ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual
Chapter 3 Tutorials
NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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Enable Redundancy. Then select Primary AP Controller and enter the IP
address of the secondary controller AP (required). Click Apply.
address of the secondary controller AP (required). Click Apply.
Note: Only NWAs in managed AP mode are visible to the controller AP.
3.6.5 Setting Your NWA in Managed AP Mode
After setting the NWAs (A and E) to controller AP modes, you can now transform
the NWAs (B, C and D) in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of your company building to
managed APs.
the NWAs (B, C and D) in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of your company building to
managed APs.
It is very important to note that once an NWA is in managed AP mode, its web
configurator cannot be viewed anymore. It cannot be accessed any other way
other than through its controller AP’s Web Configurator. The same rule applies to
its TELNET, FTP and SMNP features. To put it simply, the managed NWA is not
directly configurable. This is because its controller AP is continuously managing it.
configurator cannot be viewed anymore. It cannot be accessed any other way
other than through its controller AP’s Web Configurator. The same rule applies to
its TELNET, FTP and SMNP features. To put it simply, the managed NWA is not
directly configurable. This is because its controller AP is continuously managing it.
You can switch the NWA to standalone AP mode by pressing the reset button on
the casing (NWA-3500 only). Previous configurations are lost.
the casing (NWA-3500 only). Previous configurations are lost.
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To set your NWA in managed AP mode, open the MGNT screen in the Web
Configurator of the NWA that you want to serve as a managed AP.
Configurator of the NWA that you want to serve as a managed AP.
Figure 48 Tutorial: Managed AP
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Select Managed AP and enter the IP addresses of the NWA primary and
secondary controller AP (recommended). Click Apply.
secondary controller AP (recommended). Click Apply.
Note: DCHP Server Option 43 enables your managed AP to send a request to be
managed to controller APs that are within range, even if the controller AP
belongs to another network.
belongs to another network.
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You are logged out of the Web Configurator and the screen shows a message that
the device is rebooting. You lose access to the Web Configurator.
the device is rebooting. You lose access to the Web Configurator.