ZyXEL Communications NWA-3550, NWA-3500 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About This User's Guide ..........................................................................................................		3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................		5
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................		7
Contents Overview ...................................................................................................................		9
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................		11
Part I: Introduction.................................................................................		21
Chapter 1
Introducing the NWA ..............................................................................................................		23
1.1	Introducing the NWA ...........................................................................................................	23
1.2	Applications for the NWA .....................................................................................................	23
	1.2.1 Access Point ..............................................................................................................	24
	1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater .......................................................................................................	24
	1.2.3 AP + Bridge ................................................................................................................	25
	1.2.4 MBSSID .....................................................................................................................	26
	1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles ....................................................................................	27
	1.2.6 Configuring Dual WLAN Adaptors ..............................................................................	28
1.3 CAPWAP .............................................................................................................................		28
1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA ...................................................................................................		29
1.5	Configuring Your NWA’s Security Features .........................................................................	30
	1.5.1 Control Access to Your Device ...................................................................................	30
	1.5.2 Wireless Security .......................................................................................................	30
1.6	Maintaining Your NWA .........................................................................................................	31
1.7	Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................	31
1.8	LEDs ....................................................................................................................................	32
Chapter 2
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................		35
2.1	Accessing the Web Configurator .........................................................................................	35
2.2	Resetting the NWA ..............................................................................................................	37
	2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults ......................................................................	37
2.3	Navigating the Web Configurator .........................................................................................	37

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NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide