Tutorial; Chapter 4 Tutorial; How To Configure The Wireless Lan; Choosing The Wireless Mode - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3500 User Manual

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This chapter first provides an overview of how to configure the wireless LAN on your ZyXEL
Device, and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your ZyXEL Device
for some example scenarios.

4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN

This section shows how to choose which wireless operating mode you should use on the
ZyXEL Device, and the steps you should take to set up the wireless LAN in each wireless
mode. See Section 4.1.3 on page 54

4.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode

• Use Access Point operating mode if you want to allow wireless clients to access your
wired network, all using the same security and Quality of Service (QoS) settings. See
Section 1.2.1 on page 34
• Use Bridge/Repeater operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device to
communicate with other access points. See
The ZyXEL Device is a bridge when other APs access your wired Ethernet network
through the ZyXEL Device.
The ZyXEL Device is a repeater when it has no Ethernet connection and allows other APs
to communicate with one another through the ZyXEL Device.
• Use AP+Bridge operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device as an access point
(see above) while also communicating with other access points. See
35 for details.
• Use MBSSID operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device as an access point
with some groups of users having different security or QoS settings from other groups of
users. See

4.1.1.1 Configuring Dual WLAN Adaptors

The ZyXEL Device is equipped with dual wireless adaptors. This means you can configure
two different wireless networks to operate simultaneously. See
details.
You can configure each wireless adaptor separately in the WIRELESS > Wireless screen. To
configure the first wireless network, select WLAN1 in the WLAN Adaptor field and follow
the steps in Section 4.1.2 on page
follow the same procedure to configure the second network.
ZyXEL NWA-3500 User's Guide
for links to more information on each step.
for details.
Section 1.2.4 on page 36 for details.
52. Then, select WLAN2 in the WLAN Adaptor field and

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Section 1.2.2 on page 34 for details.
Section 1.2.3 on page
Section 1.2.6 on page 38
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