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1. Introduction 1 This chapter includes the following sections: • Key Features and Capabilities • Package Contents • Hardware Features • WC9500 Wireless Controller System Components • Supported NETGEAR Access Points • Supported NETGEAR Antennas • What Can You Do with the WC9500 Wireless Controller? • Licenses • Maintenance and Support Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at support.netgear.com. Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product do not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware. 11

Section	Page
ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500	1
Contents	4
1. Introduction	11
Key Features and Capabilities	12
Package Contents	14
Hardware Features	14
Front Panel Ports, Slots, and LEDs	14
Back Panel Features	16
Bottom Panel with Product Label	17
WC9500 Wireless Controller System Components	17
Supported NETGEAR Access Points	18
Supported NETGEAR Antennas	21
What Can You Do with the WC9500 Wireless Controller?	21
Licenses	23
Maintenance and Support	23
2. System Planning and Deployment Scenarios	24
Basic and Advanced Setting Concepts	25
Profile Group Concepts	26
Basic Profile	26
Advanced Profile	26
System Planning Concepts	28
Preinstallation Planning	28
Before You Configure a Wireless Controller	28
High-Level Configuration Examples	31
Single Controller Configuration with Basic Profile Group	31
Single Controller Configuration with Advanced Profile Groups	32
Stacked Controller Configuration	33
Management VLAN and Data VLAN Strategies	34
High-Level Deployment Scenarios	36
Scenario Example 1: Network with Single VLAN	36
Scenario Example 2: Advanced Network with VLANs and SSIDs	38
Scenario Example 3: Advanced Network with Redundancy	41
3. RF Planning and Deployment	45
RF Planning Overview	46
Planning Requirements	46
Recommended RF Planning Procedure for a Building	48
Manage a Building and Floors for an RF Plan	49
Add a Building and Floors	49
Add a Single Floor to a Building	51
Scale a Floor	53
Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor	54
Remove a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone from a Floor	55
Add a WiFi Building Obstacle to a Floor	56
Remove a Building Obstacle from a Floor	57
Add a WiFi Obstruction Area	58
Remove a WiFi Obstruction Area	59
Change the Name, Map, or Dimensions of a Floor	60
Change the Name of a Building	61
Duplicate an Entire Building with All Floors	61
Duplicate a Single Floor	62
Remove a Single Floor	63
Remove an Entire Building with All Its Floors	64
Use the WiFi Auto Planning Advisor to Generate an RF Plan for a Floor	64
Manually Add and Manage Access Points on a Floor Map for an RF Plan	69
Manually Add and Manage Antennas on a Floor Map for an RF Plan	72
Display and Recalculate the WiFi Coverage for a Heat Map	75
Display or Change the WiFi Inventory for an RF Plan	77
Download a Report for an RF Plan	80
View the Heat Map for a Deployed Floor Plan	81
4. Installation and Configuration Overview	84
Connect Your Computer to the Wireless Controller	85
Log In to the Wireless Controller	85
Roadmap for Initial Configuration	87
Roadmap for Configuring Management of Your Wireless Network	88
Choose a Location for the Wireless Controller	90
Deploy the Wireless Controller	91
5. Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses	92
Configure the General Settings	93
Manage the Time Settings	94
Manage the IP, VLAN, and Link Aggregation Settings	95
Management VLAN Concepts	95
Untagged VLAN Concepts	96
Link Aggregation Concepts	96
Configure the IP, VLAN, and Link Aggregation Settings	96
Manage the DHCP Server	98
Add a DHCP Server	99
Change the Settings for a DHCP Server	101
Remove a DHCP Server	102
Register Your Licenses	103
Configure the License Server Settings	103
Register Your Licenses with the License Server	105
Manage Certificates	107
Configure Log, Syslog, Alarm Notification, and Email Settings	108
Configure Log Settings	108
Configure Syslog Settings	110
Configure Alarm Notification Settings	112
Configure the Email Notification Server	113
6. Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups	115
Wireless Security Profile Concepts	116
Small WLAN Networks	116
Large WLAN Networks	117
Profile Naming Conventions	117
Considerations Before You Configure Profiles	117
Basic and Advanced Security Configuration Concepts	118
Manage Security Profiles for the Basic Profile Group	119
Configure a Profile in the Basic Profile Group	119
Change the Settings for a Profile in the Basic Profile Group	123
Remove a Profile From the Basic Profile Group	124
Manage Security Profiles for Advanced Profile Groups	124
Add an Advanced Profile Group	124
Remove an Advanced Profile Group	126
Configure a Profile in an Advanced Profile Group	126
Change the Settings for a Profile in an Advanced Profile Group	131
Remove a Profile From an Advanced Profile Group	132
Network Authentication and Data Encryption Options	132
Manage Authentication Servers and Authentication Server Groups	136
Authentication Server Concepts	136
Configure Basic Authentication Server Settings	137
Configure a RADIUS Authentication Server Group	140
Remove a RADIUS Authentication Server Group	142
Manage MAC Authentication and MAC Authentication Groups	142
Guidelines for External MAC Authentication	143
Configure Basic Local MAC Authentication Settings	143
Remove a MAC Address from a Wireless Client List	145
Import a MAC List from a File	145
Configure a Local MAC Authentication Group	146
Remove a Local MAC Authentication Group	148
Select an ACL for a Profile in the Basic Profile Group	148
Select an ACL for a Profile in an Advanced Profile Group	150
7. Discover and Manage Access Points	152
Access Point Discovery Guidelines	153
General Discovery Guidelines	153
Layer 3 Discovery Guidelines	153
Discover Access Points with the Discovery Wizard	154
Discover Access Points in Factory Default State and Access Points in a Layer 2 Subnet	154
Discover Access Points Installed and Working in Standalone Mode in Different Layer 3 Networks	158
Manage the Managed AP List	163
View the Managed AP List	163
Change Access Point Information on the Managed AP List	165
Remove Access Points from the Managed AP List	168
Assign Access Points to Buildings, Floors, and Advanced Profile Groups	169
8. Configure Wireless and QoS Settings	172
Basic and Advanced Wireless and QoS Configuration Concepts	173
Configure the Radio	173
Configure the Radio for the Basic Profile Group	173
Configure the Radio for an Advanced Profile Group	175
Configure Wireless Settings	176
Configure Wireless Settings for the Basic Profile Group	176
Override Channel and Transmission Power in the Basic Profile Group	180
Configure Wireless Settings for an Advanced Profile Group	182
Override Channel and Transmission Power in an Advanced Profile Group	186
Configure Channels	188
Specify Radio Frequency Management	191
Radio Frequency Concepts	191
WLAN Healing Concepts	192
Configure Radio Frequency Management for the Basic Profile Group	192
Configure Radio Frequency Management for an Advanced Profile Group	195
Manage the Preferred Bands	198
Configure the Preferred Band for WNDAP620 Access Points in the Basic Profile Group	198
Configure the Preferred Band for WNDAP620 Access Points in an Advanced Profile Group	199
Manage Quality of Service for an Advanced Profile Group	200
Quality of Service Concepts	200
Configure Quality of Service for a Profile Group	201
Manage Load Balancing	204
Load Balancing Concepts	204
Configure Load Balancing	205
Manage Rate Limiting	206
Rate Limiting Concepts	206
Configure Rate Limiting for the Basic Profile Group	207
Configure Rate Limiting for an Advanced Profile Group	208
Manage the LED Behavior of WN370 Access Points	209
Manage the WN370 LED Behavior for the Basic Profile Group	209
Manage the WN370 LED Behavior for an Advanced Profile Group	210
9. Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users	212
Manage Rogue Access Points	213
Rogue Access Point Concepts	213
Configure Basic Rogue Detection Settings	213
Classify Rogue Access Points	214
Import a List of Known Access Points from a File	216
Manage Guest Network Access	217
Portal Concepts	217
Configure a Portal	218
Manage Users, Accounts, and Passwords	222
User and Account Concepts	222
Add a Management User	223
Add a WiFi User	224
Add a Captive Portal Account	226
Add a Logo and Message on Captive Portal User Information	228
Add a Captive Portal User	230
Add Multiple Captive Portal Users Simultaneously	232
Change the Settings for a User or Account	235
Remove Users or Accounts	236
Export a List of Users or Accounts	236
10. Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points	238
Manage the Configuration File or Upgrade the Firmware	239
Back Up the Configuration File	239
Restore the Configuration File	240
Upgrade the Firmware	241
Reboot the Wireless Controller	244
Reset the Wireless Controller	245
Manage External Storage	246
Manage Remote Access	247
Specify Session Time-Outs	249
Manage the System Logs	250
Query the System Logs	250
Save the System Logs	252
Clear the System Logs	253
View Alerts and Events	253
View System Alerts	254
View Radio Frequency Events	255
View Load-Balancing Events	256
View Rate-Limit Events	257
View Redundancy Events	259
View Stacking Events	260
Manage Licenses	261
View Your Licenses	261
Retrieve Your Licenses	263
Reboot Access Points	264
Configure Multicast Firmware Upgrade for Access Points	265
Change the Multicast Firmware Upgrade Settings	266
Disable Multicast Firmware Upgrade	267
11. Manage Stacking and Redundancy	268
Stacking Concepts	269
Configure a Stack	271
Remove a Wireless Controller from a Stack	273
Select Which Wireless Controller in a Stack to Configure	274
Manage Redundancy for a Single Controller	278
VRRP Redundancy Concepts	278
Configure a Single Controller with Redundancy	280
Manage a Redundancy Group with N:1 Redundancy	282
VRRP N:1 Redundancy Concepts	282
Configure a Redundancy Group with N:1 Redundancy	285
Change a Redundant Controller	287
Remove a Redundancy Group	289
12. Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components	290
Monitor the Network	291
View the Network Summary Screen	291
View the Wireless Controllers in the Network	293
View the Access Points in the Network	295
View the Clients in the Network	300
View the Profiles in the Network	304
Monitor the Wireless Controller	306
View the Wireless Controller Summary Screen	306
View Wireless Controller Usage	308
View Access Points that the Wireless Controller Manages	310
View Clients on Access Points that the Wireless Controller Manages	315
View Neighboring Clients that the Wireless Controller Detects	319
View Neighboring Access Points that the Wireless Controller Does Not Manage	321
View Security Profiles That the Wireless Controller Manages	322
View DHCP Leases That Are Provided by the Wireless Controller	324
View Captive Portal Users on Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages	325
Monitor the SSIDs on the Wireless Controller	327
Monitor Local Clients in the Network	332
13. Troubleshooting	337
Troubleshoot Basic Functioning	338
Power LED Is Not Lit	338
Status LED Never Turns Off	338
Ethernet Port LEDs Are Not Lit	338
Troubleshoot the Web Management Interface	339
Check the Ethernet Cabling	339
Check the IP Address Configuration	339
Check the Internet Browser	340
Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility	340
Use the Reset Button to Restore Default Settings	341
Resolve Problems with Date and Time	341
Resolve Problems with Access Points	342
Resolve Discovery Problems	342
Resolve Connection Problems	342
Network Performance and Rogue Access Point Detection	343
Use the Diagnostic Tools on the Wireless Controller	343
Ping an Access Point	343
Trace a Route to an Access Point	344
A. Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords Requirements	346
Factory Default Settings	347
Technical Specifications	348
Password Requirements	349