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Chapter 22
W-600 Series Controller
The Dell PowerConnect W-600 Series Controller is designed for compact, cost-effective "all-in-one" networking
solutions. The W-600 Series Controller includes a firewall, wireless LAN controller, 9-port (8-port for the W-650
and W-651) Ethernet switch with PoE+, IP router, site-to-site VPN edge device, file server, and print server.
Additionally, the W-651 controller includes an integrated single radio dual-band (802.11 a/n or 802.11 b/g/n)
wireless internal Access Point (AP).
The W-600 Series Controller is an enterprise-class, wireless LAN controller that connects, controls, and integrates
wireless APs and Air Monitors (AMs) into a wired LAN system. Table 87 list some of the hardware features by the
numbers.
The sections in this chapter are:
z “Important Points to Remember” on page427
z “Internal Access Point (AP)” on page428
z “USB Cellular Modems” on page428
z “Configuring a Supported USB Modem” on page432
z “Configuring a New USB Modem” on page433
z “NAS (Network-Attached Storage)” on page437
z “Print Server” on page442
z “Sample Topology and Configuration” on page444
Important Points to Remember
z Only FAT16, FAT32, ext2 and ext3 partitions are supported.
z For shared folders in an ext2/ext3 partition, the owner of the folder must be “nobody”. Otherwise clients will
not be able to access the shared folder.
z Unsupported partitions may exist on the NAS device; only supported partitions are mounted.
z User authentication for file access is not supported. The same permissions are applicable to all users.
z Sharing disks that contain errors may cause unpredictable behavior. Scan the disk for errors before mounting
the disks to a W-600 Series Controller.
z Un-mount all partitions before disconnecting the disk from the controller.
z Detection of devices connected to an external USB hub may be unpredictable.
z A USB hard disk connected to the controller via an USB ExpressCard adapter is not supported
Table 87 W-600 Series Controller by the Numbers
Controller USB Ports
Maximum
External APs
Internal AP Remote APs
W-620 1 8 None 32
W-650 4 16 None 64
W-651 4 16 1 64