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C
HAPTER
7
Easy Mode
7.1
Overview
The Web Configurator is set to
Easy Mode
by default. You can configure several key features of the
NBG5715 in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features
that are usually intended for network administrators.
When you log in to the Web Configurator, the following screen opens.
Figure 19
Easy Mode: Network Map
Click
Status
to open the following screen.
Network Map
Control Panel
Go to
Status
Screen
Navigation Panel
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Figure 20
Easy Mode: Status Screen
7.2
What You Can Do in this Chapter
You can do the following in this mode:
Use this
Navigation Panel
to opt out of the
Easy
mode (
Section 7.3 on page 42
).
Use the
Network Map
screen to check if your NBG5715 can ping the gateway and whether it is
connected to the Internet (
Section 7.4 on page 43
).
Use the
Control Panel
to configure and enable NBG5715 features, including wireless security,
wireless scheduling and bandwidth management and so on (
Section 7.5 on page 44
).
Use the
Status Screen
to view read-only information about the NBG5715, including the WAN IP,
MAC Address of the NBG5715 and the firmware version (
Section 7.6 on page 49
).
7.3
Navigation Panel
Use this navigation panel to opt out of the
Easy
mode.
Figure 21
Control Panel
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Control Panel
Status Screen
Go to
Network
Map
Screen
Navigation Panel
Table 14
Control Panel
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Home
Click this to go to the
Login
page.
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7.4
Network Map
Note: The Network
MAP is viewable by Windows XP (need to install patch), Windows
Vista and Windows 7 users only. For Windows XP (Service Pack 2) users, you can
see the network devices connected to the NBG5715 by downloading the LLTD (Link
Layer Topology Discovery) patch from the Microsoft Website.
Note: Don’t worry if the Network Map does not display in your web browser. This feature
may not be supported by your system. You can still configure the Control Panel
(
Section 7.5 on page 44
) in the
Easy Mode
and the NBG5715 features that you
want to use in the
Expert Mode
.
When you log into the Network Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows.
Figure 22
Network Map
The line connecting the NBG5715 to the gateway becomes green when the NBG5715 is able to ping
the gateway. It becomes red when the ping initiating from the NBG5715 does not get a response
from the gateway. The same rule applies to the line connecting the gateway to the Internet.
You can also view the devices (represented by icons indicating the kind of network device)
connected to the NBG5715, including those connecting wirelessly. Right-click on the NBG5715 icon
to refresh the network map. Right click on the other icons to view information about the device.
Expert Mode
Click this to change to
Expert
mode and customize features of the
NBG5715.
Logout
Click this to end the Web Configurator session.
Table 14
Control Panel (continued)
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
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7.5
Control Panel
The features configurable in
Easy Mode
are shown in the
Control Panel
.
Figure 23
Control Panel
Switch
ON
to enable the feature. Otherwise, switch
OFF
. If the feature is turned on, the green light
flashes. If it is turned off, the red light flashes.
Additionally, click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
7.5.1
Game Engine
When this feature is enabled,
the NBG5715 maximizes the bandwidth for gaming traffic that
it forwards out through an interface.
Table 15
Control Panel
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Game Engine
Switch
ON
to maximize bandwidth for gaming traffic in your network.
Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 7.5.1 on page 44
to see this screen.
Power Saving
Click this to schedule the wireless feature of the NBG5715.
Disabling the wireless function helps lower the energy consumption of the
NBG5715.
Switch
ON
to apply wireless scheduling. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 7.5.2 on page 45
to see this screen.
Content Filter
Click this to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords
contained in URLs, to which you do not want users in your network to
open.
Switch
ON
to apply website filtering. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 7.5.3 on page 46
to see this screen.
Bandwidth MGMT
Click this to edit bandwidth management for predefined applications.
Switch
ON
to have the NBG5715 management bandwidth for uplink and
downlink traffic according to an application or service. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 7.5.4 on page 47
to see this screen.
Firewall
Switch
ON
to ensure that your network is protected from Denial of Service
(DoS) attacks. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 7.5.5 on page 47
to see this screen.
Wireless Security
Click this to configure the wireless security, such as SSID, security mode
and WPS key on your NBG5715.
Refer to
Section 7.5.6 on page 47
to see this screen.
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Figure 24
Game Engine
Note: When this is switched on, the
Game Console
tab in the
Bandwidth Mgmt
screen is
automatically positioned on top.
Turn this off if your network is not using gaming.
Click
OK
to close this screen.
7.5.2
Power Saving
Use this screen to set the day of the week and time of the day when your wireless LAN is turned on
and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default.
Disabling the wireless capability lowers the energy consumption of the of the NBG5715.
Figure 25
Power Saving
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 16
Power Saving
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Radio
Choose whether you want to apply the power saving schedule to
2.4G hz
or
5G
hz
wireless radio.
WLAN Status
Select
On
or
Off
to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off
(depending on what you selected in the
WLAN Status
field). This field works in
conjunction with the
Day
and
For the following times
fields.

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