Chapter 3 Connection Wizard
NBG334W User’s Guide
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Figure 15
Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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The wireless stations and NBG334W must use the same SSID, channel ID
and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled), WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is
enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication.
Table 10
Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Name (SSID)
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless
LAN.
If you change this field on the NBG334W, make sure all wireless stations use the
same SSID in order to access the network.
Security
Select a
Security
level from the drop-down list box.
Choose
Auto
to have the NBG334W generate a pre-shared key automatically. A
screen pops up displaying the generated pre-shared key after you click
Next
. Write
down the key for use later when connecting other wireless devices to your network.
Click
OK
to continue.
Choose
None
to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any
wireless security on your NBG334W, your network is accessible to any wireless
networking device that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to
Section 3.4 on page 52
.
Choose
Basic (WEP)
security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. If
you choose this option, go directly to
Section 3.3.1 on page 51
.
Choose
Extend
(
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
) security to configure a Pre-Shared Key.
Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
respectively. If you choose this option, skip directly to
Section 3.3.2 on page 52
.
Channel
Selection
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is called a
channel.
Select a channel that is not used by any nearby devices.
Back
Click
Back
to display the previous screen.
Next
Click
Next
to proceed to the next screen.
Exit
Click
Exit
to close the wizard screen without saving.