Connecting The Wap6405 (In Universal Repeater Mode) To An Ap Or Wireless Router - ZyXEL Communications WAP6405 User Manual

8.6 Connecting the WAP6405 (in Universal Repeater Mode)
to an AP or Wireless Router
If you have an access point or wireless router with Internet access deployed in your network
already, and you want to have wireless clients connect to the existing AP or wireless router through
the WAP6405, set the WAP6405 to universal repeater mode and then associate the WAP6405 with
the AP or wireless router. The WAP6405 must be within the transmission range of the AP or wireless
router.
Set your WAP6405 to work as a universal repeater. See
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Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP6405 using an Ethernet cable.
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Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type "http://192.168.1.5" as the web address in
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your web browser.
Enter "1234" (default) as the password and click Login.
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Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click Ignore.
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Go to Configuration > Networking > Wireless Network > Basic to connect the WAP6405
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wirelessly to an AP. Enter the SSID of the existing AP or wireless router to which you want to
connect ("SSIDofMyAP" in this example). Enter the wireless security settings which are the same as
those on the existing AP or wireless router to access it (WPA2-AES and "KeyofMyWirelessNetwork"
in this example). Click Apply.
Go to the Status screen. If the WAP6405 has successfully connected to an AP or wireless router, it
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displays the SSID and MAC address of the AP or wireless router in the AP Connection > Station
tab.
Chapter 8 Tutorials
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