ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual

 Chapter 8 Wireless Screen

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Use this screen to have the NWA act as a wireless network bridge / repeater and 
establish wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the 
peer device, which also must be in bridge / repeater mode.

MCS Table

The MCS Rate table is available only when 802.11n/g or 802.11n/
a is selected as the 802.11 Radio Mode.

IEEE 802.11n supports many different data rates which are called 
MCS rates. MCS stands for Modulation and Coding Scheme. This is an 
802.11n feature that increases the wireless network performance in 
terms of throughput. 

For each MCS Rate (0-15), select either Enable (default) to have the 
NWA use the data rate. Select Disable if you do not want the NWA to 
use the data rate. 

Enable Antenna 
Diversity

(For NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 only)

Select this to use antenna diversity. Antenna diversity uses multiple 
antennas to reduce signal interference.

Enable Spanning 
Tree Control 
(STP)

(R)STP (

) detects and breaks network loops 

and provides backup links between switches, bridges or routers. It 
allows a bridge to interact with other (R)STP -compliant bridges in 
your network to ensure that only one path exists between any two 
stations on the network. Select the check box to activate STP on the 
NWA.

Enable Roaming

Roaming allows wireless stations to switch from one access point to 
another as they move from one coverage area to another. Select this 
checkbox to enable roaming on the NWA if you have two or more 
NWAs on the same subnet.

Note: All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must 

have the same SSID to allow roaming.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 23   Wireless: Access Point