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Setup WC7520 with WNDAP360 in home Network
Hi All, Since I have been in lockdown here in the UK with my family I decided to upgrade my existing wireless network which consisted of 3 x WNDAP350 to a better system. I found on eBay a WC...
I have managed to resolve this by putting firmware version V2.2.11 onto the access point, which makes the access point completely configurable and does not need a controller.
The WNDAP360 can be used standalone with security, and independently configurable !
This makes this ideal for my home use and I now have 5 wifi access points from my Netgear POE switch with unique IP addresses which I have configured from within the web admin of the access point.
Yes its a little pain to change security settings in each access point, but for my home use, its great. Now got 100% signal in every room and in the garden :)
WC7520 now making its way onto eBay after a factory reset.
Onto my next lockdown project.
Regards
Kev
Hello Ken,
Hope you and your loved ones are staying safe.
Have you decided to re-live the life of 2010-2014 era with 802.11N (wifi 4) days :-)
Since most of the wireless clients support WiFi 5 (802.11AC). You will get the best benefits.
If you check out WAC505, WAC510, WAC540, WAC564 and Insight or Orbi pro. all of them are off great value.
these are one of best access points in industry for that price.
We have some promotions also going on for Insight. (our 100% cloud controller)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netgear-announces-free-one-insight-123010061.html
If you like onPerm controller.
WC7500 and WC7600v2 are better choices. They support both those older 11N AP and also newer Wi-Fi 5 AP like WAC720.
Coming to your question on WC7520.
I am not sure where you are stuck. What firmware version you are running on AP and controller when you start discovering.
There are some very useful videos and tips at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21p3wSfaJon2s9tc-P_meA
And
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/wireless/wireless-management/wc7520.aspx#tab-techspecs
WC7520 was orginally release Jan 2010.
You may have to start with WNDAP360 firmwares that were released in 2012 or 2013 and discover it from WC7520. So that when WC7520 pushes the firmware to AP, the AP firmwar can handle this older firmwares.
There was some upgrade rules to follow as we moved from unencrypted config to encrypted config in 2013.
Read some of old release notes. https://kb.netgear.com/000058273/WC7520-Firmware-Version-2-5-0-47
you can go to console of these APs and check out some of CLIs.
If I recall correctly,
1) you need to factory reset those AP and load stand alone firmware 3.7.9.0.
2) load 2.5.0.47 on controller. Do a factory reset.
3) Discovery and convert standalone AP to Controller managed APs.
Good luck. The above WC7520 tips are NOT verified and should not be considered as official support answers.
Stay safe and wishes for good health and great Wi-Fi. Thank you for your support of Netgear.
Let is know how your experiments go. Hope to see you choose our Insight and WAC510/WAC540/WAC564 to get to current world.
https://kb.netgear.com/30992/How-to-discover-local-access-points-using-WC7520-wireless-controller
Wishing everyone good health.
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