Zcom ZAC Series, User Manual

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System
Basic System Settings
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Device Settings
Device Mode : Three modes are provided: AC+Thin AP , Thin AP , FAT AP . Select AC+Thin AP
to have the device act as virtual access controller to manage other ZAC-managed APs on your
network. Select
“Thin AP” to have the ZAC Wireless CPE managed by the ZAC AP in AC mode.
Select FAT AP to perform as a standalone AP, neither managing nor managed by other ZAC APs.
Device Name : Specify the device name, which is composed of no more than 15 characters with
(0-9), (A-Z), (a-z) or (-).
Network Mode : Specify the network mode, including Bridge and Router. It is easy to configure
parameters in Bridge Mode; however, users must pay extra attention to the way they configure the
device when it is set to Router Mode. For details, please refer to TCP/IP Settings
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Ethernet Data Rate : Specify the transmission rate of data for Ethernet. Default is Auto .
Country Region : For FCC domain, the default country is United States only.
Spanning Tree : Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a link management protocol for AP which
provides path redundancy while preventing loops in a network. STP allows only one active path
at a time between the access points but establish the redundant link as a backup if the initial link
fails.
STP Forward Delay : STP Forward Delay is the time spent in detecting and learning network tree
topology state before entering the forward state. Default time value is 1 sec.
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GPS Coordinate Settings