The Web Configurator; Overview; Accessing The Web Configurator - ZyXEL Communications WAP6906 User Manual

2.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to access the WAP6906 Web Configurator and provides an overview of its
screens.
The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and
management of the WAP6906 via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 8.0 and later versions, Mozilla
Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
In order to use the Web Configurator you need to allow:
• Web browser pop-up windows from your device.
• JavaScript (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
Refer to Chapter 11 on page 66
Explorer.

2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator

Make sure your WAP6906 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer
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network to connect to the WAP6906 (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
Launch your web browser.
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Type "http://zyxelsetup" (for Windows) or "http://zyxelsetup.local" (for Mac) as the website address to
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access any of the modes.
The WAP6906 is a DHCP client by default. Alternatively, check the connected gateway for the
WAP6906's current IP address. Make sure your computer's IP address is in the same subnet as the
WAP6906's IP address. Type "http://(DHCP-assigned IP)" as the web address in your web browser.
If the WAP6906 is not connecting to a router or DHCP server, type the WAP6906's default static IP
address "http://192.168.1.5". Your computer must be in the same subnet in order to access this website
address.You must give it a fixed IP address in the range between 192.168.1.11 and 192.168.1.254 (see
Section 2.4 on page
Type the password on the device label (default) as the password and click Login.
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The Web Configurator

to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet
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