Tutorial; Chapter 4 Tutorial; How To Configure The Wireless Lan; Choosing The Wireless Mode - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 Series 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 51

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

4.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview

The following figure shows the steps you should take to configure the wireless settings
according to the operating mode you select. Use the Web Configurator to set up your ZyXEL
Device's wireless network (see your Quick Start Guide for information on setting up your
ZyXEL Device and accessing the Web Configurator).
ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User's Guide
for links to more information on each step.
for details.
Section 1.2.4 on page 36 for details.

Tutorial

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