Chapter 10 Tutorials

NBG6515 User’s Guide

76

Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG.

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 3.2 on page 26

).

1

Open the

Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G

> General

screen in the AP’s Web Configurator.

2

Enable

Wireless LAN

.

3

Enter

SSID_Example3

as the SSID and select a channel. Set security mode to

WPA-PSK

and

enter

ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey

in the

Pre-Shared Key

field. Click

Apply

.

Figure 58

Tutorial: Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General

4

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)

Chapter 10 Tutorials

NBG6515 User’s Guide

77

Figure 59

Tutorial: Checking Wireless Settings

10.4.1

Configure Your Notebook

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 supports IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11ac 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

.

Figure 60

Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t

5

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

Next

.

Chapter 10 Tutorials

NBG6515 User’s Guide

78

Figure 61

Security Settings

6

The

Confirm Save

window appears. Check your settings and click

Save

to continue.

Figure 62

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.

Figure 63

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.

79

P

ART

II

Technical Reference

NBG6515 User’s Guide

80

C

HAPTER

11

Wireless LAN

11.1

Overview

This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG. See the

appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks.

The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.

Figure 64

Example of a Wireless Network

The wireless 2.4G network is the part in the blue circle and wireless 5G network is the part in the

green circle. In these wireless networks, devices A, B and C are called wireless clients. The wireless

clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the

Internet.

11.2

What You Can Do

•

Use the

General

screen (

Section 11.4 on page 83

) to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID

and select the wireless security mode.

•

Use the

MAC Filter

screen (

Section 11.6 on page 89

) to allow or deny wireless stations

based

on their MAC addresses from connecting to the NBG.

A

B

Router

2.4G

5G

C