NWA50AX and NWA1123 AC

robyone33

Hi everyone, I have a Zyxel NWA1123 AC, and these two features are very useful:
An antenna button, to allow for ceiling or wall installation, changing the antenna radiation from vertical to horizontal depending on the access point's positioning.
An Ethernet output port for extending the network via cable.
The new NWA50AX does not have an antenna button or a second Ethernet port.
Regarding the antenna, it seems the button switch has been replaced by a software setting, but I'm not sure.
Regarding the second Ethernet port, if I wanted it, which model should I choose?
Can you please help me?

Zyxel_Tina

Hi @robyone33,

Welcome to Zyxel Community!

Antenna Switch

• The NWA50AX does not support this feature, neither via hardware nor software, due to its different antenna design.
• Currently, the button has indeed been replaced by a software setting in the GU on some of our models. These include the WAX510D, WAX610D, and WAX620D-6E, and WBE510D. For detailed configuration instructions, please refer to the specific model's user guide available in the download library.

Second Ethernet Port

The NWA50AX only has one Ethernet port, while many other models offer multiple Ethernet ports, including: WAX610D, WAX620D-6E, WAX630S, WAX650S, WAX640S-6E, WBE660S, NWA130BE, NWA210AX, NWA220AX-6E, WAC500H / WAX300H

Considering your need for both the Antenna Optimization feature and multiple Ethernet ports, the WAX610D would be the suitable model for you to try.