NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Configuring the WFS709TP

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

You need to perform the following tasks:

1.Run the initial setup (see“Run the Initial Setup” on page 2-6).

•Use the default IP address for VLAN 1. Since VLAN 1 is not used to connect to the Layer 2 switch or router through the trunk port, you need to configure the appropriate VLAN in a later step.

•Do not specify a default gateway (use the default “none”). In a later step, you configure the default gateway.

2.Create a VLAN that has the same VLAN ID as the VLAN on the switch or router to which you will connect the WFS709TP. Add the uplink port on the WFS709TP to this VLAN and configure the port as a trunk port.

3.Add user VLANs to the trunk port.

4.Configure the default gateway on the WFS709TP. This gateway is the IP address of the router to which you will connect the WFS709TP.

5.Configure the loopback interface for the WFS709TP.

6.Connect the uplink port on the WFS709TP to the switch or router interface.

7.Deploy the APs. The APs will use DNS or DHCP to locate WFS709TP.

You would then configure VLANs on the WFS709TP for the wireless user subnetworks and configure SSIDs with the VLANs assigned for each wireless user subnetwork.

Configuring the WFS709TP

The tasks in deploying a basic WFS709TP system fall into two main areas:

•Configuring and connecting the WFS709TP to the wired network (described in this section)

•Deploying APs (described later in this chapter)

To connect the WFS709TP to the wired network, you need to perform the following tasks: 1. Run the initial setup to configure administrative information for the WFS709TP.

Deploying a Basic WFS709TP System 2-5

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