Chapter 6 Ap Controller Mode; Overview; What You Can Do In Ap Controller Mode; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual

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6.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the Controller AP management mode. When the NWA is
used as a CAPWAP (Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points) controller
AP, the Web Configurator changes to reflect this by including the Controller and
Profile Edit screens.
Refer to Section 5.2 on page 81

6.1.1 What You Can Do in AP Controller Mode

• Use the Navigation Menu
all connected APs.
• Use the Status screen
managed wireless network.
• Use the AP Lists screen
• Use the Configuration screen
which the NWA accepts new APs to manage.
• Use the Redundancy screen
as a primary or secondary controller.
• Use the Profile Edit screens
Radio, SSID, Security, RADIUS, Layer-2 Isolation, and MAC Address settings.

6.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
Controller AP Mode
Your NWA can be a CAPWAP controller AP. In this setup, the NWA can manage the
wireless configurations and device settings of several APs at the same time.
NWA-3160 Series User's Guide
AP Controller Mode
for more information on CAPWAP.
(Section 6.2 on page
(Section 6.3 on page 89) to view information about your
(Section 6.4 on page
(Section 6.5 on page
(Section 6.6 on page
(Section 6.7 on page
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88) to manage settings across
91) to manage connected APs.
94) to control the way in
95) to set the controller AP
96) to edit an individual AP's
87