ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

 Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Status

This displays whether the managed AP is active, not active or 
upgrading its firmware.

• Red: the AP is not active.
• Green: the AP is active.
• Yellow: the AP is upgrading its firmware.

Note: You can still edit a managed AP’s settings even if it is 

offline. However, the changes only take effect when the 
NWA detects that the managed AP is online again.

Edit

Select the managed AP from the list and click this to edit the 
managed AP’s settings.

Delete

Select the managed AP from the list and click this to delete the 
managed AP from the list.

When you do this, the managed AP is no longer handled by the 
NWA until you add it back to the list. 

Un-Managed Access 
Points List

This section lists the CAPWAP-enabled access points in the area 
that are in managed AP mode but which are not currently 
controlled by the NWA.

Index

This is the index number of an unmanaged AP that is requesting 
to be managed by the NWA.

Select

Click the topmost box either to select or deselect all NWAs in the 
list.

Click an NWA’s checkbox to select it and apply a corresponding 
action. You can also click several items at the same time and do 
the following:

Click Add to include the unmanaged AP in the NWA’s managed 
AP list.

IP

This displays the IP address of the unmanaged AP.

MAC Address

This displays the MAC address of the unmanaged AP.

Model

This displays the model name and 802.11 mode of the 
unmanaged AP.

Description

This displays the description of the unmanaged AP.

Add

Select the unmanaged AP from the list and click this to include 
the unmanaged AP in the NWA’s managed AP list.

Automatic Refresh 
Interval

Enter how often you want the NWA to update this screen.

Refresh

Click this to update this screen immediately.

Table 12   AP Lists Screen