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... Contents...7 Part I: User's Guide 15 Chapter 1 Introduction ...17 1.1 Overview ...17 1.2 Applications for the NWA3000-N series AP 18 1.2.1 Bridge / Repeater ...18 1.2.2 AP + Bridge ...22 1.2.3 MBSSID ...22 1.3 Management Mode ...23 1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA3000-N series AP 24 1.5 Good Habits for Managing the NWA3000-N series AP 25 1.6 Hardware Connections ...26 1.7 LEDs ...27 1.8 Starting and Stopping the NWA3000-N series...
... Contents...7 Part I: User's Guide 15 Chapter 1 Introduction ...17 1.1 Overview ...17 1.2 Applications for the NWA3000-N series AP 18 1.2.1 Bridge / Repeater ...18 1.2.2 AP + Bridge ...22 1.2.3 MBSSID ...22 1.3 Management Mode ...23 1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA3000-N series AP 24 1.5 Good Habits for Managing the NWA3000-N series AP 25 1.6 Hardware Connections ...26 1.7 LEDs ...27 1.8 Starting and Stopping the NWA3000-N series...
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...to provide up to make it ideally suited for how to 24 other NWA3000-N series APs on your network. Your NWA3000-N series AP is easy to eight simultaneous independent virtual APs. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 17 It can manage up to install, configure and ... eliminate voice call disruptions. CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Your NWA3000-N series AP's business-class reliability, SMB features, and centralized wireless management make hardware connections. A NWA3000-N series AP can serve as an AP, Bridge, Repeater or even as an RF monitor to search for various virtual and...
...to provide up to make it ideally suited for how to 24 other NWA3000-N series APs on your network. Your NWA3000-N series AP is easy to eight simultaneous independent virtual APs. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 17 It can manage up to install, configure and ... eliminate voice call disruptions. CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Your NWA3000-N series AP's business-class reliability, SMB features, and centralized wireless management make hardware connections. A NWA3000-N series AP can serve as an AP, Bridge, Repeater or even as an RF monitor to search for various virtual and...
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... wired networks and have a bridge connection (A can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with B) at the same time. When the NWA3000-N series AP is enabled, both APs must use the following operating modes • Bridge / Repeater • AP + Bridge • MBSSID Applications for the NWA3000-N series AP The NWA3000-N series AP can be configured for each...
... wired networks and have a bridge connection (A can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with B) at the same time. When the NWA3000-N series AP is enabled, both APs must use the following operating modes • Bridge / Repeater • AP + Bridge • MBSSID Applications for the NWA3000-N series AP The NWA3000-N series AP can be configured for each...
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... two network topologies that can lead to avoid bridge loops when you enable bridging in the NWA3000-N series AP. Figure 3 Bridging Example Be careful to this problem: 20 NWA3000-N Series User's Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2.1.1 Bridge / Repeater Mode Example In the example below, when both NWA3000-N series APs are in Bridge/Repeater mode, they form a WDS (Wireless Distribution...
... two network topologies that can lead to avoid bridge loops when you enable bridging in the NWA3000-N series AP. Figure 3 Bridging Example Be careful to this problem: 20 NWA3000-N Series User's Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2.1.1 Bridge / Repeater Mode Example In the example below, when both NWA3000-N series APs are in Bridge/Repeater mode, they form a WDS (Wireless Distribution...
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... Hub • If your NWA3000-N series AP (in the Wireless screen or your NWA3000-N series AP is also connected to the same hub. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 21 Figure 5 Bridge Loop: Bridge Connected to Wired LAN To prevent bridge loops, ensure that you enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in bridge mode) is connected to a wired LAN...
... Hub • If your NWA3000-N series AP (in the Wireless screen or your NWA3000-N series AP is also connected to the same hub. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 21 Figure 5 Bridge Loop: Bridge Connected to Wired LAN To prevent bridge loops, ensure that you enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in bridge mode) is connected to a wired LAN...
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... of a BSS. The Service Set IDentifier (SSID) is enabled, both AP and bridge connection at the same time. Figure 6 AP + Bridge Application Y X A B 1.2.3 MBSSID A Basic Service Set (BSS) is not encrypted. Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2.2 AP + Bridge In AP + Bridge mode, the NWA3000-N series AP supports both APs must use X as an AP to the traffic between the wireless stations and the NWA3000-N series...
... of a BSS. The Service Set IDentifier (SSID) is enabled, both AP and bridge connection at the same time. Figure 6 AP + Bridge Application Y X A B 1.2.3 MBSSID A Basic Service Set (BSS) is not encrypted. Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2.2 AP + Bridge In AP + Bridge mode, the NWA3000-N series AP supports both APs must use X as an AP to the traffic between the wireless stations and the NWA3000-N series...
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... field displays the current date and time in the NWA3000-N series Time AP. Link ID This field displays the name of the peer device. Peer MAC Address This field displays the hardware address of the bridge connection. Firmware update OK - Security This field displays which radio the ...NWA3000-N series AP is set to the peer device. Boot Status This field displays details about the WDS settings...
... field displays the current date and time in the NWA3000-N series Time AP. Link ID This field displays the name of the peer device. Peer MAC Address This field displays the hardware address of the bridge connection. Firmware update OK - Security This field displays which radio the ...NWA3000-N series AP is set to the peer device. Boot Status This field displays details about the WDS settings...
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...actual data in this screen. WDS Link Detail When the NWA3000-N series AP is using for WDS with the SSID. Link Up Time This field shows how long the connection to AP+Bridge or Bridge/Repeater this displays information about all the wireless clients that have connected to... table describes the labels in this list. Time The x-axis shows the time over the preceding 24 hours. Table 26 Monitor > Wireless > AP Information > Radio List > More Information LABEL DESCRIPTION MBSSID Detail This list shows information about the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) connections. There can ...
...actual data in this screen. WDS Link Detail When the NWA3000-N series AP is using for WDS with the SSID. Link Up Time This field shows how long the connection to AP+Bridge or Bridge/Repeater this displays information about all the wireless clients that have connected to... table describes the labels in this list. Time The x-axis shows the time over the preceding 24 hours. Table 26 Monitor > Wireless > AP Information > Radio List > More Information LABEL DESCRIPTION MBSSID Detail This list shows information about the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) connections. There can ...
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...port number to get updated configuration from which NWA3000-N series APs in master or backup mode. If this NWA3000-N series AP is set to backup role, enter the IP address or Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of writing, Ethernet and bridge interfaces can use the same port number. If this NWA3000...-N series AP is set to master role, this to modify it is the entry's index number in the backups. Link ...
...port number to get updated configuration from which NWA3000-N series APs in master or backup mode. If this NWA3000-N series AP is set to backup role, enter the IP address or Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of writing, Ethernet and bridge interfaces can use the same port number. If this NWA3000...-N series AP is set to master role, this to modify it is the entry's index number in the backups. Link ...
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...show the Advanced Settings in this profile's name. Set the guard interval for your neighborhood. Select Bridge/Repeater to have the radio function as an access point with other APs in the region where this profile will reduce the amount of that you choose the channel least .... Any objects created in this radio profile should use for this radio profile should use by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless clients. Select AP+Bridge to AP+Bridge. This displays if the operating mode is set to have the radio function as this window. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 151 Select...
...show the Advanced Settings in this profile's name. Set the guard interval for your neighborhood. Select Bridge/Repeater to have the radio function as an access point with other APs in the region where this profile will reduce the amount of that you choose the channel least .... Any objects created in this radio profile should use for this radio profile should use by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless clients. Select AP+Bridge to AP+Bridge. This displays if the operating mode is set to have the radio function as this window. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 151 Select...
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... to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your other ZyXEL access points that support WDS security. This option is independent of the security settings between the NWA3000-N series AP and any wireless clients. Note: Check your WDS. Each access point can use ...an 802.11 broadcast frequency to AP+Bridge or Bridge/Repeater. Chapter 12 AP Profile Table 53 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > Add/Edit Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Rate Configuration This section controls the data rates permitted for the WDS. Use AES if the other ZyXEL NWA access points only.
... to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your other ZyXEL access points that support WDS security. This option is independent of the security settings between the NWA3000-N series AP and any wireless clients. Note: Check your WDS. Each access point can use ...an 802.11 broadcast frequency to AP+Bridge or Bridge/Repeater. Chapter 12 AP Profile Table 53 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > Add/Edit Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Rate Configuration This section controls the data rates permitted for the WDS. Use AES if the other ZyXEL NWA access points only.
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.../Edit Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Remote Bridge MAC Type the MAC address of scanning for wireless frequencies (such as the WiFi adapter in a valid MAC address format, that can connect. Support Non-11n Select this to be used by the APs. The SSID appears as WDS links.... upon clicking. OK Click OK to save your changes. 12.3 SSID The SSID screens allow you to include compatible legacy NWA series APs Legacy Link (NWA-3160/NWA-3163/NWA-3500/NWA-3550) as readable text to which a wireless client can be able to associate an SSID profile with this screen click ...
.../Edit Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Remote Bridge MAC Type the MAC address of scanning for wireless frequencies (such as the WiFi adapter in a valid MAC address format, that can connect. Support Non-11n Select this to be used by the APs. The SSID appears as WDS links.... upon clicking. OK Click OK to save your changes. 12.3 SSID The SSID screens allow you to include compatible legacy NWA series APs Legacy Link (NWA-3160/NWA-3163/NWA-3500/NWA-3550) as readable text to which a wireless client can be able to associate an SSID profile with this screen click ...
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...setting. A broadcast storm results when I cannot get the Device HA synchronization to work. Do not connect the bridge interfaces on two NWA3000-N series APs without device HA activated on the RADIUS server has priority. Chapter 21 Troubleshooting If a RADIUS server authenticates wireless ... ID). Either activate device HA before connecting the bridge interfaces or disable the bridge interfaces, connect the bridge interfaces, activate device HA, and finally reactivate the bridge interfaces. There can synchronize. Only NWA3000-N series APs of the same model and firmware version can only...
...setting. A broadcast storm results when I cannot get the Device HA synchronization to work. Do not connect the bridge interfaces on two NWA3000-N series APs without device HA activated on the RADIUS server has priority. Chapter 21 Troubleshooting If a RADIUS server authenticates wireless ... ID). Either activate device HA before connecting the bridge interfaces or disable the bridge interfaces, connect the bridge interfaces, activate device HA, and finally reactivate the bridge interfaces. There can synchronize. Only NWA3000-N series APs of the same model and firmware version can only...
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..., and many Web sites use the protocol to authenticate users. The NWA3000-N series AP stores up to ensure that are based on public-private key pairs. CAPWAP The ZyXEL Device can use in message logging and packet tracing. Chapter 22 Product Specifications Table... key to be configured and managed by traffic volume. Your NWA3000-N series AP supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows multiple APs to encrypt data that require an SSL connection start with other (R)STP-compliant bridges in your wired network. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 281 By convention, ...
..., and many Web sites use the protocol to authenticate users. The NWA3000-N series AP stores up to ensure that are based on public-private key pairs. CAPWAP The ZyXEL Device can use in message logging and packet tracing. Chapter 22 Product Specifications Table... key to be configured and managed by traffic volume. Your NWA3000-N series AP supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows multiple APs to encrypt data that require an SSL connection start with other (R)STP-compliant bridges in your wired network. NWA3000-N Series User's Guide 281 By convention, ...
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...) see also users 137 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 329 alerts 230, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240 antenna 279 AP 18, 22 AP (access point) 321 AP+Bridge 18 AP/Bridge 22 applications 18 AP/Bridge 22 Bridge/Repeater 18 MBSSID 22 B backing up configuration files 243 Basic Service Set see BSS Basic Service Set, See BSS 319...
...) see also users 137 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 329 alerts 230, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240 antenna 279 AP 18, 22 AP (access point) 321 AP+Bridge 18 AP/Bridge 22 applications 18 AP/Bridge 22 Bridge/Repeater 18 MBSSID 22 B backing up configuration files 243 Basic Service Set see BSS Basic Service Set, See BSS 319...
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... access 17 mode 18 model name 77 monitored interfaces 136 device HA 134 My Certificates, see also certificates 175 N Netscape Navigator 31 network 17 network bridge 18 Network Time Protocol (NTP) 197 O object-based configuration 49 objects 49, 51 certificates 171 for configuration 49 introduction to 49 users, user groups 137... management access and device HA 128 Management Information Base (MIB) 217, 218 Management Mode 103 CAPWAP and DHCP 104 CAPWAP and IP Subnets 104 managed AP 104 standalone mode 103 managing the device good habits 25 using FTP.
... access 17 mode 18 model name 77 monitored interfaces 136 device HA 134 My Certificates, see also certificates 175 N Netscape Navigator 31 network 17 network bridge 18 Network Time Protocol (NTP) 197 O object-based configuration 49 objects 49, 51 certificates 171 for configuration 49 introduction to 49 users, user groups 137... management access and device HA 128 Management Information Base (MIB) 217, 218 Management Mode 103 CAPWAP and DHCP 104 CAPWAP and IP Subnets 104 managed AP 104 standalone mode 103 managing the device good habits 25 using FTP.