Document Outline

• User’s Guide
  • About This User's Guide
  • Document Conventions
  • Safety Warnings
  • Contents Overview
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
• Introduction
  • Introducing the ZyXEL Device
    • 1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
    • 1.2 Applications for the ZyXEL Device
      • 1.2.1 Access Point
      • 1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
      • 1.2.3 AP + Bridge (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
      • 1.2.4 MBSSID
      • 1.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles
    • 1.3 CAPWAP (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
    • 1.4 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device
    • 1.5 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device
    • 1.6 Hardware Connections
      • 1.6.1 Antennas
    • 1.7 LEDs
  • Introducing the Web Configurator
    • 2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator
    • 2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device
      • 2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults
    • 2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator
  • Tutorial
    • 3.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN
      • 3.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode
      • 3.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview
      • 3.1.3 Further Reading
    • 3.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks
      • 3.2.1 Change the Operating Mode
      • 3.2.2 Configure the VoIP Network
      • 3.2.3 Configure the Guest Network
      • 3.2.4 Testing the Wireless Networks
    • 3.3 How to Set Up and Use Rogue AP Detection
      • 3.3.1 Set Up and Save a Friendly AP list
      • 3.3.2 Activate Periodic Rogue AP Detection
      • 3.3.3 Set Up E-mail Logs
      • 3.3.4 Configure Your Other Access Points
      • 3.3.5 Test the Setup
    • 3.4 Using Multiple MAC Filters and L-2 Isolation Profiles
      • 3.4.1 Scenario
      • 3.4.2 Your Requirements
      • 3.4.3 Setup
      • 3.4.4 Configure the SERVER_1 Network
      • 3.4.5 Configure the SERVER_2 Network
      • 3.4.6 Checking your Settings and Testing the Configuration
  • Status Screens
    • 4.1 The Status Screen
  • Management Mode
    • 5.1 About CAPWAP
      • 5.1.1 CAPWAP Discovery and Management
      • 5.1.2 CAPWAP and DHCP
      • 5.1.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets
      • 5.1.4 Notes on CAPWAP
    • 5.2 The Management Mode Screen
  • AP Controller Mode (NWA-3160 Only)
    • 6.1 Status Screen
      • 6.1.1 The AP List Status Screen
      • 6.1.2 The AP Statistics Screen
      • 6.1.3 The AP Association List Screen
      • 6.1.4 The SSID Information Screen
    • 6.2 Navigation Bar
    • 6.3 The Controller Screens
      • 6.3.1 The AP Lists Screen
      • 6.3.2 The AP Lists Edit Screen
      • 6.3.3 The Configuration Screen
    • 6.4 The Profile Edit Screens
      • 6.4.1 The Radio Profile Screen
    • 6.5 The Radio Profile Edit Screen
• The Web Configurator
  • System Screens
    • 7.1 System Overview
    • 7.2 Configuring General Setup
    • 7.3 Administrator Authentication on RADIUS
      • 7.3.1 Configuring the Password
    • 7.4 Configuring Time Setting
    • 7.5 Pre-defined NTP Time Servers List
  • Wireless Configuration
    • 8.1 Wireless LAN Overview
      • 8.1.1 BSS
      • 8.1.2 ESS
    • 8.2 Wireless LAN Basics
    • 8.3 Quality of Service
      • 8.3.1 WMM QoS
      • 8.3.2 ATC
      • 8.3.3 ATC+WMM
      • 8.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS)
      • 8.3.5 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoS
    • 8.4 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
      • 8.4.1 Rapid STP
      • 8.4.2 STP Terminology
      • 8.4.3 How STP Works
      • 8.4.4 STP Port States
    • 8.5 DFS
    • 8.6 Wireless Screen Overview
    • 8.7 Configuring Wireless Settings
      • 8.7.1 Access Point Mode: NWA-3160 and NWA-3163
      • 8.7.2 Access Point Mode: NWA-3165
      • 8.7.3 Bridge/Repeater Mode (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
      • 8.7.4 AP+Bridge Mode (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
      • 8.7.5 MBSSID Mode
  • Wireless Security Configuration
    • 9.1 Wireless Security Overview
      • 9.1.1 Encryption
      • 9.1.2 Restricted Access
      • 9.1.3 Hide Identity
      • 9.1.4 WEP Encryption
    • 9.2 802.1x Overview
    • 9.3 EAP Authentication Overview
    • 9.4 Introduction to WPA
      • 9.4.1 User Authentication
      • 9.4.2 Encryption
      • 9.4.3 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example
    • 9.5 WPA(2) with External RADIUS Application Example
    • 9.6 Security Modes
    • 9.7 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
    • 9.8 Wireless Security Effectiveness
    • 9.9 Configuring Security
      • 9.9.1 Security: WEP
      • 9.9.2 Security: 802.1x Only
      • 9.9.3 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit
      • 9.9.4 Security: WPA
      • 9.9.5 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX
      • 9.9.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX
    • 9.10 Introduction to RADIUS
    • 9.11 Configuring RADIUS
  • MBSSID and SSID
    • 10.1 Wireless LAN Infrastructures
      • 10.1.1 MBSSID
      • 10.1.2 Notes on Multiple BSS
      • 10.1.3 Multiple BSS Example
      • 10.1.4 Multiple BSS with VLAN Example
      • 10.1.5 Configuring Multiple BSSs
    • 10.2 SSID
      • 10.2.1 The SSID Screen
      • 10.2.2 Configuring SSID
  • Other Wireless Configuration
    • 11.1 Layer-2 Isolation Introduction
    • 11.2 The Layer-2 Isolation Screen
    • 11.3 Configuring Layer-2 Isolation
      • 11.3.1 Layer-2 Isolation Examples
    • 11.4 The MAC Filter Screen
      • 11.4.1 Configuring MAC Filtering
    • 11.5 Configuring Roaming
      • 11.5.1 Requirements for Roaming
  • IP Screen
    • 12.1 Factory Ethernet Defaults
    • 12.2 TCP/IP Parameters
      • 12.2.1 WAN IP Address Assignment
    • 12.3 Configuring IP Settings
  • Rogue AP
    • 13.1 Rogue AP Introduction
    • 13.2 Rogue AP Examples
      • 13.2.1 “Honeypot” Attack
    • 13.3 Configuring Rogue AP Detection (NWA-3160 and NWA- 3163 Only)
      • 13.3.1 Rogue AP: Configuration
      • 13.3.2 Rogue AP: Friendly AP
      • 13.3.3 Rogue AP List
  • Remote Management Screens
    • 14.1 Remote Management Overview
      • 14.1.1 Remote Management Limitations
      • 14.1.2 System Timeout
    • 14.2 Configuring Telnet
    • 14.3 Configuring FTP
    • 14.4 Configuring WWW
    • 14.5 SNMP
      • 14.5.1 Supported MIBs
      • 14.5.2 SNMP Traps
    • 14.6 SNMP Trap Interface Index
      • 14.6.1 SNMP v3 and Security
      • 14.6.2 Configuring SNMP
  • Internal RADIUS Server
    • 15.1 Internal RADIUS Overview
    • 15.2 Internal RADIUS Server Setting
    • 15.3 Trusted AP Overview
    • 15.4 Configuring Trusted AP
    • 15.5 Configuring Trusted Users
  • Certificates
    • 16.1 Certificates Overview
      • 16.1.1 Advantages of Certificates
    • 16.2 Self-signed Certificates
    • 16.3 Verifying a Certificate
      • 16.3.1 Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer
    • 16.4 Configuration Summary
    • 16.5 My Certificates
    • 16.6 Certificate File Formats
    • 16.7 Importing a Certificate
    • 16.8 Creating a Certificate
    • 16.9 My Certificate Details
    • 16.10 Trusted CAs
    • 16.11 Importing a Trusted CA’s Certificate
    • 16.12 Trusted CA Certificate Details
  • Log Screens
    • 17.1 Configuring View Log
    • 17.2 Configuring Log Settings
    • 17.3 Example Log Messages
    • 17.4 Log Commands
      • 17.4.1 Configuring What You Want the ZyXEL Device to Log
      • 17.4.2 Displaying Logs
    • 17.5 Log Command Example
  • VLAN
    • 18.1 VLAN
      • 18.1.1 Management VLAN ID
      • 18.1.2 VLAN Tagging
    • 18.2 Configuring VLAN
      • 18.2.1 Wireless VLAN
      • 18.2.2 RADIUS VLAN
      • 18.2.3 Configuring Management VLAN Example
      • 18.2.4 Configuring Microsoft’s IAS Server Example
      • 18.2.5 Second Rx VLAN ID Example
  • Maintenance
    • 19.1 Maintenance Overview
    • 19.2 System Status Screen (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
      • 19.2.1 System Statistics
    • 19.3 Association List
    • 19.4 Channel Usage (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 Only)
    • 19.5 F/W Upload Screen
    • 19.6 Configuration Screen
      • 19.6.1 Backup Configuration
      • 19.6.2 Restore Configuration
      • 19.6.3 Back to Factory Defaults
    • 19.7 Restart Screen
• Troubleshooting and Specifications
  • Troubleshooting
    • 20.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs
    • 20.2 ZyXEL Device Access and Login
    • 20.3 Internet Access
    • 20.4 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting
  • Product Specifications
• Appendices and Index
  • Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
  • Wireless LANs
  • Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions
  • IP Addresses and Subnetting
  • Text File Based Auto Configuration
  • Legal Information
  • Customer Support
  • Index