Netgear WC7500-Wireless User Manual - Page 17

ProSAFE Wireless Controller • Monitor the Network and Its Components - Monitor the status of all WiFi devices. View the status of the wireless controllers, access points, clients, access point profiles, and the entire network, and view network usage statistics. - Monitor network health. See which access points are healthy and which ones are down or compromised. For more information, see Chapter 13, Monitor the WiFi Network and Its Components. Licenses You must purchase and register licenses for the access points in your network. Licenses are tied to the serial number of the wireless controller. The WC7500 wireless controller comes with licenses for ten access points. The WC7600, WAC7600v2, and WC9500 wireless controllers come with trial licenses for two access points. Depending on the model, you can purchase licenses in 5-, 10-, 50-, 100-, or 200-access point increments for support of multiple access points on a single wireless controller. Table 2. Purchasable license increments License increments WC7500 5 APs WC5APL-10000S 10 APs - 50 APs - 100 APs - 200 APs - WC7600 WC7600v2 WC9500 - - - WC10APL-10000S WC10APL-10000S WC10APL-10000S WC50APL-10000S WC50APL-10000S WC50APL-10000S - - WC100APL-10000S - - WC200APL-10000S For example, if you installed three WC9500 wireless controllers in a stack and want to support the maximum number of 600 access points in a stacked configuration, you must purchase three WC200APL licenses (or a combination of other licenses that add up to a total of 600 access points). For information about how to register and manage your licenses, see Register Your Licenses on page 110 and Manage Licenses on page 274. Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers technical support seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Information about support is available on the NETGEAR ProSupport website at prosupport.netgear.com. Introduction 17