Access points in factory default state are access points "out of the box" that have never been deployed. Access points in a Layer 2 subnet are access points that are installed and functioning in the same IP subnet as the wireless controller and that are connected to the wireless controller through a back-end Layer 2 switch.
Note: Firmware version 4.x and earlier versions. Option 43 must be enabled on an external DHCP server in a Layer 2 network.
Firmware version 5.x and later versions. Option 43 is not required on an external DHCP server in a Layer 2 network.
To discover access points in factory default state and access points in a Layer 2 subnet:
- 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 Access Point > Discovery Wizard.
The Discovery Wizard Step 1 of 2 : Choose state of Access Points screen displays:
- Select the Out of Factory and L2 Subnet APs radio button.
Note:The I am not sure radio button directs you to the product documentation. - Click the Next button.
The Discovery Wizard Step 2 of 2 : Select Access Points to manage screen displays:
- The wireless controller searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN based on MAC address and identifies which products are supported access point models. Progress bars show the progress of the discovery process.
When the discovery process is finished, the total number of access points is displayed and the table shows the access points that were discovered. For each access point, the table includes the model number, IP address, MAC address, and site.
To find an individual access point, enter information in the Search field. - To make sure that all the access points are listed, review the discovery results.
The effectiveness of the discovery process depends in part on how the access points on your LAN are set up. If each access point is configured with a unique IP address and is running current firmware, discovery is simple.
If the discovery results are not what you expect, check the following:
- Access points that the wireless controller already manages are not in the discovery list.
To view the Managed AP List, select Access Point > Managed AP List. - The access points might be in a different IP network.
- Access points that are in factory default mode but across a router are not detected.
- Make sure that a DHCP server is available in the network or on the wireless controller.
- Access points that the wireless controller already manages are not in the discovery list.
- To run the discovery process again, click the Restart button.
- To designate an access point as a remote access point, from the Site menu, select Remote.
By default, all discovered access points are designated as Local. The Remote and Local designations are for organization only.
Note:The wireless controller cannot discover remote access points over a site-to-site VPN connection or behind a remote NAT router without a VPN connection. This capability will be added in a future release. - Either select individual access points to be added to the managed list or select all access points to be added to the managed list:
o Select individual check boxes for discovered access points that you want to add to the managed list.
o Select the check box in the upper right of the table heading to add all discovered access points to the managed list. - Click the Add button.
Depending on the type of access points that have been discovered, a screen that lets you enter or ignore a login name and password might display. - If necessary, enter the login name and password.
The Managed AP List screen displays. Because this screen is wide, it is shown in the following two figures:
After the access points are added to the Managed AP List, the wireless controller upgrades the firmware of the access points to the latest firmware that is loaded on the wireless controller, and the access points become managed access points. Depending on the number of access points that you add to the Managed AP List, this process might take several minutes.
By default, the access point upgrade process uses multicast.