Ways To Manage The Wap5605; Good Habits For Managing The Wap5605 - ZyXEL Communications WAP5605 User Manual

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP5605
• Client. Use the switch on the side panel to set the WAP5605 to work in client mode (CL). The
WAP5605 in client mode can access the Internet through a WAP5605 in AP mode and/or connect
to another WAP5605 in client mode using IEEE 802.11e Direct Link Setup (DLS).
Figure 1 WAP5605 Applications

1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP5605

Use any of the following methods to manage the WAP5605.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the WAP5605 using a
(supported) web browser.
• WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button. You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web
Configurator to set up a wireless network with your WAP5605.

1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP5605

Do the following things regularly to make the WAP5605 more secure and to manage the WAP5605
more effectively.
• Change the password. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists of different
types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier
working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you
forget your password, you will have to reset the WAP5605 to its factory default settings. If you
backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the WAP5605.
You could simply restore your last configuration.
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