NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual page 17

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual
Configure the wireless controller and your network:
3.
a. RF Planning: Follow instructions in
location of the APs.
b. Configuring your network: Follow instructions in
to configure your network including the SSIDs, security, MAC ACLs, captive portal,
QoS, rate limiting and so on.
c. Set up the wireless controller and add access points: Follow instructions in
System Planning
discover your access points and add them to controller's Managed AP List.
Understanding Basic and Advanced Settings
You can deploy the wireless controller in a small wireless network with 10 or 20 APs or in a
large wireless network with up to 150 APs. Small networks require a basic configuration but
large networks can become very complex and require you to configure the advanced
features of the wireless controller.
Depending on your network configuration, use basic settings or advanced settings to
manage your APs:
Basic settings for a typical network. The basic settings work with the most common
•
network configuration. For example, all APs on the WLAN are for the same organization
or business and therefore adhere to the same policies and use a small number of service
set identifiers (SSIDs, or network names).
Advanced settings for access point groups. If you have a large wireless network, or if
•
completely separate networks share a single WLAN, use the advanced settings to set up
multiple AP profile groups and multiple security profiles (SSIDs). For example, a
shopping mall might need several AP profile groups if several businesses share a WLAN
but each business has its own network. Larger networks could require multiple AP profile
groups to allow different policies per building or department. The APs could have different
SSIDs per building and department, for example, one for guests, one for management,
one for sales, and so on.
To accommodate all types of networks, almost all configuration menus of the Web
management interface are divided into basic and advanced submenus.
example of the Security > Wireless > Basic submenu on the left and of the Security >
Wireless > Advanced submenu on the right.
Figure 7.
Chapter 3, RF Planning
on page 20 to select your type of deployment and steps to
to plan the number and
through to
Chapter 4
Figure 7
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 10
shows an
| 17