Netgear WC7600 User Manual

350 East Plumeria DriveSan Jose, CA 95134USAJune, 2014202-11414-01ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Reference Manual

Introduction 10ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Key Features and CapabilitiesThe NETGEAR ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 is a high-capacity, secu

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 100ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Note: On the Edit Profile (Basic) or Edit Profile (Group-X) screen,

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 101 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Legacy 802.1x None To configure legacy 802.1x authentication:1. Set

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 102ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 WPA & WPA2 with RadiusNote: Use this option if the network inclu

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 103 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600WPA2-PSK AESTKIP + AESTo configure WPA2-PSK authentication:1. From t

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 104ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage Authentication Servers and Authentication Server GroupsYou ca

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 105 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600for the advanced authentication groups. You can assign the basic-LDA

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 106ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The basic Authentication Server screen displays. The following figur

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 107 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76007. Click the Apply button.For information about how to add an authe

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 108ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 2. Enter your user name and password.If you have not yet personaliz

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 109 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600For information about how to add a RADIUS authentication group to a

Introduction 11 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600• Security- Identity-based security authentication with an external RADIUS or LDAP (Active Directory

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 110ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Guidelines for External MAC AuthenticationNote the following externa

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 111 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76004. Select Configuration > Security > Basic > MAC ACL. The

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 112ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Remove a MAC Address from a Wireless Client ListYou can remove a MAC

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 113 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC760000:00:11:11:22:26 00:00:11:11:22:252. Open a web browser. In the br

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 114ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To set up a MAC authentication group:1. Open a web browser. In th

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 115 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76009. Click the Apply button.For information about how to add a MAC au

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 116ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 2. Open a web browser. In the browser’s address field, type the htt

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 117 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Select an ACL for a Profile in an Advanced Profile GroupMAC authenti

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 118ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 a. Select the External radio button.b. From the External Radius Se

11977. Discover and Manage Access PointsThis chapter includes the following sections:• Access Point Discovery Guidelines • Discover Access Points wi

Introduction 12ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Package ContentsThe ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 product package contains the following items:

Discover and Manage Access Points 120ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Access Point Discovery GuidelinesYou must run the Discovery Wizard for the wir

Discover and Manage Access Points 121 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600How you need to configure DHCP option 43 depends on the type of external DHCP

Discover and Manage Access Points 122ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Enable DHCP option 43 (vendor-specific information) on the DHCP server. Spec

Discover and Manage Access Points 123 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600After the connection with the wireless controller is reestablished, the remote

Discover and Manage Access Points 124ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin for

Discover and Manage Access Points 125 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN based on MAC

Discover and Manage Access Points 126ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 11. Either select individual access points to be added to the managed list or

Discover and Manage Access Points 127 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600By default, the access point upgrade process uses multicast. If you need to co

Discover and Manage Access Points 128ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Discovery Wizard Step 1 of 3 : Choose state of Access Points screen displa

Discover and Manage Access Points 129 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The screen adjusts to display a third set of Start IP and End IP fields.d. In

Introduction 13 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600From left to right, the wireless controller’s front panel shows the following counter, LEDs, button,

Discover and Manage Access Points 130ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 You must add the access point to the managed list, change its IP address, and

Discover and Manage Access Points 131 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600After the access points are added to the Managed AP List, the wireless control

Discover and Manage Access Points 132ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 2. Enter your user name and password.If you have not yet personalized your us

Discover and Manage Access Points 133 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Change Access Point Information on the Managed AP ListFor each individual acce

Discover and Manage Access Points 134ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin for

Discover and Manage Access Points 135 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76007. Configure the settings as described in the following table.Setting Descrip

Discover and Manage Access Points 136ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 8. Click the Apply button.9. Click the Back button.The Managed AP List scree

Discover and Manage Access Points 137 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and displays the Summ

Discover and Manage Access Points 138ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 4. Select Configuration > WLAN Network.The settings are explained in the f

Discover and Manage Access Points 139 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. Take one of the following actions:• Assign a single access point to anothe

Introduction 14ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Back Panel FeaturesThe wireless controller comes with a single internal power supply but supports an

14088. Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and UsersThis chapter includes the following sections:• Manage Rogue Access Points• Manage

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 141 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Manage Rogue Access PointsThe wireless controller ca

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 142ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 143 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 To view and classify rogue access points:1. Open

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 144ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. Classify the access points in the Rogue List:a.

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 145 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The advanced Rogue AP screen displays.6. Click the

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 146ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Note: If the network authentication uses an external

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 147 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. If you

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 148ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. Configure the settings as described in the follo

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 149 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76008. Assign the captive portal or guest portal to a s

Introduction 15 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600From left to right, the wireless controller’s back panel components are:• Power supply. 100–240V, 5A

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 150ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage Users, Accounts, and PasswordsThe wireless co

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 151 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Add a Management UserYou can add an administrator, a

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 152ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Add User pop-up screen displays.6. Configure th

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 153 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600If you have not yet personalized your user name and

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 154ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 7. Configure the client settings as described in th

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 155 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Captive Portal Account screen displays. The foll

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 156ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 8. Click the Apply button.The account is added to t

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 157 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Captive Portal Users screen displays. The follow

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 158ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 8. (Optional) Click the Print button.The user infor

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 159 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The User Management screen displays with the Managem

Introduction 16ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The WC7600 wireless controller system supports the following NETGEAR ProSAFE access point models:• W

Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 160ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Captive Portal Account• Captive Portal Users6. Se

16199. Configure Wireless and QoS SettingsThis chapter includes the following sections:• Basic and Advanced Wireless and QoS Configuration Concepts•

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 162ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Basic and Advanced Wireless and QoS Configuration ConceptsIt is important to

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 163 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. If you have not yet assigned an

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 164ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Configure the Radio for an Advanced Profile GroupYou can schedule the radio

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 165 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Configure the settings as described in the following table:Setting Descr

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 166ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To configure wireless settings for the basic profile group:1. Open a web

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 167 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. Click the tab for the radio for which you want to configure the wireless

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 168ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Beacon Interval (100-1000) Enter the time interval for each beacon transmiss

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 169 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76008. Click the Apply button.Override Channel and Transmission Power in the Ba

Introduction 17 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600For product documentation and firmware, visit http://support.netgear.com/product/WNAP210.Note: The W

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 170ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin fo

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 171 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Configure the settings in the table at the bottom of the screen as descr

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 172ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 4. Select Configuration > Wireless > Advanced > Wireless.The Advan

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 173 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Setting DescriptionWireless Mode The selections that are available depend on

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 174ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 AMPDU (802.11n only)Select the enable radio button to allow the aggregation

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 175 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76009. Click the Apply button.Override Channel and Transmission Power in an Adv

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 176ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin fo

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 177 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76007. Configure the settings in the table at the bottom of the screen as descr

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 178ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Channel allocation is a global feature that applies to all access points. (I

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 179 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Channel Allocation screen displays:5. Configure the settings as describ

Introduction 18ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 - Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) with a power consumption that complies with the 802.3af standar

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 180ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 IMPORTANT:Changing channels might temporarily affect traffic on the managed

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 181 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600coverage hole. In such a situation, the other access points increase their t

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 182ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 2. Enter your user name and password.If you have not yet personalized your

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 183 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Click the Apply button.Configure Radio Frequency Management for an Advan

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 184ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To configure RF management for access points in an advanced profile group:

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 185 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Configure the settings as described in the following table.Setting Descr

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 186ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage the Preferred BandsThis feature applies only to WNDAP620 access point

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 187 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. Select one of the following radio buttons:• 802.11b/bg/ng. The WNDAP620

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 188ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The advanced Preferred Band screen displays:5. Select one of the following

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 189 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600• Best Effort. The medium priority queue with medium delay is given to this

Introduction 19 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600- Create access point profile groups. Organize access point profiles in access point profile groups

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 190ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Advanced QoS Settings screen displays:5. Click the tab for the profile

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 191 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76008. Click the Apply button.CwMin Specify an upper limit (in milliseconds) of

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 192ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage Load BalancingLoad balancing lets you balance wireless clients over t

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 193 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Configure Load BalancingYou can configure load balancing for each model of t

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 194ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 6. Configure the settings as described in the following table:Setting Descr

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 195 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Configure Rate Limiting for the Basic Profile GroupIn the basic profile grou

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 196ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Configure Rate Limiting for an Advanced Profile GroupFor each profile group,

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings 197 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76007. For each profile on a wireless radio in the selected profile group, spec

1981010. Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access PointsThis chapter includes the following sections:• Manage the Configuration File• Reboot the

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 199 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Manage the Configuration FileThis section includes the follow

2ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 SupportThank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the la

Introduction 20ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Manage Other Wireless Controllers in the Network- Manage stacking. Specify the master and slave wi

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 200ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Backup/Restore screen displays:5. Click the Backup butto

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 201 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600WARNING:When you click the Apply button to restore the config

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 202ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password,

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 203 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600WARNING:When you click the Apply button and the Now radio but

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 204ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Note: After you have upgraded the firmware, if the browser do

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 205 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Reset the Wireless ControllerYou can perform a hard or soft r

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 206ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 WARNING:When you have selected the hard radio button and you

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 207 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Manage Remote AccessEnable SNMP to allow SNMP network managem

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 208ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. Enable SNMP and configure the settings as described in th

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 209 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Specify Session Time-OutsIf an HTTP session times out, the us

2122. System Planning and Deployment ScenariosThis chapter includes the following sections:• Basic and Advanced Setting Concepts• Profile Group Conc

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 210ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Query the System LogsThe information that is stored in the sy

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 211 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. (Optional) In the Search field, enter the status (for exa

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 212ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Save the System LogsYou can save the system logs to a zipped

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 213 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 214ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 4. Select Maintenance > Logs & Alerts > System Ale

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 215 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s login screen displays.2. Enter you

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 216ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To view load-balancing events:1. Open a web browser. In th

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 217 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600NETGEAR recommends that you save the events before you clear

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 218ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. If the table contains many entries, navigate through the

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 219 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 22ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Basic and Advanced Setting ConceptsYou can deploy the wireless controlle

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 220ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Registration. Allows you to register your licenses. For inf

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 221 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Inventory screen displays:The following table describes t

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 222ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 6. (Optional) Click the Refresh button.Your license informat

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 223 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Advanced screen displays.8. Click the Replace button.The

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 224ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Reboot Access Points screen displays:5. (Optional) In th

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 225 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Change the Multicast Firmware Upgrade SettingsBy default, the

Maintain the Wireless Controller and Access Points 226ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Disable Multicast Firmware UpgradeThere might be network conf

2271111. Manage Stacking and RedundancyThis chapter includes the following sections:• Stacking Concepts• Configure a Stack• Remove a Wireless Contro

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 228ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Stacking ConceptsThe wireless controller supports stacking of up to three units f

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 229 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600For ease of management, you can configure location-based profiles on the master c

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 23 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Before you start the configuration of your wireless controller, decide w

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 230ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Configure a StackA stack can consist of up to three wireless controllers, one of

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 231 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Add Settings pop-up screen displays:6. Configure the settings as explained i

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 232ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 9. (Optional) Synchronize the profiles, captive portals, and user management set

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 233 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and displays the Summary

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 234ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To select a wireless controller for configuration in a stack with two controlle

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 235 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The IP address of the other wireless controller in the stack displays in the cont

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 236ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 In the controller selection menu, Self displays to the left of the IP address.8.

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 237 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Manage Redundancy for a Single Controller <<Rephrase>>The wireless co

Primary controllercontroller IP 192.168.1.3Before failoverAP cloudlocal IP 192.168.1.7VRRP ID 1Redundant controllerlocal IP 192.168.1.

AP cloudAfter failoverDown controllerlocal IP 192.168.1.7VRRP ID 1Active controllercontroller IP 192.168.1.3local IP 192.168.1.6Manage

Group-1Group-2Group-3Group-4Group-6Group-7Group-82.4 GHz radio5 GHzradioSecurity profilesSecurity profiles1234567812345678Group-5System Planning and D

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 240ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 4. Configure the settings as explained in the following table:Setting Descriptio

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 241 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600WARNING:Enabling redundancy causes the wireless controller to reboot, which might

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 242ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 When the primary controller that went down and for which the redundant controller

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 243 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Figure 24. The following figure shows the N:1 settings on the Stacking/Redundancy

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 244ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The following figure shows an N:1 configuration with three primary controllers an

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 245 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76004. Configure the settings as explained in the following table:Setting Descriptio

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 246ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 WARNING:Enabling redundancy causes the wireless controller to reboot, which might

Manage Stacking and Redundancy 247 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76003. Change the settings as explained in the following table.Setting DescriptionCo

2481212. Monitor the Wireless Network and Its ComponentsThis chapter includes the following sections:• Monitor the Network• Monitor the Wireless Con

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 249 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Monitor the NetworkNote: The Network configuration menu tab disp

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 25 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600System Planning ConceptsThis section includes the following subsections:

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 250ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 4. Select Monitor > Network > Summary.The following table

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 251 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. To sort the Stacking/Redundancy Status table, click the doub

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 252ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 2. Enter your user name and password.If you have not yet person

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 253 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600View the Access Points in the NetworkYou can monitor all managed

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 254ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The following table describes the fields of the Access Point tab

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 255 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. To sort the table, click the double triangle icon or single

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 256ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The AP Details pop-up screen displays. Because this screen is ta

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 257 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields of the AP Details scree

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 258ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 11. Click the OK button.The AP Details screen closes, and the ne

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 259 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Because this screen is a wide screen, it is shown in the followi

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 26ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 untagged packets that are sent to the wireless controller are treated as

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 260ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The following table describes the fields of the network Clients

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 261 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600• To move to the previous page, click the Previous button.• To c

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 262ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 11. Click the Cancel button.The Client Details screen closes, an

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 263 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and dis

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 264ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 7. If the table contains many entries, navigate through the tab

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 265 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s login screen displays.2. Enter your u

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 266ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. To sort a table, click the double triangle icon or single tr

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 267 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s login screen displays.2. Enter your u

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 268ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 View Access Points that the Wireless Controller ManagesYou can m

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 269 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields of the Access Point tab

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 27 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The encryption option that you can select depends upon the authenticatio

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 270ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. To sort the table, click the double triangle icon or single

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 271 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The AP Details pop-up screen displays. Because this screen is ta

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 272ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The following table describes the fields of the AP Details scree

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 273 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC760011. Click the OK button.The AP Details screen closes, and the Ac

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 274ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Because this screen is a wide screen, it is shown in the followi

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 275 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields of the Clients table:It

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 276ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • To change the number of entries onscreen, from the Entry Per P

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 277 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC760011. Click the Cancel button.The Client Details screen closes, an

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 278ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and dis

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 279 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Note: The Locate button is not functional in this release. The l

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 28ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 High-Level Configuration ExamplesThis section includes the following sub

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 280ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. To sort the table, click the double triangle icon or single

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 281 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and dis

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 282ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • To move to the previous page, click the Previous button.• To c

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 283 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields of the DHCP Leases tabl

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 284ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, en

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 285 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76009. To clear all information from the screen and from memory, cl

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 286ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Active SSID table for the selected SSID displays. Because th

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 287 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. To sort the table, click the double triangle icon or single

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 288ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The AP Details pop-up screen displays. Because this screen is ta

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 289 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields of the AP Details scree

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 29 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Single Controller Configuration with Advanced Profile GroupsA more compl

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 290ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 11. Click the OK button.The AP Details screen closes, and the SS

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 291 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Because this screen is a wide screen, it is shown in the followi

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 292ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The following table describes the fields of the Clients table on

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 293 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76009. To display details about a client:a. Select the radio button

Monitor the Wireless Network and Its Components 294ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 10. Click the Cancel button.The Client Details screen closes, an

2951313. TroubleshootingThis chapter includes the following sections:• Troubleshoot Basic Functioning• Troubleshoot the Web Management Interface• Tr

Troubleshooting 296ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Troubleshoot Basic FunctioningAfter you turn on power to the wireless controller, the following

Troubleshooting 297 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Ethernet Port LEDs Are Not LitIf the Ethernet LEDs do not light when the Ethernet connection is

Troubleshooting 298ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Run an IP scanner application in your network to discover the IP address of the wireless contr

Troubleshooting 299 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes of dataIf the path is working, you see this message:Rep

3 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Chapter 1 IntroductionKey Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 30ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Stacked Controller ConfigurationA stacked controller configuration can c

Troubleshooting 300ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 When the date shown is January 1, 2000, the wireless controller has not yet successfully reached

Troubleshooting 301 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600If the network does not include a DHCP server or if the access point cannot reach the DHCP serve

Troubleshooting 302ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Ping screen displays:5. In the Ping Count field, enter the number of ping packets to be sen

Troubleshooting 303 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76003. Click the Login button.The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and displays

304AA. Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords RequirementsThis appendix includes the following sections:• Factory Default

Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords Requirements305 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Factory Default SettingsYou can r

Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords Requirements306ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Note: For more information, see t

Factory Default Settings, Technical Specifications, and Passwords Requirements307 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Basic profile:1. Select Configura

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 31 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Management VLAN and Data VLAN StrategiesIf your network includes ten or

EmployeecomputerEmployeecomputerFinancecomputerFinancecomputerManagement VLAN 100 Ethernet trafficFinance VLAN 10 Ethernet trafficEmployee VLAN 20 Eth

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 33 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600High-Level Deployment ScenariosThis section provides three deployment sc

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 34ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The access points and wireless controller are connected in the same subn

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 35 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Scenario Example 2: Advanced Network with VLANs and SSIDsThe following s

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 36ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The access points and wireless controller are connected in the same subn

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 37 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Scenario Example 3: Advanced NetworkThe following sample scenario consis

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 38ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Four VLANs: VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 40• Three SSID

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 39 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600This network configuration has the following prerequisites:• VLAN 1

4ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Chapter 5 Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the LicensesConfigure the General Settings. . .

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios 40ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 5. When the access points are operating, open the Discovery Wizard to do

4133. RF PlanningThis chapter includes the following sections:• RF Planning Overview • Define and Edit Buildings and Floors• Specify Access Point Re

RF Planning 42ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 • Radio type or types.• Desired data rates for access points.• Identify areas where you do not necess

RF Planning 43 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600.Figure 12. 2. The Buildings table shows the names of the previously defined buildings and their nu

RF Planning 44ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 6. Define the floors as explained in the following table:Table 5. Building name and floors Setting

RF Planning 45 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 To delete a building:1. Select the check box that corresponds to the building that you want to del

RF Planning 46ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 .Figure 14. The Planning Buildings screen shows a tab for each building that you previously defined.

RF Planning 47 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600want to deploy in sentry mode are not included in this number. (For information about sentry mode, se

RF Planning 48ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 7. Click Save to save the location map, or click Back to return to the Planning Buildings screen wit

RF Planning 49 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600.Figure 16. The Deployed Buildings screen shows a tab for each building that you previously defined.

5 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Manage MAC Authentication and MAC Authentication Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . 109Guidelines for External MAC Aut

RF Planning 50ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The spectrum bar at the top of the screen indicates how the colors correspond to the signal strength

5144. Installation and Configuration OverviewThis chapter includes the following sections:• Connect Your Computer to the Wireless Controller• Roadma

Installation and Configuration Overview 52ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Connect Your Computer to the Wireless ControllerTo connect to the wireles

Installation and Configuration Overview 53 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The wireless controller’s login screen displays:2. When prompted, enter

Installation and Configuration Overview 54ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Roadmap for Initial ConfigurationAfter you have connected and logged in t

Installation and Configuration Overview 55 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Note: A management VLAN is used for all SNMP and HTTP traffic to and from

Installation and Configuration Overview 56ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin

Installation and Configuration Overview 57 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600c. (Optional) Assign access points to advanced profile groups:For more i

Installation and Configuration Overview 58ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Deploy the Wireless ControllerAfter you have followed the steps in the Ro

5955. Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the LicensesThis chapter includes the following sections:• Configure the General Settin

6ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Chapter 9 Configure Wireless and QoS SettingsBasic and Advanced Wireless and QoS Configuration Concepts . . . .

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 60ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Configure the General SettingsNote: You must

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 61 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76005. Configure the settings as described in th

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 62ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Time Settings screen displays: 5. Config

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 63 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Untagged VLAN ConceptsWhen the Untagged VLAN

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 64ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The wireless controller’s login screen displa

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 65 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Click the Apply button.Manage the DHCP Se

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 66ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To add a DHCP server and configure its sett

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 67 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The DHCP Server List shows the DHCP servers t

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 68ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 7. Click the Add button.The new DHCP server

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 69 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Edit DHCP Server pop-up screen displays:7

7 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Clear the System Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 70ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Register Your LicensesMake sure that your lic

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 71 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Server Settings screen displays:6. Confi

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 72ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Register Your Licenses with the License Serve

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 73 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76007. Complete the fields in the Customer Infor

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 74ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage CertificatesThe internal authenticatio

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 75 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Add Certificates screen displays:5. Conf

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 76ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To configure the log settings and view the

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 77 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600- LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE. Notifications, warnings,

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 78ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 The Log Settings screen displays:5. In the S

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 79 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Configure Alarm Notification SettingsYou can

8ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 View Captive Portal Users on Access Points That the Wireless Controller Manages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 80ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 6. For each alarm severity for which you hav

Configure the System and Network Settings and Register the Licenses 81 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC76006. Click the Apply button.Sender Email Addre

8266. Manage Security Profiles and Profile GroupsThis chapter includes the following sections:• Wireless Security Profile Concepts• Manage Security

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 83 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Wireless Security Profile ConceptsProfiles are sets of configurations

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 84ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Large WLAN NetworksFor large network deployments that consist of diff

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 85 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Note: You can configure profiles to function with different authentic

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 86ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage Security Profiles for the Basic Profile GroupThe basic profile

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 87 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The Edit Profile (Basic) screen displays:Click + to add another profi

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 88ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 b. Select a profile from the Profiles menu.8. Click the Add button.

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 89 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Authentication Settings sectionNote: The options that display onscree

911. IntroductionThis chapter includes the following sections:• Key Features and Capabilities• Package Contents• Hardware Features• WC7600 Wireless

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 90ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 10. Click the Apply button.Change the Settings for a Profile in the B

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 91 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Remove a Profile From the Basic Profile GroupYou can remove a profile

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 92ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To add an advanced profile group:1. Open a web browser. In the bro

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 93 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600The following table describes the fields that are shown for each prof

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 94ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600  To add a security profile to an advanced profile group and configur

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 95 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Note: The authentication server settings that you specify on the Auth

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 96ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 10. Configure the settings as described in the following table:Settin

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 97 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600Authentication Settings sectionNote: The options that display onscree

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 98ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 11. Click the Apply button.Change the Settings for a Profile in an Ad

Manage Security Profiles and Profile Groups 99 ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600For information about how to change the settings, see Configure a Pro