Chapter 4 Management Mode

Click MGNT MODE in the NWA’s navigation menu. The following screen displays.

Figure 19 The Management Mode Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8 The Management Mode Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

AP Controller

Select this to manage other APs (in Managed AP mode) via this

 

NWA. As of writing, the NWA can manage other ZyXEL APs only.

 

When you select this and click Apply, you are logged out of the

 

Web Configurator and have to log in again. The screens vary from

 

the default standalone mode to include the controller AP menus.

 

 

Standalone AP

Select this to manage the NWA using its own web configurator,

 

neither managing nor managed by other devices.

 

 

Managed AP

Select this to have the NWA managed by another NWA on your

 

network.

 

When you do this, the NWA can be configured ONLY by the

 

management AP.

 

If you do not have an AP controller on your network and want to

 

return the NWA to standalone mode, you must use its physical

 

RESET button (NWA-3500 only). All settings are returned to their

 

default values.

 

Note: When you set the NWA to Managed AP mode, it

 

becomes a DHCP client. To discover its new IP

 

address, check the DHCP server on your network. If

 

your network has no DHCP server, the NWA’s IP

 

address remains the same. You can also check the

 

Controller > AP Lists screen of the AP controller on

 

your network.

 

 

Auto AP Controller IP

Check this is you want to send a request (to be managed) to any

(DCHP Server Option

AP controller within broadcast range.

43 setting required)

 

 

 

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