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Adding Access Points, Appendix, A, Access Point Firmware Compatibility, Using, Discovery OUI

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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 • If discovery results show unknown access points, it could be due to these reasons: - The access point is running an older version of firmware. Upgrade firmware as needed so that discovery can locate the access point. - The wireless management system located a NETGEAR access point that is not supported or located a NETGEAR device that is not an access point. For a list of compatible access point models and their supported firmware, see Appendix A, Access Point Firmware Compatibility. • If a new NETGEAR access point is not discovered, it might have a MAC address that the wireless management system does not recognize, though this is not common. See Using Discovery OUI on page 62. Adding Access Points After the wireless management system discovers the access points, add them so that they can be managed by the wireless management system. 1. On the Access Point Discovery screen, select the access point and click Add. 2. Enter a password for the access point. Access Point Discovery 16

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Access Point Discovery
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316
•
If discovery results show unknown access points, it could be due to these reasons:
-
The access point is running an older version of firmware. Upgrade firmware as
needed so that discovery can locate the access point.
-
The wireless management system located a NETGEAR access point that is not
supported or located a NETGEAR device that is not an access point.
For a list of compatible access point models and their supported firmware, see
Appendix
A, Access Point Firmware Compatibility
.
•
If a new NETGEAR access point is not discovered, it might have a MAC address that the
wireless management system does not recognize, though this is not common. See
Using
Discovery OUI
on page
62.
Adding Access Points
After the wireless management system discovers the access points, add them so that they
can be managed by the wireless management system.
1.
On the Access Point Discovery screen, select the access point and click
Add
.
2.
Enter a password for the access point.