ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 User Manual
Chapter 20 Troubleshooting
ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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20.2 ZyXEL Device Access and Login
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I forgot the IP address for the ZyXEL Device.
1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.2.
2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the
2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the
ZyXEL Device by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer.
To do this in most Windows computers, click Start > Run, enter “cmd”, and then enter
“ipconfig”. The IP address of the Default Gateway might be the IP address of the
ZyXEL Device (it depends on the network), so enter this IP address in your Internet
browser.
To do this in most Windows computers, click Start > Run, enter “cmd”, and then enter
“ipconfig”. The IP address of the Default Gateway might be the IP address of the
ZyXEL Device (it depends on the network), so enter this IP address in your Internet
browser.
3 You can also use the following methods to access the web configurator:
• If you know your ZyXEL Device’s System Name, enter it in your browser’s URL bar.
The default System Name is NWA-Series. See
for information
on locating and changing the ZyXEL Device’s System Name.
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If you changed the System Name, and the new name is over 15 characters long,
you must enter NWA-Series instead.
you must enter NWA-Series instead.
• If you know your ZyXEL Device’s MAC (Media Access Control) address, enter its
last six characters in your browser’s URL bar, in the format zyxelXX:XX:XX, where
XX:XX:XX represents the MAC address characters. The MAC address is usually
printed on a label on the ZyXEL Device.
XX:XX:XX represents the MAC address characters. The MAC address is usually
printed on a label on the ZyXEL Device.
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The ZyXEL Device has two MAC addresses; one for the wired interface (LAN, or
Local Area Network) and one for the wireless interface (WLAN, or Wireless
Local Area Network). Use the LAN MAC address when accessing the ZyXEL
Device over the wired network, and use the WLAN MAC address when
accessing the ZyXEL Device over the wireless interface.
Local Area Network) and one for the wireless interface (WLAN, or Wireless
Local Area Network). Use the LAN MAC address when accessing the ZyXEL
Device over the wired network, and use the WLAN MAC address when
accessing the ZyXEL Device over the wireless interface.
4 If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See
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I forgot the password.
1 The default password is 1234.