ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 User Manual

 Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

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 for information on the other labels in this screen.

Output Power

Set the output power of the ZyXEL Device in this field. If there is a high density 

of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the ZyXEL Device to reduce 

interference with other APs. Select from 100% (Full Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5% 

and Minimum. See the product specifications for more information on your 

ZyXEL Device’s output power.

Enable WDS Security Select this to turn on security for the ZyXEL Device’s Wireless Distribution 

System (WDS). A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection 

between two or more APs. If you do not select the check box, traffic between 

APs is not encrypted.

When you enable WDS security, also do the following:
•

Select the type of security you want to use (TKIP or AES) to secure traffic 

on your WDS. 

•

Enter a pre-shared key in the PSK field for each access point in your WDS. 

Each access point can use a different pre-shared key.

•

Configure WDS security and the relevant PSK in each of your other access 

point(s).

TKIP (ZyAIR Series 

Compatible)

Select this to enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your 

WDS. This option is compatible with other ZyXEL access points including  that 

support WDS security. Use this if the other access points on your network 

support WDS security but do not have an AES option.

AES

Select this to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your 

WDS. AES provides superior security to TKIP. Use AES if the other access 

points on your network support it for the WDS.

#

This is the index number of the bridge connection.

Active

Select the check box to enable the bridge connection. Otherwise, clear the 

check box to disable it.

Remote Bridge MAC 

Address

Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format, that 

is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.

PSK

Type a pre-shared key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters 

(including spaces and symbols). You must also set the peer device to use the 

same pre-shared key. Each peer device can use a different pre-shared key.

Table 37   Wireless: Bridge/Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)