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Tutorials

5.1

Overview

This chapter provides tutorials for your NBG-418N as follows:

•

How to Connect to the Internet from an AP

•

Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N and Wireless Client

•

Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-418N

5.2

How to Connect to the Internet from an AP

This section gives you an example of how to set up an access point (

AP

) and wireless client (a

notebook,

B

in this example) for wireless communication.

B

can access the Internet through the AP

wirelessly.

Figure 39

Wireless AP Connection to the Internet

5.2.1

Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N and

Wireless Client

This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses

the NBG-418N as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook.

Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter

or PCI card).

There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do

both.

•

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

- create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a

button. See

Section 5.2.1.1 on page 58

.This is the easier method.

•

PIN Configuration

- create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN

(Personal Identification Number) in the NBG-418N’s interface. See

Section 5.2.1.2 on page 59

.

This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.

AP

B

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5.2.1.1

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

1

Make sure that your NBG-418N is turned on and that it is within range of your computer.

2

Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and

utility in your notebook.

3

In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (

Start

or

WPS

button)

4

Log into NBG-418N’s Web Configurator and press

Push Button

in the

Network

>

Wireless LAN

>

WPS Station

screen.

Note: Your NBG-418N has a WPS button located on its panel, as well as a WPS button in

its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function; you can use

one or the other.

Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button

within two minutes of pressing the first one.

The NBG-418N sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to

two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG-418N securely.

The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a

button on both NBG-418N and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example).

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Figure 40

Example WPS Process: PBC Method

5.2.1.2

PIN Configuration

When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both NBG-418N’s configuration

interface and the client’s utilities.

1

Launch your wireless client’s configuration utility. Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method

to get a PIN number.

2

Enter the PIN number to the

PIN

field in the

Network

>

Wireless LAN

>

WPS Station

screen on

the NBG-418N.

3

Click the

Start

buttons (or button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and

the NBG-418N’s

WPS Station

screen within two minutes.

The NBG-418N authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the

wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate

with the NBG-418N securely.

The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG-418N

and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method.

Wireless Client

NBG-418N

COMMUNICATION

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

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Figure 41

Example WPS Process: PIN Method

Authentication by PIN

SECURITY INFO

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

Wireless Client

COMMUNICATION