Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 11

1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 11

1.1.1 Management Mode ..................................................................................................................12

1.1.2 MBSSID ...................................................................................................................................13

1.1.3 Dual-Radio ...............................................................................................................................14

1.1.4 Root AP ...................................................................................................................................15

1.1.5 Repeater ..................................................................................................................................16

1.2 Ways to Manage the NWA/WAC .......................................................................................................17

1.3 Good Habits for Managing the NWA/WAC ........................................................................................17

1.4 Hardware Connections ......................................................................................................................17

1.5 NWA5301-NJ Hardware ....................................................................................................................18

1.5.1 110 Punch-Down Block ............................................................................................................18

1.5.2 Phone Port ...............................................................................................................................19

1.5.3 Console Port ............................................................................................................................19

1.6 LEDs .................................................................................................................................................20

1.6.1 WAC6502D-E, WAC6502D-S, WAC6503D-S and WAC6553D-E ...........................................21

1.6.2 WAC6103D-I ............................................................................................................................22

1.6.3 NWA5301-NJ ...........................................................................................................................24

1.6.4 NWA5121-N, NWA5121-NI, NWA5123-AC and NWA5123-NI ................................................26

1.7 Starting and Stopping the NWA/WAC ...............................................................................................27

Chapter 2

The Web Configurator ........................................................................................................................28

2.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................28

2.2 Access ...............................................................................................................................................28

2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................................29

2.3.1 Title Bar ...................................................................................................................................30

2.3.2 Navigation Panel .....................................................................................................................33

2.3.3 Warning Messages ..................................................................................................................36

2.3.4 Tables and Lists .......................................................................................................................36

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