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5

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

.

6.3.1

Configure Your Notebook

Note: In this example, we use the ZyXEL NWD6505 wireless adapter as the wireless

client and use the Windows built-in utility (Windows Zero Configuration (WZC)) to

connect to the wireless netwok.

1

The EMG2926-Q10A supports IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n and IEEE

802.11ac wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports

one of these standards.

2

Wireless adapters come with software sometimes called a “utility” that you install on your

computer. See your wireless adapter’s User’s Guide for information on how to do that.

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3

After you’ve installed the driver and attached the NWD6505 to your computer’s USB port, right-

click the

Wireless Network Connection

icon in your computer’s system tray, select and click

View Available Wireless Networks

.

4

The

Wireless Network Connection

screen displays. Click

Refresh network list

to view the

available wireless APs within range.

5

Select

SSID_Example3

and click

Connect

.

6

Type the security key in the following screen. Click

Connect

.

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7

Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below.

8

If the wireless client keeps trying to connect to or acquiring an IP address from the EMG2926-

Q10A, make sure you entered the correct security key.

If the connection has limited or no connectivity, make sure the DHCP server is enabled on the

EMG2926-Q10A.

If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter

http://www.zyxel.com

or the

URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless

connection is successfully configured.

6.4

Using Multiple SSIDs on the EMG2926-Q10A

You can configure more than one SSID on a EMG2926-Q10A. See

Section 9.4 on page 79

.

This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the EMG2926-Q10A as if

there were multiple APs (virtual APs). Each virtual AP has its own SSID, wireless security type and

MAC filtering settings. That is, each SSID on the EMG2926-Q10A represents a different access

point/wireless network to wireless clients in the network.

Clients can associate only with the SSIDs for which they have the correct security settings. Clients

using different SSIDs can access the Internet and the wired network behind the EMG2926-Q10A

(such as a printer).

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For example, you may set up three wireless networks (

A

,

B

and

C

) in your office.

A

is for workers,

B

is for guests and

C

is specific to a VoIP device in the meeting room.

6.4.1

Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs

The EMG2926-Q10A is in router mode by default.

This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your

EMG2926-Q10A (in router mode).

1

Connect your computer to the LAN port of the EMG2926-Q10A using an Ethernet cable.

2

The default IP address of the EMG2926-Q10A in router mode is “192.168.1.1”. In this case, your

computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.2” and “192.168.1.254”.

3

Click

Start > Run

on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to

show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see

Appendix B on page 191

for information on changing your computer’s IP address.

4

After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and

type “http://192.168.1.1” as the web address in your web browser.

5

Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click

Login

.

A

B

C

SSID_Guest

SSID_Worker

SSID_VoIP

SSID

SECURITY TYPE

KEY

MAC FILTERING

SSID_Worker

WPA2-PSK

WPA Compatible

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

Disable

SSID_VoIP

WPA-PSK

VoIPOnly12345678

Allow

00:A0:C5:01:23:45

SSID_Guest

WPA-PSK

keyexample123

Disable

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6

Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click

Apply

. Otherwise, click

Ignore

.

7

The

Easy Mode

appears. Click

Expert Mode

in the navigation panel.

8

Go to

Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G > More AP

. Click the

Edit

icon of the first

entry to configure wireless and security settings for

SSID_Worker

.

9

Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable

Intra-BSS Traffic

for

SSID_Worker

to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click

Apply

.

10

Click the

Edit

icon of the second entry to configure wireless and security settings for

SSID_VoIP

.