Chapter 1 Introduction

1.2 Applications

Your can have the following networks on the NWA1300-NJ:

•Wired. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet port of the NWA1300- NJ so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet.

•Wireless. Wireless clients can connect to the NWA1300-NJ to access network resources and the Internet.

Figure 1 NWA1300-NJ Applications

WLAN

WAN

LAN

1.3 Ways to Manage the NWA1300-NJ

Use any of the following methods to manage the NWA1300-NJ.

•ENC. You can use a computer with the Enterprise Network Center (ENC) installed to provision and manage multiple NWA1300-NJs at the same time. The ENC supports DHCP option 224 which allows the ENC to discover and provision the NWA1300-NJ automatically.

•Web Configurator. This is for everyday management of the NWA1300-NJ using a (supported) web browser. By default, the NWA1300-NJ is in DHCP client mode. You need to connect the NWA1300-NJ to a DHCP server to obtain an IP address first before accessing the web configurator.

•SNMP. The device can be monitored by an SNMP manager. See the SNMP chapter in this User’s Guide.

1.4Good Habits for Managing the NWA1300-NJ

Do the following things regularly to make the NWA1300-NJ more secure and to manage the NWA1300-NJ more effectively.

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