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Chapter 9 Network
NWA/WAC/WAX Series User’s Guide
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Figure 50 AC managed Network Example
Note: The Zyxel Device can be a standalone device or be managed by an AC.
AC Discovery and Management
The link between AC Discovery-enabled access points proceeds as follows:
1 An Zyxel Device with AC Discovery enabled joins a wired network (receives a dynamic IP address).
2 The Zyxel Device sends out a discovery request, looking for an AC.
3 If there is an AC on the network, it receives the discovery request. If the AC, such as NXC, is in Manual
mode it adds the details of the Zyxel Device to its Unmanaged Access Points list, and you decide which
available APs to manage. If the AC is in Always Accept mode, it automatically adds the Zyxel Device to
its Managed Access Points list and provides the managed Zyxel Device with default configuration
information, as well as securely transmitting the DTLS pre-shared key. The managed Zyxel Device is ready
for association with wireless clients.
Managed AP Finds the Controller
A managed Zyxel Device can find the controller in one of the following ways:
• Manually specify the controller’s IP address in the Web Configurator’s AC Discovery screen.
• Get the controller’s IP address from a DHCP server with the controller’s IP address configured as
option 138.
• Get the controller’s IP address from a DNS server SRV (Service) record.
• Broadcasting to discover the controller within the broadcast domain.
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