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    www .zyxel.com NWA5160N 802.1 1a/g/n Wire- less LAN Managed Access Point NWA5560-N 802.1 1 a/b/g/n Dual- Radio Managed Access Point V ersion 1.00 Edition 1, 05/201 1 NW A Managed Access Point Series Copyright 201 1 ZyXEL Communications Corporation USER ’ S GUIDE[...]

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    2 Device Panels RESET CONSOLE PORT ETHERNET PORT POWER JACK POWER / SYS ETHERNET WLAN OR WLAN 1/ 2 KENSINGTON LOCK[...]

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    3 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide LEDs The following table des cribes your NW A’ s (Managed Access Point) LEDs. Hardware Connections The following shows you how to make the NWA’ s hardware connections. The NW A5560-N is sh own in these example figures. LED Color STATE DESCRIPTION Pow er / Sys Green On The NWA is powered on. Off The NWA [...]

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    4 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide With PoE 1. Connect the NW A t o a PoE device with an 8-pin CA T5e cable. 2. Connect the PoE device to an up stream switch or directly to the NXC- 5200 Wireless LAN Controller .[...]

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    5 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide Without PoE 1. Connect the NW A to to an up stream switch or directly to the NXC- 5200 Wireless LAN Controller . 2. Connect the NW A to an appro priate power outlet and turn on the power . Console Port Configuration The NW A is pre-conf igured, but you may use the console por t to manually configure the NW [...]

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    6 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide • S peed 1 15,200 bits per second • 8 dat a bits, no p arity , 1 stop bit • No flow control. Log in using ‘admin’ and ‘1234’ as the username and password. Welcome to NWA5560-N Username: admin Password: NW A IP Address The NW A is pre-configured to get a dynamic IP addre ss from a DHCP server b[...]

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    7 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide S tatic Discovery Manually enter the IP address of the NXC on the NW A. Y ou can enter up to two IP addresses for the NXC. Dynamic Discovery via DHCP server If the NW A get s 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 u[...]

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    8 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide For example: Router# configure terminal Router(config)# capwap ap vlan vlan-id 2 tag T o see detailed NW A – NXC connec tion 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[...]

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    9 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide Te m p e r a t u r e NWA5160N: Oper ating: 0~40 o C, Stor age: -30~60 o C NWA55 60-N: Oper ating: 0~40 o C, Stor age: -30~70 o C Humidity NWA51 60N: Operating: 20 ~95 o C, Storage : 20~95 o C NWA55 60-N: Oper ating: 10~90 o C, St orage: 10~90 o C Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 & 802.3u 10Base- T & [...]

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    10 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide Output P ower 2.4GHz • IEEE 802.11b/g 17dBm max. • IEEE 802.11b/g/n (HT20 onl y) 17dBm max 5GHz • IEEE 802.11a 18dBm max. • IEEE 802.11a/n HT20 7dBm max • IEEE 802.11a/n HT40 13dBm max Safet y Approvals European Union • EN 60950-1 EMI Approvals European Union (CE Mark) • EN 301 489-1 V1 .8.1 [...]

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    11 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide W all Mounting Instructions Do not install the NW A in an in verted horizont al position under a de sk or table top. T o hang your NW A on a wall: 1. Select a position free of obstructions on a sturdy wall. 2. Drill two pilot holes for the screws. Make sure the dist ance between the centers of the holes an[...]

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    12 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide 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 t o the wall. They need to hold the weight of the NW A with the connection cables. 5. Align the holes on the back of the NW A wit[...]

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    13 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide points or other risks. ONL Y qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device. Please con- tact your vendor for furth er inf ormation. • Make sure to connect the cables to t he correct ports. • Place connecting cables car efu lly so that no one will step on them or stumble over the[...]

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    14 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide equipment should be installed and operated with minimu m distance 20cm between the radiator & your body . This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . Operations in the 5.15-5.25GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only . End Product Lab[...]

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    15 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide Note Repair or replacement, as provided under this warrant y , is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser . This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. ZyXEL sha ll in no event be held liab[...]

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    16 NWA Managed Access Point User’s Guide[...]