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Chapter 4 Tutorial
ZyXEL NWA-3500 User’s Guide
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4.1.3 Further Reading
Use these links to find more information on the steps:
• Selecting a WLAN Adaptor: see Section 6.7.1 on page 95 .
• Choosing 802.11 Mode: see Section 6.7.1 on page 95 .
• Choosing a wireless Channel ID: see Section 6.7.1 on page 95 .
• Selecting and configuring SSID profile(s): see Section 6.7.1 on page 95 and Section 8.2.1
on page 122 .
• Configuring and activating WDS Security: see Section 6.7.2 on page 97 .
• Editing Security Profile(s): see Section 7.9 on page 108 .
• Configuring an external RADIUS server: see Section 7.11 on page 116 .
• Configuring and activating the internal AUTH. SERVER: see Section 7.4.1 on page 105
and Chapter 13 on page 157 .
• Configuring Layer 2 Isolation: see Section 9.3 on page 129 .
• Configuring MAC Filtering: see Section 9.4 on page 132 .
4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks
In this example, you have been using your ZyXEL Device as an access point for your office
network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your ZyXEL Device in
Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the
MBSSID feature (see
Section 8.1 on page 119 ) to provide multiple wireless networks. Each
wireless network will cater for a different type of user.
You want to make three wireless networks: one standard office wireless network with all the
same settings you already have, another wireless network with high Quality of Service (QoS)
settings for Voice over IP users, and a guest network that allows visitors to your office to
access only the Internet and the network printer.
To do this, you will take the following steps:
1 Change the operating mode from Access Point to MBSSID and reactivate the standard
network.
2 Configure a wireless network for Voice over IP users.
3 Configure a wireless network for guests to your office.
The following figure shows the multiple networks you want to set up. Your ZyXEL Device is
marked Z, the main network router is marked A, and your network printer is marked B.