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4

Select SSID_Example3 and click

Connect

.

5

Select

AES

and type the security key in the following screen. Click

Next

.

6

The

Confirm Save

window appears. Check your settings and click

Save

to continue.

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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.

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.

8.4

Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG6716

You can configure more than one SSID on a NBG6716. See

Section 11.4 on page 95

.

This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the NBG6716 as if there

were multiple APs (virtual APs). Each virtual AP has its own SSID, wireless security type and MAC

filtering settings. That is, each SSID on the NBG6716 represents a different access point/wireless

network to wireless clients in the network.

Clients can associate only with the SSIDs for which they have the correct security settings. Clients

using different SSIDs can access the Internet and the wired network behind the NBG6716 (such as

a printer).

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For example, you may set up three wireless networks (

A

,

B

and

C

) in your office.

A

is for workers,

B

is for guests and

C

is specific to a VoIP device in the meeting room.

8.4.1

Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs

The NBG6716 is in router mode by default.

This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your

NBG6716 (in router mode).

1

Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6716 using an Ethernet cable.

2

The default IP address of the NBG6716 in router mode is “192.168.1.1”. In this case, your

computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.2” 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 “http://192.168.1.1” as the web address in your web browser.

5

Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click

Login

.

A

B

C

SSID_Guest

SSID_Worker

SSID_VoIP

SSID

SECURITY TYPE

KEY

MAC FILTERING

SSID_Worker

WPA2-PSK

WPA Compatible

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

Disable

SSID_VoIP

WPA-PSK

VoIPOnly12345678

Allow

00:A0:C5:01:23:45

SSID_Guest

WPA-PSK

keyexample123

Disable

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6

Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click

Apply

. Otherwise, click

Ignore

.

7

The

Easy Mode

appears. Click

Expert Mode

in the navigation panel.

8

Go to

Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G > More AP

. Click the

Edit

icon of the first

entry to configure wireless and security settings for

SSID_Worker

.

9

Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable

Intra-BSS Traffic

for

SSID_Worker

to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click

Apply

.

10

Click the

Edit

icon of the second entry to configure wireless and security settings for

SSID_VoIP

.

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11

Configure the screen as follows. You do not enable

Intra-BSS Traffic

for

SSID_VoIP

. Click

Apply

.

12

Click the

Edit

icon of the third entry to configure wireless and security settings for

SSID_Guest

.

13

Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable

Intra-BSS Traffic

for

SSID_Guest

to

allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Select

Enable

Guest WLAN

to allow clients to access the Internet only. Click

Apply

.