
Introduction
15
ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500
From left to right, the wireless controller’s front panel shows the following counter, LEDs,
button, ports, and slots:
• Digital counter. Displays the number of connected access points that are in a healthy
state.
• From top to bottom:
- Power LED
- Status LED
- Fan LED
- Stack Master LED
These LEDs are described in Table 1 on page 15.
• Reset button. Using a sharp object, press and hold this button for about 10 seconds until
the Status LED blinks and the wireless controller returns to factory default settings. If you
reset the wireless controller, all configuration settings are lost and the default password is
restored.
• USB port.
Allows for external storage for floor heat maps.
• SFP slots
. T
wo SFP slots for optional 10GE SFP+ or 1G SFP gigabit interface
converters (GBICs), each slot with an LED.
• Ethernet port. One 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector, left
LED, and right LED.
The Ethernet port provides switched N-way, automatic speed
negotiating, auto MDI/MDIX technology.
• Console port. RS232 port for connecting to an optional console terminal. The port
provides a DB9 male connector
. The default baud rate is 9600 K. The configuration is 8
bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. The console port is for debugging under guidance of
NETGEAR technical support only.
The function of each LED is described in the following table.
Table 1. LED functions
LED Status Description
Power LED Green The wireless controller is on.
Off The wireless controller is off.
If the power LED is not lit when the wireless controller is on, check the
connections and check to see if the power outlet is controlled by a wall
switch that is turned of
f (see
Power LED Is Not Lit on page 338).
Status LED Yellow The wireless controller is initializing. After approximately two minutes, when
the wireless controller completes its initialization, the Status LED turns
green. If the Status LED remains yellow
, the initialization failed (see Status
LED Never T
urns Off on page 338).
Green The wireless controller completed its initialization successfully. The Status
LED is steady green during normal operation.
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