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Note: The wireless stations and NBG-418N v2 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.

3.4

Connection Wizard: STEP 3: Internet Configuration

Click

Apply

to finish setting up your NBG-418N v2 to operate on your network and access the

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

Figure 15

Wizard Step 3: Internet Configuration.

3.5

Connection Wizard Complete

Click

Finish

to complete the wizard setup.

Disable Security

Click this check box to disable security settings for the WLAN.

WPA2-PSK AES

Choose

WPA2-PSK AES

security to configure a Pre-Shared Key. Choose this option only if

your wireless clients support WPA2-PSK. You will need to enter a Pre-Shared Key in the box

below.

Pre-Shared Key

Type in a string of ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or hexadecimal characters between 8

and 64 for the Pre-Shared Key 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.

Table 6

Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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Figure 16

Connection Wizard Complete

Well done! You have successfully set up your NBG-418N v2 to operate on your network and access

the Internet.

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C

HAPTER

4

Modes

4.1

Overview

You can set up the NBG-418N v2 with other IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible devices in different

device modes.

Note: Choose your device mode carefully to avoid having to change it later. The NBG-

418N v2 automatically restarts when you change modes.

The default LAN IP address of the NBG-418N v2 in Router mode is 192.168.1.1.

The default IP address of the NBG-418N v2 in other modes is 192.168.1.2.

•

Router

: Use this mode if you want to use routing functions such as LAN DHCP, NAT, firewall and

so on, on the NBG-418N v2 (N). The NBG-418N v2 has separate LAN and WAN network IP

addresses. Connect the WAN port to an Internet Access Device (IAD) such as a broadband

modem.

Figure 17

Router

•

Access Point

: Use this mode if you already have a Router (R) in your network and you want to

set up a wireless network and bridge the wired and wireless connections on the NBG-416N

.

Figure 18

AP Mode

LEW

WLAN

LAN

WAN

N

IAD

LEW

WLAN

LAN

WAN

N

R

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•

Universal Repeater

: In this mode, the NBG-418N v2 (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 v2 (N) to wirelessly relay communications from its

wireless clients to the access point.

Figure 19

Universal Repeater

•

Client Bridge

: Use this mode to have the NBG-418N v2 work only as a wireless client if there is

an existing wireless router or access point in the network to which you want to connect your local

network wirelessly. In this mode, you should know the SSID and wireless security details of the

access point to which you want to connect.

Figure 20

Client Bridge

4.2

Setting your NBG-418N v2 to Router Mode

The NBG-418N v2 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 v2.

2

The default LAN IP address of the NBG-418N v2 is 192.168.1.1 in router mode and 192.168.1.2 by

default in non-router mode. In router mode, the NBG-418N v2 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 v2 as the web address in your web browser.

4

Log into the Web Configurator. See the

Chapter 2 on page 16

for instructions on how to do this.

5

Go to

Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General

and select

Router

.

LEW

N

AP

WLAN

N

AP

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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 v2 restarts, then log in to the Web Configurator again.

The NBG-418N v2 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.

Figure 21

Status Screen (Router Mode)