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3

Click

Start

buttons (or button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and the

NBG6817’s

WPS

screen within two minutes.

The NBG6817 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the

wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate

with the NBG6817 securely.

The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG6817

and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method.

Figure 37

Example WPS Process: PIN Method

8.3

Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS

This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters

on your NBG6817 and connect your computer to the NBG6817 wireless network.

Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG6817.

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

Wireless Client

Band

2.4GHz

SSID

SSID_Example3

Channel

6

Security

WPA2-PSK

(Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey)

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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 2.2 on page 15

).

1

Make sure the

WIFI

switch (at the back panel of the NBG6817) is set to

ON

.

2

Open the

Expert >

Wireless

>

Wireless

screen in the AP’s Web Configurator.

3

Confirm that the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG6817.

4

Select to configure the wireless settings for the 2.4GHz wireless radio.

5

Enter

SSID_Example3

as the SSID and select

Channel-06

as the channel. Set security mode to

WPA2-PSK

and enter

ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey

in the

Pre-Shared Key

field. Click

Apply

.

6

Click

Expert

>

Status

to 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

.

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8.3.1

Configure Your Notebook

Note: In this example, we use the ZyXEL NWD6505 wireless adapter as the wireless

client and use the Windows built-in utility (Windows Zero Configuration (WZC)) to

connect to the wireless netwok.

1

The NBG6817 supports IEEE 802.11a, 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 driver and attached the NWD6505 to your computer’s USB port, right-

click the

Wireless Network Connection

icon in your computer’s system tray, select and click

View Available Wireless Networks

.

4

The

Wireless Network Connection

screen displays. Click

Refresh network list

to view the

available wireless APs within range.

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5

Select

SSID_Example3

and click

Connect

.

6

Type the security key in the following screen. Click

Connect

.

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7

Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below.

8

If the wireless client keeps trying to connect to or acquiring an IP address from the NBG6817, make

sure you entered the correct security key.

If the connection has limited or no connectivity, make sure the DHCP server is enabled on the

NBG6817.

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 Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817

You can configure more than one guest SSID on a NBG6817. See

Section 11.4 on page 103

.

This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the NBG6817 as if there

were multiple APs (virtual APs). Each guest SSID has its own wireless security type. That is, each

SSID on the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 (such as

a printer).