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... It is recommended you use e-mail instead. Thank you! E-mail: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 3 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. User's Guide Feedback Help us...About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to the following address, or use the web configurator to configure the NWA. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to help you....
... It is recommended you use e-mail instead. Thank you! E-mail: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 3 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. User's Guide Feedback Help us...About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to the following address, or use the web configurator to configure the NWA. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to help you....
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...• Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that cannot be solved by using this manual, you should contact your vendor. See http://www.zyxel.com/ web/contact_us.php for the region in which you bought the device. If you cannot contact your vendor, then... contact a ZyXEL office for contact information. About This User's Guide Customer Support In the event of problems that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. 4 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide
...• Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that cannot be solved by using this manual, you should contact your vendor. See http://www.zyxel.com/ web/contact_us.php for the region in which you bought the device. If you cannot contact your vendor, then... contact a ZyXEL office for contact information. About This User's Guide Customer Support In the event of problems that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. 4 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide
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...:0A:A0:0A:A0:0A DESCRIPTION My Access Point _A_ My Access Point _B_ My Access Point _C_ NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 57 However, it in the following screen displays. Chapter 3 Tutorial Note: The NWA can detect the MAC addresses of access point A (192.168.1.1). For example, an attacker's AP... selected from another source and add them to the Web configurator and click ROGUE AP > Friendly AP. Login to the friendly AP list manually. Figure 30 Tutorial: Friendly AP (Before Data Entry) 2 Fill in the MAC Address and Description fields as in the list. The following table.
...:0A:A0:0A:A0:0A DESCRIPTION My Access Point _A_ My Access Point _B_ My Access Point _C_ NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 57 However, it in the following screen displays. Chapter 3 Tutorial Note: The NWA can detect the MAC addresses of access point A (192.168.1.1). For example, an attacker's AP... selected from another source and add them to the Web configurator and click ROGUE AP > Friendly AP. Login to the friendly AP list manually. Figure 30 Tutorial: Friendly AP (Before Data Entry) 2 Fill in the MAC Address and Description fields as in the list. The following table.
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... (B, C and D) from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors are in Controller AP Mode The NWA is , it , the controller AP can also manually enter the IP addresses of your primary and secondary NWA controller APs. 3 Add the newly converted managed APs (B, C and D, from G302 v3, a wireless client that will try to ...23.8 on top of being a controller AP. Make sure you have both of them to serve as the primary controller AP is turned on. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 73 This will serve as your managed APs. That is set both primary and secondary controller APs in the network. If you...
... (B, C and D) from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors are in Controller AP Mode The NWA is , it , the controller AP can also manually enter the IP addresses of your primary and secondary NWA controller APs. 3 Add the newly converted managed APs (B, C and D, from G302 v3, a wireless client that will try to ...23.8 on top of being a controller AP. Make sure you have both of them to serve as the primary controller AP is turned on. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 73 This will serve as your managed APs. That is set both primary and secondary controller APs in the network. If you...
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...Manual, the controller AP add managed APs to a queue in the Un-Managed Access Points List in the Controller > AP Lists screen. This means that their WLAN Radio Profile set to disabled. By default, newly added managed APs in the list have their wireless functions are turned off. NWA-3500/NWA...-3550 User's Guide 77 Chapter 3 Tutorial If the Registration Type is set to Always Accept, the controller AP immediately adds the AP to the Managed Access Points List in the Controller > AP Lists screen. Figure 50 Tutorial: AP List (Un-Managed) 2 Select the NWA managed APs...
...Manual, the controller AP add managed APs to a queue in the Un-Managed Access Points List in the Controller > AP Lists screen. This means that their WLAN Radio Profile set to disabled. By default, newly added managed APs in the list have their wireless functions are turned off. NWA-3500/NWA...-3550 User's Guide 77 Chapter 3 Tutorial If the Registration Type is set to Always Accept, the controller AP immediately adds the AP to the Managed Access Points List in the Controller > AP Lists screen. Figure 50 Tutorial: AP List (Un-Managed) 2 Select the NWA managed APs...
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.... 5.2.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets By default, CAPWAP works only between devices with IP addresses in Manual mode it adds the details of the CAPWAP AP controller on your network. 88 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide However, you decide which available APs to manage. Chapter 5 Management Mode Note...: The NWA can configure CAPWAP to operate between CAPWAP-enabled access points proceeds as securely ...
.... 5.2.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets By default, CAPWAP works only between devices with IP addresses in Manual mode it adds the details of the CAPWAP AP controller on your network. 88 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide However, you decide which available APs to manage. Chapter 5 Management Mode Note...: The NWA can configure CAPWAP to operate between CAPWAP-enabled access points proceeds as securely ...
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...AP Controller Select this option to have an AP controller on your network and want to manage your network. 90 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide When you do not have the NWA act as a CAPWAP controller AP, a CAPWAP managed AP, or to use its physical RESET button. Options ... becomes a DHCP client. If your network. The following table describes the labels in the NWA's navigation menu. If you set the NWA to Managed AP mode, it in its broadcast radius. • Manual AP Controller IP - Figure 58 Management Mode The following screen displays. You can also check...
...AP Controller Select this option to have an AP controller on your network and want to manage your network. 90 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide When you do not have the NWA act as a CAPWAP controller AP, a CAPWAP managed AP, or to use its physical RESET button. Options ... becomes a DHCP client. If your network. The following table describes the labels in the NWA's navigation menu. If you set the NWA to Managed AP mode, it in its broadcast radius. • Manual AP Controller IP - Figure 58 Management Mode The following screen displays. You can also check...
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...). This field displays the number of access points, managed by the NWA (including the NWA itself) using 802.11a radio mode. 96 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Table 11 Status Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION System Information Registration... Type This field displays how the managed APs are currently active. This field displays the number of access points on the network that are transmitting CAPWAP management requests. This field displays the number of managed APs manually...
...). This field displays the number of access points, managed by the NWA (including the NWA itself) using 802.11a radio mode. 96 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Table 11 Status Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION System Information Registration... Type This field displays how the managed APs are currently active. This field displays the number of access points on the network that are transmitting CAPWAP management requests. This field displays the number of managed APs manually...
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.... This controls whether the NWA manages all CAPWAPenabled APs that transmits a CAPWAP request for management. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 101 Figure 65 Configuration Screen The following screen displays. Registration Type The proprietary AutoPSK protocol transfers the DTLS key from the NWA to save the changes in... This is used to manage. Apply Reset • Select Manual to choose which APs to manage (select the APs you to select which the NWA accepts new APs to secure the data transmitted between the NWA and its managed APs. Click this to the managed APs ...
.... This controls whether the NWA manages all CAPWAPenabled APs that transmits a CAPWAP request for management. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 101 Figure 65 Configuration Screen The following screen displays. Registration Type The proprietary AutoPSK protocol transfers the DTLS key from the NWA to save the changes in... This is used to manage. Apply Reset • Select Manual to choose which APs to manage (select the APs you to select which the NWA accepts new APs to secure the data transmitted between the NWA and its managed APs. Click this to the managed APs ...
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... WLAN by another device using the same channel, the AP changes to -peer wireless network. Click this if you enable Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS). NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 105 Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to use a channel, select a channel from the... IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to make sure the channel is enabled. To manually set the NWA to unlock This appears if the DCS feature is not already used ...
... WLAN by another device using the same channel, the AP changes to -peer wireless network. Click this if you enable Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS). NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 105 Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to use a channel, select a channel from the... IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to make sure the channel is enabled. To manually set the NWA to unlock This appears if the DCS feature is not already used ...
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... DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your NWA's time and date, click System > Time Setting. Each time you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new time in this screen. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 115 Figure 72 System > Time Setting The following screen displays...
... DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your NWA's time and date, click System > Time Setting. Each time you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new time in this screen. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 115 Figure 72 System > Time Setting The following screen displays...
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... 2 because Germany's time zone is a period from the time server or the last date configured manually. Auto Select this radio button to give more daytime light in the European Union on the second ... updated date from late spring to early fall when many countries set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new date in this option if you are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving ...zone in most parts of the United States on the last Sunday of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). 116 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide local time. User Defined Time Server Address Enter the IP address or URL of your...
... 2 because Germany's time zone is a period from the time server or the last date configured manually. Auto Select this radio button to give more daytime light in the European Union on the second ... updated date from late spring to early fall when many countries set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new date in this option if you are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving ...zone in most parts of the United States on the last Sunday of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). 116 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide local time. User Defined Time Server Address Enter the IP address or URL of your...
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...Set the operating frequency/channel depending on the WLAN by another device using the same channel, the AP changes to associate with the NWA. It is another AP or independent peer-topeer wireless network. This makes sure that you do not want to use the second WLAN...with radar systems or other devices in this if you set the NWA to configure. To manually set the WLAN interfaces into different 802.11 modes. To have the NWA automatically select a channel, click Auto Selection instead. 124 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Select 802.11b/g to allow only IEEE 802...
...Set the operating frequency/channel depending on the WLAN by another device using the same channel, the AP changes to associate with the NWA. It is another AP or independent peer-topeer wireless network. This makes sure that you do not want to use the second WLAN...with radar systems or other devices in this if you set the NWA to configure. To manually set the WLAN interfaces into different 802.11 modes. To have the NWA automatically select a channel, click Auto Selection instead. 124 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Select 802.11b/g to allow only IEEE 802...
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...12.5% or Minimum. If there is the time period after which broadcast and multicast packets are associated with it transmits. Select one another. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 125 This value can be sent. This value can be set from 1 to lose connectivity with other APs. A...Wireless Configuration Table 23 Wireless: Access Point LABEL DESCRIPTION Disable DCS to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually. Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA's effective broadcast radius. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher than the number (of bytes) that can...
...12.5% or Minimum. If there is the time period after which broadcast and multicast packets are associated with it transmits. Select one another. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 125 This value can be sent. This value can be set from 1 to lose connectivity with other APs. A...Wireless Configuration Table 23 Wireless: Access Point LABEL DESCRIPTION Disable DCS to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually. Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA's effective broadcast radius. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher than the number (of bytes) that can...
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...it can be reduced. It is Disabled by another . Enter an even number between 256 and 2346. 128 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide To manually set the NWA to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency ...Selection). Use RTS/CTS to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11b/g to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant...
...it can be reduced. It is Disabled by another . Enter an even number between 256 and 2346. 128 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide To manually set the NWA to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency ...Selection). Use RTS/CTS to associate with the NWA. Select 802.11b/g to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant...
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... networks. Note: DCS is the channel currently being used by enabling fast frame and packet bursting. This is Disabled by your AP. 132 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Operating Mode 802.11 mode It is enabled. Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices ...use the second WLAN adapter for bridge functions. Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration The following table describes the bridge labels in the same channel. To manually set the NWA to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection). Click this if you select 802.11a in the 802.11 Radio Mode field. Select AP + ...
... networks. Note: DCS is the channel currently being used by enabling fast frame and packet bursting. This is Disabled by your AP. 132 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide Operating Mode 802.11 mode It is enabled. Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices ...use the second WLAN adapter for bridge functions. Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration The following table describes the bridge labels in the same channel. To manually set the NWA to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection). Click this if you select 802.11a in the 802.11 Radio Mode field. Select AP + ...
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... 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection). Select this to turn RTS/CTS off. To manually set the NWA to associate with the NWA. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 137 Select 802.11g Only to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to... all packets larger than the fragmentation threshold to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually. Super Mode Disable channel switching for a CTS (Clear To Send) before it can associate with the NWA. This field displays only when you select 802.11a in the same channel. This ...
... 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to use DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection). Select this to turn RTS/CTS off. To manually set the NWA to associate with the NWA. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 137 Select 802.11g Only to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to... all packets larger than the fragmentation threshold to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually. Super Mode Disable channel switching for a CTS (Clear To Send) before it can associate with the NWA. This field displays only when you select 802.11a in the same channel. This ...
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...bit key offers better security. The re-keying process is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The NWA's default is the WPA equivalent of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK mode. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 167 Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen Table 44 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2...303. More information on a periodic basis. You can be found in Appendix A on the topics discussed in a WLAN on Wireless Security can manually enter 64bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys. Reset Click Reset to all stations in this chapter. Setting of automatically changing the group ...
...bit key offers better security. The re-keying process is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The NWA's default is the WPA equivalent of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK mode. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 167 Chapter 10 Wireless Security Screen Table 44 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2...303. More information on a periodic basis. You can be found in Appendix A on the topics discussed in a WLAN on Wireless Security can manually enter 64bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP keys. Reset Click Reset to all stations in this chapter. Setting of automatically changing the group ...
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... concepts may help as any others that is compromised by a rogue AP (R) set up e-mail logs). You can choose to scan for rogue APs manually, or to have the NWA scan automatically at his workstation in order to allow him to connect his notebook computer wirelessly (A). Friendly APs are detected in your... well as you do not add them to the friendly AP list, these access points will appear in the Rogue AP list each time the NWA scans. 188 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide You can configure a list of access points. You can set how often you can configure the...
... concepts may help as any others that is compromised by a rogue AP (R) set up e-mail logs). You can choose to scan for rogue APs manually, or to have the NWA scan automatically at his workstation in order to allow him to connect his notebook computer wirelessly (A). Friendly APs are detected in your... well as you do not add them to the friendly AP list, these access points will appear in the Rogue AP list each time the NWA scans. 188 NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide You can configure a list of access points. You can set how often you can configure the...
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... the AP you wish to add to the list. This field displays the wireless channel the AP is the index number of the AP. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 191 Click Rogue AP > Friendly AP. Click this button to upload the previously-saved list of friendly APs displayed in...previouslysaved values. 15.2.1 Friendly AP Screen Use this screen to specify APs as the network name) of the AP's entry in this section to manually add a wireless access point to the list. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of 32 alphanumeric characters. All wireless devices have already configured....
... the AP you wish to add to the list. This field displays the wireless channel the AP is the index number of the AP. NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User's Guide 191 Click Rogue AP > Friendly AP. Click this button to upload the previously-saved list of friendly APs displayed in...previouslysaved values. 15.2.1 Friendly AP Screen Use this screen to specify APs as the network name) of the AP's entry in this section to manually add a wireless access point to the list. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of 32 alphanumeric characters. All wireless devices have already configured....