Access Point Mode; Chapter 5 Access Point Mode; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications WAP6804 User Manual

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
• Use the Network > Networking screen
acting as an access point.
• Use the Wireless Network 5G/2.4G screens
and wireless security between the wireless clients and the WAP6804.

5.2 Setting your WAP6804 to AP Mode

To use your WAP6804 as an access point, see
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Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP6804.
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The default static LAN IP address of the WAP6804 in AP mode is 192.168.1.2. The WAP6804 cannot assign
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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
After you've set your computer's IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type
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"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.

Access Point Mode

(Section 5.2.1 on page
(Chapter 10 on page
(Section 2.3 on page 16) if the WAP6804 is not connected to a router or DHCP server.
WAP6804 User's Guide
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H A P T E R
29) to view read-only information about your WAP6804.
57) to set the IP address for your WAP6804
(Chapter 11 on page 60) to configure the wireless settings
Section 3.1.3 on page
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