ZyXEL Communications WRE6505 - Tutorials for Setup and Configuration

WRE6505 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 8
Tutorials
8.1 Overview
This chapter provides tutorials for your WRE6505 as follows (in access point or universal repeater
mode) as follows:
• Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point
• Connecting to a Wireless Network Using WPS
• Connecting the WRE6505 to an AP
8.2 Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point
This section gives you an example of how to set up an access point (AP) and wireless client (a
notebook (B), in this example) for wireless communication. B can access the Internet through the
access point (A) wirelessly.
Figure 33 Wireless Access Point Connection to the Internet
8.3 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using WPS
This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. The following
example uses the WRE6505 as the AP and NWD-211AN as the wireless client which connects to a
notebook.
Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter
or PCI card).
The following WPS methods for creating a secure connection are described in the tutorial.
• Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a
button. See Section 8.3.1 on page 45.This is the easier method.