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NBG6515 User’s Guide
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C
HAPTER
8
Access Point Mode
8.1
Overview
Use your NBG as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In
this mode your NBG bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet.
See the figure below for an example.
Figure 42
Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode
Many screens that are available in Router mode are not available in Access Point mode, such as
bandwidth management and firewall.
Note: See
Chapter 10 on page 72
for an example of setting up a wireless network in
Access Point mode.
8.2
What You Can Do
•
Use the
Status
screen (
Section 8.4 on page 57
) to view read-only information about your NBG.
•
Use the
LAN
screen (
Section 8.5 on page 60
) to set the IP address for your NBG acting as an
access point.
8.3
What You Need to Know
See
Chapter 10 on page 72
for a tutorial on setting up a network with the
NBG as an access point.
Router
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8.3.1
Setting your NBG to AP Mode
1
Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on
how to do this.
2
To use your NBG as an access point, switch the
physical button which placed at the bottom of the
NBG to the middle place.
Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon
as you do, your NBG is already in Access Point mode.
3
The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode is successful.
8.3.2
Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode
Log in to the Web Configurator in Access Point mode, do the following:
1
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG.
2
The default IP address of the NBG is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an IP
address in the range between “192.168.1.3” 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 B on page 184
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 “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.
Note: After clicking Login, the Easy mode appears. Refer to
page 37
for the Easy mode
screens. Change to Expert mode to see the screens described in the sections
following this.
8.3.3
Configuring your WLAN, Bandwidth Management and Maintenance
Settings
The configuration of wireless, bandwidth management and maintenance settings in
Access Point
mode is the same as for
Router Mode
.
•
See
Chapter 11 on page 80
for information on the configuring your wireless network.
•
See
Chapter 21 on page 136
for information on configuring your Bandwidth Management screen.
•
See
Chapter 25 on page 160
to
Chapter 25 on page 160
for information on configuring your
Maintenance settings.
8.4
AP Mode Status Screen
Click
to open the
Status
screen.
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Figure 43
Status Screen: Access Point Mode
The following table describes the labels shown in the
Status
screen.
Table 28
Status Screen: Access Point Mode
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Logout
Click this at any time to exit the Web Configurator.
Device Information
Host Name
This is the
System Name
you enter in the
Maintenance
>
General
screen. It is for
identification purposes.
Firmware Version
This is the firmware version and the date created.
Sys OP Mode
This is the device mode (
Section 5.1.2 on page 36
) to which the NBG is set -
Access Point
Mode
.
LAN Information
- MAC Address
This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.
- IP Address
This shows the LAN port’s IP address.
- IP Subnet Mask
This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.
- DHCP
This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role -
Server, Client or None.
WLAN 2.4G Information
- MAC Address
This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.
- SSID
This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG in the wireless 2.4G LAN.
- Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually.
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8.4.0.1
Navigation Panel
Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure NBG features in Access Point mode.
The following screen and table show the features you can configure in Access Point mode.
- Security
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG is using.
WLAN 5G Information
- MAC Address
This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.
- SSID
This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG in the wireless 5G LAN.
- Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually.
- Security
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG is using.
System Status
Item
This column shows the type of data the NBG is recording.
Data
This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG.
System Up Time
This is the total time the NBG has been on.
Current Date/Time
This field displays your NBG’s present date and time.
System Resource
- CPU Usage
This displays what percentage of the NBG’s processing ability is currently used. When this
percentage is close to 100%, the NBG is running at full load, and the throughput is not going
to improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more throughput, you should
turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.
- Memory Usage
This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG is using.
System Setting
- Configuration Mode
This shows the web configurator mode you are viewing -
Expert
.
Interface Status
Interface
This displays the NBG port types. The port types are:
LAN
,
WLAN 2.4G
, and
WLAN 5G
.
Status
For the LAN and WAN ports, this field displays
Down
(line is down) or
Up
(line is up or
connected).
For the WLAN, it displays
Up
when the WLAN is enabled or
Down
when the WLAN is
disabled.
Rate
For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or
N/A
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
N/A
when the line is
disconnected.
For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is enabled and
N/
A
when the WLAN is disabled.
Summary
Packet Statistics
Click
Details...
to go to the
Monitor > Packet Statistics
screen (
Section 4.5 on page 33
).
Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.
WLAN Station Status
Click
Details...
to go to the
Monitor > WLAN 2.4G / 5G Station Status
screen (
Section
4.7 on page 35
). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated
to the NBG.
Table 28
Status Screen: Access Point Mode
(continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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Figure 44
Menu: Access Point Mode
Refer to
Table 27 on page 53
for descriptions of the labels shown in the
Navigation
panel.
8.5
LAN Screen
Use this section to configure your LAN settings while in
Access Point
mode.
Click
Network > LAN
to see the screen below.
Note: If you change the IP address of the NBG in the screen below, you will need to log
into the NBG again using the new IP address.
Figure 45
Network > LAN > IP
The table below describes the labels in the screen.

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