Netgear WC7520-Wireless Reference Manual - Page 23

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 To accommodate all types of networks, almost all configuration menus of the web management interface are divided into basic and advanced submenus. The following figure shows an example of the Security > Wireless > Basic submenu on the left and the Security > Wireless > Advanced submenu on the right: Figure 7. Before you start the configuration of your wireless controller, decide whether you can use a basic configuration (that is, follow the basic submenus) or need to use an advanced configuration (that is, follow the advanced submenus). Once you have made your choice, configuring the wireless controller should be fairly easy if you consistently follow either the basic submenus or the advanced submenus. Profile Groups Each access point can support up to 8 security profiles (16 for dual-band access points), each with its own SSID, security settings, MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM, and so on. The wireless controller follows the same architecture. A profile group on the wireless controller includes all the features that you can configure for an individual access point: up to 8 profiles (16 for dual-band access points), each of which has its own SSID, security, MAC ACL, rate-limiting settings, WMM settings, and so on. Basic Profile The basic profile includes all the settings that are required to configure a fully functional access point with up to 8 security profiles (16 for dual-band access points). After you have used the automatic discovery process and added access points to the managed AP list on the wireless controller, the access points are assigned by default to the basic profile group. If your network requires the wireless controller to manage multiple access points with different configurations, use the advanced profile. Introduction and Overview 23