ZyXEL Communications NXC5200 User manual

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Wireless LAN Controller
Firmware v1.00
Edition 1, 04/2010
NXC5200
DEFAULT LOGIN DETAILS
IP Address: https://192.168.1.1
Username: admin
Password: 1234
CONTENTS
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DEUTSCH 19
ESPAÑOL 37
FRANÇAIS 53
ITALIANO 69
РУССКИЙ 87
简体中文 105
中文 121
Copyright 2010
ZyXEL Communications Corporation

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Device Panels
POWER
LEDS
STATUS
&CONSOLE ETHERNET PORTS
RESET POWER
1 ~4
SWITCH SWITCH
FANS
1~4
PORT RESET
POWER
PLUG

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Introduction
The ZyXEL NXC5200 Wireless LAN Controller works with up to 240
ZyXEL NWA5160N Access Points to provide complete wireless LAN
coverage to your organization or geographical area. The NXC5200
allows you to automatically manage and provide security for all
connected access points from a central platform.
How It Works
The NXC5200 (A) connects to a number of Power over Ethernet (PoE)
switches, such as the ES-2024PWR (B). They connect to the
NWA5160N Access Points (C), which in turn provide access to the
network for the wireless clients (D) within their broadcast radius.
ABC
D
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Hardware Connections
To set up your NXC5200’s hardware connections:
1. Connect the NXC5200 to the device that manages your connection to
the network (A) using an RJ-45 cable. If you intend for a high number
of wireless clients to connect to the NXC5200, you may want to also
use a DHCP server to issue IP addresses (B) and an authentication
server (C) to handle login requests.
2. Connect a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device to one of the
NXC5200’s Ethernet ports using a standard 8-wire RJ-45 cable.
(Consult the documentation that came with the PoE device for
information on how to set it up and configure it.)
AB
C

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3. Connect the NWA5160N Access Points to the PoE device using
standard 8-wire RJ-45 cables.
4. Finally, plug in the NXC5200 using the provided power cord.
NXC5200 Management
The NXC5200 Web Configurator allows easy setup and management
using an Internet web browser.
In order to use the Web Configurator, you must:
• Use Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later) or Firefox 1.5 (or later)
• Allow pop-up windows
• Enable JavaScript
• Enable Java permissions
• Enable cookies
• The recommended screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels

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To connect to the Web Configurator:
1. Set your computer to use a static IP address in the 192.168.1.3 -
192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This
allows it to communicate initially with the NXC5200, which has a
default IP address of 192.168.1.1.
2. Open your web browser and go to http://192.168.1.1. By default, the
NXC5200 automatically routes this request to its HTTPS server, and it
is recommended to keep this setting. The Login screen appears.
3. Enter the default User Name (admin) and Password (1234),
then click the Login button.
4. On the subsequent Update Admin Info screen, change the
password as you see fit, then confirm the change and click Apply.
If you change the password then later forget it, you can use the RESET
button on the NXC5200’s front panel to restore the device its default
settings, including the administrator password.

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5. The Web Configurator opens, displaying the Dashboard.
For more details on using the Web Configurator, see the included User’s
Guide or the Web Configurator’s built-in online help.
You can also reference the included CLI Reference Guide, which offers
detailed information on managing the NXC5200 through the command
line over Telnet or by Console port.
Whenever you make any changes in the Web Configurator, always
remember to click Apply to save them.

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System Settings
The NXC5200 Configuration > System screens allow you to configure
various device-specific settings, such as Host Name, Domain Name,
Language, and DNS, to name a few.

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IP Setting
By default, the NXC5200 is set up to be connected to an upstream
gateway for WAN access and you do not need to make any special
configuration changes to it. The upstream device should have a
connected DHCP server running to provide all IP addresses for
downstream devices, including the connected APs. All you need to do is
connect the devices as described in Hardware Connections on page 4.
Configuring the NXC5200’s IP Address
The NXC5200’s default default IP address is 192.168.1.1. This section
shows you how to change it to use an IP address consistent with your
own network’s topology.
1. Click Configuration > Network > Interface > VLAN..

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2. Select vlan0 and then click the Edit button.
3. When the Edit Vlan window opens, scroll down to the IP Address
Assignment Settings.
Select Use Fixed IP Address, enter the new IP address and subnet
mask of the NXC5200, then click OK to save your changes.
4. Once the NXC5200’s IP has been changed, you must then put the
management computer in the same subnet in order to re-connect to
the Web Configurator.