP
	CPP	Yes
	NFPP	Yes
	WIDS	Yes
Internet Protocols	IPv4 Protocol	Ping, Traceroute
		DHCP Server
		DHCP Client
		DHCP Relay
		DHCP Snooping
		DNS Client
		NTP
		Telnet
		TFTP Server
		TFTP Client
		FTP Server
		FTP Client
		FTP Client
	IPv6 Protocol	DNSv6 Client
		DHCPv6 Relay
		DHCPv6 Server
		TFTPv6 Client
		FTPv6 Server
		FTPv6 Client
		IPv6 CAPWAP
		ICMPv6
		IPv6 Ping
		Manual tunnel, automatic tunnel
		Manual configuration address, automatic local address
		IPv6 Traceroute
	IPv4 Routing	Static routing, OSPF
	IPv4 Routing Table Capacity	8K
	IPv4 Static Routing Table Capacity	1K
	IPv6 Routing	Static routing
	IPv6 Routing Table Capacity	1K
	IPv6 Static Routing Table Capacity	1K
Management	Network Management	SNMP v1/v2c/v3
		RMON
		Remote probe
		Syslog
	Network Management Platform	Web management (Smart-web)
		RG-SNC management
		RILL management
		Heat Map diagram
	User Access Management	Login via console port
		Login via Telnet
		Login via SSH
		Upload to FTP

Best Smart Wireless Experience Smart

Identification Devices

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller with built-in portal server intelligently identifies smart device types. According to the device features, the wireless controller serves a portal authentication page with the appropriate size and page layout. Smart device smart identification eliminates screen size adjustment problems and offers a better wireless user experience. This technology supports all major operating systems including Apple iOS, Android, and Windows.

Fair Scheduling

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller collaborates with Ruijie APs to offer equal access times for smart devices running different standards such as 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, etc. This feature solves problems such as high latency and low network speed caused by using an old wireless LAN card far from the AP. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller ensures a fair high-speed wireless network for all users with any device anywhere and anytime.

Intelligent Load Balancing

In high density wireless LANs, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller works together with Ruijie APs to intelligently distribute users among different APs according to the number of users and data traffic in real time. This feature balances the load pressure on each AP and increases average bandwidth and Quality of Service (QoS), offering higher network availability. Apart from its role-based and traffic balancing features, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller also enables load balancing in terms of frequency ranges. Because most WiFi devices use 2.4GHz by default while frequencies above 5GHz (802.11a / n / ac) can offer better throughput performance. With frequency-based load balancing, Wireless Controller allows users with dual-band devices to connect to 5GHz as a first priority. Bandwidth usage is greatly increased by 30-40% at no additional cost. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller therefore delivers best-in-class high-speed wireless performance for Ruijie clients.

High Performance and Reliability

Centralized or Distributed Intelligent Switching

The RG-WS6108 High Performance Wireless Controller can be deployed at Layer 2 or Layer 3 levels without modifying the original network architecture as it forms an integrated switching architecture with the wireless AP. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller provides easy management of data switching for all APs.

With industry-leading local forwarding technology, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller removes the traditional Wireless Controller traffic barrier. Local forwarding technology enables flexible deployment of data forwarding within APs. This means that the AP can determine whether to forward all data via the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller according to the user’s Service Set ID (SSID) or VLAN, or to send data directly to the wired network for data communication. Local forwarding technology enables large-scale, delay-sensitive, real-time data transmission over wired networks. With high 802.11ac throughput, it greatly reduces traffic pressure on the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller. It also better complements the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller to accommodate network services with heavy traffic demands such as high definition Video on Demand (VoD) and Voice over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) in the future.

Intelligent RF Management

Wireless Controller RG-WS6108 allows APs to perform RF scanning in wireless network as required. APs can scan frequency bands and wireless channels to identify malicious APs and networks. The AP will send alert notifications to network administrators for action as soon as it is discovered, providing round-the-clock network protection. In addition, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller can control the real-time RF scanning function of the AP to measure signal intensity and interference. The Wireless Controller software also dynamically adjusts traffic load, power, RF range and channel allocation for maximized signal coverage and capacity.

Seamless Roaming Experience

Advanced clustering technology enables real-time synchronization of all user’s online information and roaming records among multiple RG-WS6108 Wireless Controllers. Simply put, user data and authentication are shared in clusters which allow wireless users to roam freely across the network. Thus, users can enjoy a seamless and secure roaming experience with the IP address and authentication status remaining unchanged. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller also achieves fast roaming and voice services with clustering technology.

Abundant QoS Policy

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller supports a variety of QoS policies. For example, the Wireless Controller can set bandwidth limits to give higher priority to critical data transmission applications. The Wireless Controller therefore provides guaranteed bandwidth performance for networks of all sizes.

IPv6 Wireless Access

The RG-WS6108controller fully supports all IPv6 features and implements IPv6 forwarding on the wireless network. IPv4 and IPv6 users can automatically connect to the wireless controller series via the tunnel, enabling IPv6 applications to be covered by the wireless network.

Flexible and Comprehensive Security Policy

Local Authentication

Wireless Controller The RG-WS6108 has a local user database, which offers seamless integration with the built-in portal server, for easy local authentication for wireless users via web authentication. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller enables local authentication based on actual user requests, saving costs by eliminating devices such as external portals and RADIUS servers. The network infrastructure is also greatly simplified. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller fully meets the needs of small and medium networks for secure user access.

User Data Encryption

Wireless ControllerThe RG-WS6108 fully supports advanced encryption technologies such as Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), ensuring the security of end-to-end data transmission over wireless networks.

Standard Communication Protocol

Encrypted communication between the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller and the AP is enabled with international standard Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP). This function ensures total isolation from the wired network and ensures high security for real-time communication between the Wireless Controller and the AP. CAPWAP also enables future deployment of third-party access points, offering superior scalability, availability, and maximizing user investment at the same time.

Virtual Wireless Packet Technology

With virtual AP technology, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller can partition multiple SSIDs in a network. Network administrators can separately encrypt and isolate subnets or VLANs that share the same SSID. Deployment thus allows a defined authentication mode and encryption mechanism for each SSID.

RF Security

Wireless Controller RG-WS6108 supports RF probe scanning feature to detect unauthorized access points or other sources of RF interference. Once detected, the Wireless Controller will send real-time alerts to the network management system. This provides easy management for network administrators to monitor potential threats and usage status.

Virus Protection and Attacks

Wireless ControllerThe RG-WS6108 provides a variety of internal security mechanisms to effectively prevent and control the spread of viruses and network traffic attacks. The mechanism ensures secure network access only by authorized users. These protection mechanisms include IP / MAC / WLAN binding, hardware ACL control, traffic-based bandwidth limitation, etc. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller is the ideal partner for large campus, hospital, or corporate networks with high security demands for guest network access.

Secure User Access

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller supports Web Authentication, allowing users to authenticate using any web browser.

802.1X authentication is another security highlight. The main difference from web authentication is that 802.1X allows IP / MAC / WLAN binding after authentication. This feature fully guarantees the validity of the user’s identity.

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller also supports the Ruijie RG-SMP (Security Management Platform) to provide insight and control over Ruijie network and security devices. RG-SMP offers comprehensive security management across a wide range of Ruijie security tools and enables users to manage office networks of all sizes for various industries, with security compliance requirements in the aspects of user identity, host health, and network communication security.

Flexible Authentication Modes

Apart from traditional Web Authentication and 802.1X Authentication, the Ruijie RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller also supports PEAP Authentication, SMS Authentication and QR Code Authentication.

PEAP authentication allows a user to authenticate a password only once. That means users are only required to enter credentials during their first network visit.

If SMS authentication is adopted, the user first logs in with their mobile number and then receives an SMS with the login username and password for network access.

QR code authentication is another wireless security highlight. After accessing the wireless network, users will get a QR code on their end device and simply ask the authorized staff to scan for network access.

ARP Spoofing Protection

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) detection effectively protects network users from ARP gateway spoofing and host spoofing for secure wireless access. Automatic binding can be enabled in both dynamic and static IP address allocation environments to greatly save manpower and management costs. The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller can monitor and control the rate of ARP packets being sent to prevent the use of malicious scanning tools, which trigger ARP floods and cause network congestion.

Countermeasures Naughty AP

Wireless Controller RG-WS6108 enables rogue AP detection and containment are effective for improving wireless security. The Wireless Controller sets the active AP to perform rogue detection, send probe packets and hear probe responses from valid APs. The network administrator can therefore easily select a malicious AP from the authorities to ensure the security of the wireless network.

DHCP Security

With Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller allows DHCP response messages only from trusted ports. Wireless Controller can thus prevent unauthorized DHCP server deployment to interfere with IP address allocation and management and affect normal network operation. With DHCP monitoring function, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller can effectively prevent ARP host spoofing and source IP address spoofing in dynamic IP allocation environment by dynamically monitoring ARP and checking source IP address.

Management Information Security

To ensure device security and offer protection against attacks, Secure Shell (SSH) and SNMPv3 technology encrypts management information by Telnet and the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller offers Telnet access control based on the source IP address, offering a high level of granularity in device management. Only IP addresses authorized by the network administrator can log on to the Wireless Controller, further enhancing the security of device network management.

Integrated Network Management

Multiple Management Protocols and Integrated Management Platform

The RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller supports a large number of management modes including Command Line. It offers centralized and efficient planning, deployment, monitoring and management of all APs, with minimized investment costs. Working with Ruijie Smart Network Commander (SNC) which is an all-round network management platform, the RG-WS6108 Wireless Controller provides enriched network management services such as topology creation, AP operation status, online user status, entire network RF planning, location users, security alerts, link load, device utilization rate, roam logs and report output. These functions allow network administrators to monitor and manage the operation status of the entire network in the data center.

Ruijie SNC Unified Topology Diagram

Management Web Interface

RG-WS6108 supports a web management interface for air conditioners, which provides simplified wireless configuration and high visibility for the entire network operation. With the AC web interface, the Wireless Controller can also manage the AP as well as associated users, achieving user bandwidth control and network access restrictions. Network administrators can therefore plan, operate, and maintain wireless networks with ease.

Ruijie Smart Web Management Interface

MODEL	DESCRIPTION	REMARKS
RG-WS6108	Next-Gen Wireless Controller, 8-Port 10/100/1000Base-T, 2 GE SFP Combo Ports, 32 APs License by default, maximum 320 APs License, or maximum 640 APs License for Wall AP by License upgrade	Mandatory
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