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5

Easy Mode

5.1

Overview

The Web Configurator is set to

Easy Mode

by default. You can configure several key features of the

NBG6716 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

5.2

What You Can Do

You can do the following in this mode:

•

Use the

Navigation Panel

to opt out of the

Easy

Mode

(

Section 5.4 on page 33

).

•

Use the

Network Map

screen to check whether your NBG6716 is connected to the Internet or

any networking devices and view the transmission speed between them (

Section 5.5 on page

33

).

•

Use the

Control Panel

to configure and enable NBG6716 features, including wireless scheduling,

wireless security, content filtering, firewall and so on (

Section 5.6 on page 34

).

•

Use the

Status Screen

to view read-only information about the NBG6716, including the WAN IP,

MAC address of the NBG6716, the firmware version and wireless settings (

Section 5.7 on page

40

).

5.3

What You Need to Know

Between the different device modes, the

Control Panel

(

Section 5.6 on page 34

) changes

depending on which features are applicable to the mode:

•

Router Mode

: All

Control Panel

features are available.

•

Access Point Mode

: Only

Power Saving

and

Wireless Security

are available.

Control Panel

Status Screen

Go to

Network

Map

Screen

Navigation Panel

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5.4

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.

5.5

Network Map

When you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows.

Figure 22

Network Map

You can view the upstream and downstream transmission speed between the NBG6716 and the

Internet and/or between the NBG6716 and the connected device(s) (represented by icons

indicating the kind of network device), including those connecting wirelessly.

Table 11

Control Panel

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

Expert Mode

Click this to change to

Expert

Mode

and customize features of the NBG6716.

eaZy123

Click this icon to open the setup wizard.

Logout

Click this to end the Web Configurator session and go to the

Login

page.

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5.6

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.

5.6.1

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 NBG6716.

Table 12

Control Panel

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

Power Saving

Click this to schedule the wireless feature of the NBG6716.

Disabling the wireless function helps lower the energy consumption of the

NBG6716.

Switch

ON

to apply wireless scheduling. Otherwise, switch

OFF

.

Refer to

Section 5.6.1 on page 34

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 5.6.2 on page 35

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 5.6.3 on page 36

to see this screen.

Internet Setting

Click this to configure the Internet connection settings.

Refer to

Section 5.6.4 on page 36

to see this screen.

Wireless Security

Click this to configure the wireless security, such as SSID, security mode and WPS

key on your NBG6716.

Refer to

Section 5.6.5 on page 38

to see this screen.

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Figure 24

Power Saving

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

5.6.2

Content Filter

Use this screen to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords contained in URLs, to

which you do not want users in your network to open.

Table 13

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.

Day

Select

Everyday

or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off.

If you select

Everyday

you can not select any specific days. This field works in

conjunction with the

For the following times

field.

For the following

times (24-Hour

Format)

Select a begin time using the first set of

hour

and minute (

min

) drop down boxes and

select an end time using the second set of

hour

and minute (

min

) drop down boxes. If

you have chosen

On

earlier

for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn on between

the two times you enter in these fields. If you have chosen

Off

earlier

for the WLAN

Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between the two times you enter in these fields.

In this time format, midnight is 00:00 and progresses up to 24:00. For example, 6:00

PM is 18:00.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes back to the NBG6716.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to close this screen without saving any changes.