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Installation

ProSAFE Wireless Controller

Model WC7500 and Model WC7600

Summary of Contents for ProSAFE WC7500

Page 1: ...Installation ProSAFE Wireless Controller Model WC7500 and Model WC7600 ...

Page 2: ...wireless controller familiarize yourself with its LEDs buttons and ports Reset button Console port Ethernet ports and LEDs LEDs top to bottom Power Status Fan Stack Master SD slot Digital access point counter USB ports Power input Kensington lock ...

Page 3: ...ace equipment in tight spaces or in drawers Be sure that your equipment is surrounded by at least 5 cm 2 inches of air space Before deploying the wireless controller we recommend that you set up and test the device 1 Plug the wireless controller into a power outlet 2 Check the LEDs on the wireless controller The following table describes the behavior of the wireless controller LEDs ...

Page 4: ...en All fans are operating normally Yellow One or more fans failed Off No fan is detected Stack Master Green The controller is acting as master in a stack Off The controller is operating as standalone or a slave in a stack WC7600 only feature Ethernet port left and right Green left The port is linked in gigabit mode WC7600 Blinking green left Activity is detected Off left The port is not linked in ...

Page 5: ...Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer and the other end to the Ethernet port on the front panel of the wireless controller Note All four Ethernet ports provide equal performance and are bonded together to form Linux active backup mode 3 Open a web browser and enter http 192 168 0 250 4 Enter the password The default password is password Note The first time you log in you must change...

Page 6: ...ystem Time 8 To configure the wireless controller IP settings select Configuration System IP VLAN When you click the Apply button to save your settings your connection to the wireless controller is terminated because you changed its IP address 9 Reconfigure your computer with an IP address and subnet mask that are in the same IP subnet as the wireless controller Use the new IP address of the wirel...

Page 7: ...DHCP server disable the DHCP server on the wireless controller Otherwise configure the DHCP settings for the DHCP server on the wireless controller 11 To configure the WLAN settings select Configuration Profile Basic settings are suitable for a small WLAN Advanced settings are suitable for a large WLAN with profile groups For information about wireless controller configuration including profile gr...

Page 8: ...ss controller to an AC power outlet The LEDs light as described in Wireless Controller LEDs on page 4 Discover Access Points The Discovery Wizard can discover access points over a Layer 2 or Layer 3 network The following general guidelines apply to the discovery process for specific Layer 3 guidelines see the reference manual The wireless controller can discover access points that are still in the...

Page 9: ...y which takes longer Specifying an internal DHCP server on the wireless controller automatically enables DHCP option 43 vendor specific information with the IP address of the wireless controller When an external DHCP server is used Option 43 is not required if the access points are in the same Layer 2 network as the wireless controller If the access points are not in the same L2 network then Optio...

Page 10: ...m standalone mode to managed mode the following occurs The wireless controller pushes management firmware onto the access points The access points become DHCP clients and receive an IP address from either the DHCP server in your network or the DHCP server on the wireless controller The profiles that you have configured on the wireless controller are pushed onto the access points Note For extensive...

Page 11: ...that TCP IP is set to use the same subnet as the wireless controller By default the wireless controller uses a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 The default TCP IP setting for Windows is to obtain an IP address automatically Restart the computer After initial configuration you cannot access the wireless controller at its network address Do the following Use the ping command to verify the connection Ver...

Page 12: ...ommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources Trademarks NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR Inc Any non NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only Compliance For the current EU Declaration of Conformity visit http support netgear com app answers detail a_id 11621 For regulatory compliance information visit www netgear com about regulatory ...

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