ZyXEL Communications WAP5705, User Manual

Page: 30 / 156

Chapter 4 Access Point Mode
WAP5705 User’s Guide
30
4.3 What You Need to Know
See Chapter 7 on page 53 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the WAP5705 as an access
point.
4.3.1 Setting your WAP5705 to AP Mode
1
To use your WAP5705 as an access point, see Section 2.1.2.1 on page 19 .
2
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP5705.
3
The default IP address of the WAP5705 in access point mode is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your
computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”.
4
Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to
show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see
Appendix A on page 105 for information on changing your computer’s IP address.
5
After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and
type “http://192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.
6
Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click Login .
7
Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply . Otherwise, click Ignore .
8
The Easy mode appears. Click Expert Mode in the navigation panel.
4.3.2 Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings
• See Chapter 9 on page 73 and Chapter 10 on page 87 for information on the configuring your
wireless network and LAN settings.
• See Chapter 11 on page 91 for information on configuring your Maintenance settings.