Table of Contents
NWA50AX User’s Guide
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Ta ble o f C o nte nts
Do c ume nt C o nve ntio ns ......................................................................................................................3
C o nte nts O ve rvie w .............................................................................................................................4
Ta b le o f C o nte nts .................................................................................................................................5
C ha pte r 1
Intro duc tio n ........................................................................................................................................12
1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 12
1.2 Zyxel Device Roles .......................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.1 Root AP ................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2.2 Wireless Repeater .................................................................................................................. 13
1.2.3 Radio Frequency (RF) Monitor .............................................................................................14
1.3 Sample Feature Applications ........................................................................................................ 16
1.3.1 MBSSID .................................................................................................................................... 16
1.3.2 Dual-Radio ............................................................................................................................. 17
1.4 Zyxel Device Product Feature ....................................................................................................... 18
C ha pte r 2
AP Ma na g e m e nt................................................................................................................................20
2.1 Management Mode ...................................................................................................................... 20
2.1.1 Standalone ............................................................................................................................ 20
2.1.2 Nebula Control Center ......................................................................................................... 20
2.2 Switching Management Modes ................................................................................................... 22
2.3 Zyxel One Network (ZON) Utility .................................................................................................... 22
2.3.1 Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.2 Run the ZON Utility ................................................................................................................. 23
2.4 Ways to Access the Zyxel Device ................................................................................................. 26
2.5 Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device ............................................................................. 27
C ha pte r 3
Ha rdwa re ............................................................................................................................................28
3.1 Zyxel Device Single LED .................................................................................................................. 28
3.1.1 Zyxel Device LED ................................................................................................................... 28
C ha pte r 4
We b C o nfig ura to r...............................................................................................................................30
4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 30
4.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ................................................................................................. 30
4.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ............................................................................................... 33