Management Mode - ZyXEL Communications WAC6000 Series Manual

Table 2 WAC Series Comparison Table
FEATURES
Available Security Modes
Number of SSID Profiles
Number of Wireless Radios
Monitor Mode & Rogue APs
Detection
Layer-2 Isolation
Power Detection
External Antennas
Internal Antenna
Antenna Switch
Maximum number of log
messages
You can set the NWA/WAC to operate in either standalone AP or managed AP mode. When the
NWA/WAC is in standalone AP mode, it can serve as a normal AP, as an RF monitor to search for
rouge APs to help eliminate network threats (if it supports monitor mode and rogue APs detection),
or even as a root AP or a wireless repeater to establish wireless links with other APs in a WDS
(Wireless Distribution System). A WDS is a wireless connection between two or more APs.
Your NWA/WAC's business-class reliability, SMB features, and centralized wireless management
make it ideally suited for advanced service delivery in mission-critical networks. It uses Multiple
BSSID and VLAN to provide simultaneous independent virtual APs. Additionally, innovations in
roaming technology and QoS features eliminate voice call disruptions.
The NWA/WAC controls network access with Media Access Control (MAC) address filtering, and
rogue Access Point (AP) detection. It also provides a high level of network traffic security,
supporting IEEE 802.1x, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data
encryption.
Your NWA/WAC is easy to install, configure and use. The embedded Web-based configurator
enables simple, straightforward management and maintenance. See the Quick Start Guide for how
to make hardware connections.

1.1.1 Management Mode

The NWA/WAC is a unified AP and can work either in standalone AP mode or in managed AP mode.
If the NWA/WAC and a ZyXEL AP controller, such as the NXC2500 or NXC5500, are in the same
subnet, it will be managed by the controller automatically.
An AP controller uses Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP, see RFC 5415)
to discover and configure multiple managed APs.
Chapter 1 Introduction
WAC6502D-E WAC6502D-S
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WPA2 WPA2
WPA2-MIX WPA2-MIX
WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK
WPA2-PSK-MIX WPA2-PSK-MIX
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WPA2
WPA2-MIX
WPA2-PSK
WPA2-PSK-MIX
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WPA2-MIX WPA2-MIX
WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK
WPA2-PSK-MIX WPA2-PSK-MIX
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