A stack can consist of up to three wireless controllers, one of which is the primary controller and two of which are secondary controllers.
The following procedure assumes that you have already configured the system settings, profiles, security settings, and wireless settings on the primary controller, and that you have already configured the system settings on the secondary controller.
To create a stack by adding a secondary controller to a wireless controller that functions as the primary controller:
- Open a web browser. In the browser's address field, type the http:// followed by the IP address that you assigned to the wireless controller.
By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. If you have not yet assigned another IP address to the wireless controller, type http://192.168.0.250.
The wireless controller's login screen displays. - Enter your user name and password.
If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin for the user name and password for the password, both in lowercase letters. - Click the Login button.
The wireless controller's web management interface opens and displays the Summary screen. - Select Stacking > Stacking.
The Stacking screen displays:
The Stacking table shows the primary wireless controller with its IP addresses. - Click the Add button.
The Add Settings pop-up screen displays:
- Configure the settings as explained in the following table:
Setting Description Controller IP Enter the IP address of the controller. User Name The user name field is a nonconfigurable field that displays the user name with which you logged in to the web management interface of the wireless controller. Password Enter the password to access the controller. - Click the Add button.
The wireless controller is added to the Stacking table but the local IP address is not yet shown. - Click the Apply button.
The wireless controller functions as the secondary controller and the Stacking table shows the local IP address:
The Stacking table shows the following fields:
Setting Description Role The role or function that the wireless controller has in the stack: either Primary or Secondary. Controller IP The IP address of the wireless controller. In a stacking configuration, the controller IP address is identical to the local IP address. Local IP The local IP address of the wireless controller in the stacking group. This IP address remains constant. The role of the wireless controller (that is, primary or secondary) does not affect the local IP address. Primary IP The IP address of the primary in the stack. - (Optional) Synchronize the profiles, captive portals, and user management settings of the primary controller to the secondary controller in the stack:
a.In the Stacking table, select the radio button for the secondary controller that you want to synchronize.
b. Click the Sync button.
c. Confirm that you want to allow the secondary controller to reboot.
After synchronization, the secondary controller reboots. - (Optional) Add another wireless controller by repeating Step 5 through Step 9.
- (Optional) Display the network Summary screen:
a.Refresh your browser.
b. Select Monitor.
The web management interface displays an additional Network menu tab with the network Summary screen in view. The network Summary screen displays information about the stacking configuration.
Note: On the secondary controller in the stack, if you add the primary controller as a stack member, the secondary controller becomes the new primary controller, and the original primary controller becomes the new secondary controller.
It is not possible to configure a stack using WC7600v1 and WC7600v2, stacking only works when using two of the same versions e.g. 2 WC7600v1's or 2 WC7600v2's.