ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide..........................................................................................................3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................4
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................6
Table of Contents......................................................................................................................7
Part I: Introduction................................................................................. 15
Chapter 1
Introduction.............................................................................................................................17
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 17
1.2 Applications for the NWA ..................................................................................................... 18
1.2.1 Access Point .............................................................................................................. 18
1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater ....................................................................................................... 19
1.2.2.1 Bridge / Repeater Mode Example .................................................. 20
1.2.3 AP + Bridge ................................................................................................................ 22
1.2.4 MBSSID ..................................................................................................................... 22
1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles .................................................................................... 24
1.2.6 Configuring Dual WLAN Adaptors .............................................................................. 24
1.3 CAPWAP ............................................................................................................................. 25
1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA ................................................................................................... 26
1.5 Good Habits for Managing the NWA ................................................................................... 26
1.6 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................ 26
1.6.1 Antennas .................................................................................................................... 27
1.7 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 2
The Web Configurator ............................................................................................................31
2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 31
2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 31
2.3 Resetting the NWA .............................................................................................................. 32
2.3.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults ...................................................................... 32
2.4 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 33
Chapter 3
Tutorials...................................................................................................................................35