Reference Manual

Installation and Configuration Overview
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500
Note: A management VLAN is used for all SNMP and HTTP traffic to and
from the wireless controller and managed access points.
Note: Clear the Untagged VLAN check box only if the hubs and switches in
your network support the VLAN (802.1Q) standard. Likewise, change
the untagged VLAN value only if the hubs and switches in your network
support the VLAN (802.1Q) standard.
For more information, see Manage the IP, VLAN, and Link Aggregation Settings on
page 95.
12. Click the Apply button.
The changes are saved.
13. If your network does not include a DHCP server
, configure the wireless controller’s DHCP
server.
For more information, see Manage the DHCP Server on page 98.
14. Click the Apply button.
The changes are saved.
The connection to the wireless controller is terminated because you changed its IP
address.
15. Reconfigure your computer with an IP address and subnet mask that is in the same
IP subnet as the new IP address of the wireless controller.
16. Log back in to the wireless controller using its new IP address.
Continue with the following section, Roadmap for Configuring Management of Your
Wireless Network.
Roadmap for Configuring Management of Your Wireless
Network
After you perform the initial configuration and change the IP address to an address that is
specific to your network (see Roadmap for Initial Configuration on page 87), you are ready to
configure the wireless controller for management of your wireless network.
This section is a roadmap only: It provides high-level configuration steps with references to
the sections or chapters that provide detailed configuration steps.
 To configure the wireless controller for management of your wireless network:
1. Open a web browser. 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 screen displays.