Netgear WC7600 Reference Manual - Page 28

ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 High-Level Configuration Examples This section includes the following subsections: • Single Controller Configuration with Basic Profile Group • Single Controller Configuration with Advanced Profile Groups • Stacked Controller Configuration Single Controller Configuration with Basic Profile Group A basic configuration consists of a single wireless controller that controls a collection of access points that are organized into the basic default group.  To set up a single wireless controller system with a basic profile group: 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. DHCP option 43 (vendor-specific information) must be Configuration > System > DHCP enabled on an external DHCP server. If no network DHCP Server server is accessible to the access points, configure the wireless controller's DHCP server. Specifying an internal DHCP server on the wireless controller automatically enables DHCP option 43 with the IP address of the wireless controller. 2. Configure up to eight profiles, and for each profile, do at least the following: 1. Configure an SSID for wireless access. 2. Configure the network authentication and data encryption. Configuration > Profile > Basic 3. Assign the VLAN. 4. If necessary for the selected network authentication option, Configuration > Security > Basic > configure the authentication server. Authentication Server 3. Run the Discovery Wizard and add the access points to the managed access point list. Access Point > Discovery Wizard System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 28