ZyXEL Communications NWA1100-N User Manual

NWA1100-N User’s Guide

This chapter first provides an overview of how to configure the wireless LAN on your NWA, and then 
gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your NWA for some example scenarios. 

This section illustrates how to choose which wireless operating mode to use on the NWA and how to 
set up the wireless LAN in each wireless mode. See 

 for links to more 

information on each step.

• Use Access Point operating mode if you want to allow wireless clients to access your wired 

network, all using the same security and Quality of Service (QoS) settings. See 

 for details.

• Use Bridge / Repeater operating mode if you want to use the NWA to communicate with other 

access points. See 

 for details.

• Use AP + Bridge operating mode if you want to use the NWA as an access point (see above) 

while also communicating with other access points. See 

 for details.

• Use Wireless Client operating mode if you want to use the NWA to access a wireless network. 

See 

 for details.

The NWA is a bridge when other APs access your wired Ethernet network through the NWA.

• Use MBSSID (Multiple Basic Service Set Identifier) operating mode if you want to use the NWA 

as an access point with some groups of users having different security or QoS settings from other 
groups of users. See 

 for details.

The following figure shows the steps you should take to configure the wireless settings according to 
the operating mode you select. Use the Web Configurator to set up your NWA’s wireless network