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1.6.1
Using the Reset Button
1
Make sure the
POWER
LED is on (not blinking).
2
To set the device back to the factory default settings, press the
RESET
button for
ten seconds or until the
POWER
LED begins to blink and then release it. When the
POWER
LED begins to blink, the defaults have been restored and the device
restarts.
1.7
The WPS WLAN Button
You can use the
WPS WLAN
button at the rear panel of the device to turn the
wireless LAN off or on. You can also use it to activate WPS in order to quickly set
up a wireless network with strong security.
1.7.1
Turn the Wireless LAN Off or On
1
Make sure the
POWER
LED is on (not blinking).
2
Press the
WPS WLAN
button for one second and release it. The
WLAN/WPS
LED
should change from on to off or vice versa.
1.7.2
Activate WPS
1
Make sure the
POWER
LED is on (not blinking).
2
Press the
WPS WLAN
button for more than five seconds and release it. Press the
WPS button on another WPS -enabled device within range of the Device. The
WLAN/WPS
LED should flash while the Device sets up a WPS connection with the
wireless device.
Note: You must activate WPS in the Device and in another wireless device within two
minutes of each other. See
Section 7.10.4 on page 135
for more information.
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C
HAPTER
2
Tutorials
This chapter shows you how to set up a wireless network (see
page 27
) and how
to set up multiple VDSL connection groups (see
page 37
).
2.1
How to Set up a Wireless Network
This tutorial gives you examples of how to set up an access point and wireless
client for wireless communication using the following parameters. The wireless
clients can access the Internet through an AP wirelessly.
2.1.1
Example Parameters
An access point (AP) or wireless router is referred to as “AP” and a computer with
a wireless network card or USB/PCI adapter is referred to as “wireless client” here.
We use the Device web screens and M-302 utility screens as an example. The
screens may vary slightly for different models.
2.1.2
Configuring the AP
Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your AP.
SSID
SSID_Example3
Security
WPA-PSK
(Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey)
802.11 mode
IEEE 802.11b/g
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1
Open the
Network > Wireless LAN
screen in the AP’s web configurator.
Figure 3
AP: Wireless LAN
2
Make sure the
Active Wireless LAN
check box is selected.
3
Enter “SSID_Example3”
as the SSID and select a channel which is not used by
another AP.
4
Set security mode to
WPA-PSK
and enter “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”
in
the
Pre-Shared Key
field. Click
Apply
.
5
Click the
Advanced Setup
tab and select
802.11b/g Mixed
in the
802.11
Mode
field. Click
Apply
.
Figure 4
AP: Wireless LAN > Advanced Setup
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6
Open the
Status
screen.Verify your wireless and wireless security settings under
Device Information
and check if the WLAN connection is up under
Interface
Status
.
Figure 5
AP: Status
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Click the
WLAN Station List
hyperlink in the AP’s
Status
screen. You can see if
any wireless client has connected to the AP.
Figure 6
AP: Status: WLAN Station List
2.1.3
Configuring the Wireless Client
This section describes how to connect the wireless client to a network.
2.1.3.1
Connecting to a Wireless LAN
The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL
utility, as in the following diagram. The wireless client is labeled
C
and the access
point is labeled
AP
.
There are three ways to connect the client to an access point.
•
Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and
connect to any available network that has no wireless security configured.
•
Manually connect to a network.
•
Configure a profile to have the wireless client automatically connect to a specific
network or peer computer.
C
AP
Internet
19216811.live