User's Guide

Chapter 2 AP Management
NWA/WAC/WAX Series User’s Guide
25
switches and gateways. Your network can also be managed through your smartphone using the
Nebula Mobile app. See Section 25.1 on page 229 for an example NCC managed network topology.
NCC allows different levels of management. You can configure each device on its own or configure a
set of devices together as a site. You can also monitor groups of sites called organizations, as shown
below.
It graphically presents your device/network statistics and shows an overview of your network topology,
as shown in the following figure. It also sends reports, alerts, and notifications for events, such as when a
site goes offline.
Figure 5 Traffic monitoring graph from NCC
See the NCC (Nebula Control Center) User’s Guide for how to configure Nebula managed devices. See
Chapter 27 on page 232 if you want to change the Zyxel Device’s VLAN setting or manually set its IP
address.
Note: Make sure your network firewall allows TCP ports 443, 4335, and 6667 as well as UDP port
123 so the device can connect to and sync with the NCC.
2.1.3 AP Controller (AC)
If the Zyxel Device supports management using an AC (see Section 9.1.1 on page 95) such as the
NXC2500 or NXC5500, and you have this AC in the same subnet, it will be managed by the controller
automatically. To set the Zyxel Device to be managed by an AC in a different subnet or change
between management modes, use the AC Discovery screen (see Section 9.5 on page 103 and Section
9.1.1 on page 95). You can use the AC to manage multiple Zyxel Devices. See Section 9.1.1 on page 95
for an example AC managed network topology.
Note: If the Zyxel Device is already registered to NCC, the controller will be unable to manage
it.
Table 5 NCC management levels
Organization
Site A Site B
Device A-1 Device A-2 Device B-1 Device B-2