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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8

Summary: Wireless Association List

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

NBG334W’s LAN or Guest WLAN network.

Refresh

Click

Refresh

to reload the list.

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HAPTER

3

Connection Wizard

This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in the web configurator.

3.1

Wizard Setup

The web configurator’s wizard setup helps you configure your device to access the Internet.

Refer to your ISP (Internet Service Provider) checklist in the Quick Start Guide to know what

to enter in each field. Leave a field blank if you don’t have that information.

1

After you access the NBG334W web configurator, click the

Go to Wizard setup

hyperlink.

You can click the

Go to Basic setup

or

Go to Advanced setup

hyperlink to skip this

wizard setup and configure basic or advanced features accordingly.

Figure 11

Select Wizard or Advanced Mode

2

Choose your language from the drop-down list box.

3

Click the

Next

button to proceed to the next screen.

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Figure 12

Select a Language

4

Read the on-screen information and click

Next

.

Figure 13

Welcome to the Connection Wizard

3.2

Connection Wizard: STEP 1: System Information

System Information

contains administrative and system-related information.

3.2.1

System Name

System Name

is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check this name

you should enter your computer's "Computer Name".

•

In Windows 95/98 click

Start

,

Settings

,

Control Panel

,

Network

. Click the Identification

tab, note the entry for the

Computer Name

field and enter it as the

System Name

.

•

In Windows 2000, click

Start

,

Settings

and

Control Panel

and then double-click

System

.

Click the

Network Identification

tab and then the

Properties

button. Note the entry for

the

Computer name

field and enter it as the

System Name

.

•

In Windows XP, click

Start

,

My Computer

,

View system information

and then click the

Computer Name

tab. Note the entry in the

Full computer name

field and enter it as the

NBG334W

System Name

.

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3.2.2

Domain Name

The

Domain Name

entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave

this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter

the host name (System Name) on each individual computer, the domain name can be assigned

from the NBG334W via DHCP.

Click

Next

to configure the NBG334W for Internet access.

Figure 14

Wizard Step 1: System Information

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

3.3

Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN

Set up your wireless LAN using the following screen.

Table 9

Wizard Step 1: System Information

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System Name

System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG334W in an Ethernet network.

Enter a descriptive name. This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long.

Spaces are not allowed, but dashes "-" and underscores "_" are accepted.

Domain Name

Type the domain name (if you know it) here. If you leave this field blank, the ISP may

assign a domain name via DHCP. The domain name entered by you is given priority

over the ISP assigned domain name.

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.

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Figure 15

Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

"

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.