Understanding Basic And Advanced Settings - NETGEAR WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Reference Manual

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual
For information about the layout and general characteristics of the Web management
interface, see
page 16.
3. Configure the wireless controller and your network:
a. RF planning. Follow instructions in
location of the access points.
b. Configure your network. Follow the 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. Follow the instructions in
page 22 to select the type of deployment for your network.
d. Add the access points. Follow the steps in
discover your access points and add them to wireless controller's managed access
point list.

Understanding Basic and Advanced Settings

You can deploy the wireless controller in a small wireless network with 10 or 20 access points
or in a large wireless network with up to 150 access points. 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 access points:
• Basic settings for a typical network. The basic settings work with the most common
network configuration. For example, all access points 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 access point profile groups and multiple security profiles (SSIDs). For example, a
shopping mall might need several access point profile groups if several businesses share
a WLAN but each business has its own network. Larger networks could require multiple
access point profile groups to allow different policies per building or department. The
access points 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.
Understanding the Web Management Interface Menu Layout
Chapter 3, RF Planning to plan the number and
Chapter 4 through to
System Planning
Access Point Discovery
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
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Chapter 10
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