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... on setting up and running right away. WAP3205 User's Guide 3 About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to the included CD for Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to configure the WAP3205 using the Web Configurator. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based...
... on setting up and running right away. WAP3205 User's Guide 3 About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to the included CD for Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to configure the WAP3205 using the Web Configurator. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based...
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...about your device. • Brief description of answers to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for the latest product updates and documentation from others... above, you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in order to better understand how to solve it. 4 WAP3205 User's Guide If you should contact your experiences as well. About This User's Guide • Download Library Search for contact information. This is...
...about your device. • Brief description of answers to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for the latest product updates and documentation from others... above, you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in order to better understand how to solve it. 4 WAP3205 User's Guide If you should contact your experiences as well. About This User's Guide • Download Library Search for contact information. This is...
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...• "e.g.," is " or "in other things you first click Maintenance in this User's Guide. "Select" or "choose" means for you to as the "WAP3205", the "device", the "product" or the "system" in this User's Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are shown in ... referred to use one or more characters and then press the [ENTER] key. Syntax Conventions • The WAP3205 may need to that is a shorthand for "for example, other words". WAP3205 User's Guide 5 For example, "k" for kilo may denote "1000" or "1024", "M" for mega may denote "1000000...
...• "e.g.," is " or "in other things you first click Maintenance in this User's Guide. "Select" or "choose" means for you to as the "WAP3205", the "device", the "product" or the "system" in this User's Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are shown in ... referred to use one or more characters and then press the [ENTER] key. Syntax Conventions • The WAP3205 may need to that is a shorthand for "for example, other words". WAP3205 User's Guide 5 For example, "k" for kilo may denote "1000" or "1024", "M" for mega may denote "1000000...
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Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The WAP3205 icon is not an exact representation of your device. WAP3205 Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Firewall Telephone Switch Router 6 WAP3205 User's Guide
Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The WAP3205 icon is not an exact representation of your device. WAP3205 Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Firewall Telephone Switch Router 6 WAP3205 User's Guide
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... is damaged as the WEEE mark. ONLY qualified service personnel should be treated separately. Used electrical and electronic equipment should service or disassemble this device. WAP3205 User's Guide 7 Your product is marked with general waste. Opening or removing covers can expose you wall mount your local vendor to order a new one will be...
... is damaged as the WEEE mark. ONLY qualified service personnel should be treated separately. Used electrical and electronic equipment should service or disassemble this device. WAP3205 User's Guide 7 Your product is marked with general waste. Opening or removing covers can expose you wall mount your local vendor to order a new one will be...
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Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction ...17 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 19 Introducing the Web Configurator 23 Monitor ...29 WAP3205 Modes ...33 Easy Mode ...35 Access Point Mode ...45 Client Mode ...53 Universal Repeater Mode ...65 Tutorials ...73 Configuration ...81 Wireless LAN ...83 LAN ...101 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 105 Maintenance ...107 Troubleshooting ...119 Product Specifications ...125 Appendices and Index ...129 WAP3205 User's Guide 9
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction ...17 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 19 Introducing the Web Configurator 23 Monitor ...29 WAP3205 Modes ...33 Easy Mode ...35 Access Point Mode ...45 Client Mode ...53 Universal Repeater Mode ...65 Tutorials ...73 Configuration ...81 Wireless LAN ...83 LAN ...101 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 105 Maintenance ...107 Troubleshooting ...119 Product Specifications ...125 Appendices and Index ...129 WAP3205 User's Guide 9
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Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide ...3 Document Conventions...5 Safety Warnings...7 Contents Overview ...9 Table of Contents...11 Part I: Introduction 17 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 19 1.1 Overview ...19 1.2 Applications ...19 1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP3205 19 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP3205 20 1.5 LEDs ...20 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 23 2.1 Overview...
Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide ...3 Document Conventions...5 Safety Warnings...7 Contents Overview ...9 Table of Contents...11 Part I: Introduction 17 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 19 1.1 Overview ...19 1.2 Applications ...19 1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP3205 19 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP3205 20 1.5 LEDs ...20 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 23 2.1 Overview...
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...Access Point Mode ...45 6.1 Overview ...45 6.2 What You Can Do ...45 6.3 What You Need to Know ...45 6.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to AP Mode 46 6.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode 46 6.3.3 Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings 47 6.4 AP...7.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to Client Mode 54 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Client Mode 54 7.4 Client Mode Status Screen 55 7.5 Wireless LAN Profile Screen 57 7.5.1 Adding a New WLAN Profile 58 7.5.2 Site Survey Screen ...62 7.5.3 WPS Screen ...63 Chapter 8 Universal Repeater Mode ...65 12 WAP3205 User's Guide
...Access Point Mode ...45 6.1 Overview ...45 6.2 What You Can Do ...45 6.3 What You Need to Know ...45 6.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to AP Mode 46 6.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode 46 6.3.3 Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings 47 6.4 AP...7.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to Client Mode 54 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Client Mode 54 7.4 Client Mode Status Screen 55 7.5 Wireless LAN Profile Screen 57 7.5.1 Adding a New WLAN Profile 58 7.5.2 Site Survey Screen ...62 7.5.3 WPS Screen ...63 Chapter 8 Universal Repeater Mode ...65 12 WAP3205 User's Guide
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Table of Contents 8.1 Overview ...65 8.2 What You Can Do ...65 8.3 What You Need to Know ...66 8.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to Universal Repeater Mode 66 8.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Universal Repeater Mode 66 8.4 Universal Repeater Mode Status Screen 67 8.5 Universal Repeater Screen 69 8.5.1 No ... of Service (QoS) Screen 95 10.9 WPS Screen ...95 10.10 WPS Station Screen ...97 10.11 Scheduling Screen ...97 10.12 WDS Screen ...99 WAP3205 User's Guide 13
Table of Contents 8.1 Overview ...65 8.2 What You Can Do ...65 8.3 What You Need to Know ...66 8.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 to Universal Repeater Mode 66 8.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Universal Repeater Mode 66 8.4 Universal Repeater Mode Status Screen 67 8.5 Universal Repeater Screen 69 8.5.1 No ... of Service (QoS) Screen 95 10.9 WPS Screen ...95 10.10 WPS Station Screen ...97 10.11 Scheduling Screen ...97 10.12 WDS Screen ...99 WAP3205 User's Guide 13
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... 119 13.2 WAP3205 Access and Login 120 13.3 Internet Access ...122 13.4 Resetting the WAP3205 to Its Factory Defaults 123 13.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting 124 Chapter 14 Product Specifications ...125 14.1 Wall-mounting Instructions 126 Part IV: Appendices and Index 129 Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions 131 14 WAP3205 User's Guide
... 119 13.2 WAP3205 Access and Login 120 13.3 Internet Access ...122 13.4 Resetting the WAP3205 to Its Factory Defaults 123 13.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting 124 Chapter 14 Product Specifications ...125 14.1 Wall-mounting Instructions 126 Part IV: Appendices and Index 129 Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions 131 14 WAP3205 User's Guide
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Table of Contents Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting 139 Appendix C Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 149 Appendix D Wireless LANs 167 Appendix E Common Services 179 Appendix F Legal Information 183 Index...191 WAP3205 User's Guide 15
Table of Contents Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting 139 Appendix C Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 149 Appendix D Wireless LANs 167 Appendix E Common Services 179 Appendix F Legal Information 183 Index...191 WAP3205 User's Guide 15
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... modem/router for everyday management of the following networks using a (supported) web browser. WAP3205 User's Guide 19 Wireless clients can create the following methods to Manage the WAP3205 Use any of the WAP3205 using the WAP3205: • Wired. Figure 1 WAP3205 Network 1.3 Ways to manage the WAP3205. • Web Configurator. You can set up a wireless network with each other...
... modem/router for everyday management of the following networks using a (supported) web browser. WAP3205 User's Guide 19 Wireless clients can create the following methods to Manage the WAP3205 Use any of the WAP3205 using the WAP3205: • Wired. Figure 1 WAP3205 Network 1.3 Ways to manage the WAP3205. • Web Configurator. You can set up a wireless network with each other...
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... LEDs Figure 2 Front Panel The following things regularly to make sure you would not have to reset the WAP3205 to its factory default settings. The WAP3205 is receiving power and functioning properly. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists of different... WAP3205 • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button. If you forget your ZyXEL Device. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP3205 Do the following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. Chapter 1 Getting to totally re-configure the WAP3205. Off The WAP3205 is not connected. 20 WAP3205 User's Guide
... LEDs Figure 2 Front Panel The following things regularly to make sure you would not have to reset the WAP3205 to its factory default settings. The WAP3205 is receiving power and functioning properly. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists of different... WAP3205 • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button. If you forget your ZyXEL Device. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP3205 Do the following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. Chapter 1 Getting to totally re-configure the WAP3205. Off The WAP3205 is not connected. 20 WAP3205 User's Guide
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WAP3205 User's Guide 21 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION WLAN Green On The WAP3205 is ready, but is not ready or has failed. Off The wireless LAN is not sending/ receiving data through the wireless LAN. WPS Green On Blinking Off WPS is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The WAP3205 is enabled. The wireless LAN is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. The WAP3205 is not ready or has failed.
WAP3205 User's Guide 21 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION WLAN Green On The WAP3205 is ready, but is not ready or has failed. Off The wireless LAN is not sending/ receiving data through the wireless LAN. WPS Green On Blinking Off WPS is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The WAP3205 is enabled. The wireless LAN is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. The WAP3205 is not ready or has failed.
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...pop-up windows from your WAP3205 hardware is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of its screens. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions or Safari 2.0 or later versions. WAP3205 User's Guide 23 CHAPTER 2 Introducing the ...Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the WAP3205 Web Configurator and provides an overview of the...
...pop-up windows from your WAP3205 hardware is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of its screens. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions or Safari 2.0 or later versions. WAP3205 User's Guide 23 CHAPTER 2 Introducing the ...Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the WAP3205 Web Configurator and provides an overview of the...
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... the Web Configurator 2.2.1 Login Screen The Web Configurator initially displays the following table describes the labels in this screen. The time is 3:00 PM. 24 WAP3205 User's Guide Figure 3 Login screen The following login screen. This shows the time (hh:mm:ss) and date (yyyy:mm:dd) of the city you specify in...
... the Web Configurator 2.2.1 Login Screen The Web Configurator initially displays the following table describes the labels in this screen. The time is 3:00 PM. 24 WAP3205 User's Guide Figure 3 Login screen The following login screen. This shows the time (hh:mm:ss) and date (yyyy:mm:dd) of the city you specify in...