Applications; Ap Management; Wireless Security; Captive Portal - ZyXEL Communications NXC2500 User Manual

1.3 Applications

These are some example applications for your NXC.

1.3.1 AP Management

Manage multiple separate Access Points (APs) from a single, persistent location. APs can also be
configured to monitor for rogue APs.
Figure 2 AP Management Example
Here, the NXC (A) connects to a number of Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices (B). They connect
to the managed Access Points (C), such as NWA5123-NI, which in turn provide access to the
network for the wireless clients (D) within their broadcast radius.

1.3.2 Wireless Security

Keep the connections between wireless clients and your APs secure with the NXC's comprehensive
wireless security tools. APs can be configured to require WEP and WPA encryption from all wireless
clients attempting to associate with them. Furthermore, you can protect your network by
monitoring for rogue APs. Rogue APs are wireless access points operating in a network's coverage
area that are not under the control of the network's administrators, and can potentially open up
critical holes in a network's security policy.

1.3.3 Captive Portal

The NXC can be configured with a captive portal, which intercepts all network traffic, regardless of
address or port, until a connecting user authenticates his or her session, through a designated login
Web page.
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