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The following table describes the labels shown in the
Status
screen.
Table 19
Status Screen (AP Mode)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Device Information
System Name
This is the
System Name
you enter in the
Maintenance
>
System
>
General
screen. It is for identification purposes.
Firmware Version
This is the current firmware version of the NBG-416N.
LAN Information
- MAC Address
This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.
- IP Address
This shows 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 -
None
.
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
,
Off
, or
Off by
scheduler
.
- Name (SSID)
This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-416N in the
wireless LAN.
- Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually.
- Security Mode
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG-416N is using.
- 802.11 Mode
This shows the IEEE 802.11 standard that the NBG-416N supports.
Wireless clients must support the same standard in order to be able to
connect to the NBG-416N
- WPS
This shows the WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) Status. Click the status to
display
Network
>
Wireless LAN
>
WPS
screen.
System Status
System Up Time
This is the total time the NBG-416N has been on.
Current Date/Time
This field displays your NBG-416N’s present date and time.
System Resource
- CPU Usage
This displays what percentage of the NBG-416N’s processing ability is
currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG-416N 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.
- Memory Usage
This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG-416N is using.
Interface Status
Interface
This displays the NBG-416N 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.
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5.3.1
Navigation Panel
Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure NBG-416N features in
AP
Mode
.
The following screen and table show the features you can configure in
AP Mode
.
Figure 27
Menu: AP Mode
The following table describes the sub-menus.
Rate
For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or
N/A
when the line is disconnected.
For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN
is enabled and
N/A
when the WLAN is disabled.
Summary
Packet Statistics
Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.
WLAN Station Status
Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated
to the NBG-416N.
Table 19
Status Screen (AP Mode) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 20
Menu: AP Mode
LINK
TAB
FUNCTION
Status
This screen shows the NBG-416N’s general device,
system and interface status information. Use this screen
to access the wizard, and summary statistics tables.
Network
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5.4
Configuring Your Settings
Use this section to configure your NBG-416N settings while in
AP Mode
.
5.4.1
LAN Settings
Click
Network > LAN
to see the screen below.
Wireless
LAN
General
Use this screen to configure wireless LAN.
MAC Filter
Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG-416N to
block access to devices or block the devices from
accessing the NBG-416N.
Advanced
This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless
settings.
QoS
Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of
Service (WMM QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize
wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of
individual services.
WPS
Use this screen to configure WPS.
WPS Station
Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS.
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
System
General
Use this screen to view and change administrative
settings such as system and domain names, password
and inactivity timer.
Time Setting
Use this screen to change your NBG-416N’s time and
date.
Logs
View Log
Use this screen to view the logs for the categories that
you selected.
Tools
Firmware
Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG-416N.
Configuration
Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration
or reset the factory defaults to your NBG-416N.
Restart
This screen allows you to reboot the NBG-416N without
turning the power off.
Sys OP
Mode
General
This screen allows you to select whether your device acts
as a Router or a Access Point.
Language
Language
This screen allows you to select the language you prefer.
Table 20
Menu: AP Mode (continued)
LINK
TAB
FUNCTION
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Note: If you change the IP address of the NBG-416N in the screen below, you will
need to log into the NBG-416N again using the new IP address.
Figure 28
Network > LAN > IP
The table below describes the labels in the screen.
5.4.2
WLAN and Maintenance Settings
The configuration of wireless and maintenance settings in
AP Mode
is the same as
for
Router Mode
.
See
Chapter 5 on page 69
for information on the configuring your wireless
network.
See
Troubleshooting
(145)
for information on configuring your maintenance
settings.
5.5
Logging in to the Web Configurator in AP
Mode
1
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG-416N.
Table 21
Network > LAN > IP
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Get from DHCP
Server
Select this to let the DHCP server in the gateway assign the NBG-
416N IP address.
User Defined LAN IP
Select this to give the NBG-416N a static IP address.
IP Address
Type the IP address in dotted decimal notation. The default
setting is 192.168.1.2. If you change the IP address you will have
to log in again with the new IP address.
IP Subnet Mask
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP
address. Your NBG-416N will automatically calculate the subnet
mask based on the IP address that you assign. Unless you are
implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the
NBG-416N.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes to the NBG-416N.
Reset
Click
Reset
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
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2
The default IP address of the NBG-416N is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your
computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and
“192.168.1.254”.
3
Click
Start > Run
on your computer in Windows.
4
Type “cmd” in the dialog box.
5
Type “ipconfig” to show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address
is not in the correct range then see
Appendix C on page 175
for information on
changing your computer’s IP address.
6
After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet
Explorer and type “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.
See
Chapter 6 on page 57
for a tutorial on setting up a network with an AP.

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