User Guide

System Configuration

NXA-WAP250G 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point

The displayed items on this page can be described as follows:

 WPA-PSK Status – Enables WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security on the VAP interface. When

enabled, WEP clients are not supported. (Default: Disabled).

 Authentication – Selects WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security.

 Key Cipher Mode – Selects the encryption cipher to use for multicast and unicast data traffic:

 Auto – Uses TKIP for the multicast cipher and TKIP or AES for the unicast cipher

depending on the capability of associated clients.

 AES – Uses AES keys for both multicast and unicast encryption.

 TKIP – Uses TKIP keys for both multicast and unicast encryption.

 WPA-PSK Key – Enter a key as an easy-to-remember form of letters and numbers. The key

must be from 8 to 63 characters, which can include spaces. All wireless clients must be

configured with the same key to communicate with the VAP interface.

Network Settings

The NXA-WAP250G supports DHCP client, DHCP server and Network Address Translation (NAT).

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is also supported for users that have an IP address

assigned automatically from an Internet service provider (ISP) through an ADSL modem.

DHCP Client

Configuring the NXA-WAP250G with an IP address enables you to manage the NXA-WAP250G from

any PC in the attached network. A number of NXA-WAP250G features depend on IP addressing to

operate.

By default, the NXA-WAP250G is configured with the IP address 192.168.1.240, with the DHCP client

disabled (FIG. 26).

You can connect to the web browser interface to access IP addressing only if the

NXA-WAP250G already has an IP address that is reachable through your network.

FIG. 26 DHCP Client Settings