Netgear WC7600v2 – ProSAFE Wireless Controller User Manual

You can deploy the wireless controller in a small WiFi network with 10 or 20 access points or 
in a large WiFi network with up to 600 access points. Small networks require a basic 
configuration, but large networks can become complex and require you to configure the 
advanced features of the wireless controller.

Depending on your network configuration, use basic settings or advanced settings to 
manage your access points:

Basic settings for a typical network. The basic settings work with most common 
network configurations. For example, all access points on the WLAN are for the same 
organization or business and therefore adhere to the same policies and use a few service 
set identifiers (SSIDs, or network names).

Advanced settings for access point profile groups. In a large WiFi network, or if 
separate networks share a single WLAN, use the advanced settings to set up multiple 
access point profile groups with multiple security profiles (SSIDs with associated security 
settings). For example, a shopping mall might need several access point profile groups if 
several businesses share a WLAN but each business maintains its own network. Larger 
networks could require multiple access point profile groups to allow different policies per 
building or department. The access points could support different security profiles per 
building and department, for example, one for guests, one for management, and one for 
sales.

Access point profile groups are also referred to as just profile groups.

Profiles, security profiles, and SSIDs (that is, SSIDs with associated 
security settings) are terms that are interchangeable.

To accommodate all types of networks, almost all configuration menus of the web 
management interface are divided into basic and advanced submenus. The following figure 
shows an example of the Configuration > Security > Basic submenu on the left and the 
Configuration > Security > Advanced submenu on the right: