Access Point Mode; Chapter 7 Access Point Mode; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications NBG6617 User Manual

7.1 Overview

Use your NBG6617 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your
network. In this mode your NBG6617 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in
the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Figure 30 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.

7.2 What You Can Do

• Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG6617
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• Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your NBG6617 acting as an access point
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7.3 What You Need to Know

See Chapter 8 on page 49
point.
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