ZyXEL Communications NWA3000-N User Manual

 Chapter 1 Introduction

NWA3000-N Series User’s Guide

Here are some of the ways to start and stop the NWA3000-N series AP.

Always use Maintenance > Shutdown or the 

shutdown 

command 

before you turn off the NWA3000-N series AP or remove the power. Not 
doing so can cause the firmware to become corrupt.  

The NWA3000-N series AP does not stop or start the system processes when you 
apply configuration files or run shell scripts although you may temporarily lose 
access to network resources.

Table 3   Starting and Stopping the NWA3000-N series AP

Turning on the 
power

A cold start occurs when you turn on the power to the NWA3000-N 
series AP. The NWA3000-N series AP powers up, checks the 
hardware, and starts the system processes.

Rebooting the 
NWA3000-N series 
AP

A warm start (without powering down and powering up again) 
occurs when you use the Reboot button in the Reboot screen or 
when you use the 

reboot

 command. The NWA3000-N series AP 

writes all cached data to the local storage, stops the system 
processes, and then does a warm start. 

Using the RESET 
button

If you press the RESET button, the NWA3000-N series AP sets the 
configuration to its default values and then reboots.

Clicking 
Maintenance > 
Shutdown > 
Shutdown or 
using the 

shutdown 

command

Clicking Maintenance > Shutdown > Shutdown or using the 

shutdown

 command writes all cached data to the local storage and 

stops the system processes. Wait for the device to shut down and 
then manually turn off or remove the power. It does not turn off the 
power. 

Disconnecting the 
power

Power off occurs when you turn off the power to the NWA3000-N 
series AP. The NWA3000-N series AP simply turns off. It does not 
stop the system processes or write cached data to local storage.