ZyXEL Communications NWA5000-N User manual

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NWA5160N 802.11a/g/n Wire-
less LAN Managed Access Point
NWA5560-N 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-
Radio Managed Access Point
NWA5550-N 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual-
Radio Outdoor Managed Access
Point
Version 1.00
Edition 1, 07/2011
NWA Managed Access Point
Series
Copyright 2011
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
USER’S GUIDE

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Indoor Models
NWA5160N
NWA5560-N
Outdoor Model
NWA5550-N

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Indoor Models
Device Panels
RESET CONSOLE
PORT
ETHERNET
PORT
POWER
JACK
POWER
/ SYS ETHERNETWLAN OR WLAN 1/2
KENSINGTON
LOCK

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LEDs.
Hardware Connections
The following shows you how to make the NWA’s hardware connections.
The NWA5560-N is shown in these example figures.
LED Color STATE DESCRIPTION
Power /
Sys
Green On The NWA is powered on.
Off The NWA is powered off.
Red Off The NWA has succesfully booted.
Flashing The NWA has encountered a system failure and
cannot boot.
Ethernet Green Flashing /
On
The NWA has an active 10M/100M connection.
Yellow Flashing /
On
The NWA has an active 1000M connection.
Dark The NWA does not have any active connections.
WLAN Green On The NWA’s wireless module is active.
Off The NWA’s wireless module is inactive or
disconnected from the network.
Flashing The NWA is transmitting and receiving data to
and from wireless clients.

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With PoE
1. Connect the NWA to a PoE device with an 8-pin CAT5e cable.
2. Connect the PoE device to an upstream switch or directly to the NXC-
5200 Wireless LAN Controller.

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Without PoE
1. Connect the NWA to to an upstream switch or directly to the NXC-
5200 Wireless LAN Controller.
2. Connect the NWA to an appropriate power outlet and turn on the
power.
Console Port Configuration
The NWA is pre-configured, but you may use the console port to
manually configure the NWA if necessary. Connect a PS-2 console cable
from the console port on your computer to the console port on your
NWA. Run a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal, with
the following settings:
• Speed 115,200 bits per second

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• 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
• No flow control.
Log in using ‘admin’ and ‘1234’ as the username and password.
Welcome to NWA5560-N
Username: admin
Password:
NWA IP Address
The NWA is pre-configured to get a dynamic IP address from a DHCP
server by default.
Use these commands if you want to give the NWA a fixed IP address.
NWA-NXC Discovery
Use the AP Controller (NXC5200) to remotely manage the NWAs in your
network. If the NXC and NWA are in the same network, then the NWA
can find the NXC automatically by broadcasting.
If the NWA and NXC are not in the same network, you must configure
the NWA to find the NXC in one of two ways:
• Static Discovery
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# capwap ap vlan ip address
192.168.1.37 255.255.255.0
Router(config)# capwap ap vlan ip gateway
192.168.1.32
Enter configuration mode
The NWA IP address and subnet mask
The NWA gateway

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Manually enter the IP address of the NXC on the NWA. You can enter up
to two IP addresses for the NXC.
• Dynamic Discovery via DHCP server
If the NWA gets a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server, you can
simultaneously let it get the NXC IP address by configuring it in the
DHCP server using DHCP Option 138. You can configure up to two NXC
IP addresses on the DHCP server.
• Test the Connection
Ping the NXC from the NWA to test the connection.
Router# ping 192.168.1.1 (the NXC IP address)
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
If it fails, configure the gateway IP address of the NWA.
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# capwap ap vlan ip gateway 192.168.1.32
If the NWA and NXC are in a VLAN, configure the VLAN ID (tagged or
untagged) using this command:
• capwap ap vlan vlan-id VID { tag | untag } (VID from 1 to 4094)
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# capwap ap ac-ip
192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2
Router(config)# show capwap ap
discovery-type
Discovery type : Static AC IP
Enter configuration mode
These are the NXC IP addresses
Confirm that static discovery is used to find the
NXC.
AC is the AP Controller, that is, the NXC.

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For example:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# capwap ap vlan vlan-id 2 tag
To see detailed NWA – NXC connection status, use the following
command:
Router# show capwap ap info
SM-State RUN(8)
msg-buf-usage 0/10 (Usage/Max)
capwap-version 10118
Radio Number 1/4 (Usage/Max)
BSS Number 8/8 (Usage/Max)
IANA ID 037a
Description AP-0013499999FF
Wall Mounting Instructions
Do not install the NWA in an inverted horizontal position under a desk or
tabletop.
To hang your NWA on a wall:
1. Select a position free of obstructions on a sturdy wall.

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2. Drill two pilot holes for the screws. Make sure the distance between
the centers of the holes and the size of screws match the
specifications below.
Be careful to avoid damaging pipes or cables located inside the wall
when drilling holes for the screws.
3. Do not screw the screws all the way into the wall. Leave a small gap
of about 0.5 cm between the heads of the screws and the wall.
4. Make sure the screws are snugly fastened to the wall. They need to
hold the weight of the NWA with the connection cables.