User`s guide

Table of Contents
ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................4
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 6
Contents Overview ................................................................................................................... 9
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................... 11
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... 21
List of Tables........................................................................................................................... 27
Part I: Introduction................................................................................. 31
Chapter 1
Introducing the ZyXEL Device............................................................................................... 33
1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ............................................................................................ 33
1.2 Applications for the ZyXEL Device ...................................................................................... 33
1.2.1 Access Point .............................................................................................................. 34
1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only) ................................................ 34
1.2.3 AP + Bridge (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only) ......................................................... 35
1.2.4 MBSSID ..................................................................................................................... 36
1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles .................................................................................... 37
1.3 CAPWAP (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only) ...................................................................... 38
1.4 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device .................................................................................... 38
1.5 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device ..................................................................... 38
1.6 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................ 39
1.6.1 Antennas .................................................................................................................... 39
1.7 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 2
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................ 43
2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 43
2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device ................................................................................................ 44
2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults ...................................................................... 45
2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 45