ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

 Chapter 3 Tutorials

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

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. 

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.

You can switch the NWA to standalone AP mode by pressing the reset button on 
the casing (NWA-3500 only). Previous configurations are lost. 

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.

Figure 48   Tutorial: Managed AP

Select Managed AP and enter the IP addresses of the NWA primary and 
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.

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.

You must now add the NWA managed APs to the controller’s managed AP list.