New to Ruckus - using several 7782's with my own router and switch?

[joel_laviolette]

Hi folks,
I am brand new to Ruckus.  We were gifted several of the 7782 APs (we have 6).  I am setting up a network with a router and a PoE switch.  We will have several vlans, and we want to set up one of the lans as a guest wireless.  Am I able to use the 7782 APs on their own on a single vlan without any other Ruckus equipment, or are we required to also have tthe zonedirector controller?  Thank you for answering this newbie question!  

[Ankush_Chandan]

Hi Joel,

You can setup Guest WLAN on a standalone AP without having a ZD. Refer to this KBA for details:
https://support.ruckuswireless.com/articles/000001814



Regards,
-Ankush

[joel_laviolette]

Hi-thanks for the quick reply.  When I click that link I get an error "sorry, something went wrong".

[DarrelRhodes]

Hi Joel, I've checked the link provided by Ankush and it works ok.  I'd recommend setting up an account on https://support.ruckuswireless.com/ first, then giving it a try.

Also, whilst you don't have to have a ZoneDirector - for a network of 6 APs and more than basic functionality, it will make your life a lot easier!

Personally I'd try to see if I could get my hands on a used ZD1100 or ZD1200, it will make configuration and monitoring of the network much easier. And I always found ZD code provided better performance than stand-alone code.

Cheers,
Darrel.

[joel_laviolette]

Hi.  I am logged in to the support site.  When I click the link I get this: 

What is the name of the KBA article?  Maybe I can just search for it by name in the search there.  Thanks.