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Figure 34

Navigation Panel: Router Mode

The following table describes the sub-menus.

Table 21

Navigation Panel: Router Mode

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION

Status

This screen shows the NBG6716’s general device, system and interface

status information. Use this screen to access summary statistics tables.

MONITOR

Log

View Log

Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG6716.

Log Setting

Use this screen to select the logs you wish to display.

DHCP Table

Use this screen to view current DHCP client information.

Packet Statistics

Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.

WLAN 2.4G

Station Status

Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated

to the NBG6716’s 2.4GHz wireless LAN.

WLAN 5G

Station Status

Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated

to the NBG6716’s 5GHz wireless LAN.

CONFIGURATION

Network

WAN

Internet

Connection

This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address

assignment, DNS servers and the WAN MAC address.

Advanced

Use this screen to configure other advanced properties.

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Wireless LAN

2.4G/5G

General

Use this screen to enable the wireless LAN and configure wireless LAN and

wireless security settings.

More AP

Use this screen to configure multiple BSSs on the NBG6716.

MAC Filter

Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG6716 to block access to

devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG6716.

Advanced

This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings.

QoS

Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM

QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the

delivery requirements of individual services.

WPS

Use this screen to configure WPS.

WPS Station

Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS.

Scheduling

Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled.

LAN

IP

Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask.

IP Alias

Use this screen to have the NBG6716 apply IP alias to create LAN subnets.

DHCP Server

General

Use this screen to enable the NBG6716’s DHCP server.

Advanced

Use this screen to assign IP addresses to specific individual computers

based on their MAC addresses and to have DNS servers assigned by the

DHCP server.

Client List

Use this screen to view information related to your DHCP status.

NAT

General

Use this screen to enable NAT.

Port

Forwarding

Use this screen to configure servers behind the NBG6716 and forward

incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network.

Port Trigger

Use this screen to change your NBG6716’s port triggering settings.

Dynamic

DNS

Dynamic DNS

Use this screen to set up dynamic DNS.

Static Route

Static Route

Use this screen to configure IP static routes.

Security

Firewall

General

Use this screen to activate/deactivate the firewall.

Services

This screen shows a summary of the firewall rules, and allows you to edit/

add a firewall rule.

Content

Filter

Content Filter

Use this screen to block certain web features and sites containing certain

keywords in the URL.

Management

Streamboost

Management

Network

Use this screen to view transmission data rates between the NBG6716 and

the Internet or connected devices.

Bandwidth

Use this screen to configure the maximum allowable bandwidth and enable

automatic update.

Priorities

Use this screen to change the priority of the connected devices.

Up Time

Use this screen to view the top five traffic flows transmitting from/to the

selected LAN device(s).

Downloads

Use this screen to view the type and percentage of most download traffic.

All Events

Use this screen to view the time at which a traffic flow is given bandwidth

for optimal, good or best-effort performance.

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FUNCTION

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Remote

Management

WWW

Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP

address(es) users can use HTTP to manage the NBG6716.

Telnet

Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP

address(es) users can use Telnet to manage the NBG6716.

Wake On LAN

Use this screen to enable Wake on LAN to remotely turn on a device on the

local network.

UPnP

General

Use this screen to enable UPnP on the NBG6716.

USB Media

Sharing

DLNA

Use this screen to have the NBG6716 function as a DLNA-compliant media

server, that lets DLNA-compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo

content files stored on the connected USB storage device.

SAMBA

Use this screen to enable file sharing through the NBG6716.

FTP

Use this screen to have the NBG6716 act as a FTP server.

MAINTENANCE

General

General

Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system

and domain names.

Password

Password

Setup

Use this screen to change the password of your NBG6716.

Time

Time Setting

Use this screen to change your NBG6716’s time and date.

Firmware

Upgrade

Firmware

Upgrade

Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6716.

Backup/

Restore

Backup/

Restore

Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory

defaults to your NBG6716.

Restart

System

Restart

This screen allows you to reboot the NBG6716 without turning the power

off.

Language

Language

This screen allows you to select the language you prefer.

Sys OP Mode

Sys OP Mode

This screen allows you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an

access point.

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FUNCTION

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HAPTER

7

Access Point Mode

7.1

Overview

Use your NBG6716 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your

network. In this mode your NBG6716 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in

the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.

Figure 35

Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode

Many screens that are available in

Router Mode

are not available in

Access Point Mode

, such as

NAT and firewall.

Note: See

Chapter 8 on page 56

for an example of setting up a wireless network in

Access Point mode.

7.2

What You Can Do

•

Use the

Status

screen to view read-only information about your NBG6716 (

Section 7.4 on page

51

).

•

Use the

LAN

screen to set the IP address for your NBG6716 acting as an access point (

Section

7.5 on page 53

).

7.3

What You Need to Know

See

Chapter 8 on page 56

for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6716 as an access

point.

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7.3.1

Setting your NBG6716 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 NBG6716 as an access point, go to

Maintenance > Sys OP Mode

and select

Access

Point Mode

.

Figure 36

Changing to Access Point mode

Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon

as you do, your NBG6716 is already in Access Point mode.

3

When you select

Access Point Mode

, the following pop-up message window appears.

Figure 37

Pop up for Access Point mode

Click

OK

. Then click

Apply

. The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode

is successful.

7.3.2

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 NBG6716.

2

The default IP address of the NBG6716 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 190

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.