Wc7520 Wireless Controller System Components; What Can You Do With The Wc7520 Wireless Controller - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

Estimate the number of required APs and their approximate locations. Estimate how
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many APs you need for your wireless coverage and determine their optimum location for
best coverage and performance.
For more information, see
Discover APs in the Network and Provision IP Addresses and Firmware
Discover APs in the network. The APs can be in factory default state or functioning in
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standalone mode, but after discovery by the wireless controller and addition to the
managed AP List, the APs become dependent (managed) APs.
Provision IP addresses to the APs. Use the internal DHCP server to provision IP
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addresses to all or selected managed APs in the network.
Upgrade AP Firmware. Update and synchronize new firmware versions to all managed
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APs in the network.
For more information, see
Centrally Manage the Wireless Settings for the Network
Schedule the radios. Schedule the entire network to go offline or schedule AP profile
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groups to go offline.
Manage wireless settings and channel allocation. Manage the wireless settings such
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as wireless mode, data rate, channel width, and so on, for the entire network or for AP
profile groups, and manage channel allocation for the entire network.
Manage QoS settings. Manage QoS queue settings for data, background, video. and
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voice traffic for AP profile groups.
Configure RF management settings. Configure WLAN healing and wireless coverage
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hole detection for the entire network or for AP profile groups.
Organize the Network
Create AP profiles. Organize APs in profiles to differentiate between SSIDs, client
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authentication, authentication settings, and wireless QoS settings.
Create AP profile groups. Organize AP profiles in AP profile groups to differentiate
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between buildings, floors, businesses or business divisions, and so on. Easily assign APs
to profile groups or make changes to assignments.
For more information, see
Configuring Security and Wireless Security
Centrally Manage Security in the Network
Manage secure access to the network and secure data transmission. Manage client
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authentication, encryption, wireless client security separation, and MAC authentication in
AP profiles
Manage authentication servers for the network. Manage all internal and external
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authentication servers for the entire network or for AP profile groups.
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ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual
Chapter 3, RF Planning.
Chapter 4, Access Point Discovery and
Chapter 6, Managing Access Point Groups
Profiles.
Management.
and
Chapter 8,