Netgear WC7500-Wireless Installation Guide

Netgear WC7500-Wireless Manual

Netgear WC7500-Wireless manual content summary:

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    Installation ProSAFE Wireless Controller Model WC7500 and Model WC7600
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    Hardware Overview Before you install your wireless controller, familiarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and ports. Digital access point counter Ethernet ports and LEDs SD slot Reset button LEDs (top to bottom) Power,
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    region) • Rack-mounting hardware • Installation guide (this document) Connect Power WARNING: DO NOT place equipment in tight spaces or in drawers. Be sure that your equipment is surrounded by at least 5 cm (2 inches) of air space. Before deploying the wireless controller, we recommend that you set
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    Wireless Controller LEDs LED Description ID The number of connected access points. Power • Green. Power is supplied. • Off. The switch is not receiving power. If the Power LED is off, check the connections and see if the power outlet is controlled by a wall switch that is turned off. Status
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    unsure how to do this, visit support.netgear.com and search for Static IP address on computer. 2. Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer and the other end to the Ethernet port on the front panel of the wireless controller. Note: All four Ethernet ports
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    IP settings, select Configuration > System > IP/VLAN. When you click the Apply button to save your settings, your connection to the wireless controller is terminated because you changed its IP address. 9. Reconfigure your computer with an IP address and subnet mask that are in the same IP subnet
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    WLAN settings, select Configuration > Profile. Basic settings are suitable for a small WLAN. Advanced settings are suitable for a large WLAN with profile groups. For information about wireless controller configuration, including profile groups, see the reference manual. 7
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    a Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. The following general guidelines apply to the discovery process (for specific Layer 3 guidelines, see the reference manual): • The wireless controller can discover access points that are still in their factory default state and access points that are already deployed in
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    factory default state, AP dynamic IP configuration is disabled by default. After discovering an access point, you can either enable it from the wireless controller or leave it in its default state. If you enable dynamic IP configuration on the access points, firmware upgrades on access points occur
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    points that you want to be managed by the wireless controller to the Managed AP List. While the access mode, the following occurs: • The wireless controller pushes management firmware onto the access points the wireless controller. • The profiles that you have configured on the wireless controller are
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    Troubleshooting Tips You cannot access the wireless controller at its default IP address (192.168.0.250). Do the following: • Confirm that the computer is connected to the wireless controller. • You might not have restarted the computer with the wireless controller to have TCP/IP changes take effect
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Installation
ProSAFE Wireless Controller
Model WC7500 and Model WC7600