Access Point Mode; Chapter 5 Access Point Mode; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications EMG3425-Q10A User Manual

5.1 Overview

Use your EMG3425-Q10A as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your
network. In this mode your EMG3425-Q10A bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN
(WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Figure 11 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode
Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in Access Point Mode, such as
bandwidth management and firewall.

5.2 What You Can Do

• Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your EMG3425-Q10A
page 33).
• Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your EMG3425-Q10A acting as an access point
(Section 5.5 on page

5.3 What You Need to Know

See Chapter 6 on page 38
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