The appliance is a network device designed to integrate with an existing wired Local Area
Network (LAN).
The ExtremeCloud IQ Controller provides centralized
management, network access, and routing to wireless devices that use Wireless APs to access the
network.
The appliance provides the following functionality:
Controls and configures wireless APs,
providing centralized management.
Authenticates wireless devices that contact a
wireless AP.
Assigns each wireless device to a network service when it connects.
Routes traffic from wireless devices, using a network service, to the
wired network.
Applies filtering roles to the wireless device session.
Provides session logging and accounting capability.
Manages switches.
ExtremeCloud IQ Controller supports the use of both a virtual appliance and a physical
appliance.
