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Introducing the NWA

This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the NWA. It also introduces the ways you can manage the NWA.

1.1 Introducing the NWA

Your NWA extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users.

It is highly versatile, supporting multiple BSSIDs simultaneously. The Quality of Service (QoS) features allow you to prioritize time-sensitive or highly important applications such as VoIP.

Multiple security profiles allow you to easily assign different types of security to groups of users. The NWA controls network access with MAC address filtering, rogue AP detection, layer 2 isolation and an internal authentication server. It also provides a high level of network traffic security, supporting IEEE 802.1x, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 and WEP data encryption.

At the time of writing, this guide covers the following models.

Table 2 Models Covered

NWA-3500

NWA-3550

Your NWA is easy to install, configure and use. The embedded Web-based configurator enables simple, straightforward management and maintenance.

See the Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to make hardware connections.

1.2 Applications for the NWA

The NWA can be configured to use the following WLAN operating modes:

 

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NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide