ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 User Manual

Chapter 19 Maintenance

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a 
"*.bin" extension, for example "NWA-3160.bin". The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext 
Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will 
reboot.  See the Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance chapter for upgrading firmware 
using FTP/TFTP commands.
Click MAINTENANCE > F/W Upload. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload 
firmware to your ZyXEL Device. 

Figure 151   Firmware Upload

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 90   Channel Usage

SSID

This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure 

wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our 

purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that uses 

an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service Set 

(IBSS)) as one that doesn’t. See the chapter on wireless configuration for more 

information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service sets (ESS).

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless 

network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an Ad-Hoc wireless network.

Channel 

This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in 

an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless 

network.

Signal

This field displays the strength of the AP’s signal. If you must choose a channel 

that’s currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for minimum 

interference.

Network Mode

“Network mode” in this screen refers to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer 

to the Wireless LAN chapter) and security setup. 

Refresh

Click Refresh to reload the screen. 

Table 91   Firmware Upload

File Path 

Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... 

to find it.