1-11 Access Controller OverviewIntroductionThe H3C WX5004 Access Controller is a new-generation wireless access controller product developedby Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. (referred to as H3C hereinafter) based on the updatedmulti-core CPU platform. Compared with the WX5002, the previous-generation access controllers, theWX5004 has two more groups of Combo ports, allowing for more flexible user configurations. Besides,the WX5004 also provides an expansion slot, where you can insert a card of a different type as neededin the future. This provides not only strong processing capability but also flexible system configurationschemes. In terms of reliability, the WX5004 uses pluggable power supply units (PSU). Thus, you canchoose to use double PSUs for high reliability or use a single PSU for economical sake.AppearanceFigure 1-1 shows the appearance of the WX5004.Figure 1-1 Appearance of the WX5004Front PanelThe WX5004 provides four 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet electrical interfaces, four 1000 Base-XEthernet optical interfaces (Combo ports) and one console port on its front panel, as shown in Figure1-2.