Netgear WC7500 - ProSAFE® Wireless Controller User Manual
System Planning and Deployment Scenarios
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
Scenario Example 2: Advanced Network With VLANs and SSIDs
The following sample scenario consists of an advanced network with a wireless controller,
PoE switch, Layer 3 switch or router, access points, and several VLANs and SSIDs. The
wireless controller system includes the following VLANs:
PoE switch, Layer 3 switch or router, access points, and several VLANs and SSIDs. The
wireless controller system includes the following VLANs:
•
VLAN 1, the default untagged VLAN to access the wireless controller
•
VLAN 10, a tagged client VLAN
•
VLAN 20, another tagged client VLAN
•
VLAN 100, a tagged management VLAN
Figure 15. Example: Advanced network with VLANs and SSIDs
5.
When the access points are operating, open the Discovery
Wizard to do the following:
Wizard to do the following:
Access Point > Discovery Wizard
1.
Specify the state of the access points. The state can be either
factory default in a Layer 2 network or already installed and
functioning in standalone mode.
factory default in a Layer 2 network or already installed and
functioning in standalone mode.
2.
Run the Discovery Wizard.
3.
Select the access points that you want the wireless controller to
manage and add them to the managed list.
manage and add them to the managed list.
Note:
By default, all access points are added to the basic group
and all settings from the basic group (profile definition, client
authentication, authentication settings, and WiFi QoS) are applied
to the access points.
authentication, authentication settings, and WiFi QoS) are applied
to the access points.
Step
Configuration
Web Management Interface Path
Wireless controller
PoE switch
WNDAP360
WNDAP360
Backend L3 switch
or router
Internet
Management VLAN 100 Ethernet traffic
Client VLAN 10 Ethernet traffic
Client VLAN 20 Ethernet traffic
SSID 1
Client VLAN 10
SSID 2
Client VLAN 20