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... browser. ENGLISH First, set your computer to use a static IP address in the same IP address range (see Section 2.1). 2 Click Login (the default password 1234 is recommended that your computer can communicate with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. V If you connect your computer to the... ZyXEL Device wirelessly, it is already entered). 5 See your User's Guide for information on setting up your computer's IP address. 2.2 Log Into the Web Configurator ...
... browser. ENGLISH First, set your computer to use a static IP address in the same IP address range (see Section 2.1). 2 Click Login (the default password 1234 is recommended that your computer can communicate with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. V If you connect your computer to the... ZyXEL Device wirelessly, it is already entered). 5 See your User's Guide for information on setting up your computer's IP address. 2.2 Log Into the Web Configurator ...
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Refer to the User's Guide for how to use the RESET button. 4 Click Apply to change the password and then forget it in a safe place. alternatively click Ignore to reset the ZyXEL Device. Be sure to record the new password and keep it , you will need to proceed if you change the certificate now. 5 The STATUS screen appears. 6 ENGLISH 3 Change the login password by entering a new password and clicking Apply. V If you do not want to replace the factory default certificate for added security;
Refer to the User's Guide for how to use the RESET button. 4 Click Apply to change the password and then forget it in a safe place. alternatively click Ignore to reset the ZyXEL Device. Be sure to record the new password and keep it , you will need to proceed if you change the certificate now. 5 The STATUS screen appears. 6 ENGLISH 3 Change the login password by entering a new password and clicking Apply. V If you do not want to replace the factory default certificate for added security;
User Guide
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... ...109 7.1 Overview ...109 7.1.1 What You Can Do in the System Screens 109 7.1.2 What You Need To Know About the System Screens 110 7.2 General Screen ...111 7.3 Password Screen ...113 7.4 Time Setting Screen ...115 7.5 Technical Reference ...117 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 13
... ...109 7.1 Overview ...109 7.1.1 What You Can Do in the System Screens 109 7.1.2 What You Need To Know About the System Screens 110 7.2 General Screen ...111 7.3 Password Screen ...113 7.4 Time Setting Screen ...115 7.5 Technical Reference ...117 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 13
User Guide
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...Web Configurator. Figure 9 CAPWAP Network Example U C M1 M2 M3 M4 1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA Use any of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write down the password and put it more secure and to manage it in this User's Guide. 1.5 Good Habits for ...everyday management of the managed APs (M1 ~ M4). This is recommended for Managing the NWA Do the following things regularly to make the NWA more effectively. • Change the password often. The user (U) configures the controller AP (C), which then automatically updates the configurations of the...
...Web Configurator. Figure 9 CAPWAP Network Example U C M1 M2 M3 M4 1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA Use any of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write down the password and put it more secure and to manage it in this User's Guide. 1.5 Good Habits for ...everyday management of the managed APs (M1 ~ M4). This is recommended for Managing the NWA Do the following things regularly to make the NWA more effectively. • Change the password often. The user (U) configures the controller AP (C), which then automatically updates the configurations of the...
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...the front, the main antenna is from the NWA-3160. If you won't have to totally re-configure the NWA; Figure 10 Main Antenna 32 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide The main antenna can simply restore your last configuration. 1.6 Hardware Connections See your password, you know how to restore it to the... if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your Quick Start Guide for information on the left of the NWA. Chapter 1 Introduction • Back up an earlier configuration file, you have only one antenna, attach it ). The NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 have two antennas.
...the front, the main antenna is from the NWA-3160. If you won't have to totally re-configure the NWA; Figure 10 Main Antenna 32 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide The main antenna can simply restore your last configuration. 1.6 Hardware Connections See your password, you know how to restore it to the... if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your Quick Start Guide for information on the left of the NWA. Chapter 1 Introduction • Back up an earlier configuration file, you have only one antenna, attach it ). The NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 have two antennas.
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... next. Alternatively, click Ignore. Type a new password (and retype it to the Quick Start Guide). 2 Launch your password (highly recommended) as the password and click Login. CHAPTER 2 The Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NWA's web configurator and provides an overview of its ...screens. 2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your hardware is the case, click Login. 5 You should see a screen asking you to change the password, this is properly connected and...
... next. Alternatively, click Ignore. Type a new password (and retype it to the Quick Start Guide). 2 Launch your password (highly recommended) as the password and click Login. CHAPTER 2 The Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NWA's web configurator and provides an overview of its ...screens. 2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your hardware is the case, click Login. 5 You should see a screen asking you to change the password, this is properly connected and...
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...; Use the web configurator to restore defaults (refer to Chapter 23 on page 279). • Transfer the configuration file to your NWA using your password or cannot access the web configurator, you previously configured. Use this device. You should now see the Status screen. This replaces the...Web Configurator The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the Status screen. 36 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide See Chapter 2 on page 35 for cases when the password or IP address of Restoring Factory-Defaults You can erase the current configuration and restore factory ...
...; Use the web configurator to restore defaults (refer to Chapter 23 on page 279). • Transfer the configuration file to your NWA using your password or cannot access the web configurator, you previously configured. Use this device. You should now see the Status screen. This replaces the...Web Configurator The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the Status screen. 36 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide See Chapter 2 on page 35 for cases when the password or IP address of Restoring Factory-Defaults You can erase the current configuration and restore factory ...
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... status bar at any time to configure advanced features such as MGNT MODE (Controller AP, Standalone AP or Managed AP), SYSTEM (General, Password and Time Setting), WIRELESS (Wireless, SSID, Security, RADIUS, Layer-2 Isolation, MAC Filter), IP, ROGUE AP (Configuration, Friendly AP,... VLAN (Wireless VLAN and RADIUS VLAN), Load Balancing, and DCS. • Click MAINTENANCE to verify that the configuration has been updated. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 37 Maintenance features include Association List, Channel Usage, F/W (Firmware) Upload, Configuration (Backup, Restore and Default) ...
... status bar at any time to configure advanced features such as MGNT MODE (Controller AP, Standalone AP or Managed AP), SYSTEM (General, Password and Time Setting), WIRELESS (Wireless, SSID, Security, RADIUS, Layer-2 Isolation, MAC Filter), IP, ROGUE AP (Configuration, Friendly AP,... VLAN (Wireless VLAN and RADIUS VLAN), Load Balancing, and DCS. • Click MAINTENANCE to verify that the configuration has been updated. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 37 Maintenance features include Association List, Channel Usage, F/W (Firmware) Upload, Configuration (Backup, Restore and Default) ...
User Guide
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... In the figure above, the NWA (ZyXEL Device) connects to a Domain Name Server (DNS) server to identify and manage your NWA over the network. CHAPTER 7 System Screens 7.1 Overview This chapter provides information and instructions on how to avail of a domain name. It also ...on the device. 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this screen. • Use the System > Password screen (see Section 7.3 on page 113) to manage the password for your NWA and have a RADIUS server authenticate management logins to the NWA. • Use the Time Setting screen (see Section 7.2 on page 111) to configure the...
... In the figure above, the NWA (ZyXEL Device) connects to a Domain Name Server (DNS) server to identify and manage your NWA over the network. CHAPTER 7 System Screens 7.1 Overview This chapter provides information and instructions on how to avail of a domain name. It also ...on the device. 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this screen. • Use the System > Password screen (see Section 7.3 on page 113) to manage the password for your NWA and have a RADIUS server authenticate management logins to the NWA. • Use the Time Setting screen (see Section 7.2 on page 111) to configure the...
User Guide
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... DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From DHCP if your changes. Click Apply to save your DHCP server dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NWA's Ethernet IP address). If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP...of a DNS server. The field to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 112 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide Select None if you have the IP address of a machine in the field to log in with your password again. Apply Reset The default setting is 5 minutes. Click Reset to the right ...
... DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From DHCP if your changes. Click Apply to save your DHCP server dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NWA's Ethernet IP address). If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP...of a DNS server. The field to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 112 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide Select None if you have the IP address of a machine in the field to log in with your password again. Apply Reset The default setting is 5 minutes. Click Reset to the right ...
User Guide
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... old setting Select this check box to have a RADIUS server authenticate management logins to the NWA using the RADIUS username and password already configured on all models). Note: Even if you uncheck Enable Admin at Local Select this to have the device authenticate local ...31 characters). The following table describes the labels in this section) to have the NWA use the password set here to log in your new system password for each character you still use the local management password already configured on RADIUS Select this (and configure the other fields in this if you...
... old setting Select this check box to have a RADIUS server authenticate management logins to the NWA using the RADIUS username and password already configured on all models). Note: Even if you uncheck Enable Admin at Local Select this to have the device authenticate local ...31 characters). The following table describes the labels in this section) to have the NWA use the password set here to log in your new system password for each character you still use the local management password already configured on RADIUS Select this (and configure the other fields in this if you...
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... DESCRIPTIONS Use new setting Select this if you want to change the RADIUS username and password the NWA uses to 14 ASCII characters in the profile. Note that is limited to authenticate management logon. RADIUS Apply Reset Note: If you... set to 31 ASCII characters) for this password field is to authenticate management logins to save your changes. Password Type a password (up to reload the previous configuration for this user account. The NWA tests the user name and password against the RADIUS server when you type a password, the screen displays a (*) for this...
... DESCRIPTIONS Use new setting Select this if you want to change the RADIUS username and password the NWA uses to 14 ASCII characters in the profile. Note that is limited to authenticate management logon. RADIUS Apply Reset Note: If you... set to 31 ASCII characters) for this password field is to authenticate management logins to save your changes. Password Type a password (up to reload the previous configuration for this user account. The NWA tests the user name and password against the RADIUS server when you type a password, the screen displays a (*) for this...
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...time, the date and time start at 2000-0101 00:00:00. Then, whenever you specified. The NWA continues to use to change the password, just change a password that you use the following pre-defined list of NTP time servers if you do not specify a time... LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to the NWA. Activate administrator authentication on RADIUS in this screen. 7.5 Technical Reference This section provides some technical information about the topics covered in the System > Password screen and configure the same user name, password and RADIUS server information on RADIUS feature ...
...time, the date and time start at 2000-0101 00:00:00. Then, whenever you specified. The NWA continues to use to change the password, just change a password that you use the following pre-defined list of NTP time servers if you do not specify a time... LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to the NWA. Activate administrator authentication on RADIUS in this screen. 7.5 Technical Reference This section provides some technical information about the topics covered in the System > Password screen and configure the same user name, password and RADIUS server information on RADIUS feature ...
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...user names and passwords for unauthorized wireless users to keep network communications private. • 802.1x-Only. If you read through this . This is a server used in businesses more than in your users. This option does not support data encryption. 160 NWA-3160 Series User's... Guide This is a standard that user name and password to support extended authentication. No data encryption. • WEP. Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen 10.1.2 What...
...user names and passwords for unauthorized wireless users to keep network communications private. • 802.1x-Only. If you read through this . This is a server used in businesses more than in your users. This option does not support data encryption. 160 NWA-3160 Series User's... Guide This is a standard that user name and password to support extended authentication. No data encryption. • WEP. Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen 10.1.2 What...
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This commands the NWA to him. Encryption Encryption is a password shared by the NWA into unreadable text. Passphrase A passphrase functions like a password. Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen • 802.1x-Static64. In WEP security mode, it with a pre-assigned key, making the information readable only to use ...
This commands the NWA to him. Encryption Encryption is a password shared by the NWA into unreadable text. Passphrase A passphrase functions like a password. Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen • 802.1x-Static64. In WEP security mode, it with a pre-assigned key, making the information readable only to use ...
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The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password again before access to save your changes. Click Reset to begin configuring this security profile. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 165 Table 40 Security: 802.1x Only LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Type a name to ...Only in this field. ReAuthenticatio Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and n Timer passwords in the Security Mode field to identify this screen afresh. The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of inactivity. Select 802.1x-Only...
The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password again before access to save your changes. Click Reset to begin configuring this security profile. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 165 Table 40 Security: 802.1x Only LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Type a name to ...Only in this field. ReAuthenticatio Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and n Timer passwords in the Security Mode field to identify this screen afresh. The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of inactivity. Select 802.1x-Only...
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NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 167 Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen Table 41 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit LABEL DESCRIPTION ReAuthentication Timer Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and passwords in order to save your changes. The default... Type a name to the wired network is 0, which means the reauthentication off. The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password again before access to identify this field. Click Reset to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security mode. Figure 92 Security: WPA The following...
NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 167 Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen Table 41 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit LABEL DESCRIPTION ReAuthentication Timer Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and passwords in order to save your changes. The default... Type a name to the wired network is 0, which means the reauthentication off. The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password again before access to identify this field. Click Reset to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security mode. Figure 92 Security: WPA The following...
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...NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of the Group Key Update Timer is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on a periodic basis. Setting of inactivity. Select WPA2 or WPA2-MIX in order to stay connected. The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password... Security: WPA LABEL DESCRIPTION ReAuthentication Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and Timer passwords in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Apply Click Apply to WPA2 or WPA2-MIX security mode.
...NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of the Group Key Update Timer is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on a periodic basis. Setting of inactivity. Select WPA2 or WPA2-MIX in order to stay connected. The wireless station needs to enter the user name and password... Security: WPA LABEL DESCRIPTION ReAuthentication Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and Timer passwords in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Apply Click Apply to WPA2 or WPA2-MIX security mode.
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...WPA2 or WPA2-MIX LABEL DESCRIPTIONS Profile Name Type a name to identify this screen afresh. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before moving into the new AP's coverage area. The default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The re-keying process is ... this field. Select Enable to allow pre-authentication, or Disable to switch it is currently connected, before access to save your changes. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 169 ReAuthentication Specify how often wireless stations have to stay connected. Instead of the Group Key Update Timer is...
...WPA2 or WPA2-MIX LABEL DESCRIPTIONS Profile Name Type a name to identify this screen afresh. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before moving into the new AP's coverage area. The default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The re-keying process is ... this field. Select Enable to allow pre-authentication, or Disable to switch it is currently connected, before access to save your changes. NWA-3160 Series User's Guide 169 ReAuthentication Specify how often wireless stations have to stay connected. Instead of the Group Key Update Timer is...
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... is allowed. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to resend usernames and passwords in this field. The default time interval is that WPA-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of inactivity. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK...case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols). The only difference between the two is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour). 170 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from 8 to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSKMIX security mode. The default value is ...
... is allowed. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to resend usernames and passwords in this field. The default time interval is that WPA-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of inactivity. Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK...case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols). The only difference between the two is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour). 170 NWA-3160 Series User's Guide The NWA automatically disconnects a wireless station from 8 to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSKMIX security mode. The default value is ...