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NWA-3160 Series
Users Guide
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About This User's Guide
Document Conventions
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Safety Warnings
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Contents Overview
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Table of Contents
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Part II: The Web Configurator............................................................... 95
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Part III: Troubleshooting and Specifications..................................... 233
Part IV: Appendices and Index ........................................................... 249
List of Figures
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List of Tables
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PART I
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CHAPTER 1
Introducing the ZyXEL Device
1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
1.2 Applications for the ZyXEL Device
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1.2.1 Access Point
1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
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1.2.4 MBSSID
1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles
1.3 CAPWAP (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
1.4 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device
1.5 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device
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Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
Figure 7 LEDs
Table 2 LEDs
Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
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Table 2 LEDs (continued)
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CHAPTER 2
Introducing the Web Configurator
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2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator
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2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device
2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults
2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator
CHAPTER 3
Tutorial
3.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN
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3.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode
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3.1.3 Further Reading
3.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks
3.2.1 Change the Operating Mode
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3.2.2 Configure the VoIP Network
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3.2.3 Configure the Guest Network
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3.2.4 Testing the Wireless Networks
3.3 How to Set Up and Use Rogue AP Detection
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3.3.1 Set Up and Save a Friendly AP list
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3.3.2 Activate Periodic Rogue AP Detection
3.3.3 Set Up E-mail Logs
3.3.4 Configure Your Other Access Points
3.3.5 Test the Setup
3.4 Using Multiple MAC Filters and L-2 Isolation Profiles
3.4.1 Scenario
3.4.2 Your Requirements
3.4.3 Setup
3.4.4 Configure the SERVER_1 Network
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3.4.5 Configure the SERVER_2 Network
3.4.6 Checking your Settings and Testing the Configuration
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CHAPTER 4
Status Screens
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4.1 The Status Screen
Chapter 4 Status Screens
Figure 43 The Status Screen
Table 10 The Status Screen
Chapter 4 Status Screens
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Table 10 The Status Screen
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CHAPTER 5
Management Mode
CM1 M2 M3 M4
5.1 About CAPWAP
5.1.1 CAPWAP Discovery and Management
5.1.2 CAPWAP and DHCP
5.1.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets
5.1.4 Notes on CAPWAP
5.2 The Management Mode Screen
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CHAPTER 6
AP Controller Mode (NWA-3160 Only)
6.1 Status Screen
The following table describes the new labels in this screen.
6.1.1 The AP List Status Screen
Figure 48 AP List Status
Table 12 AP Controller: the Status Screen
Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode (NWA-3160 Only)
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6.1.2 The AP Statistics Screen
Figure 49 AP Statistics
Table 13 AP List Status
Table 14 AP Statistics
6.1.3 The AP Association List Screen
6.1.4 The SSID Information Screen
6.2 Navigation Bar
6.3 The Controller Screens
6.3.1 The AP Lists Screen
Table 17 Navigation Bar Labels
Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode (NWA-3160 Only)
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Figure 53 The Controller > AP Lists Screen
Table 18 The Controller > AP Lists Screen
6.3.2 The AP Lists Edit Screen
Figure 54 The Controller > AP Lists > Edit Screen
Table 18 The Controller > AP Lists Screen
Table 19 The Controller > AP Lists > Edit Screen
Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode (NWA-3160 Only)
6.3.3 The Configuration Screen
Figure 55 The Controller > Configuration Screen
Table 19 The Controller > AP Lists > Edit Screen
Table 20 The Controller > Configuration Screen
6.4 The Profile Edit Screens
6.4.1 The Radio Profile Screen
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Table 22 The Profile Edit > Radio > Edit Screen
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PART II
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CHAPTER 7
System Screens
7.1 System Overview
This section provides information on general system setup.
7.2 Configuring General Setup
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Chapter 7 System Screens
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Figure 59 SYSTEM > Password.
Table 24 Password
7.4 Configuring Time Setting
Chapter 7 System Screens
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Table 25 SYSTEM > Time Setting
7.5 Pre-defined NTP Time Servers List
CHAPTER 8
Wireless Configuration
8.1 Wireless LAN Overview
8.1.1 BSS
8.1.2 ESS
8.2 Wireless LAN Basics
8.3 Quality of Service
8.3.1 WMM QoS
8.3.2 ATC
8.3.3 ATC+WMM
8.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS)
8.3.5 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoS
8.4 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
8.4.1 Rapid STP
8.4.2 STP Terminology
8.4.3 How STP Works
8.4.4 STP Port States
8.5 DFS
8.6 Wireless Screen Overview
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The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
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Table 35 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163)
8.7.2 Access Point Mode: NWA-3165
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Figure 65 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3165)
Table 35 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163)
Table 36 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3165)
Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
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Table 36 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3165)
8.7.3 Bridge/Repeater Mode (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
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Figure 69 Wireless: Bridge/Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen.
Table 37 Wireless: Bridge/Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
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CHAPTER 9
Wireless Security Configuration
9.1 Wireless Security Overview
9.1.1 Encryption
9.1.2 Restricted Access
9.2 802.1x Overview
9.3 EAP Authentication Overview
9.4 Introduction to WPA
9.4.1 User Authentication
9.4.2 Encryption
9.4.3 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example
9.5 WPA(2) with External RADIUS Application Example
9.6 Security Modes
The following table describes the security modes you can configure.
9.7 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
9.8 Wireless Security Effectiveness
9.9 Configuring Security
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9.9.1 Security: WEP
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Figure 75 WIRELESS > Security: WEP
9.9.2 Security: 802.1x Only
Select 802.1x-Only in the Security Mode field to display the following screen.
Table 41 Security: WEP
9.9.3 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit
Figure 77 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit
Table 43 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit
Chapter 9 Wireless Security Configuration
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9.9.4 Security: WPA
Select WPA in the Security Mode field to display the following screen.
Select WPA2 or WPA2-MIX in the Security Mode field to display the following screen.
Figure 78 Security: WPA
9.9.5 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX
The following table describes the labels not previously discussed
Table 45 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX
Chapter 9 Wireless Security Configuration
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9.9.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX
Figure 80 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
The following table describes the labels not previously discussed
Table 46 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
9.10 Introduction to RADIUS
9.11 Configuring RADIUS
Chapter 9 Wireless Security Configuration
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Table 47 RADIUS
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CHAPTER 10
MBSSID and SSID
10.1 Wireless LAN Infrastructures
10.1.1 MBSSID
10.1.2 Notes on Multiple BSS
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Chapter 10 MBSSID and SSID
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 48 Wireless: Multiple BSS
10.2 SSID
10.2.1 The SSID Screen
Chapter 10 MBSSID and SSID
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Figure 84 SSID
10.2.2 Configuring SSID
Each SSID profile references the settings configured in the following screens:
Table 49 SSID
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Chapter 10 MBSSID and SSID
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Table 50 Configuring SSID
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CHAPTER 11
Other Wireless Configuration
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11.1 Layer-2 Isolation Introduction
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11.3 Configuring Layer-2 Isolation
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11.3.1 Layer-2 Isolation Examples
The following section shows you example layer-2 isolation configurations on the ZyXEL Device (A).
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11.4 The MAC Filter Screen
11.4.1 Configuring MAC Filtering
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11.5 Configuring Roaming
11.5.1 Requirements for Roaming
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CHAPTER 12
IP Screen
12.1 Factory Ethernet Defaults
12.2 TCP/IP Parameters
12.2.1 WAN IP Address Assignment
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12.3 Configuring IP Settings
CHAPTER 13
Rogue AP
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13.1 Rogue AP Introduction
13.2 Rogue AP Examples
13.2.1 Honeypot Attack
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13.3.1 Rogue AP: Configuration
13.3.2 Rogue AP: Friendly AP
13.3.3 Rogue AP List
Chapter 13 Rogue AP
Figure 101 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP
Table 59 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP
CHAPTER 14
Remote Management Screens
14.1 Remote Management Overview
14.1.1 Remote Management Limitations
14.1.2 System Timeout
14.2 Configuring Telnet
Click the REMOTE MGNT > TELNET. The following screen displays.
Chapter 14 Remote Management Screens
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14.3 Configuring FTP
Figure 104 Remote Management: FTP
Table 61 Remote Management: Telnet
Table 62 Remote Management: FTP
14.4 Configuring WWW
To change your ZyXEL Devices World Wide Web settings, click REMOTE MGNT > WWW.
Figure 105 Remote Management: WWW
Table 62 Remote Management: FTP
Table 63 Remote Management: WWW
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14.5.1 Supported MIBs
Chapter 14 Remote Management Screens
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14.5.2 SNMP Traps
The ZyXEL Device can send the following traps to the SNMP manager.
14.6 SNMP Trap Interface Index
Table 64 SNMP Traps
Table 65 SNMP Interface Index to Physical and Virtual Port Mapping
14.6.1 SNMP v3 and Security
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14.6.2 Configuring SNMP
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Figure 107 Remote Management: SNMP
Table 66 Remote Management: SNMP
Figure 108 Remote Management: SNMPv3 User Profile
Table 66 Remote Management: SNMP
Chapter 14 Remote Management Screens
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Table 67 Remote Management: SNMP User Profile
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CHAPTER 15
Internal RADIUS Server
15.1 Internal RADIUS Overview
15.2 Internal RADIUS Server Setting
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Chapter 15 Internal RADIUS Server
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15.3 Trusted AP Overview
Table 68 Internal RADIUS Server Setting Screen Setting (continued)
15.4 Configuring Trusted AP
15.5 Configuring Trusted Users
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
CHAPTER 16
Certificates
16.1 Certificates Overview
16.1.1 Advantages of Certificates
16.2 Self-signed Certificates
16.3 Verifying a Certificate
16.3.1 Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer
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Figure 115 My Certificates
Table 71 My Certificates
16.6 Certificate File Formats
16.7 Importing a Certificate
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16.8 Creating a Certificate
Table 73 My Certificate Create (continued)
16.9 My Certificate Details
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Chapter 16 Certificates
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Table 74 My Certificate Details (continued)
16.10 Trusted CAs
Figure 119 Trusted CA s
Table 74 My Certificate Details (continued)
Chapter 16 Certificates
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16.11 Importing a Trusted CAs Certificate
Table 75 Trusted CAs
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16.12 Trusted CA Certificate Details
Chapter 16 Certificates
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Figure 121 Trusted CA Details
Table 77 Trusted CA Details
Table 77 Trusted CA Details (continued)
Chapter 16 Certificates
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Table 77 Trusted CA Details (continued)
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Log Screens
17.1 Configuring View Log
17.2 Configuring Log Settings
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Chapter 17 Log Screens
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Figure 123 Log Settings
Table 79 Log Settings
17.3 Example Log Messages
This section provides descriptions of some example log messages.
Table 79 Log Settings
Table 80 System Maintenance Logs
Chapter 17 Log Screens
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Table 81 ICMP Notes
Table 80 System Maintenance Logs
17.4 Log Commands
17.4.1 Configuring What You Want the ZyXEL Device to Log
17.4.2 Displaying Logs
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CHAPTER 18
VLAN
18.1 VLAN
18.1.1 Management VLAN ID
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18.2.2 RADIUS VLAN
Click VLAN > RADIUS VLAN. The following screen appears.
18.2.3 Configuring Management VLAN Example
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18.2.5 Second Rx VLAN ID Example
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Maintenance
19.1 Maintenance Overview
19.2 System Status Screen (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
19.2.1 System Statistics
19.3 Association List
19.4 Channel Usage (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
19.5 F/W Upload Screen
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19.6.1 Backup Configuration
19.6.2 Restore Configuration
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19.7 Restart Screen
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Troubleshooting
20.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs
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20.3 Internet Access
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20.4 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting
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CHAPTER 21
Product Specifications
The following tables summarize the ZyXEL Devices hardware and firmware features.
Chapter 21 Product Specifications
Chapter 21 Product Specifications
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Table 94 Firmware Specifications
Wall-mounting Instructions
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PART IV
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APPENDIX A
Setting up Your Computers IP Address
Windows 95/98/Me
Installing Components
Configuring
Windows 2000/NT/XP
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Macintosh OS 8/9
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Macintosh OS X
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APPENDIX B
Wireless LANs
Wireless LAN Topologies
Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration
BSS
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Channel
RTS/CTS
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Fragmentation Threshold
Preamble Type
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IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN
Wireless Security Overview
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IEEE 802.1x
RADIUS
Types of RADIUS Messages
Types of EAP Authentication
EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)
EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)
EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)
PEAP (Protected EAP)
LEAP
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WPA and WPA2
Encryption
User Authentication
Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example
WPA(2)-PSK Application Example
Security Parameters Summary
Antenna Overview
Antenna Characteristics
Frequency
Radiation Pattern
Antenna Gain
Types of Antennas for WLAN
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APPENDIX C
Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions
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Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers
Disable pop-up Blockers
Enable pop-up Blockers with Exceptions
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JavaScripts
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APPENDIX D
IP Addresses and Subnetting
Introduction to IP Addresses
Structure
Subnet Masks
Network Size
Notation
Subnetting
Example: Four Subnets
Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting
Example: Eight Subnets
Table 110 Subnet 2
Table 111 Subnet 3
Table 112 Subnet 4
Table 113 Eight Subnets
Subnet Planning
The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number.
The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number.
Table 113 Eight Subnets (continued)
Table 114 24-bit Network Number Subnet Planning
Configuring IP Addresses
Private IP Addresses
APPENDIX E
Text File Based Auto Configuration
Text File Based Auto Configuration Overview
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Auto Configuration by DHCP
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Manual Configuration
Configuration Via SNMP
Verifying Your Configuration File Upload Via SNMP
Troubleshooting Via SNMP
Configuration File Format
Configuration File Rules
Wcfg Command Configuration File Examples
Appendix E Text File Based Auto Configuration
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Figure 196 802.1X Configuration File Example
Figure 197 WPA-PSK Configuration File Example
Wlan Command Configuration File Example
Appendix E Text File Based Auto Configuration
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Figure 199 Wlan Configuration File Example
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APPENDIX F
Legal Information
Copyright
Certifications
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ZyXEL Limited Warranty
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APPENDIX G
Customer Support
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