ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

 Chapter 3 Tutorials

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Use these links to find more information on the steps:

• Choosing 802.11 Mode: see 

• Choosing a wireless Channel ID: see 

• Selecting and configuring SSID profile(s): see 

 and 

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• Configuring and activating WDS Security: see 

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• Editing Security Profile(s): see 

• Configuring an external RADIUS server: see 

• Configuring and activating the internal AUTH. SERVER: see 

• Configuring Layer 2 Isolation: see 

• Configuring MAC Filtering: see 

In this example, you have been using your NWA as an access point for your office 
network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your NWA 
in Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use 
of the MBSSID feature (see 

) to provide multiple 

wireless networks. Each wireless network will cater for a different type of user.

You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network 
with all the same settings you already have, another wireless network with high 
QoS settings for Voice over IP (VoIP) users, and a guest network that allows 
visitors to your office to access only the Internet and the network printer.

To do this, you will take the following steps:

Change the operating mode from Access Point to MBSSID and reactivate the 
standard network.

Configure a wireless network for VoIP users.

Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.