ZyXEL Communications NWA1123-ACv2, User Manual

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Chapter 6 Wireless
NWA1123-ACv2 User’s Guide
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6.3 MON Mode
Use this screen to assign APs either to the rogue AP list or the friendly AP list. A rogue AP is a
wireless access point operating in a network’s coverage area that is not under the control of the
network administrator, and which can potentially open up holes in a network’s security.
Click Configuration > Wireless > MON Mode to access this screen.
Radio 2 OP Mode This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the operating mode for radio 2.
AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their
data traffic through to the NWA to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an
upstream gateway for managing).
MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes
their information on to the NWA where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or
rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.
Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports the wireless connections with
other APs (in repeater mode) to form a WDS to extend its wireless network.
Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in either
root AP or repeater mode) to form a WDS.
Radio 2 Profile This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the radio profile the radio uses.
Note: You can only apply a 5G AP radio profile to radio 2. Otherwise, the second radio will
not be working.
Radio 2 WDS Profile This field is available only when the radio is in Root AP or Repeater mode.
Select the WDS profile the radio uses to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Uplink Selection
Mode This field is available only when the radio is in Repeater mode.
Select AUTO to have the NWA automatically use the settings in the applied WDS profile
to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Select Manual to have the NWA connect to the root AP or repeater with tbe MAC
address specified in the Radio 2 Uplink MAC Address field.
Max Output Power Enter the maximum output power (between 0 to 30 dBm) of the NWA in this field. If
there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA to
reduce interference with other APs.
Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA’s effective broadcast radius.
MBSSID Settings
Edit Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify
the entry’s settings. In some tables you can just click a table entry and edit it directly in
the table. For those types of tables small red triangles display for table entries with
changes that you have not yet applied.
# This field shows the index number of the SSID
SSID Profile This field shows the SSID profile that is associated with the radio profile.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA.
Reset Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Table 24
Configuration > Wireless > AP Management (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION