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Figure 62
Guest Wireless LAN Network
Guest WLAN Bandwidth
The Guest WLAN Bandwidth function allows you to restrict the maximum bandwidth for the guest
wireless network. Additionally, you can also define bandwidth for your home or office network. An
example is shown next to define maximum bandwidth for your networks (
A
is Guest WLAN and
N
is
home or company network.)
Figure 63
Example: Bandwidth for Different Networks
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS
allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure
security settings manually. Depending on the devices in your network, you can either press a
button (on the device itself, or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (Personal Identification
N
A
Z
600 kbps
100 kbps
300 kbps
N
A
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Number) in the devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how
to set up a secure wireless network using WPS in the
Section 8.2 on page 49
.
11.2
Wireless Screen
Use this screen to configure the SSID and wireless security of the NBG6817’s default wireless LAN.
Note: If you are configuring the NBG6817 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN
and you change the NBG6817’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose
your wireless connection when you press
Apply
to confirm. You must then change
the wireless settings of your computer to match the NBG6817’s new settings.
Click
Expert
Mode
>
Wireless
.
Figure 64
Expert Mode > Wireless
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 27
Expert Mode > Wireless
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Setup
Band
Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security
settings to the default
2.4GHz
or
5GHz
wireless LAN.
Wireless LAN
Select
Enable
to activate the 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz wireless LAN. Select
Disable
to turn it
off.
You can enable or disable both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LANs by using the
WIFI
button
located on the back panel of the NBG6817.
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Name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is
associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical
English language keyboard) for the wireless LAN.
Hide SSID
Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Channel Selection
Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the
frequency band and the country you are in.
This option is only available if
Auto Channel Selection
is disabled.
Operating
Channel
This displays the channel the NBG6817 is currently using.
Channel Width
Select the wireless channel width used by NBG6817.
A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 144Mbps (2.4GHz) or 217Mbps
(5GHZ) whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to
300Mbps (2.4GHz) or 450Mbps (5GHZ). An IEEE 802.11ac-specific 80MHz channel offers
speeds of up to 1.3 Gbps.
The following are available only when you set
Band
to
2.4GHz
.
Because not all devices support 40 MHz channels, select
Auto 20/40MHz
to allow the
NBG6817 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically.
40MHz
(channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase
throughput. The wireless clients must also support 40 MHz. It is often better to use the 20
MHz setting in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal.
Select
20MHz
if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your
neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding.
The following are available only when you set
Band
to
5GHz
.
Because not all devices support 40 MHz and/or 80 MHz channels, select
Auto
to allow the
NBG6817 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically.
80+80MHz
bonds two non-adjacent 80MHz channels to increase throughput. The
wireless clients may transmit/receive on both channels and use for the same purpose
simultaneously.
40MHz
(channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase
throughput. A 80 MHz channel consists of two adjacent 40 MHz channels. The wireless
clients must also support 40 MHz or 80 MHz. It is often better to use the 20 MHz setting
in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal.
Select
20MHz
if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your
neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding.
Table 27
Expert Mode > Wireless (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.
11.3
Wireless Security
The screen varies depending on what you select in the
Security Mode
field.
11.3.1
No Security
Select
No Security
to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any
data encryption.
Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG6817, your network is
accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
802.11 Mode
If you set
Band
to
2.4GHz
, you can select from the following:
•
802.11b
: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6817. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at
the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b.
•
802.11g
: allows IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device.
IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG6817 only when
they use the short preamble type.
•
802.11bg
: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6817. The NBG6817 adjusts the transmission rate
automatically according to the wireless standard supported by the wireless devices.
•
802.11n
: allows IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
NBG6817. This can increase transmission rates, although IEEE 802.11b or IEEE
802.11g clients will not be able to connect to the NBG6817.
•
802.11gn
: allows either IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might be
reduced.
•
802.11 bgn
: allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might
be reduced.
If you set
Band
to
5GHz
, you can select from the following:
•
802.11a
: allows only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
NBG6817.
•
802.11a/an
: allows both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might be
reduced.
•
802.11a/an/ac
: allows IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11a and IEEE 802.11ac compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817.
Security
Security Mode
Select
WPA2-PSK
to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which
want to associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as this
device. After you select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen. See
Section 11.3 on page 99
for detailed information on different security modes. Or you can
select
No Security
to allow any client to associate this network without authentication.
Note: If the WPS function is enabled (default), only
No Security
and
WPA2-PSK
are
available in this field.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 27
Expert Mode > Wireless (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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Figure 65
Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
11.3.2
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Select
WPA-PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
from the
Security Mode
list.
Note: WPA-PSK is not available if you enable WPS before you configure WPA-PSK in the
Expert
Mode
> Wireless > Wireless
screen.
Table 28
Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Security Mode
Choose
No Security
from the drop-down list box.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

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