ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N Access Point Mode, 9.1 Overview, 9.2What You Can Do, 9.3What You Need to Know

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Access Point Mode

9.1 Overview

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

Figure 47 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode

Router

Many screens that are available in Router mode are not available in Access Point mode, such as bandwidth management and firewall.

Note: See Chapter 11 on page 87 for an example of setting up a wireless network in Access Point mode.

9.2What You Can Do

•Use the Status screen (Section 9.4 on page 72) to view read-only information about your Router.

•Use the LAN screen (Section 9.5 on page 74) to set the IP address for your Router acting as an access point.

9.3What You Need to Know

See Chapter 11 on page 87 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the Router as an access point.

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