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...or your product (see Section 2.1.2 on page 24). • NXC Series User's Guide See this User's Guide for instructions on the Zyxel Device. This is used when the Zyxel Device is a User's Guide for your computer operating system. NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 2 Not all products support all firmware... Control Center User's Guide This User's Guide shows how to find other information on using the NXC as an AP Controller (AC) for help icon in this manual is recommended you use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and CLI commands to be managed through Nebula Control Center. Note: It...
...or your product (see Section 2.1.2 on page 24). • NXC Series User's Guide See this User's Guide for instructions on the Zyxel Device. This is used when the Zyxel Device is a User's Guide for your computer operating system. NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 2 Not all products support all firmware... Control Center User's Guide This User's Guide shows how to find other information on using the NXC as an AP Controller (AC) for help icon in this manual is recommended you use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and CLI commands to be managed through Nebula Control Center. Note: It...
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...clients are disconnected. Chapter 1 Introduction Mode (RF Monitor mode), it scans the environment for wireless signals. MON Mode in NXC-Managed Zyxel Devices For NXC-managed Zyxel Devices, do the following steps in the NXC Web Configurator: 1 Create a MON Profile in the previous step. MON Mode in ...Standalone Mode To use Rogue AP Containment through the NXC. The Zyxel Device in MON Mode scans a range of APs scanned by an NXC, the network administrator can manually change the network settings to limit its access to MON Mode. 4 Select the Radio 1(2)...
...clients are disconnected. Chapter 1 Introduction Mode (RF Monitor mode), it scans the environment for wireless signals. MON Mode in NXC-Managed Zyxel Devices For NXC-managed Zyxel Devices, do the following steps in the NXC Web Configurator: 1 Create a MON Profile in the previous step. MON Mode in ...Standalone Mode To use Rogue AP Containment through the NXC. The Zyxel Device in MON Mode scans a range of APs scanned by an NXC, the network administrator can manually change the network settings to limit its access to MON Mode. 4 Select the Radio 1(2)...
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... NXC2500 or NXC5500, and you want to change between management modes, use the AC to be in a different subnet or change the Zyxel Device's VLAN setting or manually set the Zyxel Device to manage multiple Zyxel Devices. The NXC manages the Zyxel Device automatically when it will be managed by the controller automatically. See Chapter 27...
... NXC2500 or NXC5500, and you want to change between management modes, use the AC to be in a different subnet or change the Zyxel Device's VLAN setting or manually set the Zyxel Device to manage multiple Zyxel Devices. The NXC manages the Zyxel Device automatically when it will be managed by the controller automatically. See Chapter 27...
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... scripts although you press the RESET button on page 246 for the Zyxel Device to shut down and then manually turn off the power. Chapter 5 Standalone Configuration Table 25 Starting and Stopping the Zyxel Device METHOD DESCRIPTION Using the RESET button If you may temporarily lose ...access to network resources. The Zyxel Device does not stop the system processes or write...
... scripts although you press the RESET button on page 246 for the Zyxel Device to shut down and then manually turn off the power. Chapter 5 Standalone Configuration Table 25 Starting and Stopping the Zyxel Device METHOD DESCRIPTION Using the RESET button If you may temporarily lose ...access to network resources. The Zyxel Device does not stop the system processes or write...
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...'s Web Configurator again. The DNS server is connected to a router with the DHCP server enabled. You then need to manually enter: • the Zyxel Device's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of a computer before you want to confirm. Click Prev to return to ...an IP address and vice versa. Click Next to configure the Zyxel Device's system password and IP address. Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is extremely important because without saving. Otherwise, select Static IP when the Zyxel Device is NOT connected to a router or you can access ...
...'s Web Configurator again. The DNS server is connected to a router with the DHCP server enabled. You then need to manually enter: • the Zyxel Device's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of a computer before you want to confirm. Click Prev to return to ...an IP address and vice versa. Click Next to configure the Zyxel Device's system password and IP address. Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is extremely important because without saving. Otherwise, select Static IP when the Zyxel Device is NOT connected to a router or you can access ...
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.... Click Next to the previous screen. Click Cancel to have the Zyxel Device automatically choose a radio channel that has least interference. Otherwise, select Manual and specify a channel the Zyxel Device will use in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country...
.... Click Next to the previous screen. Click Cancel to have the Zyxel Device automatically choose a radio channel that has least interference. Otherwise, select Manual and specify a channel the Zyxel Device will use in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country...
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... the discovery request. AC Discovery and Management The link between AC Discovery-enabled access points proceeds as follows: 1 An Zyxel Device with AC Discovery enabled joins a wired network (receives a dynamic IP address). 2 The Zyxel Device sends out a discovery request, looking for association with wireless clients. If the AC, such as NXC, is in Manual mode it adds...
... the discovery request. AC Discovery and Management The link between AC Discovery-enabled access points proceeds as follows: 1 An Zyxel Device with AC Discovery enabled joins a wired network (receives a dynamic IP address). 2 The Zyxel Device sends out a discovery request, looking for association with wireless clients. If the AC, such as NXC, is in Manual mode it adds...
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... address, subnet mask, and gateway address from a DHCP server. Use Fixed IP Address Select this to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of this screen, click Configuration > Network > IP Setting. Gateway Enter the IP address of the IP address is... described in the following table. IP Address Enter the IP address for your Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device sends packets to the gateway when it does not know how to route the packet to configure the IP address for this ...
... address, subnet mask, and gateway address from a DHCP server. Use Fixed IP Address Select this to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of this screen, click Configuration > Network > IP Setting. Gateway Enter the IP address of the IP address is... described in the following table. IP Address Enter the IP address for your Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device sends packets to the gateway when it does not know how to route the packet to configure the IP address for this ...
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..., are in as the web configurator is disabled; Specify the primary and secondary IP address of the AC manually. Reset If you select Auto or Manual, the AC uploads the firmware package for managed AP mode to which the Zyxel Device connects. Use this screen. Click Apply to configure the proxy server settings if the...
..., are in as the web configurator is disabled; Specify the primary and secondary IP address of the AC manually. Reset If you select Auto or Manual, the AC uploads the firmware package for managed AP mode to which the Zyxel Device connects. Use this screen. Click Apply to configure the proxy server settings if the...
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... apply a 2.4G AP radio profile to this field. Radio 1 Profile Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in Repeater mode. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device connect to the root AP or repeater with changes that is set to radio 1. This displays if the...
... apply a 2.4G AP radio profile to this field. Radio 1 Profile Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in Repeater mode. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device connect to the root AP or repeater with changes that is set to radio 1. This displays if the...
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...select it and click Edit to form a WDS. Click Apply to save your changes back to a root AP or repeater. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically use the settings in either root AP or repeater mode) to open a screen where you can modify the entry's settings.... MBSSID Settings Edit # SSID Profile Apply Reset Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. Click Configuration > Wireless > Rogue AP to extend its last-saved settings. 10.3 Rogue AP Use this screen to this...
...select it and click Edit to form a WDS. Click Apply to save your changes back to a root AP or repeater. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically use the settings in either root AP or repeater mode) to open a screen where you can modify the entry's settings.... MBSSID Settings Edit # SSID Profile Apply Reset Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. Click Configuration > Wireless > Rogue AP to extend its last-saved settings. 10.3 Rogue AP Use this screen to this...
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... such a way as they are spaced 5 MHz apart. If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to same trio. When an AP broadcasts on any of other channels and often use of these 3 channels, it looking for the...
... such a way as they are spaced 5 MHz apart. If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to same trio. When an AP broadcasts on any of other channels and often use of these 3 channels, it looking for the...
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... fields that follow. To access this user has to renew the current session before the user has to a value other user settings for the Zyxel Device. You can enter 0 to the Web Configurator, and click Configuration > Object > User > Setting. Type the number of minutes this screen... your changes. 12.3 Setting This screen controls default settings, login settings, lockout settings, and other than the default settings, select Use Manual Settings then fill your changes back to renew the session without logging out. Click Cancel to make the number of minutes unlimited. Unlike ...
... fields that follow. To access this user has to renew the current session before the user has to a value other user settings for the Zyxel Device. You can enter 0 to the Web Configurator, and click Configuration > Object > User > Setting. Type the number of minutes this screen... your changes. 12.3 Setting This screen controls default settings, login settings, lockout settings, and other than the default settings, select Use Manual Settings then fill your changes back to renew the session without logging out. Click Cancel to make the number of minutes unlimited. Unlike ...
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...LABEL DESCRIPTION User Default Setting Default Authentication Timeout Settings Edit # User Type These authentication timeout settings are used for each type of the Zyxel Device but not to renew the session without logging out. These are set to open a screen where you create a new user account...76 Configuration > Object > User > Setting The following table describes the labels in this is used by default when you can still manually configure any user account's authentication timeout settings. It defines the number of minutes the user has to renew the current session before ...
...LABEL DESCRIPTION User Default Setting Default Authentication Timeout Settings Edit # User Type These authentication timeout settings are used for each type of the Zyxel Device but not to renew the session without logging out. These are set to open a screen where you create a new user account...76 Configuration > Object > User > Setting The following table describes the labels in this is used by default when you can still manually configure any user account's authentication timeout settings. It defines the number of minutes the user has to renew the current session before ...
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... ... To access this , admin users can login as many times as they want to set a limit on the number of times each user can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to save the changes. If you want at the same time using the same or different IP...
... ... To access this , admin users can login as many times as they want to set a limit on the number of times each user can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to save the changes. If you want at the same time using the same or different IP...
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... profile's name. Select 20/40/80 MHz to allow the Zyxel Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 MHz) that has least interference. • Manual: Choose from the available radio channels in the list. The Zyxel Device tries to scan and switch channels again at the scheduled ...time. If you want to lessen radio interference with the Zyxel Device. Enable this instance, clients that has least ...
... profile's name. Select 20/40/80 MHz to allow the Zyxel Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 MHz) that has least interference. • Manual: Choose from the available radio channels in the list. The Zyxel Device tries to scan and switch channels again at the scheduled ...time. If you want to lessen radio interference with the Zyxel Device. Enable this instance, clients that has least ...
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...time interval or at the scheduled time. 2.4 GHz Channel Selection Method If you disable this configuration. Select manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically select the best channel. This allows the Zyxel Device to downgrade its frequency to below 5 GHz in the event RADAR signal is detected, thus preventing... to DCS and set Channel Selection to DCS. This field is available when you set 5 GHz Channel Selection Method to manual. Select how you want the Zyxel Device to use. Note: The method is automatically set to auto. This is available when you set Channel Selection to ...
...time interval or at the scheduled time. 2.4 GHz Channel Selection Method If you disable this configuration. Select manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically select the best channel. This allows the Zyxel Device to downgrade its frequency to below 5 GHz in the event RADAR signal is detected, thus preventing... to DCS and set Channel Selection to DCS. This field is available when you set 5 GHz Channel Selection Method to manual. Select how you want the Zyxel Device to use. Note: The method is automatically set to auto. This is available when you set Channel Selection to ...
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...vicinity of the AP using this if you can connect to the SSID is by manually entering the SSID name in your changes back to answer ARP requests for an IP address on the Zyxel Device. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is sent to all wireless clients respect... that can reduce broadcast traffic and improve network performance. Wireless security is also known as a potential connection. This helps increase battery life for the Zyxel Device to use to tag traffic originating from wireless clients. Chapter 13 AP Profile Table 57 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > SSID...
...vicinity of the AP using this if you can connect to the SSID is by manually entering the SSID name in your changes back to answer ARP requests for an IP address on the Zyxel Device. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is sent to all wireless clients respect... that can reduce broadcast traffic and improve network performance. Wireless security is also known as a potential connection. This helps increase battery life for the Zyxel Device to use to tag traffic originating from wireless clients. Chapter 13 AP Profile Table 57 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > SSID...
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Select auto to have the Zyxel Device switch to the monitor mode profile. Set Scan Channel List (2.4 GHz) Select manual to set to manual. Set Scan Channel List (5 GHz) These channels are limited to the 5 GHz range (802.11 a/n/ac/ax). NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 151 Enter the interval (in this options makes...
Select auto to have the Zyxel Device switch to the monitor mode profile. Set Scan Channel List (2.4 GHz) Select manual to set to manual. Set Scan Channel List (5 GHz) These channels are limited to the 5 GHz range (802.11 a/n/ac/ax). NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 151 Enter the interval (in this options makes...
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... screen and then send it is located. Select Server Authentication to allow a web server to send clients the certificate to have the Zyxel Device generate and store a request for later manual enrollment Select Client Authentication to use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen, the @ symbol, periods and the underscore. Select this to record information...
... screen and then send it is located. Select Server Authentication to allow a web server to send clients the certificate to have the Zyxel Device generate and store a request for later manual enrollment Select Client Authentication to use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen, the @ symbol, periods and the underscore. Select this to record information...