ZyXEL Communications NWA-3166 User manual

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Wireless N Dual-Band

Business WLAN Access Point

Firmware v3.60

Edition 4, 01/2010

NWA-3166

DEFAULT LOGIN DETAILS

IP Address: http://192.168.1.2

Password: 1234

CONTENTS

ENGLISH 3

DEUTSCH 15

ESPAÑOL 31

FRANÇAIS 45

ITALIANO 59

РУССКИЙ 73

SVENSKA 87

简体中文 99

繁體中文 111

Legal 123

ZyXEL Communications Corporation

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Overview

This Quick Start Guide shows how to set up and configure the NWA (marked Zin the

figure) to allow wireless clients to securely access your wired network. See your User’s

Guide for more information.

"The icon used in this Quick Start Guide is not an exact representation of

your NWA.

At the time of writing this Quick Start Guide covers the following models:

• NWA-3166 Wireless N Dual-Band Business WLAN Access Point

"You may need your Internet access information.

To set up your wireless network you need to:

1Connect the Hardware

2Access the Web Configurator

3Configure the NWA

4Install the Hardware

5Set Up Power over Ethernet (Optional)

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1 Connect the Hardware

"The figures and screens shown in this Quick Start Guide are from the

NWA-3166. Your device may differ in minor ways.

1Using the grey Ethernet cable, connect the ETHERNET port to a computer for initial

configuration.

2Connect the POWER 12VDC socket to a power source using only the included power

adaptor.

"Connect the NWA’s ETHERNET port to an Ethernet jack with network

access after you have completed the initial configuration.

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1.1 LEDs

•ThePWR/SYS LED turns steady green when the power is connected.

•TheETHN LED turns on if the ETHERNET port is properly connected, and blinks when

there is traffic. The LED turns green if the connection is at 10Mbps, and turns yellow if the

connection is at 100Mbps.

VIf the ETHN LED does not turn on, check the cable connection to the

NWA’s ETHERNET port. Ensure your computer’s network card is working

properly.

2 Access the Web Configurator

"Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Firefox 2.0 and later versions with

JavaScript enabled and pop-up blocking disabled.

2.1 Set Up Your Computer’s IP Address

"Note down your computer’s current IP settings before you change them.

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First, set your computer to use a static IP address in the 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.254

range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This ensures that your computer can

communicate with your NWA. See your User’s Guide for information on setting up your

computer’s IP address.

2.2 Log Into the Web Configurator

"Even though you can connect to the NWA wirelessly, it is recommended

that you connect your computer to the ETHERNET port for initial

configuration.

1Launch your web browser. Enter

192.168.1.2 (the NWA’s default IP

address) as the address.

VIf you cannot access the Web configurator, make sure the IP addresses

and subnet masks of the NWA and the computer are in the same IP

address range (see Section 2.1).

2Click Login (the default password

1234 is already entered).

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3Change the login password by

entering a new password and

clicking Apply. Be sure to record the

new password and keep it in a safe

place.

VIf you change the password and then forget it, you will need to reset the

NWA. Refer to the User’s Guide for how to use the RESET button.

4Click Apply to replace the factory

default certificate for added security;

alternatively click Ignore to proceed

if you do not want to change the

certificate now.

5The STATUS screen appears.

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3 Configure the NWA

3.1 Configure System Settings

1Click SYSTEM in the navigation panel.

2The SYSTEM > General screen appears.

System Name is for identifying the NWA on your network. Choose a distinctive name,

or leave this at its default.

Domain Name: Enter a domain name if your ISP requires one for authentication.

Otherwise you can leave it blank or set to whatever may have displayed automatically.

DNS Server(s): if your ISP gave you specific DNS (Domain Name System) settings,

select User-Defined and enter them here. Otherwise, leave these fields at their defaults.

3Click Apply.

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Configure Wireless Settings

1Click WIRELESS in the

navigation panel. A

screen similar to the

following appears. Not all

fields are available in all

models.

"The wireless stations and the NWA must use the same SSID,

channel ID and encryption settings for wireless communication.

Operating Mode: Ensure that Access Point mode is selected.

802.11 Mode: Select the wireless standard you want your network to use. If you are

not sure which to select, select 802.11b+g.

Channel Width (802.11n/g, 802.11n/a mode only): Select the channel bandwidth

you want to use. If you are not sure, select 20/40 MHz.

Channel ID: Select the wireless channel you want your network to use. To have the

NWA automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.

Short GI (802.11n/g, 802.11n/a mode only): Select Enable if your wireless clients

support the short guard interval. If you are not sure, select Disable.

A-MPDU Aggregation (802.11n/g, 802.11n/a mode only): Select Enable if your

wireless clients support the Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit standard. If you are

not sure, select Disable.

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RTS/CTS Threshold: Sends an RTS for all packets larger than the number (of

bytes) that you enter here. If you are not sure, leave it as the default.

Fragmentation Threshold: Enter an even number between 256 and 2346. This is

the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. If you are not sure, leave it as the

default.

Beacon Interval: Enter a value from 30ms to 1000ms. This tells receiving devices

on the network how long they can wait in low-power mode before waking up to

handle an incoming beacon. If you are not sure, leave it as the default.

DTIM: Enter a value from 1 to 100. This is the time period after which broadcast and

multicast packets are transmitted to mobile clients in the Active Power Management

mode. If you are not sure, leave it blank.

Output Power: Select the relative strength of your NWA’s broadcast output. If the

area in which it is located has a high number of APs, reduce the output power to

reduce interference from those other devices. Reducing the output power similarly

reduces the broadcast radius.

SSID Profile: Select the SSID profile you want to configure for network access from

the drop-down list box. This example uses the SSID03 profile.

2Click Apply to save your settings.

3Click the SSID tab. The

following screen appears.

Ensure the settings for

SSID03 are at their default

values.

The default SSID (the

name of the network) is

ZyXEL03, its default

Security setting is

Security01.Layer 2

Isolation and MAC Filter

are set to Disable by

default.

If you want to change the

SSID profile’s settings,

select SSID03 and click

Edit.

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