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Chapter 3 Access Point Mode

3.3 What You Need to Know

See Chapter 8 on page 59 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the WAP3205 v2 as an access point.

3.3.1 Setting your WAP3205 v2 to AP Mode

1To use your WAP3205 v2 as an access point, see Section 2.1.1.1 on page 16.

2Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP3205 v2.

3The default IP address of the WAP3205 v2 is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”.

4Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix C on page 139 for information on changing your computer’s IP address.

5After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “http://192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.

6Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click Login.

7Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click Ignore.

3.3.2Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings

•See Chapter 10 on page 83 and Chapter 11 on page 101 for information on the configuring your wireless network and LAN settings.

•See Chapter 12 on page 105 for information on configuring your Maintenance settings.

3.4 AP Mode Status Screen

Click to open the Status screen.

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