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Access Point Mode, 5.1 Overview, 5.1.1 What You Can Do, 5.2 Setting your WAP6804 to AP Mode

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CHAPTER 5 Access Point Mode 5.1 Overview The WAP6804 is set to access point mode by default. In this mode your WAP6804 (AP) bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example. Figure 11 Access Point Mode 5.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Status screen (Section 5.2.1 on page 29) to view read-only information about your WAP6804. • Use the Network > Networking screen (Chapter 10 on page 57) to set the IP address for your WAP6804 acting as an access point. • Use the Wireless Network 5G/2.4G screens (Chapter 11 on page 60) to configure the wireless settings and wireless security between the wireless clients and the WAP6804. 5.2 Setting your WAP6804 to AP Mode 1 To use your WAP6804 as an access point, see Section 3.1.3 on page 23. 2 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP6804. 3 The default static LAN IP address of the WAP6804 in AP mode is 192.168.1.2. The WAP6804 cannot assign your computer an IP address, so you must give it a fixed IP address in the range between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 (Section 2.3 on page 16) if the WAP6804 is not connected to a router or DHCP server. 4 After you've set your computer's IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type "http://zyxelsetup" (for Windows), http://zyxelsetup.local" (for Mac), "http://(DHCP-assigned IP), or "http://192.168.1.2" as the web address in your web browser. WAP6804 User's Guide 28

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WAP6804 User’s Guide
28
C
HAPTER
5
Access Point Mode
5.1
Overview
The WAP6804 is set to access point mode by default. In this mode your WAP6804 (
AP
) bridges a wired
network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Figure 11
Access Point Mode
5.1.1
What You Can Do
•
Use the
Status
screen (
Section 5.2.1 on page 29
) to view read-only information about your WAP6804.
•
Use the
Network > Networking
screen (
Chapter 10 on page 57
) to set the IP address for your WAP6804
acting as an access point.
•
Use the
Wireless Network 5G/2.4G
screens (
Chapter 11 on page 60
) to configure the wireless settings
and wireless security between the wireless clients and the WAP6804.
5.2
Setting your WAP6804 to AP Mode
1
To use your WAP6804 as an access point, see
Section 3.1.3 on page 23
.
2
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP6804.
3
The default static LAN IP address of the WAP6804 in AP mode is 192.168.1.2. The WAP6804 cannot assign
your computer an IP address, so you must give it a fixed IP address in the range between 192.168.1.3
and 192.168.1.254 (
Section 2.3 on page 16
) if the WAP6804 is not connected to a router or DHCP server.
4
After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type
“http://zyxelsetup” (for Windows), http://zyxelsetup.local” (for Mac), “http://(DHCP-assigned IP), or
“http://192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.