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CHAPTER 6
AP Management
This chapter shows you how to configure wireless AP management options on your Zyxel Device.
6.1 AP Management Overview
The Zyxel Device allows you to remotely manage all of the Access Points (APs) on your network. You can
manage a number of APs without having to configure them individually as the Zyxel Device
automatically handles basic configuration for you.
The commands in this chapter allow you to add, delete, and edit the APs managed by the Zyxel Device
by means of the CAPWAP protocol. An AP must be moved from the wait list to the management list
before you can manage it. If you do not want to use this registration mechanism, you can disable it and
then any newly connected AP is registered automatically.
6.1.1 AP Modes
This section describes some of the different roles that the AP can take up within a network.
• Access Point: This is used to allow wireless clients to connect to the Internet.
• Monitor AP: A monitor AP acts as a wireless monitor, which can detect rogue APs and help you in
building a list of friendly ones.
• Root AP: A root AP connects to the gateway or switch through a wired Ethernet connection and has
wireless repeaters connected to it to extend its range.
• Repeater: A repeater connects to a root AP using a WiFi connection and extends the network’s WiFi
range.
In the figure below, the repeater (Z) is connected to the root AP (X) using a WiFi connection. X is
connected to a wired network. The monitor repeater (Y) is also connected to X using a WiFi connection.
Y is monitoring the WiFi network.
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