Zyxel NAP303 User Manual

NAP303

802.11ac Dual-Radio Smart Antenna 3x3 Nebula Cloud
Managed Access Point

The Zyxel Nebula NAP303 802.11ac Dual-Radio Smart Antenna 3x3 Nebula
Cloud Managed Access Point is a high-performance 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi AP
capable of delivering combined data rates of up to 1.75 Gbps. Featuring
Smart Antenna technology, the NAP303 perfectly solves coverage
problems by adjusting antenna patterns adaptively to fit different wireless
environments. The NAP303’s industry-leading RF output power and
sensitivity jointly offer greater coverage and better performance to networks.
The ultra-fast capabilities makes NAP303 perfect for interference-laden
environments, such as conference rooms, airports, educational facilities and
other high-density venues.

Every Nebula AP has been engineered for cloud management. Based on
the NETCONF standard, all data traffics between the cloud and APs are
exchanged using secure transports to ensure transaction-safe configuration
on all Nebula devices. Furthermore, with the intuitive management interface,
administrators are able to control all the APs quickly even without training.

Benefits

Zero-touch deployments

The Zyxel Nebula APs auto-configure themselves after installation, and then
automatically connect to the Nebula cloud to join the network; so auto­configuration, provision, monitoring and diagnostics can be performed
anytime, anywhere. This simplifies network setup and enables deployment of
Nebula APs to a remotely located network even by non-IT professionals.

Cloud-managed, dual-radio
3x3 MIMO 802.11ac AP

Supports combined data
rates of up to 1.75 Gbps

Smart antenna provides
breakthrough performance

Self-configuration and zero­touch deployment

Enterprise-class security and
RF optimization

Dynamic Channel Selection,
Load Balancing and Smart
Client Steering

Industry-leading receive
sensitivity at as low as

-102 dBm

Tool-less bracket design
simplifies installation

Datasheet NAP303

Smart antenna technology

Featuring more than 700 optimized antenna patterns, the Smart
Antenna can continuously calculate the ideal physical-layer
path for each individual client. This feature not only offers the
best possible signals by shaping to various patterns, but also
mitigates interference from other wireless clients. With the
advance technology, the Zyxel NAP303 can handle a variety of
tough deployments such as high-capacity, high-performance
and interference-laden environments.

Best-in-class coverage and performance

Different from other 802.11ac APs, the Zyxel NAP303 stands out
with its best-in-class coverage and performance thanks to its
unique RF design. The AP’s three-stream hardware configuration
provides power of up to 30 dBm and unparalleled receive
sensitivity of as low as -102 dBm. The Smart Antenna technology
doubles the NAP303’s performance over conventional internal
antennas, and it performs three times (3x) better than legacy

802.11n APs as well.

Optimized wireless experience

The Zyxel Nebula NAP303 delivers optimized wireless experience
for users with comprehensive wireless features such as Dynamic
Channel Selection (DCS), Load Balancing, and Smart Client
Steering, etc. DCS avoids interference from co-channeling and
overlapping channels continuously, while Load Balancing and
Smart Client Steering which features Band Select and Balance
for more spectrum to provide more stable, reliable wireless
connections.

Enterprise-class security

The Zyxel Nebula NAP303 Access Point inherits the NETCONF
protocol for secure configuration changes. In terms of
authentication and data encryption, it supports WPA2 enterprise
protection and a wide range of Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) types, including EAP SIM for smartphones. Besides,
the NAP303 also features access control and Layer-2 isolation for
privacy protection. The comprehensive security features ensure
NAP303 to deliver enterprise-grade protection to the entire
network.

Monitor AP usage and client report by different
time intervals and view historical status record via
the intuitive management interface

2Datasheet NAP303