<b>No Extra Cost Converting Stand-alone AP Architecture into Management WLAN Architecture</b><br>The ZyXEL Wireless LAN Access Points 3000 Series is a “hybrid” AP that acts as a stand-alone enterprise-class AP and/or a WLAN controller at the same time. The hybrid AP has full flexibility to deploy secure and reliable WLAN networks and is able to manage up to 24 APs and is suitable for companies with 300-500 staffs. In the initial phase constructing a WLAN, the NWA 3000 can be configured as a fully functional stand-alone AP; with more APs installed, the NWA 3000 can be set to the WLAN controller mode to manage all other access points.

When a new branch office is established, one of the managed NWA 3000s can become another controller to manage a separate WLAN network.<br><br><b>Simplified Management with Scalability</b><br>The Wireless LAN Access Points 3000 Series can centrally manage up to 24 access points for diversified applications; these access points could include dual-band NWA-316 This part is cataloged in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) under NSN 6145-00-160-6187, indicating validated use in U.S. government and defense logistics supply chains.