NWA50AX User’s Guide
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C HAPTER 5
Sta nda lo ne Co nfig ura tio n
5.1 O ve rvie w
The Zyxel Device is in standalone mode by default. Use the web configurator to manage and configure
the Zyxel Device directly. As shown in the following figure, wireless clients can connect to the Zyxel
Device (A) to access network resources.
5.2 Sta rting a nd Sto pping the Zyxe l De vic e
Here are some of the ways to start and stop the Zyxel Device.
Alwa ys use Ma inte na nc e > Shutdo wn o r the shutdown c o m m a nd
be fo re yo u turn o ff the Zyxe l De vic e o r re m o ve the po we r. No t do ing so
c a n c a use the firmwa re to b e c o me c o rrupt.
Table 13 Starting and Stopping the Zyxel Device
METHO D DESCRIPTIO N
Turning on the power A cold start occurs when you turn on the power to the Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device
powers up, checks the hardware, and starts the system processes.
Rebooting the Zyxel
Device
A warm start (without powering down and powering up again) occurs when you use the
Re b o o t button in the Re bo ot screen or when you use the reboot command. The Zyxel
Device writes all cached data to the local storage, stops the system processes, and then
does a warm start.