Netgear WMS5316-Wireless Reference Manual - Page 14

Auto Discovery, To use Auto Discovery, Access Point Discovery, Search

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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Auto Discovery Use Auto Discovery if the wireless management system and all access points on the LAN are in the same IP subnet. The process of Auto Discovery depends on how your access points are configured.  To use Auto Discovery: 1. On the Configuration tab select Access Point Discovery. 2. Click Search. • The wireless management system searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN based on MAC address, and then identifies which are access points. • A list of the access points located through discovery is displayed on the screen. 3. Check the discovery results to make sure that all the access points are listed. See Discovery Results on page 15. 4. Add the access points as described in Adding Access Points on page 16. Access Point Discovery 14

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Access Point Discovery
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316
Auto Discovery
Use Auto Discovery if the wireless management system and all access points on the LAN are
in the same IP subnet. The process of Auto Discovery depends on how your access points
are configured.
To use Auto Discovery:
1.
On the Configuration tab select
Access Point Discovery
.
2.
Click
Search
.
The wireless management system searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN
based on MAC address, and then identifies which are access points.
A list of the access points located through discovery is displayed on the screen.
3.
Check the discovery results to make sure that all the access points are listed. See
Discovery
Results
on page
15.
4.
Add the access points as described in
Adding Access Points
on page
16.