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4.2.1.2

Summary: Packet Statistics

Click the

Packet Statistics (Details...)

hyperlink in the

Status

screen. Read-only information

here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time". The

Poll Interval(s)

field is configurable and is used for refreshing the screen.

Figure 27

Summary: Packet Statistics

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

MAC Address

This field shows the MAC address of the computer with the name in the

Host Name

field.

Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address which uniquely

identifies a device. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of

hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.

Refresh

Click

Refresh

to renew the screen.

Table 15

Summary: DHCP Table (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 16

Summary: Packet Statistics

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Port

This is the NBG-418N’s port type.

Status

For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or

Down

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

Down

when the line is disconnected.

For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is enabled

and

Down

when the WLAN is disabled.

TxPkts

This is the number of transmitted packets on this port.

RxPkts

This is the number of received packets on this port.

Collisions

This is the number of collisions on this port.

Tx B/s

This displays the transmission speed in bytes per second on this port.

Rx B/s

This displays the reception speed in bytes per second on this port.

System Up Time

This is the total time the NBG-418N has been on.

Poll Interval(s)

Enter the time interval for refreshing statistics in this field.

Set Interval

Click this button to apply the new poll interval you entered in the

Poll Interval(s)

field.

Stop

Click

Stop

to stop refreshing statistics.

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4.2.1.3

Summary: WLAN Station Status

Click the

WLAN Station Status (Details...)

hyperlink in the

Status

screen. View the wireless

stations that are currently associated to the NBG-418N in the

Association List

. Association means

that a wireless client (for example, your network or computer with a wireless network card) has

connected successfully to the AP (or wireless router) using the same SSID, channel and security

settings.

Figure 28

Summary: WLAN Station Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

4.2.2

Router Mode Navigation Panel

Use the menu in the navigation panel menus to configure NBG-418N features in

Router Mode

.

Table 17

Summary: WLAN Station Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

#

This is the index number of an associated wireless station.

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless station.

Association Time

This field displays the time a wireless station first associated with the NBG-418N’s

WLAN network.

Refresh

Click

Refresh

to reload the list.

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Figure 29

Menus: Router Mode

The following table describes the sub-menus.

Table 18

Menus: Router Mode

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION

Status

This screen shows the NBG-418N’s general device, system and interface

status information. Use this screen to access the wizard, and summary

statistics tables.

Network

Wireless

LAN

General

Use this screen to configure wireless LAN.

MAC Filter

Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG-418N to block access to

devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG-418N.

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.

WAN

Internet

Connection

This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address

assignment, DNS servers and the WAN MAC address.

LAN

IP

Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask.

DHCP

Server

General

Use this screen to enable the NBG-418N’s DHCP server.

Advanced

Use this screen to assign IP addresses to specific individual computers

based on their MAC addresses and to have DNS servers assigned by the

DHCP server.

Client List

Use this screen to view current DHCP client information and to always

assign an IP address to a MAC address (and host name).

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4.3

Setting your NBG-418N to AP Mode

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.

5

Go to

Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General

and select

Access Point

.

NAT

General

Use this screen to enable NAT.

Application

Use this screen to configure servers behind the NBG-418N.

DDNS

General

Use this screen to configure Dynamic DNS, a service that allows you to

map a fixed domain name to a non-fixed IP address.

Security

Firewall

General

Use this screen to activate/deactivate the firewall.

Services

Use this screen to enable or disable ICMP and VPN passthrough features.

Management

Remote

MGMT

WWW

Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP

address(es) users can use HTTP to manage the NBG-418N.

UPnP

General

Use this screen to enable UPnP on the NBG-418N.

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-418N’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-418N.

Configuration

Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory

defaults to your NBG-418N.

Restart

This screen allows you to reboot the NBG-418N without turning the power

off.

Sys OP

Mode

General

This screen allows you to select the device operation mode.

Language

Language

This screen allows you to select the language you prefer.

Table 18

Menus: Router Mode (continued)

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION

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Figure 30

Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > AP

6

A pop-up window appears providing information on this mode. Click

OK

in the pop-up message

window. Click

Apply

. Your NBG-418N is now in

AP Mode

.

Note: Wait while the NBG-418N restarts, then log in to the Web Configurator again.

4.3.1

Status Screen (AP Mode)

Click on

Status

. The screen below shows the status screen in

AP Mode

.

Figure 31

Status Screen (AP Mode)