Netgear WC7600v1 - ProSAFE Wireless Controller User Manual
System Planning and Deployment Scenarios
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
Before you start the configuration of your wireless controller, decide whether you can use a
basic configuration (that is, follow the Basic submenus) or must use an advanced
configuration (that is, follow the Advanced submenus). Once you make your choice,
configuring the wireless controller can be fairly easy if you consistently follow either the Basic
submenus or the Advanced submenus.
basic configuration (that is, follow the Basic submenus) or must use an advanced
configuration (that is, follow the Advanced submenus). Once you make your choice,
configuring the wireless controller can be fairly easy if you consistently follow either the Basic
submenus or the Advanced submenus.
Profile Group Concepts
Each access point can support up to eight security profiles (16 for dual-band access points),
each with its own SSID, security settings, MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM, and so on.
each with its own SSID, security settings, MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM, and so on.
The wireless controller follows the same architecture. A profile group on the wireless
controller includes all the features that you can configure for an individual access point: up to
8 profiles (16 for dual-band access points), each of which supports its own SSID, security,
MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM settings, and so on.
controller includes all the features that you can configure for an individual access point: up to
8 profiles (16 for dual-band access points), each of which supports its own SSID, security,
MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM settings, and so on.
Basic Profile
The basic profile includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional
access point with up to eight security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
access point with up to eight security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
After you use the automatic discovery process and add access points to the managed AP list
on the wireless controller, the access points are assigned by default to the basic profile
group.
group.
If your network requires the wireless controller to manage multiple access points with
different configurations, use the advanced profile.
different configurations, use the advanced profile.
Advanced Profile
The advanced profile lets you configure up to eight access point profile groups. Each group
includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional access point with up to
eight security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional access point with up to
eight security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
For example, if your company site includes four buildings, each with a different WiFi network,
you simply create four profile groups. You then assign all access points in one building to one
profile group, all access points in another building to a second profile group, and so on.
you simply create four profile groups. You then assign all access points in one building to one
profile group, all access points in another building to a second profile group, and so on.
For each profile group, you can create an individual radio on/off schedule, RF management
settings, MAC ACL authentication, and an authentication server. For each radio in a profile
group (2.4 GHz radio and 5 GHz radio), you can create individual WiFi settings, WMM, and
rate-limit settings.
settings, MAC ACL authentication, and an authentication server. For each radio in a profile
group (2.4 GHz radio and 5 GHz radio), you can create individual WiFi settings, WMM, and
rate-limit settings.
The following figure shows the advanced profile group architecture. The structure that is
shown under Group-1 is implemented in all profile groups (that is, Group-2 through Group-8):
shown under Group-1 is implemented in all profile groups (that is, Group-2 through Group-8):