ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 Series Network Card User Manual


 
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 ....................................................................................................... 34
1.2.3 AP + Bridge ................................................................................................................ 35
1.2.4 MBSSID ..................................................................................................................... 36
1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles .................................................................................... 37
1.3 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device .................................................................................... 38
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device ..................................................................... 38
1.5 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................ 38
1.6 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 2
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................41
2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 41
2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device ................................................................................................ 42
2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults ...................................................................... 43
2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 43
Chapter 3
Status Screens ........................................................................................................................45