Deployment Scenarios; Scenario Example 1: Basic Network With Single Vlan - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

You should deploy the wireless controller on a trunk port on your switch. This port will have all
types of traffic on it. Consider using one of the highest speed ports on your switch to ac como
date the traffic load.

Deployment Scenarios

This section provides three deployment scenarios to illustrate how the wireless controller can
function in a variety of network configurations:
•

Scenario Example 1: Basic Network with Single VLAN

• Scenario Example 2: Advanced Network with VLANs and SSIDs
• Scenario Example 3: Advanced Network With Redundancy
Scenario Example 1: Basic Network with Single VLAN
This sample scenario consists of a simple network with a wireless controller, PoE switch,
layer 3 switch or router, and APs.
Management VLAN Ethernet traffic
All client Ethernet traffic
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