ZyXEL Communications NWA1121NI User Manual
Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA1121-NI
NWA1121-NI User’s Guide
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between associated wireless clients and the wired LAN. Clients A, B and C access the AP and the
wired network behind the AP throught repeaters Z and Y.
wired network behind the AP throught repeaters Z and Y.
Figure 4
Repeater Application
When the NWA1121-NI is in Repeater mode, universal repeater security between the NWA1121-NI
and other repeater is independent of the security between the wireless clients and the AP or
repeater. If you do not enable universal repeater security, traffic between APs is not encrypted.
When universal repeater security is enabled, both APs and repeaters must use the same pre-shared
key. See
and other repeater is independent of the security between the wireless clients and the AP or
repeater. If you do not enable universal repeater security, traffic between APs is not encrypted.
When universal repeater security is enabled, both APs and repeaters must use the same pre-shared
key. See
for more details.
Once the security settings of peer sides match one another, the connection between devices is
made.
made.
At the time of writing, universal repeater security is compatible with the NWA1121-NI only.
1.3 Ways to Manage the NWA1121-NI
Use any of the following methods to manage the NWA1121-NI.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the NWA1121-NI using a
(supported) web browser.
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for firmware upgrades and configuration backup and restore.
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). The device can be monitored by an SNMP
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). The device can be monitored by an SNMP
manager.