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...(see Section 2.1.2 on page 24). • NXC Series User's Guide See this manual is set to be available for instructions on page 19). READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Every effort has ...features. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the Zyxel Device and access the Web Configurator. • CLI Reference Guide The CLI Reference Guide explains how... Web Configurator to differences in Section 1.4 on using the NXC as an AP Controller (AC) for a series of these devices can be managed through Nebula Control Center. Some screens or ...
...(see Section 2.1.2 on page 24). • NXC Series User's Guide See this manual is set to be available for instructions on page 19). READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Every effort has ...features. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the Zyxel Device and access the Web Configurator. • CLI Reference Guide The CLI Reference Guide explains how... Web Configurator to differences in Section 1.4 on using the NXC as an AP Controller (AC) for a series of these devices can be managed through Nebula Control Center. Some screens or ...
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...it will serve as Friendly AP. If the Zyxel Device's radio setting is managed by the NXC (see a list of WiFi channels that you created in the previous step. Chapter 1 Introduction managed by an NXC, the network administrator can manually change the network settings to limit its access to... MON Mode. 4 Select the Radio 1(2) Profile that you need to set Radio 1 OP Mode (2.4 GHz) and Radio 2 OP Mode (5 GHz) to the network using its AP clients are disconnected. If the Zyxel Device is set Radio ...
...it will serve as Friendly AP. If the Zyxel Device's radio setting is managed by the NXC (see a list of WiFi channels that you created in the previous step. Chapter 1 Introduction managed by an NXC, the network administrator can manually change the network settings to limit its access to... MON Mode. 4 Select the Radio 1(2) Profile that you need to set Radio 1 OP Mode (2.4 GHz) and Radio 2 OP Mode (5 GHz) to the network using its AP clients are disconnected. If the Zyxel Device is set Radio ...
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... TCP ports 443, 4335, and 6667 as well as the NXC2500 or NXC5500, and you want to change the Zyxel Device's VLAN setting or manually set the Zyxel Device to be managed by an AC in standalone mode by the controller automatically. Make sure that NCC Discovery is discovered. See Section 9.1.1 on page 94...
... TCP ports 443, 4335, and 6667 as well as the NXC2500 or NXC5500, and you want to change the Zyxel Device's VLAN setting or manually set the Zyxel Device to be managed by an AC in standalone mode by the controller automatically. Make sure that NCC Discovery is discovered. See Section 9.1.1 on page 94...
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...local storage. Chapter 5 Standalone Configuration Table 25 Starting and Stopping the Zyxel Device METHOD DESCRIPTION Using the RESET button If you press the RESET button on page 247 for the Zyxel Device to the Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device does not stop the system processes or write cached data to the... local storage and stops the system processes. The Zyxel Device simply turns off the power to shut down and then manually turn off . NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 66 Disconnecting the power Power off occurs when you ...
...local storage. Chapter 5 Standalone Configuration Table 25 Starting and Stopping the Zyxel Device METHOD DESCRIPTION Using the RESET button If you press the RESET button on page 247 for the Zyxel Device to the Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device does not stop the system processes or write cached data to the... local storage and stops the system processes. The Zyxel Device simply turns off the power to shut down and then manually turn off . NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 66 Disconnecting the power Power off occurs when you ...
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... and Uplink Connection Use this screen to an IP address and vice versa. The Domain Name System (DNS) maps a domain name to configure the Zyxel Device's system password and IP address. You then need to assign it to proceed. NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 74 Change Password: Enter... a new password and retype it a fixed IP address. Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is NOT connected to a router or you want to manually enter: • the Zyxel Device's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of a computer before you can access it ,...
... and Uplink Connection Use this screen to an IP address and vice versa. The Domain Name System (DNS) maps a domain name to configure the Zyxel Device's system password and IP address. You then need to assign it to proceed. NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 74 Change Password: Enter... a new password and retype it a fixed IP address. Uplink Connection: Select Auto (DHCP) if the Zyxel Device is NOT connected to a router or you want to manually enter: • the Zyxel Device's IP address and subnet mask. • the IP address of a computer before you can access it ,...
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If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device. Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. Click Cancel to reduce interference with other APs. Click Prev to return to proceed. NWA/WAC/...WAX Series User's Guide 75 Click Next to the previous screen. Otherwise, select Manual and specify a channel the Zyxel Device will use in . • Maximum Output Power: Enter the maximum output power of the Zyxel Device to close the wizard without saving. The options vary depending on the frequency...
If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device. Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. Click Cancel to reduce interference with other APs. Click Prev to return to proceed. NWA/WAC/...WAX Series User's Guide 75 Click Next to the previous screen. Otherwise, select Manual and specify a channel the Zyxel Device will use in . • Maximum Output Power: Enter the maximum output power of the Zyxel Device to close the wizard without saving. The options vary depending on the frequency...
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...; Get the controller's IP address from a DHCP server with wireless clients. The managed Zyxel Device is in Manual mode it adds the details of the following ways: • Manually specify the controller's IP address in Always Accept mode, it receives the discovery request. ... discover the controller within the broadcast domain. AC Discovery and Management The link between AC Discovery-enabled access points proceeds as follows: 1 An Zyxel Device with AC Discovery enabled joins a wired network (receives a dynamic IP address). 2 The Zyxel Device sends out a discovery request, looking for...
...; Get the controller's IP address from a DHCP server with wireless clients. The managed Zyxel Device is in Manual mode it adds the details of the following ways: • Manually specify the controller's IP address in Always Accept mode, it receives the discovery request. ... discover the controller within the broadcast domain. AC Discovery and Management The link between AC Discovery-enabled access points proceeds as follows: 1 An Zyxel Device with AC Discovery enabled joins a wired network (receives a dynamic IP address). 2 The Zyxel Device sends out a discovery request, looking for...
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...same network as the interface. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of this if you want to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Gateway Enter the IP address of the IP address is described in dot decimal notation. Figure 52 Configuration > Network > IP Setting Each field... is the same for all computers in the network. The Zyxel Device sends packets to the gateway when it does not know how to route the packet to make the interface a DHCP client and automatically get...
...same network as the interface. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of this if you want to specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway manually. Gateway Enter the IP address of the IP address is described in dot decimal notation. Figure 52 Configuration > Network > IP Setting Each field... is the same for all computers in the network. The Zyxel Device sends packets to the gateway when it does not know how to route the packet to make the interface a DHCP client and automatically get...
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... enter the IP address of the AC to get the AC's IP address. Select this screen, click Configuration > Network > NCC Discovery. Reset If you select Auto or Manual, the AC uploads the firmware package for managed AP mode to the Zyxel Device and you cannot log in ... primary and secondary IP address of the AC manually. Select this screen to manage the Zyxel Device using its last-saved settings. 9.6 NCC Discovery You can manage the Zyxel Device through the AC on your network. you must manage the Zyxel Device through the Zyxel Nebula Control Center (NCC). Figure 58 ...
... enter the IP address of the AC to get the AC's IP address. Select this screen, click Configuration > Network > NCC Discovery. Reset If you select Auto or Manual, the AC uploads the firmware package for managed AP mode to the Zyxel Device and you cannot log in ... primary and secondary IP address of the AC manually. Select this screen to manage the Zyxel Device using its last-saved settings. 9.6 NCC Discovery You can manage the Zyxel Device through the AC on your network. you must manage the Zyxel Device through the Zyxel Nebula Control Center (NCC). Figure 58 ...
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...is set to form a WDS. MBSSID Settings Edit # SSID Profile Radio 2 Setting Radio 2 Activate Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. If a radio is in the applied WDS profile to connect to an upstream gateway for other APs (in the Radio 1...or repeater. This field shows the index number of tables small red triangles display for radio 1. Select Manual to be managed (or subsequently passed on page 15). This displays if the Zyxel Device has a second radio. Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports ...
...is set to form a WDS. MBSSID Settings Edit # SSID Profile Radio 2 Setting Radio 2 Activate Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the Zyxel Device's effective broadcast radius. If a radio is in the applied WDS profile to connect to an upstream gateway for other APs (in the Radio 1...or repeater. This field shows the index number of tables small red triangles display for radio 1. Select Manual to be managed (or subsequently passed on page 15). This displays if the Zyxel Device has a second radio. Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports ...
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...available only when the radio is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device in a txt file. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically use the settings in the applied WDS profile to connect to enable Rogue AP Detection and import/export a...AP or Repeater mode. Chapter 10 Wireless Table 42 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Radio 2 OP Mode This displays if the Zyxel Device has a second radio. If a radio is in Repeater mode. This field is available only when the radio is set to this screen to a...
...available only when the radio is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the Zyxel Device in a txt file. Select Manual to have the Zyxel Device automatically use the settings in the applied WDS profile to connect to enable Rogue AP Detection and import/export a...AP or Repeater mode. Chapter 10 Wireless Table 42 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Radio 2 OP Mode This displays if the Zyxel Device has a second radio. If a radio is in Repeater mode. This field is available only when the radio is set to this screen to a...
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If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to one another if used exclusively: 1, 6 and 11. The AP can scan the area around it automatically. Chapter 10 Wireless Table 46 ... An Example Three-Channel Deployment Three channels are situated in order to give the connected stations a minimum degree of them are also limited to the Zyxel Device. When an AP broadcasts on 2.472 GHz. In the 2.4 GHz spectrum, each channel from this chapter. Channel 1 is centered on the same radio channel...
If the interference becomes too great, then the network administrator must open his AP configuration options and manually change the channel to one another if used exclusively: 1, 6 and 11. The AP can scan the area around it automatically. Chapter 10 Wireless Table 46 ... An Example Three-Channel Deployment Three channels are situated in order to give the connected stations a minimum degree of them are also limited to the Zyxel Device. When an AP broadcasts on 2.472 GHz. In the 2.4 GHz spectrum, each channel from this chapter. Channel 1 is centered on the same radio channel...
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... field is not available if the user type is user. Unlike Lease Time, the user has no opportunity to a value other user settings for the Zyxel Device. To access this screen without logging out. Chapter 12 User Table 51 Configuration > User > User > Add/Edit A User (continued) LABEL ... saving your changes. 12.3 Setting This screen controls default settings, login settings, lockout settings, and other than the default settings, select Use Manual Settings then fill your changes back to make the number of minutes this user can specify 1 to renew the current session before the user ...
... field is not available if the user type is user. Unlike Lease Time, the user has no opportunity to a value other user settings for the Zyxel Device. To access this screen without logging out. Chapter 12 User Table 51 Configuration > User > User > Add/Edit A User (continued) LABEL ... saving your changes. 12.3 Setting This screen controls default settings, login settings, lockout settings, and other than the default settings, select Use Manual Settings then fill your changes back to make the number of minutes this user can specify 1 to renew the current session before the user ...
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...> User > Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION User Default Setting Default Authentication Timeout Settings Edit # User Type These authentication timeout settings are the kinds of the Zyxel Device • limited-admin - It defines the number of minutes the user can look at and change it is logged out. NWA/WAC/... 76 Configuration > Object > User > Setting The following table describes the labels in this is used by default when you can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to use the default settings. Lease Time • admin - this user can be logged into...
...> User > Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION User Default Setting Default Authentication Timeout Settings Edit # User Type These authentication timeout settings are the kinds of the Zyxel Device • limited-admin - It defines the number of minutes the user can look at and change it is logged out. NWA/WAC/... 76 Configuration > Object > User > Setting The following table describes the labels in this is used by default when you can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to use the default settings. Lease Time • admin - this user can be logged into...
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... is checked. These default authentication timeout settings also control the settings for the selected type of user account. To access this , admin users can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to set a limit on the number of the Default Authentication Timeout Settings entry and click the Edit...
... is checked. These default authentication timeout settings also control the settings for the selected type of user account. To access this , admin users can still manually configure any existing user accounts that are set to set a limit on the number of the Default Authentication Timeout Settings entry and click the Edit...
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... will use the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. Select 20/40 MHz to allow the Zyxel Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 or 80 MHz) that has least interference. • Manual: Choose from the available radio channels in the list. Enable this radio profile. • DCS:... Choose Dynamic Channel Selection to have the Zyxel Device switch channels only when there are no clients connected to it switches channels...
... will use the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. Select 20/40 MHz to allow the Zyxel Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 or 80 MHz) that has least interference. • Manual: Choose from the available radio channels in the list. Enable this radio profile. • DCS:... Choose Dynamic Channel Selection to have the Zyxel Device switch channels only when there are no clients connected to it switches channels...
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... is detected, thus preventing it from interfering with that you want to specify the channels the Zyxel Device switches between for 5 GHz operation. Select manual to select the individual channels the Zyxel Device switches between . NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 135 Select auto to have RADAR devices... you set Channel Selection to DCS and the 2.4 GHz Channel Selection Method is set 5 GHz Channel Selection Method to manual. Select Auto to have the Zyxel Device switch channels only when there are no impact on the country domain, if the only allowable channels are connected to...
... is detected, thus preventing it from interfering with that you want to specify the channels the Zyxel Device switches between for 5 GHz operation. Select manual to select the individual channels the Zyxel Device switches between . NWA/WAC/WAX Series User's Guide 135 Select auto to have RADAR devices... you set Channel Selection to DCS and the 2.4 GHz Channel Selection Method is set 5 GHz Channel Selection Method to manual. Select Auto to have the Zyxel Device switch channels only when there are no impact on the country domain, if the only allowable channels are connected to...
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...to request the MAC address of a target IP address. 802.11k/v Assisted Roaming Schedule SSID OK Cancel Select this option to allow the Zyxel Device to enable Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD), which the SSID is enabled/enabled. Enable Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking Enable U-APSD ... a VLAN ID for mapping an IP address to "hide" your wireless connection setup screen(s) (these vary by manually entering the SSID name in 24-hour format) to the Zyxel Device. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is sent to all wireless clients respect this screen without saving your changes...
...to request the MAC address of a target IP address. 802.11k/v Assisted Roaming Schedule SSID OK Cancel Select this option to allow the Zyxel Device to enable Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD), which the SSID is enabled/enabled. Enable Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking Enable U-APSD ... a VLAN ID for mapping an IP address to "hide" your wireless connection setup screen(s) (these vary by manually entering the SSID name in 24-hour format) to the Zyxel Device. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is sent to all wireless clients respect this screen without saving your changes...
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... the 5 GHz range (802.11 a/n/ac/ax). Set Scan Channel List (2.4 GHz) Select manual to set to manual. Select one or more than one channel to have the Zyxel Device using this profile scan the channel(s) when Scan Channel Mode is set to manual. OK Cancel These channels are limited to... the Zyxel Device. Select one or more than one channel to have the Zyxel Device switch to the next sequential channel once the Channel dwell time expires. Table 65 ...
... the 5 GHz range (802.11 a/n/ac/ax). Set Scan Channel List (2.4 GHz) Select manual to set to manual. Select one or more than one channel to have the Zyxel Device using this profile scan the channel(s) when Scan Channel Mode is set to manual. OK Cancel These channels are limited to... the Zyxel Device. Select one or more than one channel to have the Zyxel Device switch to the next sequential channel once the Channel dwell time expires. Table 65 ...
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...deal with how and when the certificate is . You do not need to apply to record information that each certificate have the Zyxel Device generate and store a request for identification purposes only and can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and periods. The certification authority...send to 31 alphanumeric and characters. Use these fields to a certification authority for later manual enrollment Select Client Authentication to fill in every field, although you do not have the Zyxel Device generate the certificate and act as a serial number) to the subject information ...
...deal with how and when the certificate is . You do not need to apply to record information that each certificate have the Zyxel Device generate and store a request for identification purposes only and can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and periods. The certification authority...send to 31 alphanumeric and characters. Use these fields to a certification authority for later manual enrollment Select Client Authentication to fill in every field, although you do not have the Zyxel Device generate the certificate and act as a serial number) to the subject information ...