ZyXEL Communications zyxel 12.10 Sys Op Mode Screen

Chapter 12 Maintenance

Use this screen to select how you want to use your WAP3205.

Figure 84 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode

The following table describes the labels in the General screen.

Table 47 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
System Operation Mode

Access Point	Select Access Point Mode if your device bridges traffic between clients
	on the same network.
	• In Access Point mode all Ethernet ports have the same IP address.
	• The default IP address of the device on the local network is
	192.168.1.2.

Client Mode	Select Client Mode if your device needs a wireless client to connect to an
	existing access point.
	• You cannot configure wireless LAN settings like MAC filtering, QoS,
	WDS and scheduling in the client mode.
	• The IP address of the device on the local network is the same as the IP
	address given to the WAP3205 while in access point mode (default is
	192.168.1.2).

Universal	Select Universal Repeater Mode if you want to have wireless clients
Repeater	associate with the WAP3205 and also want to connect the WAP3205 to an
Mode	existing access point.
	• In addition to wireless LAN settings between the WAP3205 and wireless
	clients, you also need to configure security and wireless settings
	between the WAP3205 and another access point.
	• WDS is not available when the WAP3205 is in universal repeater mode.
	• The IP address of the device on the local network is the same as the IP
	address given to the WAP3205 while in access point mode (default is
	192.168.1.2).

Apply	Click Apply to save your settings.

Reset	Click Reset to return your settings to the default (Router)

Note: If you select the incorrect System Operation Mode you may not be able to connect to the Internet.