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Connection Wizard

3.1

Wizard Setup

This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in the Web Configurator.

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 NBG-418N Web Configurator, click

Go to Wizard setup

.

You can click

Go to Advanced setup

to skip this wizard setup and configure basic or advanced

features accordingly.

Figure 6

Select Wizard or Advanced Mode

2

Choose a language by clicking on the language’s button. The screen will update. Click the

Next

button to proceed to the next screen.

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Figure 7

Select a Language

3

Read the on-screen information and click

Next

.

Figure 8

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 NBG-

418N

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

NBG-418N via DHCP.

Click

Next

to configure the NBG-418N for Internet access.

Figure 9

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 3

Wizard Step 1: System Information

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

System Name

System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG-418N 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 10

Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Note: The wireless stations and NBG-418N must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA-

PSK (if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless

communication.

3.3.1

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Security

Choose

WPA-PSK

or

WPA2-PSK

security in the

Wireless LAN

setup screen to set up a

Pre-

Shared Key

.

Table 4

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 NBG-418N, 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

None

to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any wireless

security on your NBG-418N, 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 25

.

Choose

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 3.3.1 on page 24

.

Channel

Selection

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless devices is called a

channel.

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channel

from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the

country you are in.

This option is only available if

Auto Channel Selection

is disabled.

Auto Channel

Selection

Select this option for the NBG-418N to automatically choose the channel with the least

interference. Deselect this option if you wish to manually select the channel using the

Channel Selection

field.

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 11

Wizard Step 2: WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Security

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

3.4

Connection Wizard: STEP 3: Internet Configuration

The NBG-418N offers three Internet connection types. They are

Ethernet

,

PPP over Ethernet

or

PPTP

. The wizard attempts to detect which WAN connection type you are using. If the wizard does

not detect a connection type, you must select one from the drop-down list box. Check with your ISP

to make sure you use the correct type.

This wizard screen varies according to the connection type that you select.

Figure 12

Wizard Step 3: ISP Parameters.

Table 5

Wizard Step 2: WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Security

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Pre-Shared Key

Type from 8 to 63 case-sensitive

ASCII

characters

or 64

HEX

characters. You can set up

the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in the wireless LAN screens. You

need to configure an authentication server to do this.

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.