Zyxel NXC5500 iCard ZyMESH

Expansion license for the use of unlimited root APs on the WLAN controller NXC5500. The "ZyMesh" feature allows for WLAN coverage in areas where no Ethernet cabling is available. Individual wired APs act as root APs, enabling a WDS connection to a remote repeater AP, which then ensures the connection to end devices.

These repeater APs also support VLAN but must be operated in Data Tunnel Forwarding mode. It is recommended to implement ZyMesh only with dual-radio APs to avoid impacting data transfer rates.

In firmware version 4.1, a maximum of one AP can be used as a root AP by default. If more root APs are needed, an additional ZyMesh license must be purchased.