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Data Sheet Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controller The Cisco Flex® 7500 Series Cloud Controller is a highly scalable branch controller for multisite wireless deployments. Deployed in the private cloud, the Cisco Flex 7500 Series Controller extends wireless services to distributed branch offices with centralized control that lowers the total cost of operations. Lower CapEx ● Consolidate multiple controllers into one controller with support up to 6000 access points, and save on rack space with a 1RU platform. ● Save on power and switch ports with fewer controllers to support large deployments. ● Save on licensing costs by purchasing a higher access point capacity license at a lower premium and take advantage of the license across multiple sites. Lower OpEx ● Deploy fewer controllers in a data center by consolidating many controllers into one and manage up to 6000 branches. ● Gain significant savings in operations by configuring, managing, and troubleshooting up to 6000 access points and 64,000 clients with a single point of touch. Licensing Flexibility and Investment Protection ● Additional access point capacity licenses can be added over time. ● Right to Use Licensing (with EULA acceptance) for faster and easier license enablement. FlexConnect Solution ● Intelligent RF control plane, centralized software update, control and management, and troubleshooting. ● With a distributed data plane, deploy in-branch (locally switched) voice-, video-, and dataintensive applications over wireless. ● Deploy Cisco FlexConnect™ in sites with up to 100 access points. ● Seamless wireless services even when WAN link fails or a controller flaps. ● Local RADIUS server for new clients to get on the network and access the services. The Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controllers (Figure 1) can manage wireless access points in up to 6000 branch locations. This controller allows IT managers to configure, manage, and troubleshoot up to 6000 access points and 64,000 clients from the data center. The Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controller supports secure guest access, rogue detection for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and in-branch (locally switched) Wi-Fi voice and video. Figure 1. Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controller Features The Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controller provides centralized control, management, and troubleshooting. It supports the Cisco FlexConnect™ solution for a lean branch network that uses access points connected to controllers in the data center over a wide area network. Data traffic from the access points is switched locally at the branch, so that in the rare event of a WAN failure at the branch, wireless clients remain connected on the network with access to local resources within the branch. Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controllers automate wireless configuration and management functions and allow network managers to have the visibility and control needed to cost-effectively Comprehensive Wired and Wireless Security ● Full CAPWAP access point to controller encryption. ● Supports rogue access point detection and denial-of-service attacks. ● Management frame protection detects malicious users and alerts network administrators. manage, secure, and optimize the performance of their branch Secured Guest Access ● Deploy simple and secure guest access services across 6000 sites. classifies applications, applies quality of service (QoS) to either drop networks. When traffic is directed to the controller in FlexConnect central switched mode, the Cisco Flex 7500 Series supports Cisco® Application Visibility and Control (AVC). Cisco AVC includes the NBAR-2 engine, Cisco’s deep packet inspection (DPI) capability that or mark the traffic, and prioritizes business-critical applications in the network. © 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information.

Cisco AVC uses NetFlow Version 9 to export the flows to Cisco Prime™ Infrastructure or a third-party NetFlow Collector. The Cisco Flex 7500 Series in central switched mode also supports Bonjour Services Directory to enable Bonjour Services to be advertised and utilized in a separate Layer 3 network. Wireless Policy engine is a wireless profiler and policy feature on the Cisco Flex 7500 Series wireless controller that enables profiling of wireless devices and enforcement of policies such as VLAN assignment, QoS, ACL, and time-of-day-based access. As a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless...

Fault Tolerance ● Access points continue to provide seamless services when a controller fails; provides failover to another backup controller for centralized control and management ● Service Set Identifier (SSID) high availability with sub-second access point and client failover from the primary to standby controller ● Redundant power supply helps to ensure maximum availability Environmentally Responsible ● Organizations may choose to turn off access point radios to reduce power consumption during off-peak hours Table 2 lists the product specifications for Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud...

Item Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Specifications ● IEEE 802.1X ● RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes ● RFC 2716 PPP EAP-TLS ● RFC 2865 RADIUS Authentication ● RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting ● RFC 2867 RADIUS Tunnel Accounting ● RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS ● RFC 3579 RADIUS Support for EAP ● RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Guidelines ● RFC 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol ● Web-based authentication ● Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS) support for management users ● SNMP v1, v2c, v3 ● RFC 854 Telnet ● RFC...

◦ Minimum: 200 VAC ◦ Maximum: 240 VAC ● Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA), approximately: ◦ Minimum: 0.090 kVA ◦ Maximum: 0.700 kVA ● Heat output (Maximum) 2302 Btu per hour (675 watts) ● Acoustical noise emissions: ◦ Sound power, idling: 6.1 bels maximum ◦ Sound power, operating: 6.1 bels maximum Regulatory Compliance CE Mark Safety: ● UL 60950-1:2003 ● EN 60950:2000 ● EMI and susceptibility (Class A) ● U.S.: FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 ● Canada: ICES-003 ● Japan: VCCI ● Europe: EN 55022, EN 55024 Table 3 lists ordering and accessories information for Cisco Flex 7500 Series Cloud Controllers. To...