Netgear WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Reference Manual

Profile Naming Conventions

You can use profile naming conventions that are based on user groups such as Marketing, or 
based on VLANs such as VLAN40, or you can use other naming conventions such as 
CompanyName15.

In the advanced configuration, you cannot change the names of 

profile groups. However, you can change the group names of MAC 
ACLs and external RADIUS servers.

Considerations Before You Configure Profiles

Before you create and configure profiles for the basic profile group or an advanced profile 
group, consider the following:

Authentication servers. If you want to use external LDAP or RADIUS authentication, or 

both, first create the authentication server settings:

Configure basic server settings on the basic Authentication Server screen (see 

For more complex networks, configure additional RADIUS servers on the advanced 
Authentication Server screen (see 

on page 125).

After you have configured authentication server settings, you can then assign any 
authentication server to a security profile in a basic profile group or advanced profile 
group.

You can configure profiles to function with different authentication 

servers. For example, you could set up a guest profile with no 
authentication, an engineering profile that uses external RADIUS 
authentication, and a marketing profile that uses external LDAP 
authentication. You can also use additional external RADIUS 
servers in other profiles.

MAC authentication. If you want to use a MAC access control list (ACL) to control 

access of wireless clients, first create one or more MAC ACLs:

Configure the basic MAC ACL on the basic MAC Authentication screen (see 

For more complex networks, configure additional MAC ACLs on the advanced MAC 
Authentication screen (see