ZyXEL Communications NWA-3100 - Tutorial; How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks

ZyXEL NWA-3100 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 3
Tutorial
This chapter provides step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your ZyXEL Device
for some example scenarios. The first example shows how to create multiple wireless
networks, and the second example shows how to use the rogue AP detection feature.
3.1 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks
In this example, you have been using your ZyXEL Device as an access point for your office
network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your ZyXEL Device in
Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the
MBSSID feature (see Section 7.1 on page 97) to provide multiple wireless networks. Each
wireless network will cater for a different type of user.
You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network with all the
same settings you already have, another wireless network with high Quality of Service (QoS)
settings for Voice over IP users, and a guest network that allows visitors to your office to
access only the Internet and the network printer.
To do this, you will take the following steps:
1 Change the operating mode from Access Point to MBSSID and reactivate the standard
network.
2 Configure a wireless network for Voice over IP users.
3 Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.
The following figure shows the multiple networks you want to set up. Your ZyXEL Device is
marked Z, the main network router is marked A, and your network printer is marked B.