ZyXEL Communications WRE6505, User Manual

Page 1: ...com WRE6505 Wireless AC750 Range Extender Version 1 00 Edition 4 12 2015 Copyright 2015 ZyXEL Communications Corporation User s Guide Default Login Details Web Address http zyxelsetup User Name admin Password 1234 2 4G 2 4G 5G 5G ...

Page 2: ...Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the WRE6505 and access the Web Configurator wizards See the wizard real time help for information on configuring each screen It also contains a connection diagram and package contents list More Information Go to support zyxel com to find other information on the WRE6505 ...

Page 3: ...Overview User s Guide 7 Introduction 8 WRE6505 Modes 12 Universal Repeater Mode 14 Access Point Mode 20 The Web Configurator 26 Connection Wizard 30 Status 38 Tutorials 44 Technical Reference 52 Wireless LAN 53 LAN 63 Maintenance 64 Troubleshooting 75 ...

Page 4: ... 1 1 Device Modes 12 Chapter 3 Universal Repeater Mode 14 3 1 Overview 14 3 2 What You Can Do 14 3 3 What You Need to Know 15 3 3 1 Setting your WRE6505 to Universal Repeater Mode 15 3 4 Universal Repeater Mode Status Screen 15 3 5 WPS Screen 18 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode 20 4 1 Overview 20 4 2 What You Can Do 20 4 3 What You Need to Know 21 4 3 1 Setting your WRE6505 to AP Mode 21 4 3 2 Configur...

Page 5: ...1 Summary Packet Statistics 40 7 1 2 Summary WLAN Station Status 41 7 2 Navigation Panel 42 Chapter 8 Tutorials 44 8 1 Overview 44 8 2 Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point 44 8 3 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using WPS 44 8 3 1 Push Button Configuration PBC 45 8 3 2 PIN Configuration 46 8 4 Connecting the WRE6505 to an AP 47 8 4 1 Selecting an AP from an Automatically Detected List 4...

Page 6: ...stem Password Screen 65 11 5 Firmware Upgrade Screen 65 11 6 Backup Restore Screen 67 11 6 1 Backup Configuration 68 11 6 2 Restore Configuration 68 11 6 3 Restore to Factory Defaults 69 11 7 Language 69 11 8 System Mode 69 11 8 1 System WPS Behavior 70 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting 75 12 1 Power Hardware Connections and LEDs 75 12 2 WRE6505 Access and Login 76 12 3 Internet Access 77 12 4 Resetting ...

Page 7: ...7 PART I User s Guide ...

Page 8: ...allows you to determine the ideal installation location The one click Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Button on page 11 provides frustration free wireless client setup and completes the instant network access setup Figure 1 Universal Repeater Your can create the following connections using the WRE6505 LAN You can connect network devices via the Ethernet port of the WRE6505 so that they can communicate w...

Page 9: ...es unstable or even crashes If you forget your password you will have to reset the WRE6505 to its factory default settings If you backed up an earlier configuration file you would not have to totally re configure the WRE6505 You could simply restore your last configuration 1 3 Front Panel Figure 2 Front Panel The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WP...

Page 10: ...fies a signal strength under 50 Orange signifies a signal strength under 75 Green signifies a signal strength over 75 Repeater mode On WLAN signal detected Blinking The WRE6505 is sending receiving data through the wireless LAN Off The wireless LAN is not ready or fault detected AP mode On WLAN is powered on Blinking The WRE6505 is sending receiving data through the wireless LAN Off WLAN is off LA...

Page 11: ...to authenticate the other in each of the two devices When WPS is activated on a device it has two minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated Then the two devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves For more information on using WPS see Section 3 5 on page 18 Table 2 WPS Button Functions ACTION RESULT Push once or hold for less than 5 seconds AP Mode Press less than fi...

Page 12: ...g wireless router or access point in your network and you also want to allow clients to connect to the WRE6505 wirelessly Access Point Use this mode if you want to extend your network by allowing network devices to connect to the WRE6505 wirelessly Go to Section 4 4 on page 21 to view the Status screen in this mode In this mode you can also set the WRE6505 to work as an AP only a wireless bridge t...

Page 13: ...mode through the Maintenance screen 2 1 1 1 Changing Operating Mode Push the AP Repeater mode switch on the WRE6505 s bottom panel to the AP position to have the WRE6505 act as an access point Push the switch to the Repeater position to have the WRE6505 work as a universal repeater The WRE6505 restarts automatically after you change operating modes Figure 4 Bottom Panel ETHERNET ON OFF AP Repeater...

Page 14: ... Figure 5 Universal Repeater Mode After the WRE6505 and the access point connect the WRE6505 acquires its IP address from the access point The clients of the WRE6505 can now surf the Internet 3 2 What You Can Do Use the Status screen Section 7 1 on page 38 to view read only information about your WRE6505 Use the LAN screen Chapter 10 on page 63 to set the IP address for your WRE6505 Use the Wirele...

Page 15: ...b address in your web browser 4 Enter 1234 default as the password and click Login 5 Type a new password and retype it to confirm then click Apply Otherwise click Ignore Note You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes As soon as you do your WRE6505 is already in Universal Repeater mode Note If a client is connected to the WRE6505 through the wired Ethernet connection th...

Page 16: ...the LAN port s IP address IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port s subnet mask DHCP This shows the LAN port s DHCP role Client or None 2 4G WLAN Information MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your WRE6505 Status This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN ON SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the WRE6505 in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the chan...

Page 17: ...rove anymore If you want some applications to have more throughput you should turn off other applications for example using bandwidth management Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the WRE6505 is using Interface Status Interface This displays the WRE6505 port types The port types are LAN and WLAN Status For the LAN port this field displays Down line is down or Up line is up ...

Page 18: ...lients cannot use WPS to set up a wireless network with the WRE6505 in universal repeater mode Figure 8 Universal Repeater Configuration Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G WPS Figure 9 AP Configuration Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 4 Universal Repeater Configuration Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup WPS Select this to enable the WPS fea...

Page 19: ...ess security changes on the WRE6505 or you click Release Configuration to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings Release Configuration AP Mode Only This button is only available in AP mode when the WPS status displays Configured Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS connections on the WRE6505 802 11 Mode Displays the wirel...

Page 20: ...Point Mode Note See Chapter 8 on page 44 for an example of setting up a wireless network in Access Point mode 4 2 What You Can Do Use the Status screen Section 4 4 on page 21 to view read only information about your WRE6505 Use the LAN screen Chapter 10 on page 63 to set the IP address for your WRE6505 acting as an access point Use the Wireless LAN WPS screen Section 9 9 on page 59 to configure WP...

Page 21: ...n Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the WRE6505 and the other end to your router 3 Connect your computer to your network make sure both the WRE6505 and computer are under the same subnet 4 Open a web browser window and type http zyxelsetup in the web address The login screen displays 5 Enter 1234 default as the password and click Login 6 Type a new password and retype it to confirm then click...

Page 22: ... the screen statistics Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics Click this icon to see the Status page The information in this screen depends on the device mode you select Click this icon to see the Configuration navigation menu Click this icon to see the Maintenance navigation menu Table 6 Status Screen Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the...

Page 23: ...ime This field displays your WRE6505 s present date and time System Resource CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the WRE6505 s processing ability is currently used When this percentage is close to 100 the WRE6505 is running at full load and the throughput is not going to improve anymore If you want some applications to have more throughput you should turn off other applications for example ...

Page 24: ...ble 6 Status Screen Access Point Mode continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 7 Navigation Panel Access Point Mode LINK TAB FUNCTION Status This screen shows the WRE6505 s general device system and interface status information Use this screen to access the wizard and summary statistics tables CONFIGURATION Network Wireless LAN 2 4G General Use this screen to configure general wireless LAN settings Secur...

Page 25: ...mode Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask MAINTENANCE General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names Password Password Setup Use this screen to change the password of your WRE6505 Time Time Setting Use this screen to change your WRE6505 s ti...

Page 26: ...eed to allow Web browser pop up windows from your device Web pop up blocking is enabled by default in Windows XP SP Service Pack 2 JavaScript enabled by default Java permissions enabled by default Refer to Chapter 12 Troubleshooting to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer 5 2 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your WRE6505 hardware is properly connected and...

Page 27: ...Password Screen Table 8 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Type 1234 default as the password Language Select the language you want to use to configure the Web Configurator Click Login This shows the current weather either in celsius or fahrenheit of the city you specify in Section 5 2 2 1 on page 28 This shows the time hh mm and date yyyy mm dd of the timezone you select in Section 5 2 2 2 on...

Page 28: ...ble describes the labels in this screen Table 9 Change Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION New Password Type a new password Retype to Confirm Retype the password for confirmation Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WRE6505 Ignore Click Ignore if you do not want to change the password this time Table 10 Change Weather LABEL DESCRIPTION Change Unit Choose which temperature unit you want...

Page 29: ...conds no longer than 10 seconds to reload the factory default configuration file This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved the password will be reset to 1234 1 Make sure the power LED is on 2 Press and hold the WPS button After 5 no longer than 10 seconds the power LED begins flashing 3 Release the WPS button The WRE6505 reloads factory defaults and begins to r...

Page 30: ...tup 6 2 Using the Web Configurator Wizard The Web Configurator for the WRE6505 is available in Repeater and AP mode The following section reflects the web configuration process while in Repeater Mode 6 2 1 Extending the Network The first step in setting up your network is to select the type of network to extend Click the 2 4 Ghz Wireless or 5 Ghz Wireless button to continue Figure 17 Wizard Step 1...

Page 31: ...es in a wireless network must use the same SSID MAC This displays the MAC address of the wireless device Channel This displays the channel number used by this wireless device Mode This displays which IEEE 802 11b g n wireless networking standards the wireless device supports Security Mode This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device When no is shown no security is configure...

Page 32: ...een 4 Click Next to continue and verify the password 6 2 2 2 Completing the Connection Wizard Complete the installation process by reviewing the wireless network settings and applying the configuration Next Click this to start the next step in the AP setup process Exit Click this to exit the wizard Previous Click this to see the previous page of APs Next Click this to see the next page of APs Tabl...

Page 33: ...ard Step 3 Verifying the Password The following screen appears if the key verifies successfully 1 Click Next to continue The Wireless Security overview page displays Figure 21 Wizard Step 4 Enter Wireless Network Password Continued If the network password is invalid a pop up and displays a connection failure Click OK to return to the network password page ...

Page 34: ...ireless network settings Click the Bookmark drop down menu and select Save to save the settings to your web browser s cache Select No to continue without saving The Bookmark function creates a bookmark in your browser and allows for quick access to web settings the next time you log in Note The Bookmark function is only supported by the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Fi...

Page 35: ...nually 1 Select Setup repeater manually 2 Type the SSID of the wireless router into the SSID field 3 Click Next to continue Figure 24 Wizard Step 1 Entering the SSID 4 Select the security mode used by the wireless router from the drop down menu 5 Configure the security settings The number of characters accepted by the KEY field is shown in the following table Figure 25 Wizard Step 2 Configuring Se...

Page 36: ...to continue 8 Click Apply to complete the easy mode setting process or click Back to return to the initial setup screen You can also click Exit to return to the main menu and exit the setup process Table 14 Maximum Key Lengths ENCRYPTION KEY FORMAT KEY LENGTH 64 bit WEP ASCII 5 characters Hex 10 characters 128 bit WEP ASCII 13 characters Hex 26 characters WPA pre shared key Passphrase 8 63 charact...

Page 37: ...own menu and select Save to save the settings to your web browser s cache Select No to continue without saving The Bookmark function creates a bookmark in your browser and allows for quick access to web settings the next time you log in Note The Bookmark function is only supported by the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox prior to version 23 ...

Page 38: ...WRE6505 User s Guide 38 CHAPTER 7 Status 7 1 WRE6505 Status The screen below shows the status screen Figure 28 AP Mode Status Screen Figure 29 Repeat Mode Status Screen ...

Page 39: ...s the LAN port s DHCP role 2 4G WLAN Information MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device Status This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN On or Off SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the WRE6505 in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which the WRE6505 is currently using over the wireless LAN Security This shows the level of...

Page 40: ...atus Interface This displays the WRE6505 port types The port types are LAN and WLAN Status For the LAN port this field displays Down line is down or Up line is up or connected For the WLAN it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is disabled Rate For the LAN ports this displays the port speed and duplex setting or NA when the line is disconnected For the WLAN it displays the m...

Page 41: ...rt type Status For the LAN ports this displays the port speed and duplex setting or Down when the line is disconnected For the WLAN it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is disabled or Auto TxPkts This is the number of transmitted packets on this port RxPkts This is the number of received packets on this port Collisions This is the number of collisions on this port Tx B s T...

Page 42: ...us LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of an associated wireless station MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless station Association Time This field displays the time a wireless station first associated with the WRE6505 s WLAN network Refresh Click Refresh to reload the list Table 19 Menus LINK TAB FUNCTION Status This screen shows the WRE6505 s general dev...

Page 43: ... or wireless router AP Select Use this screen to connect to an access point MAC Filter Use the MAC Address List screen to allow devices to access the WRE6505 Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings WPS Use this screen to configure WPS WPS Station Use this screen to connect the WRE6505 to a wireless station or access point using WPS LAN IP Use this screen to configur...

Page 44: ... 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 W...

Page 45: ...utility find the WPS settings Enable WPS and press the WPS button Start or WPS button 4 Log into WRE6505 s Web Configurator Make sure WPS is enabled in the Network Wireless LAN WPS screen 5 Navigate to Network Wireless LAN WPS Station and press the Push Button Note Your WRE6505 has a WPS button located on its panel as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility AP mode only Both buttons have...

Page 46: ...umber 2 On the WRE6505 navigate to the Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G WPS screen 3 Obtain the PIN number for the WRE6505 or press the Generate button to create a new PIN number See Section 9 9 on page 59 4 Enter the WRE6505 PIN number in the wireless station s utility screen The WRE6505 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client This may take...

Page 47: ... 4 Connecting the WRE6505 to an AP Repeater mode allows you to extend the original AP coverage Selecting an AP from an Automatically Detected List create a secure wireless network simply by selecting an AP from a list of detected APs See Section 8 4 1 on page 48 This is the easier method Authentication by PIN SECURITY INFO WITHIN 2 MINUTES Wireless Client COMMUNICATION 2 4G 2 4G 5G 5G 2 4G 2 4G 5G...

Page 48: ...cure wireless network by selecting an AP from a list of detected APs The AP select function is only available in repeater mode See Section 2 1 1 on page 12 The instructions require that your hardware is connected see the Quick Start Guide and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection see Section 5 2 on page 26 1 Select an AP form the Select column and click Next Figure 3...

Page 49: ...e key 4 When the key is verified click Next Figure 39 Tutorial Successful key verification 5 Click APPLY to save settings and restart the WRE6505 Click CONTINUE to go to the Status screen without saving the settings and restarting the WRE6505 Figure 40 Tutorial Saving settings ...

Page 50: ... manually entering the AP s wireless security settings in the WRE6505 s interface The instructions require that your hardware is connected see the Quick Start Guide and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection see Section 5 2 on page 26 1 Select Setup repeater manually 2 Type the SSID of the AP into the SSID field and click Next Figure 41 Tutorial Typing an SSID 3 Selec...

Page 51: ...s Guide 51 Figure 42 Tutorial Security Settings 4 Click Apply to save settings and restart the WRE6505 Click CONTINUE to go to the Status screen without saving the settings and restarting the WRE6505 Figure 43 Tutorial Saving settings ...

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Page 53: ...ion 9 9 on page 59 Use the AP Select screen to choose an access point that you want the WRE6505 to connect to You should know the security settings of the target AP Section 9 6 on page 56 9 3 What You Should Know Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID The SSID is the name of the wireless network It stands ...

Page 54: ...t know the secret code you cannot understand the message For example if users do not log in to the wireless network you can choose no authentication if users do log on to the wireless network you can choose No Security Static WEP WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Usually you should set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports Suppose the wireless network has two wi...

Page 55: ... press Apply to confirm You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the WRE6505 s new settings Click Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G to open the General screen Figure 44 Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G General The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen Table 21 Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G General LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Wireless LAN Th...

Page 56: ...u without saving Table 21 Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G General continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 22 Universal Repeater Mode Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Security SSID Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting Security Mode Select No Security or the available modes to match as provided by the source AP or wireless router Pre Shared Key Enter the security pre ...

Page 57: ...D MAC This displays the MAC address of the wireless device Channel This displays the channel number used by this wireless device Mode This displays which IEEE 802 11b g n wireless networking standards the wireless device supports Security Mode This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device When no is shown no security is configured and you can connect to it without a password...

Page 58: ...tering SSID for MAC Filter Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filtering MAC Address Filter Select Enable to allow MAC address filtering default Disable Filter Action Select Disable to deactivate the MAC filtering rule Select Allow to permit access to the WRE6505 MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the WRE6505 Set This is the index number of the MAC address MAC Addres...

Page 59: ...Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION RTS CTS Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear To Send handshake Enter a value between 0 and 2347 Fragmentation Threshold The threshold number of bytes for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent Enter an even number between 256 and 2346 Preamb...

Page 60: ...y settings have been changed The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the screen This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there are no wireless or wireless security changes on the WRE6505 or click Release Configuration AP mode only to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings Release Configuration AP mode only This button is only available whe...

Page 61: ...e scheduled to turn on or off on certain days and at certain times To open this screen click Network Wireless LAN 2 4 5G Scheduling tab Table 27 Network Wireless LAN 2 4 5G WPS Station LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC Push Button Configuration method to configure wireless stations s wireless settings See Section 8 3 1 on page 45 Click this to start WPS aware wirel...

Page 62: ...he Wireless LAN on or off If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days This field works in conjunction with the For the following times field For the following times 24 Hour Format Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute min drop down boxes and select an end time using the second set of hour and minute min drop down boxes If you have chosen On earlier for the WLAN...

Page 63: ...k Network LAN Figure 52 Network LAN IP The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 29 Network LAN IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Server Select this to have the WRE6505 get a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server User Defined LAN IP Click this to enable the manual IP configuration IP Address Enter the IP address of your WRE6505 in dotted decimal notation IP Subnet Mask Enter t...

Page 64: ...erface display language Section 11 7 on page 69 Use the System Mode screen to select the WPS behavior Section 11 8 on page 69 11 3 General Use this screen to set the system and domain names Click Maintenance General The following screen displays Figure 53 Maintenance General The following table describes the labels in this menu Table 30 Maintenance General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Name Type the na...

Page 65: ...e up to two minutes After a successful upload the system will reboot Click Maintenance Firmware Upgrade Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your WRE6505 Table 31 Maintenance System Password LABEL DESCRIPTION Old Password Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the system in this field New Password Type your new system password up to 30 characte...

Page 66: ...following fields display when you click this button You are currently using firmware version The firmware version consists of the trunk version number model code and release number For example V1 00 AAAG 5 means V1 00 is the trunk number AAAG represents WRE6505 and 5 means the fifth release The Latest Firmware Version Compare the release number in the previous field with the release number in this...

Page 67: ...on your desktop Figure 57 Network Temporarily Disconnected After the WRE6505 restarts the Upgrade Accomplished screen appears Figure 58 Upgrade Accomplished Refresh the web page and log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen 11 6 Backup Restore Screen Click Maintenance Backup Restore Information related to factory defaults backup configuration and restoring configuration...

Page 68: ...a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your WRE6505 Note Do not turn off the WRE6505 while configuration file upload is in progress After you see a configuration upload successful screen you must then wait one minute before logging into the WRE6505 again The WRE6505 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect In some operating systems you ...

Page 69: ...seconds resets the factory defaults of your WRE6505 Refer to Section 1 4 on page 11 for more information on the resetting the WRE6505 11 7 Language Click Maintenance Language to select the language for use in the user interface Figure 61 Maintenance Language The following table describes the labels in this menu 11 8 System Mode For further information on System Mode see Section 2 1 1 on page 12 Ta...

Page 70: ...to describe the WPS behavior Up The connection from the WRE6505 to the Router Down The connection from the WRE6505 to a client Table 35 Maintenance System Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Normal mode The default WPS behavior both 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz bands are supported in up and down broadcasting Range boost mode Select to set the device to Range Boost mode the 2 4 GHz band is supported on the Down behavior w...

Page 71: ...e and work network connection As connection profiles are established the WRE6505 maintains a record of the varying profiles and automatically joins the network when in range Note The home wireless network is the initial setup environment The WRE6505 does not have any established network profiles at the time of initial setup 11 8 1 1 Normal Mode In normal mode both Down and Up WPS behaviors are sup...

Page 72: ...o profile Initial Setup No profile Initial Setup Work1 Work1_2 4GEXT No profile No profile No profile Work2_2 4GEXT Home1 Home1_2 4GEXT Work3 Work3_2 4GEXT no profile no profile No profile Work4_2 4GEXT Home1 Home1_2 4GEXT Work3 Work3_2 4GEXT Home1 Home1_2 4GEXT Work1 Work1_2 4GEXT 5 GHz No profile Initial Setup No profile Initial Setup No profile Work1_5GEXT No profile No profile Work2_5GEXT Work...

Page 73: ...nitial Setup No profile Initial Setup Work1 Off Home1 Home1_2 4GEXT Work3 Off No profile Home2_2 4GEXT Work3 Off Home1 Home1_2 4GEXT Work3 Off 5 GHz No profile Initial Setup No profile Initial Setup No profile Work1_5GEXT Home2 Home2_5GEXT Work2 Work3_5GEXT Home2 Home2_5GEXT Work2 Work3_5GEXT No profile No profile No profile Work3_5GEXT Table 38 WPS Mode Speed Boost Mode HOT SPOT 1 HOME HOT SPOT 2...

Page 74: ...Hz No profile Initial Setup No profile Initial Setup Work2 Off Home2 Home2_5GEXT Work4 Off Home2 Home2_5GEXT Work4 Off No profile No profile Work3 Off Table 38 WPS Mode Speed Boost Mode continued HOT SPOT 1 HOME HOT SPOT 2 WORK WPS BAND UP DOWN UP DOWN ...

Page 75: ...gged in to an appropriate power source Make sure the power source is turned on 2 Disconnect and re connect the power adaptor or cord to the WRE6505 3 If the problem continues contact the vendor One of the LEDs does not behave as expected 1 Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED See Section 1 3 on page 9 2 Make sure you understand how the LEDs are enabled or disabled See Section 1 ...

Page 76: ...d has JavaScript and Java enabled 4 Reset the device to its factory defaults and try to access the WRE6505 with the default address 5 If the problem continues contact the network administrator or vendor or try one of the advanced suggestions Advanced Suggestions If your computer is connected wirelessly use a computer that is connected to a LAN ETHERNET port I can see the Login screen but I cannot ...

Page 77: ...ction is not available anymore 1 Check the hardware connections and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1 3 on page 9 2 Reboot the WRE6505 3 Try to connect directly to the AP If you can access the Internet check that the WRE6505 has associated with the AP by checking the WLAN STA Information SSID field shows the SSID of the AP See Section 9 4 on page 5...

Page 78: ... Power LED begins to blink to set the WRE6505 back to its factory default configuration OR 3 Click Maintenance Backup Restore Restore and then click Reset If the WRE6505 restarts automatically wait for the WRE6505 to finish restarting and log in to the Web Configurator The password is 1234 If the WRE6505 does not restart automatically disconnect and reconnect the WRE6505 s power Then follow the di...

Page 79: ...ess station are using the same wireless and wireless security settings and that both the WRE6505 and the AP are using the same wireless and wireless security settings 6 Make sure traffic between the WLAN and the LAN is not blocked by the MAC Address List of the WRE6505 See Section 9 7 on page 57 ...

Page 80: ...rmation Please have the following information ready when you contact an office Required Information Product model and serial number Warranty Information Date that you received your device Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it Corporate Headquarters Worldwide Taiwan ZyXEL Communications Corporation http www zyxel com Asia China ZyXEL Communications Shanghai Corp ZyXEL ...

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Page 86: ...ns of UNIX LINUX include the software components you need to use TCP IP on your computer If you manually assign IP information instead of using a dynamic IP make sure that your network s computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet In this appendix you can set up an IP address for Windows XP NT 2000 on page 86 Windows Vista on page 90 Windows 7 on page 94 Mac OS X 10 3 and 10 4 o...

Page 87: ... s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 87 2 In the Control Panel click the Network Connections icon 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties 4 On the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 88: ...Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 88 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window opens ...

Page 89: ...or or ISP You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided 7 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 8 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTER You can a...

Page 90: ...5 User s Guide 90 Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel click the Network and Internet icon 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon 4 Click Manage network connections ...

Page 91: ...ide 91 5 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties ...

Page 92: ...Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 92 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens ...

Page 93: ...P You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided Click Advanced 9 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 10 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTER Y...

Page 94: ...ws 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet category 3 Click Change adapter settings 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then select Properties ...

Page 95: ... s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 95 Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties ...

Page 96: ...Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 96 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens ...

Page 97: ...o you by your network administrator or ISP You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided Click Advanced if you want to configure advanced settings for IP DNS and WINS 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start All ...

Page 98: ...uter s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 98 Mac OS X 10 3 and 10 4 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 4 but can also apply to 10 3 1 Click Apple System Preferences 2 In the System Preferences window click the Network icon ...

Page 99: ...E6505 User s Guide 99 3 When the Network preferences pane opens select Built in Ethernet from the network connection type list and then click Configure 4 For dynamically assigned settings select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4 list in the TCP IP tab ...

Page 100: ...anually In the IP Address field type your IP address In the Subnet Mask field type your subnet mask In the Router field type the IP address of your device 6 Click Apply Now and close the window Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications Utilities Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab ...

Page 101: ...ss WRE6505 User s Guide 101 Figure 67 Mac OS X 10 4 Network Utility Mac OS X 10 5 and 10 6 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 5 but can also apply to 10 6 1 Click Apple System Preferences 2 In System Preferences click the Network icon ...

Page 102: ...eferences pane opens select Ethernet from the list of available connection types 4 From the Configure list select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings 5 For statically assigned settings do the following From the Configure list select Manually In the IP Address field enter your IP address ...

Page 103: ... field enter your subnet mask In the Router field enter the IP address of your WRE6505 6 Click Apply and close the window Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications Utilities Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab ...

Page 104: ...pending on your specific distribution release version and individual configuration The following screens use the default Ubuntu 8 installation Note Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in GNOME 1 Click System Administration Network 2 When the Network Settings window opens click Unlock to open the Authenticate window By d...

Page 105: ...Address WRE6505 User s Guide 105 3 In the Authenticate window enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button 4 In the Network Settings window select the connection that you want to configure then click Properties ...

Page 106: ...the Configuration list select Static IP address if you have a static IP address Fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Gateway address fields 6 Click OK to save the changes and close the Properties dialog box and return to the Network Settings screen 7 If you know your DNS server IP address es click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields ...

Page 107: ...he Close button to apply the changes Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking System Administration Network Tools and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly ...

Page 108: ...t KDE using the openSUSE 10 3 Linux distribution The procedure screens and file locations may vary depending on your specific distribution release version and individual configuration The following screens use the default openSUSE 10 3 installation Note Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in the KDE 1 Click K Menu Compu...

Page 109: ...omputer s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 109 2 When the Run as Root KDE su dialog opens enter the admin password and click OK 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon ...

Page 110: ...ess WRE6505 User s Guide 110 4 When the Network Settings window opens click the Overview tab select the appropriate connection Name from the list and then click the Configure button 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens click the Address tab ...

Page 111: ...ic IP address Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address Fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Hostname fields 7 Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window 8 If you know your DNS server IP address es click the Hostname DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided ...

Page 112: ...ow Verifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP IP properties From the Options sub menu select Show Connection Information Figure 71 openSUSE 10 3 KNetwork Manager When the Connection Status KNetwork Manager window opens click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly ...

Page 113: ...Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address WRE6505 User s Guide 113 Figure 72 openSUSE Connection Status KNetwork Manager ...

Page 114: ... or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the device This product has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This device gen...

Page 115: ... Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et l impédance requise pour chaque type d antenne Les types d antenne non inclus dans cette liste ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué sont strictement interdits pour l exploitation de l émetteur Informations Antenne Lorsque la fonction sans fil 5G fonctionnant en515...

Page 116: ...9 5 EC Hrvatski Croatian ZyXEL ovime izjavljuje da je radijska oprema tipa u skladu s Direktivom 1999 5 EC Íslenska Icelandic Hér með lýsir ZyXEL því yfir að þessi búnaður er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og önnur viðeigandi ákvæði tilskipunar 1999 5 EC Italiano Italian Con la presente ZyXEL dichiara che questo attrezzatura è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabi...

Page 117: ...tie BIPT Zie http www bipt be voor meer gegevens Les liaisons sans fil pour une utilisation en extérieur d une distance supérieure à 300 mètres doivent être notifiées à l Institut Belge des services Postaux et des Télécommunications IBPT Visitez http www ibpt be pour de plus amples détails Denmark In Denmark the band 5150 5350 MHz is also allowed for outdoor usage I Danmark må frekvensbåndet 5150 ...

Page 118: ...tact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the store where you purchased the product Do not obstruct the device ventilation slots as insufficient airflow may harm your device The following warning statements apply where the disconnect device is not incorporated in the device or where the plug on the power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect device For perma...

Page 119: ...on les réglementations locales votre produit et ou sa batterie doivent être éliminés séparément des ordures ménagères Lorsque ce produit atteint sa fin de vie amenez le à un centre de recyclage Au moment de la mise au rebut la collecte séparée de votre produit et ou de sa batterie aidera à économiser les ressources naturelles et protéger l environnement et la santé humaine Il simbolo sotto signifi...

Page 120: ...Appendix C Legal Information WRE6505 User s Guide 120 Environmental Product Declaration ...

Page 121: ...ase The Warranty Period varies by region Check with your vendor and or the authorized ZyXEL local distributor for details about the Warranty Period of this product During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and or materials ZyXEL will at its discretion repair or replace the defective products or components without ...

Page 122: ... part some free software distributed under GPL license terms and or GPL like licenses Open source licenses are provided with the firmware package You can download the latest firmware at www zyxel com To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses please contact support zyxel com tw to get it ...

Page 123: ...figuration backup 68 reset factory defaults 69 restore 68 connection AP 47 contact information 80 copyright 114 CPU usage 17 23 40 customer support 80 D disclaimer 114 documentation related 2 duplex setting 17 23 40 E encryption 54 key 54 F factory defaults restore 69 firmware upgrade screen 65 firmware upload 65 file extension using HTTP firmware version 16 22 39 G general 64 general wireless LAN...

Page 124: ...1 O operating mode 13 operating mode changing 13 normal 71 range boost 72 speed boost 73 other documentation 2 P PIN configuration 45 46 port speed 17 23 40 push button configuration 44 45 Q quick start guide 2 R range boost mode 72 related documentation 2 reset the device 29 resetting factory default 29 restore configuration 68 RTS CTS threshold 59 S scheduling 61 wireless LAN 61 security PBC 44 ...

Page 125: ...igurator accessing 26 overview 26 WEP Encryption 56 wireless association list 41 wireless channel 78 wireless LAN 78 wireless LAN wizard 31 wireless network 54 basic guidelines 53 encryption 54 security 53 SSID 53 wireless security 53 overview 53 troubleshooting 78 type 53 wireless tutorial 44 wizard setup 30 wireless LAN 31 WPS 59 behavior 70 screen 59 WPS button 11 29 ...