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Figure 35

Tutorial: Status Screen

5.4.1

Configure Your Wireless Client

Note: We use the ZyXEL M-302 wireless adapter utility screens as an example for the

wireless client. The screens may vary for different models.

1

The NBG-418N v2 supports IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n wireless clients. Make

sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards.

2

Wireless adapters come with software sometimes called a “utility” that you install on your

computer. See your wireless adapter’s User’s Guide for information on how to do that.

3

After you’ve installed the utility, open it. If you cannot see your utility’s icon on your screen, go to

Start > Programs

and click on your utility in the list of programs that appears. The utility displays

a list of APs within range, as shown in the example screen below.

4

Select

SSID_Example3

and click

Connect

.

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Figure 36

Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t

5

Select WPA2-PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click

Next

.

Figure 37

Security Settings

6

The

Confirm Save

window appears. Check your settings and click

Save

to continue.

Figure 38

Confirm Save

7

Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below. If your wireless connection is

weak or you have no connection, see the

Troubleshooting

section of this User’s Guide.

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Figure 39

Link Status

If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter

http://www.zyxel.com

or the

URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless

connection is successfully configured.

5.5

Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG-418N v2

You can configure more than one SSID on a NBG-418N v2. See

Section 6.10 on page 72

.

This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the NBG-418N v2 as if there

were multiple APs (virtual APs). Each virtual AP has its own SSID, and wireless security type. That

is, each SSID on the NBG-418N v2 represents a different access point/wireless network to wireless

clients in the network.

Clients can associate only with the SSIDs for which they have the correct security settings. Clients

using different SSIDs can access the Internet and the wired network behind the NBG-418N v2

(such as a printer).

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For example, you may set up three wireless networks (

A

,

B

and

C

) in your office.

A

is for workers,

B

is for guests and

C

is specific to a VoIP device in the meeting room.

5.5.1

Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs

The NBG-418N v2 is in router mode by default.

This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your NBG-

418N v2 (in router mode).

1

Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG-418N v2 using an Ethernet cable.

2

The default IP address of the NBG-418N v2 in router mode is “192.168.1.1”. In this case, your

computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.2” and “192.168.1.254”.

3

Click

Start > Run

on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to

show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see

Appendix C on page 175

for information on changing your computer’s IP address.

4

After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and

type “http://192.168.1.1” as the web address in your web browser.

5

Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click

Login

.

6

Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click

Apply

. Otherwise, click

Ignore

.

A

B

C

SSID_Guest

SSID_Workers

SSID_VoIP

SSID

SECURITY TYPE

KEY

SSID_Workers

WPA2-PSK

WPA Compatible

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

SSID_VoIP

WPA-PSK

VoIPOnly12345678

SSID_Guest

WPA-PSK

keyexample123

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7

A window appears asking you to select Wizard or Advance mode. Click

Go to Advanced Setup

in

the navigation panel.

8

Go to

Network > Wireless LAN > MBSSID

. Type

SSID_Workers

in the Name (SSID) field,

select

WPA2-PSK(AES)

in the Security drop-down list, enter the pre-share key and click

Apply

.

9

Go to

Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced

and click enable

Intra-BSS Traffic

to allow

wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click

Apply

.

10

To create the SSID_VoIP, go to

Network > Wireless LAN > MBSSID

. click the radio button next

to

scheme 2

and Type

SSID_Voip

in the Name (SSID) field, select

WPA-PSK

in the Security

drop-down list, enter the pre-share key and click

Apply

.