ZyXEL Communications NXC8160 User Manual

NXC-8160 User’s Guide

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NXC-8160.

The NXC-8160 is a WLAN controller that allows you to connect the NWA-8500 access points 
(APs) to extend your wireless network. The NXC-8160 centralizes the management of all of 
the connected APs. You can maintain the APs through the NXC-8160; thus eliminating the 
need to connect to and configure each AP individually. The AP acts as an antenna of the NXC-
8160.
If you have more than one NXC-8160 in your network, you can manage the other NXC-
8160(s) through a NXC-8160. You can also set one NXC-8160 as the main WLAN controller, 
and the other as the backup when the primary is not active or cannot work properly. 
The NXC-8160 provides secure wireless connectivity to your wired network. The NWA-8500 
supports two radios (wireless transmissions of signals) simultaneously which can be of the 
same or different IEEE 802.11 mode. That means both IEEE 802.11b/g and IEEE 802.11a 
compatible clients can wirelessly access the wired network behind the NXC-8160 through a 
connected access point.

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Only use firmware for your NXC-8160’s specific model.

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 for a complete list of features.

Here are some examples of what you can do with your NXC-8160. 

You can connect a cable or DSL modem/router to the NXC-8160 for broadband Internet 
access via an Ethernet port on the modem/router. Both IEEE 802.11a or IEEE 802.11 b/g 
wirless clients can access the network behind the NXC-8160 through the access point(s) 
connected to the NXC-8160.