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WAC505/510 Wi-Fi Bridge implemented - Is Standalone only way to configure (not Insight)?
Getting a network cable to a WAC505 was going to be very difficult, so used WAC505 User manual section "Set up a WiFi Bridge Between Access Points" to configure a WAC510 as a base station and the WAC...
I'm still looking for an answer. To setup the WAC510 to WAC505 Wireless Bridge, it was required that Insight Managed be changed to Local (Stand Alone) mode. Is Netgear planning to allow Wireless Bridge be administered by Insight in the furture? It seems now if I change from Local mode back to Insight Managed mode, the Wireless Bridge will no longer be active. Am I correct or am I wrong in this assumption? Thanks, again.
Your assumptions are correct.
Thanks,
Raghu
Thanks for the confirmation. Do you know if Netgear is planning to enhance Insight Managed mode to allow admin of WAC505/510 connected with a Wireless Bridge? That would make updating firmware, etc. easier than having to connect to each one locally. Thanks.
Hi, Thanks for your feedback. We will provide you an update about your requirement to support WDS from IM app side after discussing with Netgear team for a solution.
Last reply was in May 2018. Connecting a WAC505 and WAC510 with a wireless bridge required them to be put into Standalone mode rather than Insight mode. So, cannot access them using the Insight app. Has there been any progress on getting WAC505/WAC510 connected with a wireless bridge accessible in Insight mode? Thanks.
As for now a cloud assisted discovery based on the serial number is the only way to add a new device I can't see on how an WAC should be added to Insight. This process would require an enhancement if not a design change.
Amazing when one does consider that the Insight switches are allowed to keep some of the existing configuration (areas not touched by Insight) while the same should not be possible for WAC in a WiFi bridge.
But then, the effective business case might not have a lot of relevance.
Digging a little bit (but no resources to establish a WiFi bridge) ... on a WAC managed by Insight [while established with a local LAN connection], the WAC does not prohibit the creation of a WiFi bridge:
Has RaghuHR some information to add here? I'm really buffed Netgear does go silent...
There might be some drawbacks - for example the Insight RRM might or might not work, as the channel must be fixed for a WiFi Bridge.
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