ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

Chapter 20 VLAN

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

This section provides some technical background information and configuration 
examples about the topics covered in this chapter.

The NWA supports IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging. Tagged VLAN uses an explicit tag 
(VLAN ID) in the MAC header of a frame to identify VLAN membership. The NWA 
can identify VLAN tags for incoming Ethernet frames and add VLAN tags to 
outgoing Ethernet frames.

Note: You must connect the NWA to a VLAN-aware device that is a member of the 

management VLAN in order to perform management. See the Configuring 
Management VLAN example BEFORE you configure the VLAN screens.

This section shows you how to create a VLAN on an Ethernet switch.

By default, the port on the NWA is a member of the management VLAN (VLAN ID 
1). The following procedure shows you how to configure a tagged VLAN.

Note: Use the out-of-band management port or console port to configure the switch if 

you misconfigure the management VLAN and lock yourself out from performing 
in-band management.

Name

Type a name to have the NWA check for specific VLAN attributes on 
incoming messages from the RADIUS server. Access-accept packets 
sent by the RADIUS server contain VLAN related attributes. The 
configured Name fields are checked against these attributes. If a 
configured Name field matches these attributes, the corresponding 
VLAN ID is added to packets sent from this user to the LAN. 
If the VLAN-related attributes sent by the RADIUS server do not 
match a configured Name field, a wireless station is assigned the 
wireless VLAN ID associated with its SSID (unless the Block station 
if RADIUS server assign VLAN error! check box is selected). 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the NWA.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 79   VLAN > RADIUS VLAN