ZyXEL Communications NWA3000-N User Manual page 141

Table 53 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > Add/Edit Profile (continued)
LABEL
WDS Settings
Edit
Activate
Inactivate
#
Status
Remote Bridge MAC
PSK
Support Non-11n
Legacy Link
MBSSID Settings
Edit
SSID Profile
OK
Cancel
NWA3000-N Series User's Guide
DESCRIPTION
This section displays if you set the Operating Mode to AP+Bridge.
Configure the security settings for the device's Wireless Distribution System
(WDS), the wireless connection between two or more APs.
Select No Security to not encrypt the traffic between APs.
Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the device
and any wireless clients.
Select TKIP (ZyAIR Series Compatible) to enable Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) security on your WDS. This option is compatible with other
ZyXEL access points that support WDS security. Use this if the other access
points on your network support WDS security but do not have an AES option.
Note: Check your other AP's documentation to make sure it supports WDS
security.
Select AES to enable Advanced Encryption System (AES) security on your
WDS. AES provides superior security to TKIP. Use AES if the other access
points on your network support it for the WDS.
Note: At the time of writing, this option is compatible with other ZyXEL NWA
access points only.
When you enable WDS security, for each access point in your WDS enter the
AP's MAC address and a pre-shared key. Each access point can use a different
pre-shared key. Configure WDS security and the relevant PSK in each of your
other access point(s).
Note: Other APs must use the same encryption method to enable WDS
security.
Click this to edit the selected entry.
To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific user.
This field shows whether or not the entry is activated.
Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format, that
is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
Type a pre-shared key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters
(including spaces and symbols). You must also set the peer device to use the
same pre-shared key. Each peer device can use a different pre-shared key.
Select this to be able to include compatible legacy NWA series APs (NWA-
3160/NWA-3163/NWA-3500/NWA-3550) as WDS links.
This section displays if you set the Operating Mode to MBSSID. It allows
you to associate an SSID profile with the radio profile.
Select an SSID and click this button to reassign it. The selected SSID
becomes editable immediately upon clicking.
Indicates which SSID profile is associated with this radio profile.
Click OK to save your changes back to the device.
Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving your changes.
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