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•
Universal Repeater
: In this mode, the NBG-418N (N) can be an access point and a wireless
client at the same time. Use this mode if there is an existing wireless router or access point in
your network and you want the NBG-418N (N) to wirelessly relay communications from its
wireless clients to the access point.
Figure 22
Universal Repeater
•
Client Bridge
: Use this mode if there is an existing wireless router or access point (AP) in the
network to which you want to connect your NBG-418N (N) wirelessly. You should know the SSID
and wireless security details of the wireless router or access point to which you want to connect.
Figure 23
Client Bridge
4.2
Setting your NBG-418N to Router Mode
The NBG-418N is set to wireless router mode by default. If it was changed and now you want to set
it back, do the following procedure.
1
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG-418N.
2
The default LAN IP address of the NBG-418N is 192.168.1.1 in router mode (192.168.1.2 by default
in non-router mode). In router mode, the NBG-418N can assign your computer an IP address, so
you must set your computer to get an IP address automatically (computer factory default) or give it
a fixed IP address in the range between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254.
3
After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and
type the IP address of the NBG-418N as the web address in your web browser.
4
Log into the Web Configurator. See the
Chapter 2 on page 17
for instructions on how to do this.
LEW
N
AP
WLAN
LEW
N
AP
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5
Go to
Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General
and select
Router
.
Figure 24
Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > Router
6
A pop-up window appears providing information on this mode. Click
OK
in the pop-up message
window. Click
Apply
.
Note: Wait while the NBG-418N restarts, then log in to the Web Configurator again. The
NBG-418N IP address is now 192.168.1.1.
4.2.1
Status Screen (Router Mode)
The screen below shows the status screen in
Router
mode.
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Figure 25
Status Screen (Router Mode)
The following table describes the icons shown in the
Status
screen.
The following table describes the labels shown in the
Status
screen in
Router
mode.
Table 13
Status Screen Icon Key
ICON
DESCRIPTION
Click this icon to open the setup wizard.
Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information.
Click this icon at any time to exit the Web Configurator.
Select a number of seconds or
None
from the drop-down list box to refresh all
screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh
the screen statistics.
Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics.
Table 14
Web Configurator Status Screen (Router 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.
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Firmware Version
This is the current firmware version of the NBG-418N.
WAN Information
- MAC Address
This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.
- Connection Type
This shows the current connection type.
- IP Address
This shows the WAN port’s IP address.
- IP Subnet Mask
This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask.
- Gateway
This shows the WAN port’s gateway IP address.
- DNS
This shows the IP address of your DNS server.
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 -
Server
or
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-418N in the wireless
LAN.
- Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually or the NBG-418N
automatically scans and selects.
- Operating Channel
This shows the channel number which the NBG-418N is currently using over
the wireless LAN.
- Security Mode
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG-418N is using.
- 802.11 Mode
This shows the wireless standard.
- WPS
This displays
Configured
when the WPS has been set up.
This displays
Unconfigured
if the WPS has not been set up.
Click the status to display
Network
>
Wireless LAN
>
WPS
screen.
System Status
Operation Mode
This field shows the device operation mode:
Router
,
Access Point
,
Client
Bridge
or
Universal Repeater
.
System Up Time
This is the total time the NBG-418N has been on.
Current Date/Time
This field displays your NBG-418N’s present date and time.
System Resource
- CPU Usage
This displays what percentage of the NBG-418N’s processing ability is currently
used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG-418N 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-418N is using.
System Setting
- Firewall
This shows whether the firewall is active or not.
- UPnP
This shows whether UPnP is active or not.
Interface Status
Table 14
Web Configurator Status Screen (Router Mode) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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4.2.1.1
Summary: DHCP Table
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to
obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG-418N’s LAN as a
DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG-418N provides the TCP/IP
configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on
that network, or else the computer must be manually configured.
Click the
DHCP Table (Details...)
hyperlink in the
Status
screen. Read-only information here
relates to your DHCP status. The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including
IP
Address
,
Host
Name
and
MAC Address
) of all network clients using the NBG-418N’s DHCP
server.
Figure 26
Summary: DHCP Table
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Interface
This displays the NBG-418N port types. The port types are:
WAN
,
LAN
and
WLAN
.
Status
For the LAN and WAN ports, 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.
Rate
For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or
NA
when
the line is disconnected.
For the WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using
Ethernet encapsulation and
Idle
(line (ppp) idle),
Dial
(starting to trigger a
call) and
Drop
(dropping a call) if you're using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation.
This field displays
NA
when the line is disconnected.
For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is
enabled and
NA
when the WLAN is disabled.
Summary
DHCP Table
Use this screen to view current DHCP client information.
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-418N.
Table 14
Web Configurator Status Screen (Router Mode) (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 15
Summary: DHCP Table
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
#
This is the index number of the host computer.
IP Address
This field displays the IP address relative to the # field listed above.
Host Name
This field displays the computer host name.

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