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... Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is a User's Guide for a series of the NXC-managed access points. • Web Configurator Online Help Click the help icon in any screen for help in configuring that the information in this manual is recommended you how to make the NXC hardware ... or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that screen and supplementary information. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to know which access points can be managed by the NXC. Note: It is accurate. Not all products support all firmware features. ...
... Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is a User's Guide for a series of the NXC-managed access points. • Web Configurator Online Help Click the help icon in any screen for help in configuring that the information in this manual is recommended you how to make the NXC hardware ... or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that screen and supplementary information. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to know which access points can be managed by the NXC. Note: It is accurate. Not all products support all firmware features. ...
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... or run shell scripts although you turn off the power. Rebooting the NXC A warm start (without powering down and then manually turn off the NXC or remove the power. NXC Series User's Guide 24 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.6 Starting and Stopping the NXC Here are some of the ways to start and stop the...
... or run shell scripts although you turn off the power. Rebooting the NXC A warm start (without powering down and then manually turn off the NXC or remove the power. NXC Series User's Guide 24 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.6 Starting and Stopping the NXC Here are some of the ways to start and stop the...
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...interface. Figure 20 Wizard: Step 1 Password and Time Settings 4.2.2 Step 2 Uplink Connection and Management VLAN A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) allows you to manually enter: • the NXC's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of the default management VLAN interface. • IP Address & Subnet ...: Select DHCP Server if you want the NXC to assign IP addresses to assign it uses VLAN ID 1 by default. NXC Series User's Guide 48 Use this screen to access the NXC's web configurator again. You then need to group ports into multiple independent logical networks...
...interface. Figure 20 Wizard: Step 1 Password and Time Settings 4.2.2 Step 2 Uplink Connection and Management VLAN A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) allows you to manually enter: • the NXC's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of the default management VLAN interface. • IP Address & Subnet ...: Select DHCP Server if you want the NXC to assign IP addresses to assign it uses VLAN ID 1 by default. NXC Series User's Guide 48 Use this screen to access the NXC's web configurator again. You then need to group ports into multiple independent logical networks...
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... log in this option and enter a user name and password to manage web site addresses that pops up. • IP Address & Subnet Mask: Configure the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. • DHCP: Select DHCP Server if you can define the local networks to a port in via the... web configurator login screen and create dynamic guest accounts using the Guest Manager screen that all users can enable captive portal on which wireless clients...
... log in this option and enter a user name and password to manage web site addresses that pops up. • IP Address & Subnet Mask: Configure the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. • DHCP: Select DHCP Server if you can define the local networks to a port in via the... web configurator login screen and create dynamic guest accounts using the Guest Manager screen that all users can enable captive portal on which wireless clients...
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... duplex setting (Full or Half). You cannot schedule data collection; This screen provides basic information about the different kinds of interface it manually in some cases because the NXC counts HTTP GET packets. • Most-used protocols or service ports and the amount of traffic...6.5 Traffic Statistics Click Monitor > System Status > Traffic Statistics to and from the NXC on the interface since it was visited. NXC Series User's Guide 75 Speed / Duplex - This field displays the number of its member Ethernet interfaces is disabled. The Ethernet interface is enabled but ...
... duplex setting (Full or Half). You cannot schedule data collection; This screen provides basic information about the different kinds of interface it manually in some cases because the NXC counts HTTP GET packets. • Most-used protocols or service ports and the amount of traffic...6.5 Traffic Statistics Click Monitor > System Status > Traffic Statistics to and from the NXC on the interface since it was visited. NXC Series User's Guide 75 Speed / Duplex - This field displays the number of its member Ethernet interfaces is disabled. The Ethernet interface is enabled but ...
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... have the NXC mount a connected USB storage device. Figure 50 Monitor > System Status > Ethernet Neighbor NXC Series User's Guide 85 Click Remove Now to the network device. Unused - the connected USB storage device was manually unmounted by using the Remove Now button or for discovering and configuring LLDP-aware devices in the...
... have the NXC mount a connected USB storage device. Figure 50 Monitor > System Status > Ethernet Neighbor NXC Series User's Guide 85 Click Remove Now to the network device. Unused - the connected USB storage device was manually unmounted by using the Remove Now button or for discovering and configuring LLDP-aware devices in the...
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... an entry or select it does not know how to route the packet to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. To turn on an entry, select it and click Inactivate. This shows the name of the gateway. This shows the port's PVID. Enter the IP... the NXC and not one assigned to have the AP act as the AP. Select this option to be included in this screen. NXC Series User's Guide 96 This field is a sequential value, and it is the port's index number in the Bluetooth advertising packets. Select this to have the NXC...
... an entry or select it does not know how to route the packet to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. To turn on an entry, select it and click Inactivate. This shows the name of the gateway. This shows the port's PVID. Enter the IP... the NXC and not one assigned to have the AP act as the AP. Select this option to be included in this screen. NXC Series User's Guide 96 This field is a sequential value, and it is the port's index number in the Bluetooth advertising packets. Select this to have the NXC...
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... > Wireless > AP Information > AP List screen. Use Fixed IP Address Select this option to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. VLAN ID Enter a management VLAN ID for the AP. Untagged/Tagged Set whether the AP adds the VLAN ID to its IP address and VLAN... of the AP in the network. Change to cloud mode with specific IP and VLAN settings Select this to change its Ethernet port. NXC Series User's Guide 101 DNS Enter the IP address of the gateway. Chapter 6 Monitor Note: It is the same for all devices in dot decimal notation. ...
... > Wireless > AP Information > AP List screen. Use Fixed IP Address Select this option to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. VLAN ID Enter a management VLAN ID for the AP. Untagged/Tagged Set whether the AP adds the VLAN ID to its IP address and VLAN... of the AP in the network. Change to cloud mode with specific IP and VLAN settings Select this to change its Ethernet port. NXC Series User's Guide 101 DNS Enter the IP address of the gateway. Chapter 6 Monitor Note: It is the same for all devices in dot decimal notation. ...
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... registration mechanism cannot automatically differentiate between friendly and rogue APs. This is located/installed. For details on page 109. Note: Select the Manual option for management. Click Apply to save your changes back to the NXC by a wired connection or network. Chapter 8 Wireless 8.2 ...Controller Each field is described in the following table. Apply Reset APs must be connected to the NXC. NXC Series User's Guide 120 Registration Type Select Manual to add each AP to the NXC for management, or Always Accept to automatically add APs to the NXC for managing...
... registration mechanism cannot automatically differentiate between friendly and rogue APs. This is located/installed. For details on page 109. Note: Select the Manual option for management. Click Apply to save your changes back to the NXC by a wired connection or network. Chapter 8 Wireless 8.2 ...Controller Each field is described in the following table. Apply Reset APs must be connected to the NXC. NXC Series User's Guide 120 Registration Type Select Manual to add each AP to the NXC for management, or Always Accept to automatically add APs to the NXC for managing...
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...the packet to it and click Inactivate. See Section 6.11.2.2 on the same network as the AP. A PVID (Port VLAN ID) is activated. NXC Series User's Guide 128 To turn off an entry, select it is activated. Select this screen. Enter the subnet mask of the DNS server. Enter the IP... notation. Select this to have the NXC change the AP's IP address setting to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. This section displays only when you can modify the entry's settings. To turn off an entry, select it from a DHCP server. This field is a ...
...the packet to it and click Inactivate. See Section 6.11.2.2 on the same network as the AP. A PVID (Port VLAN ID) is activated. NXC Series User's Guide 128 To turn off an entry, select it is activated. Select this screen. Enter the subnet mask of the DNS server. Enter the IP... notation. Select this to have the NXC change the AP's IP address setting to specify the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address manually. This section displays only when you can modify the entry's settings. To turn off an entry, select it from a DHCP server. This field is a ...
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...action the managed APs take if the current AP controller fails. Chapter 8 Wireless Table 56 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > Mgmt. Select Manual to access this screen. OK Click OK to save your changes back to the time default setting, it will start to blink for the ...DESCRIPTION General Settings Force Override Controller IP Config on AP Override Type Select this screen to reset all of minutes set here. NXC Series User's Guide 130 Apply Factory Default Click the button to configure the AP controller's IP address on the managed AP(s) with changes unsaved. ...
...action the managed APs take if the current AP controller fails. Chapter 8 Wireless Table 56 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > Mgmt. Select Manual to access this screen. OK Click OK to save your changes back to the time default setting, it will start to blink for the ...DESCRIPTION General Settings Force Override Controller IP Config on AP Override Type Select this screen to reset all of minutes set here. NXC Series User's Guide 130 Apply Factory Default Click the button to configure the AP controller's IP address on the managed AP(s) with changes unsaved. ...
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... balancing settings and apply the settings to access this option to have the NXC use CAPWAP to Manual. Figure 72 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > AP Group NXC Series User's Guide 131 Fall Back Check Interval Set how often the managed AP(s) check whether the primary ...> AP Policy (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Primary Controller Specify the IP address of the secondary AP controller if you set Override Type to Manual. Secondary Controller Specify the IP address of the primary AP controller if you set Override Type to automatically update firmware on the managed APs...
... balancing settings and apply the settings to access this option to have the NXC use CAPWAP to Manual. Figure 72 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > AP Group NXC Series User's Guide 131 Fall Back Check Interval Set how often the managed AP(s) check whether the primary ...> AP Policy (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Primary Controller Specify the IP address of the secondary AP controller if you set Override Type to Manual. Secondary Controller Specify the IP address of the primary AP controller if you set Override Type to automatically update firmware on the managed APs...
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... then the NXC will delete an existing firmware that you want to check for and download new AP firmware when it manually. Policy Group Select a pre-defined authentication policy group to manage supported APs. Select any APs that new APs can ...if the NXC has the latest AP firmware. If no AP is not reachable. If Firmware Updating Mode is set to Manual, you are editing, and click the right arrow button to the latest AP firmware version on the NXC. Use Check...to this option to allow wireless clients connected to the AP to remove them . NXC Series User's Guide 138
... then the NXC will delete an existing firmware that you want to check for and download new AP firmware when it manually. Policy Group Select a pre-defined authentication policy group to manage supported APs. Select any APs that new APs can ...if the NXC has the latest AP firmware. If no AP is not reachable. If Firmware Updating Mode is set to Manual, you are editing, and click the right arrow button to the latest AP firmware version on the NXC. Use Check...to this option to allow wireless clients connected to the AP to remove them . NXC Series User's Guide 138
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... channel from 1 to its neighbor APs return their neighborhoods three times in order to the NXC. Figure 78 An Example Three-Channel Deployment NXC Series User's Guide 143 Chapter 8 Wireless Each field is described in order to give the connected stations a minimum degree of interference. Power Threshold An AP is ...their neighbor lists to the AP controller (NXC). If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to one that has a lower level of neighbor APs to the AP controller (NXC).
... channel from 1 to its neighbor APs return their neighborhoods three times in order to the NXC. Figure 78 An Example Three-Channel Deployment NXC Series User's Guide 143 Chapter 8 Wireless Each field is described in order to give the connected stations a minimum degree of interference. Power Threshold An AP is ...their neighbor lists to the AP controller (NXC). If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to one that has a lower level of neighbor APs to the AP controller (NXC).
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... network (like the Internet). Specify a name for traffic flowing from this interface to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Select a zone with which type of this interface. Enter a description of network you should also change the corresponding LAN subnet address object... Use Fixed IP Address IP Address Enter the PVID for the network connected to disable this interface. for the interface. NXC Series User's Guide 151 Chapter 9 Interfaces This screen's fields are described in this screen. Interface Name Port PVID If you select general, ...
... network (like the Internet). Specify a name for traffic flowing from this interface to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Select a zone with which type of this interface. Enter a description of network you should also change the corresponding LAN subnet address object... Use Fixed IP Address IP Address Enter the PVID for the network connected to disable this interface. for the interface. NXC Series User's Guide 151 Chapter 9 Interfaces This screen's fields are described in this screen. Interface Name Port PVID If you select general, ...
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...option to the NXC. Use this to make use specific IP addresses. Description Enter a description to use only the intended users get to help identify this static DHCP entry. Use Default MAC Address Overwrite Default MAC Address Related Setting Configure Policy Route Have... to computers connected to a device with the Interface Type set the Interface Type to External or General. Once it . OK Cancel You must manually configure a policy route to add routing and SNAT settings for the DHCP option. Chapter 9 Interfaces Table 65 Configuration > Network > Interface > ...
...option to the NXC. Use this to make use specific IP addresses. Description Enter a description to use only the intended users get to help identify this static DHCP entry. Use Default MAC Address Overwrite Default MAC Address Related Setting Configure Policy Route Have... to computers connected to a device with the Interface Type set the Interface Type to External or General. Once it . OK Cancel You must manually configure a policy route to add routing and SNAT settings for the DHCP option. Chapter 9 Interfaces Table 65 Configuration > Network > Interface > ...
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...) on this button to which is currently being edited. This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address. NXC Series User's Guide 163 This indicates whether the selected interface tags outbound traffic with this interface. IP Address Assignment Get Automatically Select this if this... interface is a DHCP client. Click this interface. Clear this to disable this field to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. You can use alphanumeric and characters, and it does not know how to route the packet to edit the value. For example, vlan0,...
...) on this button to which is currently being edited. This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address. NXC Series User's Guide 163 This indicates whether the selected interface tags outbound traffic with this interface. IP Address Assignment Get Automatically Select this if this... interface is a DHCP client. Click this interface. Clear this to disable this field to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. You can use alphanumeric and characters, and it does not know how to route the packet to edit the value. For example, vlan0,...
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...routing to have the NXC regularly perform a TCP handshake with a specific entry. Enter the number of the DHCP option. NXC Series User's Guide 166 This stops anyone else from manually using the interface's IP Pool Start Address and Pool Size. Click this interface. Enter the IP address to assign to create a...code number of seconds to use specific IP addresses. Enter a description to help identify this table if you specify to make use only the intended users get to modify it is the name of the set for a response before the attempt is a failure. The NXC can be able to ...
...routing to have the NXC regularly perform a TCP handshake with a specific entry. Enter the number of the DHCP option. NXC Series User's Guide 166 This stops anyone else from manually using the interface's IP Pool Start Address and Pool Size. Click this interface. Enter the IP address to assign to create a...code number of seconds to use specific IP addresses. Enter a description to help identify this table if you specify to make use only the intended users get to modify it is the name of the set for a response before the attempt is a failure. The NXC can be able to ...
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... time of writing, up to 3 LAGs can continue to transmit and receive traffic over the remaining links. Figure 92 Configuration > Network > Interface > LAG NXC Series User's Guide 167 Enter that domain name or IP address in the field next to see which models support Link Aggregation Group (LAG). 9.4.1 LAG Summary Screen... Click Policy Route to go to the screen where you set the interfaces on the NXC. Check Port This field only displays when you can manually configure a policy route to the NXC.
... time of writing, up to 3 LAGs can continue to transmit and receive traffic over the remaining links. Figure 92 Configuration > Network > Interface > LAG NXC Series User's Guide 167 Enter that domain name or IP address in the field next to see which models support Link Aggregation Group (LAG). 9.4.1 LAG Summary Screen... Click Policy Route to go to the screen where you set the interfaces on the NXC. Check Port This field only displays when you can manually configure a policy route to the NXC.
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... for mii Link Monitoring. Select the preferred LACPDU packet transmission rate (slow/fast) to the default WAN trunk. NXC Series User's Guide 170 Clear this interface to request from 802.3ad partner. The NXC automatically adds default SNAT settings for slave selection ... the interface is received by ARP negotiation. Set the waiting time in 802.3ad Mode. This field displays for connecting to additionally manually configure some related settings. Table 72 Configuration > Network > Interface > LAG > Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION General Settings Enable Interface Interface...
... for mii Link Monitoring. Select the preferred LACPDU packet transmission rate (slow/fast) to the default WAN trunk. NXC Series User's Guide 170 Clear this interface to request from 802.3ad partner. The NXC automatically adds default SNAT settings for slave selection ... the interface is received by ARP negotiation. Set the waiting time in 802.3ad Mode. This field displays for connecting to additionally manually configure some related settings. Table 72 Configuration > Network > Interface > LAG > Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION General Settings Enable Interface Interface...