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Many WAX630 access points can be managed by a Netgear wireless controller?
I been managing a medium-large wireless network for a costumer for the last 7 years with a WC9500 wireless controller and 100 units of the model WNDAP360 access point with great results. I have to upgrade the equipment with newer features like the ones in the WAX630 access points. Reviewing the WAX630 features and the current Netgear wireless controllers models I don’t find any clue if this access point is capable to be managed by a wireless controller.
Also, I have been reading about the mesh operation mode of the WAX630 model but I not sure if these configuration can be used on a large wireless network (100 to 200 access points). Do anyone have suggestions to solve these questions considering the WAX630 model?
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laguirrehdez wrote:
Reviewing the WAX630 features and the current Netgear wireless controllers models I don’t find any clue if this access point is capable to be managed by a wireless controller.
There are no more wireless controllers, the management for all newer WAC5xx and WAX6xx is done in the Netgear Insight cloud instead.
laguirrehdez wrote:
Also, I have been reading about the mesh operation mode of the WAX630 model but I not sure if these configuration can be used on a large wireless network (100 to 200 access points). Do anyone have suggestions to solve these questions considering the WAX630 model?
The Insight Instant Mesh functionality is not in use for all wired access points. Don't be confused about the mesh term. It would allow adding up to four non-Ethernet connected wireless AP satellites to one (resp. two redundant) wired access points, allowing to build one or many wireless islands around one resp. two wired "root" APs. https://kb.netgear.com/000061304/How-do-I-set-up-an-Insight-Instant-Mesh-network.
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