3 before you begin, 2 ap mode screen summary – ZyXEL Communications SMG-700 User Manual

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Chapter 5 AP Mode

NWD-270N User’s Guide

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5.1.3 Before You Begin

Make sure the ZyXEL Utility is already installed. See the Quick Start Guide for more.

To bridge your wired and wireless network using the NWD-270N, the following requirements
must be met:

• The NWD-270N must be installed on a computer connected to the wired network.

• Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on the computer (using the

Configuration screen) or configure network sharing.

• Set the wireless station’s IP address to be dynamic if you want the wireless stations to

access the wired network or the Internet through the NWD-270N. Refer to

Appendix A on

page 97

for how to configure your computer’s IP address.

5.2 AP Mode Screen Summary

This section describes the ZyXEL Utility screens while in AP Mode.

Figure 55 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary

The following table describes the menus.

Table 20 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary

TAB

DESCRIPTION

Link Info

Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate
statistics.

Configuration

Use this screen to configure wireless LAN settings.

MAC Filter

Use this screen to configure which computer(s) you want access to the wireless
LAN through the NWD-270N.

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