Chapter 4 Repeater Mode
WRE6505 v2 User’s Guide
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4.3.1 Setting your WRE6505 v2 to Repeater Mode
1
To use your WRE6505 v2 as a repeater, see
.
2
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WRE6505 v2.
3
Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “http://zyxelsetup” or “http://192.168.1.2”
as the web address in your web browser.
4
Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click
Login
.
5
Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click
Apply
. Otherwise, click
Ignore
.
Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon
as you do, your WRE6505 v2 is already in Repeater mode.
Note: If a client is connected to the WRE6505 v2 through the wired Ethernet connection,
the client can only access the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. In the following figure, the LAN Client
is only able to communicate with devices in the 2.4 GHz wireless network.
Figure 11
Repeater Mode Overview
4.3.2 Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings
and
for information on configuring your
wireless network and LAN settings.
for information on configuring your Maintenance settings.
4.4 Repeater Mode Status Screen
Click
to open the
Status
screen.
WRE
LAN Client
5 GHz
5 GHz AP
5 GHz
5 GHz
2.4 GHz AP
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
