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Netgear WC7600v1 - ProSAFE Wireless Controller User Manual

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System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller 
Single Controller Configuration With Advanced Profile Groups
A more complex configuration consists of a single wireless controller that controls a collection 
of access points that are organized in access point profile groups and might use several 
profiles in each access point profile group.
To set up a single wireless controller system with advanced profile groups:
Step
Configuration
Web Management Interface Path
1.
Configure the system and network settings of the wireless 
controller:
 
1.
Configure the country code of operation.
Configuration > System > General
2.
Configure the time settings.
Configuration > System > Time
3.
Configure the IP address of the wireless controller.
Configuration > System > IP/VLAN
4.
Verify that VLAN 1 is set as the management VLAN and is 
marked as untagged.
By default, VLAN 1 an untagged management VLAN.
5.
If no network DHCP server is accessible to the access points, 
configure the wireless controller’s DHCP server.
Configuration > System > DHCP 
Server
2.
Configure up to eight access point profile groups, and for each 
access point profile in a group, do at least the following:
 
1.
Configure an SSID for WiFi access.
Configuration > Profile > Advanced
2.
Configure the network authentication and data encryption.
3.
 Assign the VLAN.
4.
If necessary for the selected network authentication option, 
configure the authentication server.
Configuration > Security > 
Advanced > Authentication Server
3.
Run the Discovery Wizard and add the access points to the 
managed access point list.
Access Point > Discovery Wizard
4.
Assign the access points to the access point profile groups (also 
referred to as WLAN groups).
Configuration > WLAN Network