ZyXEL Communications NWA50AX - Chapter 12 AP Profile

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C HAPTER 12
AP Pro file
12.1 O ve rvie w
This chapter shows you how to configure preset profiles for the Zyxel Device.
12.1.1 Wha t Yo u C a n Do in this C ha pte r
• The Ra dio screen (Section 12.2 on page 94) creates radio configurations that can be used by the APs.
• The SSID screen (
Section 12.3 on page 100) configures three different types of profiles for your
networked APs.
12.1.2 Wha t Yo u Ne e d To Kno w
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Wire le ss Pro file s
At the heart of all wireless AP configurations on the Zyxel Device are profiles. A profile represents a group
of saved settings that you can use across any number of connected APs. You can set up the following
wireless profile types:
• Ra dio - This profile type defines the properties of an AP’s radio transmitter. You can have a maximum
of 64 radio profiles on the Zyxel Device.
• SSID - This profile type defines the properties of a single wireless network signal broadcast by an AP.
Each radio on a single AP can broadcast up to 8 SSIDs. You can have a maximum of 64 SSID profiles
on the Zyxel Device.
• Se c urity - This profile type defines the security settings used by a single SSID. It controls the encryption
method required for a wireless client to associate itself with the SSID. You can have a maximum of 64
security profiles on the Zyxel Device.
• MAC Filte ring - This profile provides an additional layer of security for an SSID, allowing you to block
access or allow access to that SSID based on wireless client MAC addresses. If a client’s MAC address
is on the list, then it is either allowed or denied, depending on how you set up the MAC Filter profile.
You can have a maximum of 64 MAC filtering profiles on the Zyxel Device.
SSID
The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) is the name that identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is
associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. In other
words, it is the name of the wireless network that clients use to connect to it.