Netgear WMS105-10000S User Manual download pdf (Page 11)

Chapter 2: Access Point Discovery | 11

ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105

To use IP Discovery:

1. On the Configuration tab, select Access Point Discovery, and then click the IP Discovery

tab:

2. To specify the range of IP addresses, fill in the Start IP and End IP fields.

3. Click Search.

• The Wireless Management Software locates devices on the LAN within the range of

IP addresses that you specified.

• The devices are displayed in a list.

4. Check the discovery results to make sure that all the access points are listed. See

“Discovery Results” on page 11.

5. Add the access points as described in “Adding Access Points” on page 12.

Discovery Results

The effectiveness of the discovery feature depends in part on how the access points on your

LAN are set up. If each access point is configured with a unique IP address and is running

current firmware, then discovery is usually simple.

If the discovery results are not what you expect, check the following:

• Access points already managed by the Wireless Management Software will not be shown

in the discovery list.

• If two or more access points still have their factory default settings, their IP addresses

might be identical. If this is the case, the Wireless Management Software discovers one

of these access points. Add that access point, change its IP address, and then use

discovery to find the next access point.

• If discovery results show unknown access points, it could be due to these reasons:

- The access point is running an older version of firmware. Upgrade firmware as

needed so that discovery can locate the access point.

- The Wireless Management Software located a NETGEAR access point that is not

supported or located a NETGEAR device that is not an access point.

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