ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

Chapter 5 Management Mode

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Use this screen to configure the NWA as a CAPWAP controller AP, a CAPWAP 
managed AP, or to use it in its default standalone mode.

Click MGNT MODE in the NWA’s navigation menu. The following screen displays.

Figure 58   Management Mode

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 10   Management Mode

AP Controller

Select this option to have the NWA act as a managing device for 
other NWAs on your network.

Standalone AP

Select this to manage the NWA using its own web configurator, 
neither managing nor managed by other devices.

Managed AP

Select this to have the NWA managed by another NWA on your 
network.

When you do this, the NWA can be configured ONLY by the 
management AP. If you do not have an AP controller on your 
network and want to return the NWA to standalone mode, you 
must use its physical RESET button. All settings are returned to 
their default values.

Options are:

• Auto AP Controller IP - Select this option to have the NWA 

issue a request to be managed by any available NWA-based 

AP controller within its broadcast radius.

• Manual AP Controller IP - Select this option if you know the 

IP address of the AP controller that you want to manage your 

NWA. You can assign a primary and secondary controller 

IP. At the very least, you need a primary IP.

When you set the NWA to Managed AP mode, it becomes a DHCP 
client. To discover its new IP address, check the DHCP server on 
your network. If your network has no DHCP server, the NWA’s IP 
address remains the same. You can also check the Controller > 
AP Lists screen of the AP controller on your network.