ZyXEL Communications Corporation EMG6765-Q10A Manuel D’Utilisation
Chapter 1 Introduction
EMG6765-Q10A User’s Guide
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1.4 Good Habits for Managing the EMG6765-Q10A
Do the following things regularly to make the EMG6765-Q10A more secure and to manage the
EMG6765-Q10A more effectively.
EMG6765-Q10A more effectively.
• Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of
characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working
configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your
password, you will have to reset the EMG6765-Q10A to its factory default settings. If you backed up
password, you will have to reset the EMG6765-Q10A to its factory default settings. If you backed up
an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the EMG6765-Q10A. You could
simply restore your last configuration.
1.5 Resetting the EMG6765-Q10A
If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the Web Configurator, you will need to
use the RESET button at the back of the EMG6765-Q10A to reload the factory-default configuration file.
This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, the user name will be reset
to “admin”, the password will be reset to the back-label default key, and the IP address will be reset to
“192.168.1.1” (router mode).
use the RESET button at the back of the EMG6765-Q10A to reload the factory-default configuration file.
This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, the user name will be reset
to “admin”, the password will be reset to the back-label default key, and the IP address will be reset to
“192.168.1.1” (router mode).
1.5.1 RESET Button
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Make sure the power LED is on.
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Press and hold the RESET button for more than 5 seconds, the power LED begins flashing.
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Release the RESET button. The EMG6765-Q10A reloads factory-default settings and begins to reboot.
1.5.2 The WPS Button
Your EMG6765-Q10A supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure
wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure
security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must
support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure).
security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must
support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure).
Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its
configuration utility) or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to
authenticate the other) on 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.
configuration utility) or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to
authenticate the other) on 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.
You can use the WPS button (
) on the side panel of the EMG6765-Q10A to activate WPS in order to
quickly set up a wireless network with strong security.
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Make sure the power LED is on (not blinking).