Connecting The Wap3205 V2 (In Universal Repeater Mode) To An Ap Or Wireless Router - ZyXEL Communications WAP3205 v2 User Manual

8.6 Connecting the WAP3205 v2 (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 WAP3205 v2, set the WAP3205 v2 to universal repeater mode and then associate the WAP3205
v2 with the AP or wireless router. The WAP3205 v2 must be within the transmission range of the AP
or wireless router.
Set your WAP3205 v2 to work as a universal repeater. See
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Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP3205 v2 using an Ethernet cable.
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Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type "http://zyxelsetup" 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 > Network > Wireless LAN > Universal Repeater to connect the
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WAP3205 v2 wirelessly to an AP. Select Enable. Enter the SSID of the existing AP or wireless router
to which you want to connect ("SSIDofMyAP" in this example). Select the channel number and
enter the wireless security settings which are the same as those on the existing AP or wireless
router to access it (WPA-PSK and "KeyofMyWirelessNetwork" in this example). Click Apply.
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Section 2.1.1.1 on page 14.