Hirschmann IT Dragonfly Access Point Virtual Controller

Hirschmann IT Dragonfly Access Point Virtual Controller

Enterprise access point management software platform

Dragonfly Access Point Virtual Controller (DAC) from Hirschmann IT is the WiFi cloud management system

specifically designed for large wireless network deployment scenarios with continuous geographic coverage in

large and medium-sized enterprises as well as educational institutions.

Together with the full range of Hirschmann IT brand WiFi6 AP hardware devices, it can fully meet the needs of

large and medium-sized enterprises/institutions for high-density office and high-coverage business scenarios. It

can also be fully integrated into standard large IT infrastructures and provide customers with a comprehensive

solution for network management and customer experience assurance.

PaaS Attributes of Private Cloud Platform and Physical Attributes of

Products

Hirschmann IT offers a full range of APs that can work in one of two modes: Cluster mode and DAC mode,

depending on the customer’s choice. When the customer’s AP works in DAC mode, it means that in addition

to the hardware investment in the AP, the customer needs to purchase a separate DAC management software

platform (compatible with mainstream x86 hardware platforms) and apply for a dedicated “AP Management

license” (one-time, no time limit). The benefits of the PaaS (Platform as a Service) model can be enjoyed in a

completely software-based, inexpensive, but high-performing way.

Depending on the actual size of the wireless network and the required security level, customers can choose

different installation platforms for the DAC private cloud system, either as a direct bare machine-based

installation or as a flexible virtual machine-based multiplexing installation.

Networking Architecture of DAC Private Cloud Platform

The WiFi solution of DAC private cloud platform is built on the basis of AP clustering technology with innovative

“unsubstantial AC networking architecture” on the lower end, the upper end is the configuration management

mechanism of the highly reliable private cloud infrastructure platform based on Docker container technology.

Under the DAC system, customers need to predefine the deployment location and the number of APs required

for their wireless network according to their own wireless network scale requirements. After the APs are

deployed and activated with power according to the wireless planning results, the APs will automatically

complete registration on the private cloud platform through a common DHCP process and a dedicated secure

channel, and appear under the customer’s designated administrator account, awaiting further configuration and

management actions. Customers do not feel a significant difference between the (private) cloud management

model and the local management model throughout the wireless network deployment and operation process,

and the experience is inherited and fully user-friendly.

This design architecture maximizes both the usability and reliability of the wireless network, which we hope will

provide our customers with the ability to deploy WiFi wireless networks everywhere.