AMX NXA-WAP250G manual Dhcp Server/NAT Setting, Wireless VAP #1 Setting

Initial Configuration

Also enter the IP address for the Domain Name Server (DNS) to be used for host-name to IP address resolution.

DHCP Server/NAT Setting

The NXA-WAP250G includes a DHCP server that can assign IP addresses to any wireless device. Addresses are assigned from a common address pool configured on the NXA-WAP250G. You can configure the address pool by specifying start and end IP addresses.

NAT is a standard method of mapping multiple “internal” IP addresses to one “external” IP address on devices at the edge of a network. For the NXA-WAP250G, the internal (local) IP addresses are the IP addresses assigned to wireless clients by the DHCP server, and the external IP address is the IP address assigned to the NXA-WAP250G itself. Note that the NXA-WAP250G IP address is always in a different subnet from the DHCP server pool. The NXA-WAP250G uses the NAT IP settings to route traffic from the wireless interface to the Ethernet network.

Click Next to proceed.

Step 3: Wireless VAP #1 Setting

The options on this page for VAP (Virtual Access Point) #1set the wireless Service Set Identifier (SSID) and wireless security encryption key for the VAP#1 network (FIG. 11).

FIG. 11 Setup Wizard - Setting the VAP#1 SSID and Security

It is recommended to restrict one VAP network for only AMX Control Panels and let all other wireless devices use the other VAP network or the second SSID.

VAP1 provides higher priority for wireless communications associated with this SSID, relative to the second SSID (VAP2).

Enter the SSID, or wireless network name, which all wireless stations must use to associate with the NXA-WAP250G. The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters (default: Wireless Network - 1).

The NXA-WAP250G offers two wireless security options;

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared Key (WPA-PSK)

Select the security you want to use and enter the appropriate encryption key (or select None for no security).

WEP Key - Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (0 to 9 and A to F) or 5 alphanumeric characters for 64 bit keys, 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 alphanumeric characters for 128 bit keys, and 32 hexadecimal digits or 16 alphanumeric characters for 152 bit keys (FIG. 12).

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