NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7500 User Manual

Discover and Manage Access Points
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
- If the access point is rebooted, it loses its configuration.
After the connection with the wireless controller is reestablished, the remote access point
functions once again as a managed access point.
Discover Access Points With the Discovery Wizard
The Discovery Wizard provides two methods to find access points that are not yet on the
managed access point list. These methods are described in the following sections:
• Discover Access Points in Factory Default State and Access Points in a Layer 2 Subnet
• Discover Access Points Installed and Working in Standalone Mode in Different Layer 3
Networks
CAUTION:
If security is not set up, or is set up incorrectly, when the wireless controller
pushes the configurations to the access points, you could accidentally
wipe out all security, leaving your entire network open to access. Be sure
that you set up security correctly (see Chapter 7, Manage Security Profiles
and Profile Groups).
Discover Access Points in Factory Default State and Access
Points in a Layer 2 Subnet
Access points in the factory default state are access points “out of the box” that were never
employed. Access points in a Layer 2 subnet are access points that are installed and
functioning in the same IP subnet as the wireless controller and that are connected to the
wireless controller through a back-end Layer 2 switch.
Note: For information about DHCP option 43, see General Discovery
Guidelines on page 155.
 To discover access points in the factory default state and access points in a Layer 2
subnet:
1. Open a web browser, and in the browser’s address field, type the wireless controller’s IP
address.
By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250.
The wireless controller’s login window opens.
2. Enter your user name and password.
3. Click the Login button.

NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7500 Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	ProSAFE WC7500
Category	Controller
Language	English