Hardware
See the Quick Start Guide for hardware installation and connections.
Zyxel Device Models With Single LEDs
The LEDs of some Zyxel Device models can be controlled by using the suppression feature such that the LEDs stay lit (ON) or OFF after the Zyxel Device is ready. Some Zyxel Device models also have Locator LED which allows you to see the actual location of the Zyxel Device among several devices in the network. See Zyxel Device Product Feature Comparison to check which models support these features. Refer to Overview for the LED Suppression and Locator menus in standalone mode.
Zyxel Device LED
The LED of the Zyxel Device can be controlled by using the suppression feature such that the LED stays lit (ON) or OFF after the Zyxel Device is ready. Refer to Overview for the LED Suppression and Locator menus in standalone mode.
802.11ax (WiFi 6) Dual- Radio PoE Access Point
802.11ax (WiFi 6) Dual- Radio Outdoor PoE Access Point
• NWA55AXE
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio Desktop Access Point
• NWA30BE
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio PoE Access Point
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio Outdoor PoE Access Point
• NWA55BE
NWA50AX, NWA90AX, NWA50AX PRO, and NWA90AX PRO
The following are the LED descriptions for the Zyxel Device.
Color | status | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (300 milliseconds interval). | The Zyxel Device is booting up. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (1 second interval). | The Zyxel Device is discovering the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately 3 times and then turns solid green for 3 seconds. | The Zyxel Device is managed by the NCC but fails to connect with NCC, and is reconnecting with the NCC. |
Green | |||
 | Green | Slow Blinking (On for 1 second, Off for 1 second) | The wireless module of the Zyxel Device is disabled or fails, the Zyxel Device is using default WiFi settings, and/or the Zyxel Device is configured to be managed by the NCC but is not yet registered with the NCC. |
 | Green | Steady On | The Zyxel Device is ready for use, the Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, and WiFi clients are connected to the Zyxel Device. |
 | Bright Blue | Steady On | The Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, but there are no WiFi clients connected. |
 | White | Slow Blinking (On for 100 ms per second) | Locator LED is on. It switches off automatically after the configured amount of time (1-60 min). Default duration is 10 minutes.  The color of the white LED may have slight differences (for example, very light purple) on different models. |
 | Blue | Slow Blinking (Blink for 1 time, Off for 1 second) | The Zyxel Device is performing a Channel Availability Check (CAC) with Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to monitor a channel for radar signals. |
 | Red | On | The Zyxel Device failed to boot up or is experiencing system failure. |
 | Fast Blinking (On for 50 milliseconds, Off for 50 milliseconds) | The Zyxel Device is undergoing firmware upgrade. | |
 | Slow Blinking (Blink for 3 times, Off for 3 seconds) | The uplink of the Zyxel Device is disconnected. | |
NWA55AXE
The NWA55AXE does not have LEDs.NWA30BE
The System LED is located on the upper cover of the Zyxel Device.
The following are the system LED indicator descriptions for the Zyxel Device.
Color | status | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (300 milliseconds interval). | The Zyxel Device is booting up. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (1 second interval). | The Zyxel Device is discovering the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately 3 times and then turns solid green for 3 seconds. | The Zyxel Device is managed by the NCC but fails to connect with NCC, and is reconnecting with the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Green | Slow Blinking (On for 1 second, Off for 1 second) | The wireless module of the Zyxel Device is disabled or fails, the Zyxel Device is using default WiFi settings, and/or the Zyxel Device is configured to be managed by the NCC but is not yet registered with the NCC. |
| Green | Steady On | The Zyxel Device is ready for use, the Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, and WiFi clients are connected to the Zyxel Device. |
| Bright Blue | Steady On | The Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, but there are no WiFi clients connected. |
| White | Slow Blinking (On for 100 ms per second) | Locator LED is on. It switches off automatically after the configured amount of time (1-60 min). Default duration is 10 minutes. The color of the white LED may have slight differences (for example, very light purple) on different models. |
| Blue | Slow Blinking (Blink for 1 time, Off for 1 second) | The Zyxel Device is performing a Channel Availability Check (CAC) with Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to monitor a channel for radar signals. |
| Red | On | The Zyxel Device failed to boot up or is experiencing system failure. |
| Fast Blinking (On for 50 milliseconds, Off for 50 milliseconds) | The Zyxel Device is undergoing firmware upgrade. | |
| Slow Blinking (Blink for 3 times, Off for 3 seconds) | The uplink of the Zyxel Device is disconnected. | |
NWA50BE, NWA90BE, NWA50BE PRO, and NWA90BE PRO
The System LED is located on the upper cover of each Zyxel Device.
The following are the system LED indicator descriptions for the Zyxel Device.
Color | status | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (300 milliseconds interval). | The Zyxel Device is booting up. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (1 second interval). | The Zyxel Device is discovering the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately 3 times and then turns solid green for 3 seconds. | The Zyxel Device is managed by the NCC but fails to connect with NCC, and is reconnecting with the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Green | Slow Blinking (On for 1 second, Off for 1 second) | The wireless module of the Zyxel Device is disabled or fails, the Zyxel Device is using default WiFi settings, and/or the Zyxel Device is configured to be managed by the NCC but is not yet registered with the NCC. |
| Green | Steady On | The Zyxel Device is ready for use, the Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, and WiFi clients are connected to the Zyxel Device. |
| Bright Blue | Steady On | The Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, but there are no WiFi clients connected. |
| White | Slow Blinking (On for 100 ms per second) | Locator LED is on. It switches off automatically after the configured amount of time (1-60 min). Default duration is 10 minutes. The color of the white LED may have slight differences (for example, very light purple) on different models. |
| Blue | Slow Blinking (Blink for 1 time, Off for 1 second) | The Zyxel Device is performing a Channel Availability Check (CAC) with Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to monitor a channel for radar signals. |
| Red | On | The Zyxel Device failed to boot up or is experiencing system failure. |
| Fast Blinking (On for 50 milliseconds, Off for 50 milliseconds) | The Zyxel Device is undergoing firmware upgrade. | |
| Slow Blinking (Blink for 3 times, Off for 3 seconds) | The uplink of the Zyxel Device is disconnected. | |
NWA55BE
The System and Signal LEDs are located on the rear panel of the Zyxel Device.
The following are the system LED indicator descriptions for the Zyxel Device.
Color | status | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (300 milliseconds interval). | The Zyxel Device is booting up. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately (1 second interval). | The Zyxel Device is discovering the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Amber | Blinks between amber and green alternately 3 times and then turns solid green for 3 seconds. | The Zyxel Device is managed by the NCC but fails to connect with NCC, and is reconnecting with the NCC. |
Green | |||
| Green | Slow Blinking (On for 1 second, Off for 1 second) | The wireless module of the Zyxel Device is disabled or fails, the Zyxel Device is using default WiFi settings, and/or the Zyxel Device is configured to be managed by the NCC but is not yet registered with the NCC. |
| Green | Steady On | The Zyxel Device is ready for use, the Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, and WiFi clients are connected to the Zyxel Device. |
| Bright Blue | Steady On | The Zyxel Device’s wireless interface is activated, but there are no WiFi clients connected. |
| White | Slow Blinking (On for 100 ms per second) | Locator LED is on. It switches off automatically after the configured amount of time (1-60 min). Default duration is 10 minutes. The color of the white LED may have slight differences (for example, very light purple) on different models. |
| Blue | Slow Blinking (Blink for 1 time, Off for 1 second) | The Zyxel Device is performing a Channel Availability Check (CAC) with Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to monitor a channel for radar signals. |
| Red | On | The Zyxel Device failed to boot up or is experiencing system failure. |
| Fast Blinking (On for 50 milliseconds, Off for 50 milliseconds) | The Zyxel Device is undergoing firmware upgrade. | |
| Slow Blinking (Blink for 3 times, Off for 3 seconds) | The uplink of the Zyxel Device is disconnected. | |
The following are the signal LED indicator descriptions for the Zyxel Device.
Color | status | description | |
|---|---|---|---|
Repeater Mode | |||
| Green | Steady On | The WiFi signal strength between the Zyxel Device and the mesh AP is good. The signal strength is greater than -67 dBm. |
 | Amber | Steady On | The WiFi signal strength between the Zyxel Device and the mesh AP is fair. The signal strength is between -80 and -67 dBm. |
| Red | Steady On | The WiFi signal strength between the Zyxel Device and the mesh AP is weak. The signal strength is below -80 dBm. |
AP/Root Mode | |||
Off | When the Zyxel Device is in AP/Root mode, the LEDs are off. | ||
Ports
The following shows the Zyxel Device panels with connection ports.
802.11ax (WiFi 6) Dual- Radio PoE Access Point
802.11ax (WiFi 6) Dual- Radio Outdoor PoE Access Point
• NWA55AXE
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio Desktop Access Point
• NWA30BE
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio PoE Access Point
802.11be (WiFi 7) Dual- Radio Outdoor PoE Access Point
• NWA55BE
NWA50AX, NWA90AX, NWA50AX PRO, and NWA90AX PRO
Place the Zyxel Device with the ports facing you and the wall mounting holes at the top.
The following are the items on the ports panels for your Zyxel Device.
label | description |
|---|---|
POWER | Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device |
UPLINK | Connect the port to a router, a switch, or another access point (AP) to connect the Zyxel Device to the backbone of your network. |
LAN | Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet ports for Internet access. |
CONSOLE | You can use the console port to manage the Zyxel Device using CLI commands. You will be prompted to enter your user name and password. See the Command Reference Guide for more information about the CLI. When configuring using the console port, you need a computer equipped with communications software configured to the following parameters: • Speed 115200 bps • Data Bits 8 • Parity None • Stop Bit 1 • Flow Control Off |
RESET | Press the button for more than 5 seconds to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults. |
NWA55AXE
Place the Zyxel Device with the ports and antennas facing you.
Note: The NWA55AXE does not have a reset button. Refer to Ways to Reset a Zyxel Device without a Reset Button to see how to reset your Zyxel Device to its factory default settings.
The following are the items on the ports panels for your Zyxel Device.
label | description |
|---|---|
LAN | Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet ports for Internet access. |
POWER | Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device |
NWA30BE
Place the Zyxel Device with the ports and antennas facing you.
The following are the items on the ports panels for your Zyxel Device.
label | description |
|---|---|
UPLINK | Connect the port to a router, a switch, or another access point (AP) to connect the Zyxel Device to the backbone of your network. |
POWER | Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device. |
RESET | Press the button for more than 5 seconds to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults. |
NWA50BE, NWA90BE, NWA50BE PRO, and NWA90BE PRO
Place the Zyxel Device with the ports facing you.
The following are the items on the ports panels for your Zyxel Device.
label | description |
|---|---|
CONSOLE | You can use the console port to manage the Zyxel Device using CLI commands. You will be prompted to enter your user name and password. See the Command Reference Guide for more information about the CLI. When configuring using the console port, you need a computer equipped with communications software configured to the following parameters: • Speed 115200 bps • Data Bits 8 • Parity None • Stop Bit 1 • Flow Control Off |
UPLINK | Connect the port to a router, a switch, or another access point (AP) to connect the Zyxel Device to the backbone of your network. |
POWER | Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device. |
RESET | Press the button for more than 5 seconds to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults. |
NWA55BE
Place the Zyxel Device with the antennas facing you.
The following are the items on the ports panels for your Zyxel Device.
label | description |
|---|---|
LAN | Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet ports for Internet access. |
POWER | Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device |
RESET | Press the button for more than 5 seconds to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults. |
Ways to Reset a Zyxel Device without a Reset Button
You can use the following ways to reset a Zyxel Device without a reset button to its factory default settings.
ZON Utility
1 Open the ZON Utility and click the Clear and rescan icon to scan for the Zyxel Device you want to reset.
2 Select the device and click the Reset Configuration to Default icon.
3 Enter the administrator password in the Password field on the pop-up screen and click OK to start the reset.
Web Configurator of the Zyxel Device Gateway
You can use this method if the Zyxel Device is connected to a Zyxel Switch with a Neighbor Reset function.
1 Log into the Zyxel switch’s Web Configurator. Go to Monitor > Neighbor, and then click the Restore button to reset the Zyxel Device to its factory default settings.
2 A pop-up window asks you to confirm that you want to reset the Zyxel Device to factory default. Click OK to proceed with reset. A count down starts.
Nebula Control Center
If your Zyxel Device is registered with NCC, you can unregister it to reset it to its factory default settings.
1 Go to Organization-wide > License & inventory > Devices tab in the NCC portal.
2 Select the Zyxel Device you want to remove, then click Actions > Remove from organization.
3 Click the Yes button to confirm.
PoE
Power Over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that allows Ethernet cables to supply power and transmit data simultaneously through a single Ethernet cable. You can use PoE when the Zyxel Device is hard to reach a power outlet or to simplify cabling.
The following example shows a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) supplying power and transmitting data to the Zyxel Device, along with other Powered Devices (PDs) such as an IP camera and an IP telephone.
PoE Example Application - PSE
The following example shows a PSE using a PoE Extender (PoEE) to supply power and transmit data to the Zyxel Device, along with other PDs such as an IP camera and an IP telephone.
PoE Example Application - PSE with PoE Extender
The following example shows the PoE Injector (PoEI) delivering power from the power outlet and transmitting data from the non-PoE (NPoE) device to the Zyxel Device.
PoE Example Application - PoE Injector 
To view the Zyxel Device’s supported PoE standards, see Zyxel Device Product Feature Comparison. Use Ethernet cables that correspond to the PoE standard your Zyxel Device supports (see PoE Standards).
PoE standards are:
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet + (PoE+)
• IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet ++ (PoE++)
The following table describes the PoE standards.
PoE FEATURES | PoE | PoE+ | PoE++ |
|---|---|---|---|
IEEE Standard | IEEE 802.3af | IEEE 802.3at | IEEE 802.3bt |
PoE Type | Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 |
PSE Port Power | |||
IEEE Power Classification | Class 0, 1, 2, 3 | Class 4 | Class 5, 6 |
Maximum Power Per Port | 15.4 W | 30 W | 60 W |
Port Voltage Range | 44 – 57 V | 50 – 57 V | 50 – 57 V |
Cables | |||
Twisted Pairs Used | 2-pair | 2-pair | 4-pair |
Supported Cables | Cat3 or better | Cat5 or better | Cat5 or better |