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Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

See

for information on the other labels in this screen.

6.7.3 AP+Bridge Mode

Select AP+Bridge as the Operating Mode in the WIRELESS > Wireless screen to have the
ZyXEL Device function as a bridge and access point simultaneously. See the section on
applications for more information.

TKIP (ZyAIR Series

Compatible)

Select this to enable Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security on your

WDS. This option is compatible with other ZyXEL access points including 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.

Note: At the time of writing, this option is compatible with

other ZyXEL NWA Series and G-3000/G-3000H access
points only.

AES

Select this 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-3160 access points only.

This is the index number of the bridge connection.

Active

Select the check box to enable the bridge connection. Otherwise, clear the

check box to disable it.

Remote Bridge MAC

Address

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.

PSK

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.

Table 24 Wireless: Bridge/Repeater

LABEL

DESCRIPTIONS