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6.10

Scheduling Screen

Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is

disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be scheduled to turn on or off on certain days and at

certain times. To open this screen, click

Network

>

Wireless LAN

>

Scheduling

tab.

Figure 59

Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 35

Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable Wireless

LAN Scheduling

Select this to enable Wireless LAN scheduling.

Action

Select

On

or

Off

to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off. This field works

in conjunction with the

Day

and

Except for the following times

fields.

Day

Select

Everyday

or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off. If you select

Everyday

you can not select any specific days. This field works in conjunction with the

Except for the following times

field.

Except for the

following times

Select a begin time using the first set of

hour

and minute (

min

) drop down boxes and

select an end time using the second set of

hour

and minute (

min

) drop down boxes. If

you have chosen

On

earlier

for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between

the two times you enter in these fields. If you have chosen

Off

earlier

for the WLAN Status

the Wireless LAN will turn on between the two times you enter in these fields.

Note: Entering the same begin time and end time will mean the whole day.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes back to the NBG-418N.

Reset

Click

Reset

to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

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6.11

AP Select Screen

Use this screen to choose an access point that you want the NBG-418N (in universal repeater or

client bridge mode) to connect to. You should know the security settings of the target AP.

To open this screen, click

Network

>

Wireless LAN

>

AP Select

tab.

Figure 60

Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 36

Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Select

Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect.

SSID

This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device. The SSID is a unique name

that identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must use the same

SSID.

BSSID

This displays the MAC address of the wireless device.

Channel

This displays the channel number used by this wireless device.

Mode

This displays which IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless networking standards the wireless device

supports.

Security Mode

This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device.

OPEN

means no

security is configured and you can connect to it without a password.

Strength

This displays the strength of the wireless signal. The signal strength mainly depends on

the antenna output power and the distance between your NBG-418N and this device.

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6.12

WLAN Info Screen

Use this screen to view the SSID and security of the selected AP wireless network when the NBG-

418N is in client bridge mode. To open this screen, click

Network

>

Wireless LAN

>

WLAN Info

tab.

Figure 61

Network > Wireless LAN > WLAN Info

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Refresh

Click this button to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and

update this table.

Connect

Click this button to associate to the selected wireless device.

Table 36

Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 37

Network > Wireless LAN > WLAN Info

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WLAN

SSID

This displays the Service Set IDentity of the selected wireless device.

Security Mode

This displays the type of security configured on the selected wireless device.

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7

WAN

7.1

Overview

This chapter discusses the NBG-418N’s

WAN

screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-

418N for Internet access.

A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the

Internet. It connects your private networks (such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other

networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.

Figure 62

LAN and WAN

See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.

7.2

What You Need To Know

The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well

as enable/disable some advanced features of your NBG-418N.

7.2.1

Configuring Your Internet Connection

Encapsulation Method

Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol. To set

up a WAN connection to the Internet, you need to use the same encapsulation method used by your

ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP

over Ethernet) or PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), they should also provide a username

and password (and service name) for user authentication.