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HAPTER

5

Tutorials

5.1

Overview

This chapter provides tutorials for your NBG-418N v2 as follows:

•

How to Connect to the Internet from an AP

•

Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N v2 and Wireless Client

•

Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-418N v2

•

Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG-418N v2

•

Using Bandwidth Management on the NBG-418N v2

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 31

Wireless AP Connection to the Internet

5.3

Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your

NBG-418N v2 and Wireless Client

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

the NBG-418N v2 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.

AP

B

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•

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

- create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a

button. See

Section 5.3.1 on page 47

.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 v2’s interface. See

Section 5.3.2 on page 48

.

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

5.3.1

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

1

Make sure that your NBG-418N v2 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 v2’s Web Configurator and press

Push Button

in the

Network

>

Wireless

LAN

>

WPS Station

screen.

Note: Your NBG-418N v2 has a WPS/RESET button located on its back 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 v2 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 v2 securely.

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

button on both NBG-418N v2 and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example).

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Figure 32

Example WPS Process: PBC Method

5.3.2

PIN Configuration

When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both NBG-418N v2’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 v2.

3

Click the

Start

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

the NBG-418N v2’s

WPS Station

screen within two minutes.

The NBG-418N v2 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 v2 securely.

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

v2 and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method.

Wireless Client

NBG-418N v2

COMMUNICATION

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

WPS/Reset

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Figure 33

Example WPS Process: PIN Method

Authentication by PIN

SECURITY INFO

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

Wireless Client

COMMUNICATION

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5.4

Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS

on your NBG-418N v2

This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters

on your NBG-418N v2.

Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG-418N v2.

The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are

logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection (see

Section 2.2 on page 16

).

1

Open the

Wireless LAN > General

screen in the NBG-418N v2’s Web Configurator.

2

Make sure the

Enable Wireless LAN

check box is selected.

3

Enter

SSID_Example3

as the SSID and select a channel.

4

Set security mode to

WPA-PSK(AES)

and enter

ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey

in the

Pre-

Shared Key

field. Click

Apply

.

Figure 34

Tutorial: Network > Wireless LAN > General

5

Open the

Status

screen. Verify your wireless and wireless security settings under

Device

Information

and check if the WLAN connection is up under

Interface Status

.

SSID

SSID_Example3

Channel

6

Security

WPA-PSK

(Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey)