User`s guide

Chapter 3 Tutorial

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

3.1.3 Further Reading

Use these links to find more information on the steps:

• Choosing 802.11 Mode: see Section 8.7.1 on page 113.

• Choosing a wireless Channel ID: see Section 8.7.1 on page 113.

• Selecting and configuring SSID profile(s): see Section 8.7.1 on page 113 and Section

10.2.1 on page 142.

• Configuring and activating WDS Security (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 only): see

Section 8.7.3 on page 116.

• Editing Security Profile(s): see Section 9.9 on page 128.

• Configuring an external RADIUS server: see Section 9.11 on page 136.

• Configuring and activating the internal AUTH. SERVER: see Section 9.4.1 on page 125

and Chapter 15 on page 177.

• Configuring Layer 2 Isolation: see Section 11.3 on page 149.

• Configuring MAC Filtering: see Section 11.4 on page 152.

3.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks

In this example, you have been using your ZyXEL Device as an access point for your office

network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your ZyXEL Device in

Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the

MBSSID feature (see Section 10.1 on page 139) to provide multiple wireless networks. Each

wireless network will cater for a different type of user.

You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network with all the

same settings you already have, another wireless network with high Quality of Service (QoS)

settings for Voice over IP users, and a guest network that allows visitors to your office to

access only the Internet and the network printer.

To do this, you will take the following steps:

1 Change the operating mode from Access Point to MBSSID and reactivate the standard

network.

2 Configure a wireless network for Voice over IP users.

3 Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.

The following figure shows the multiple networks you want to set up. Your ZyXEL Device is

marked Z, the main network router is marked A, and your network printer is marked B.