Netgear WC7600v1 - ProSAFE Wireless Controller User Manual
Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
6.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Disable Multicast Firmware Upgrade
There might be network configurations in which you cannot use multicast. If you disable
multicast on the AP Upgrade Setting page, the firmware upgrade process uses unicast,
which is a slower process because the firmware upgrade is applied to groups of access
points instead of simultaneously to all access points. The time that the unicast firmware
upgrade process takes depends on the network load and on the type of Ethernet interface to
which the wireless controller is connected.
multicast on the AP Upgrade Setting page, the firmware upgrade process uses unicast,
which is a slower process because the firmware upgrade is applied to groups of access
points instead of simultaneously to all access points. The time that the unicast firmware
upgrade process takes depends on the network load and on the type of Ethernet interface to
which the wireless controller is connected.
To disable multicast firmware upgrade for access points:
1.
Open a web browser, and in the browser’s address field, type the wireless controller’s IP
address.
address.
By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250.
The wireless controller’s login window opens.
2.
Enter your user name and password.
3.
Click the Login button.
The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and displays the Summary
page.
page.
4.
Select Maintenance > Upgrade > AP Upgrade Settings.
5.
Clear the Enable Multicast check box.
This check box is selected by default.
6.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Setting
Description
Start IP
Enter the start IP address of the multicast range that the wireless controller must use.
End IP
Enter the end IP address of the multicast range that the wireless controller must use.
Port Number
Enter the port number that the wireless controller must use. The default number is 69.