ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 User Manual

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide

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About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3

Document Conventions............................................................................................................ 4

Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 6

Contents Overview ................................................................................................................... 9

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................... 11

List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... 17

List of Tables........................................................................................................................... 21

Part I: Introduction................................................................................. 23

Chapter 1
Introducing the ZyXEL Device ............................................................................................... 25

1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ............................................................................................. 25
1.2 Applications for the ZyXEL Device ...................................................................................... 25

1.2.1 Access Point .............................................................................................................. 25
1.2.2 Wireless Client ........................................................................................................... 26
1.2.3 Bridge ......................................................................................................................... 27
1.2.4 AP + Bridge ................................................................................................................ 29

1.3 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device .................................................................................... 30
1.4 Configuring Your ZyXEL Device’s Security Features .......................................................... 30

1.4.1 Control Access to Your Device ................................................................................... 30
1.4.2 Wireless Security ....................................................................................................... 31

1.5 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device ..................................................................... 31
1.6 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................ 32
1.7 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 2
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................ 35

2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 35
2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device ................................................................................................ 36

2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults ...................................................................... 36

2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 36