Quick Reference Guide

System Planning and Deployment Scenarios
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500
Scenario Example 3: Advanced Network
The following sample scenario consists of an advanced network with one wireless controller,
one core switch, two PoE switches in different buildings, access points, and several VLANs
and SSIDs.
These are the components in the wireless controller system:
• One wireless controller
• 50 access points (managed by the wireless controller through management VLAN 1)
• Four VLANs: VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 40
• Three SSIDs: SSID 1, SSID 2, and SSID 3
In this scenario, the VLANs and SSIDs are used to accommodate traffic for different user
groups in a school that is spread out over two buildings.
• Building 1:
- SSID 1 in VLAN 10 for staf
f traffic
- SSID 2 in VLAN 20 for middle school students
- SSID 3 in VLAN 30 for guests
8. When the access points are operating, open the Discovery
Wizard to do the following:
Access Point > Discovery Wizard
1. Specify the state of the access points by selecting the Out of
Factory and L2 Subnet APs radio button.
2. Run the Discovery Wizard.
3. Select and add the access points that you want to be managed
by the wireless controller to the managed list.
Note: By adding the access points to managed list, you enable
them to receive an IP address from the DHCP server over
management VLAN 100.
9. For each access point on the managed list, clear the Untagged
Vlan check box and configure VLAN 100 as the management
VLAN.
Doing so causes the access points to lose connectivity with the
wireless controller.
10. Restore connectivity between the access points and the wireless
controller by changing the PoE switch ports to which the access
points are connected to tagged ports.
During the discovery process, these switch ports were access
ports in management VLAN 100.
Step Configuration Web management interface path