Stacked Controller Configuration; Management Vlan And Data Vlan Strategies - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

Stacked Controller Configuration

A stacked controller configuration can consist of up to three wireless controllers and up to
150 access points.
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To set up a stacked controller configuration:
Step Configuration
1. On each individual wireless controller that you intend to make a
stack member, follow the configuration steps as explained in one
of the previous sections.
Note: If the stack members will be on different floors or in
different buildings, you can configure a separate access point
profile group for each building or floor.
2. Configure the primary wireless controller and deploy it in the
network.
3. Configure the secondary wireless controllers and deploy them in
the network.
4. Interconnect the wireless controllers that you intend to make
members of the stack. The connection needs to be a wired
connection but does not need to be a direct connection, that is, a
switch or router can be located in between the wireless
controllers that are part of a stack.
5. Configure the stacking group on the wireless controller that you
intend as the primary controller.
6. Synchronize all wireless controllers that are members of the
stack.

Management VLAN and Data VLAN Strategies

If your network includes 10 or more access points, NETGEAR recommends that you set up
at least two VLAN groups: a management VLAN group and a data VLAN group. If your
network is large, you should create a number of data VLAN groups. Setting up data VLANs
for clients allows you to:
• Segregate traffic by user category
• Create different policies such as access policies that are based on user category
The following illustration shows a simplified view of how you can use VLANs to segregate
traffic by user category:
ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520
System Planning and Deployment Scenarios
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Web management interface path
See Single Controller Configuration
with Basic Profile Group on page 29
or
Single Controller Configuration with
Advanced Profile Groups on page 30
Stacking > Stacking