ZyXEL Communications Corporation WAC6553D-E Manuel D’Utilisation

 Chapter 1 Introduction

NWA5000 / WAC6500 Series User’s Guide

At the time of writing, repeater security is compatible with the NWA/WAC only. 

You can use the following ways to manage the NWA/WAC.

The Web Configurator allows easy NWA/WAC setup and management using an Internet browser. 
This User’s Guide provides information about the Web Configurator.

The CLI allows you to use text-based commands to configure the NWA/WAC. You can access it 
using remote management (for example, SSH or Telnet). See the Command Reference Guide for 
more information.

This protocol can be used for firmware upgrades and configuration backup and restore.

The NWA/WAC can be monitored by an SNMP manager. See the SNMP chapter in this User’s Guide.

Do the following things regularly to make the NWA/WAC more secure and to manage it more 
effectively.

• Change the password often. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of 

different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier 

working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you 
forget your password, you will have to reset the NWA/WAC to its factory default settings. If you 
backed up an earlier configuration file, you won’t have to totally re-configure the NWA/WAC; you 
can simply restore your last configuration.

See your Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections.