Profile Groups - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520

Profile Groups

Each access point can support up to 8 security profiles (16 for dual-band access points),
each with its own SSID, security settings, MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM, and so on.
The wireless controller follows the same architecture. A profile group on the wireless
controller includes all the features that you can configure for an individual access point: up to
8 profiles (16 for dual-band access points), each of which has its own SSID, security, MAC
ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM settings, and so on.
Basic Profile
The basic profile includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional
access point with up to 8 security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
After you have used the automatic discovery process and added access points to the
managed AP list on the wireless controller, the access points are assigned by default to the
basic profile group.
If your network requires the wireless controller to manage multiple access points with
different configurations, use the advanced profile.
Advanced Profile
The advanced profile lets you configure up to 8 access point profile groups. Each group
includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional access point with up to
8 security profiles (16 for dual-band access points).
For example, if there are four buildings, each with a completely different wireless network,
you simply create four profile groups. You then assign all access points in one building to one
profile group, all access points in another building to a second profile group, and so on.
For each profile group, you can create an individual radio-on/off schedule, RF management
settings, MAC ACL authentication, and an authentication server. For each radio in a profile
group (2.4-GHz radio and 5-GHz radio), you can create individual wireless settings, WMM,
and rate-limit settings.
The following figure shows the advanced profile group architecture. The structure that is
shown under Group-1 is implemented in all profile groups (that is, Group-2 through Group-8):
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