ZyXEL Communications NWA3000-N User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

NWA3000-N Series User’s Guide

The NWA3000-N series AP can be configured to use the following operating modes

• Bridge  /  Repeater
• AP  +  Bridge
• MBSSID

Applications for each operating mode are shown below.

Note: A different channel should be configured for each WLAN interface to reduce the 

effects of radio interference.

The NWA3000-N series AP can act as a wireless network bridge and establish 
wireless links with other APs. In the figure below, the two NWA3000-N series APs 
(A and B) are connected to independent wired networks and have a bridge 
connection (A can communicate with B) at the same time. A NWA3000-N series AP 
in repeater mode (C) has no Ethernet connection. When the NWA3000-N series AP 
is in bridge mode, you should enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to prevent 
bridge loops.

When the NWA3000-N series AP is in Bridge / Repeater mode, security between 
APs (the Wireless Distribution System or WDS) is independent of the security 
between the wireless stations and the AP. If you do not enable WDS security, 
traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs 
must use the same pre-shared key. 

Once the security settings of peer sides match one another, the connection 
between devices is made.