Wireless; Chapter 7 Wireless; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NXC2500 User Manual

7.1 Overview

Use the Wireless screens to configure how the NXC manages the Access Point that are connected
to it.

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The Controller screen
the network.
• The AP Management screen
NXC.
• The MON Mode screen
list or the friendly AP list.
• The Load Balancing screen
between the APs and the NXC.
• The DCS screen
managed APs.

7.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Station / Wireless Client
A station or wireless client is any wireless-capable device that can connect to an AP using a wireless
signal.
Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS)
Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS) is a feature that allows an AP to automatically select the radio
channel upon which it broadcasts by scanning the area around it and determining what channels
are currently being used by other devices.
Load Balancing (Wireless)
Wireless load balancing is the process where you limit the number of connections allowed on an
wireless access point (AP) or you limit the amount of wireless traffic transmitted and received on it
so the AP does not become overloaded.
NXC2500 User's Guide
(Section 7.2 on page
(Section 7.3 on page
(Section 7.4 on page
(Section 7.5 on page
(Section 7.6 on page 97) configures dynamic radio channel selection on
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90) sets how the NXC allows new APs to connect to
90) manages all of the APs connected to the
93) allows you to assign APs either to the rogue AP
95) configures network traffic load balancing
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