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Figure 20
Easy Mode: Network Map: Info
Figure 21
Easy Mode: Network Map: Rename / Icon
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Click
Cancel
to reload the previous
configuration for this screen.
5.6
Control Panel
The features configurable in
Easy Mode
are shown in the
Control Panel
.
Figure 22
Easy Mode: 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 blue light flashes.
Additionally, click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings.
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
5.6.1
Wi-Fi
Use this screen to configure
security for the NBG6817's default wireless LAN. You can enter the
SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen. See
Chapter 14 on page 141
for
how to configure wireless network.
Note: You can enable the wireless function of your NBG6817 by first turning on the
WIFI
switch in the back panel.
Figure 23
Easy Mode: Wi-Fi
Table 9
Easy Mode: Control Panel
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Wi-Fi
Click this to configure wireless radio, SSID, security mode and wireless password
for the NBG6817's default Wi-Fi network.
Refer to
Section 5.6.1 on page 32
to see this screen.
Guest Wi-Fi
Click this to configure wireless and wireless security settings for the guest Wi-Fi
network
.
Parental Control
Switch
ON
to enable parental control, and click this to view the parental control
rules. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 5.6.3 on page 34
to see this screen.
Notification
Switch
ON
to have the NBG6817 send e-mail notifications when the user(s) is
connected to the NBG6817 for Internet access during the specified time periods.
Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Refer to
Section 5.6.4 on page 35
to see this screen.
LED
Switch
ON
to have the NBG6817's LEDs (lights) stay lit/blinking. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
5.6.2
Guest Wi-Fi
This screen allows you to configure guest wireless network settings on the NBG6817. Users
connected to the guest wireless network can access the Internet via the NBG6817, but not other
networks connected to the NBG6817.
See
Chapter 11 on page 92
for how to enable and set up the
guest wireless network.
Figure 24
Easy Mode: Guest Wi-Fi
Table 10
Easy Mode: Wi-Fi
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Radio
Choose whether you want to apply the wireless security to
2.4G Hz
,
5G Hz
or
Both
wireless radios.
Network Name
(SSID)
(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is
associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same
SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN.
Security Mode
Select
WPA2-PSK
to enable data encryption. Or Select
No Security
to allow wireless
clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption.
Password
This field appears when you choose wither
WPA2-PSK
as the security mode.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Verify Password
Type the password again to confirm.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
5.6.3
Parental Control
Use this screen to view the parental control rules configured on the NBG6817. See
Section 13.2 on
page 119
for how to enable and configure parental control rules.
Figure 25
Easy Mode: Parental Control
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 11
Easy Mode: Guest Wi-Fi
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Radio
Choose whether you want to apply the wireless settings to the
2.4G Hz
or
5G Hz
wireless radio.
Network 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 guest wireless network.
Security Mode
Select
WPA2-PSK
to enable data encryption. Or select
No Security
to allow wireless
clients to communicate with the NBG6817 without any data encryption.
Password
This field appears when you choose
WPA2-PSK
as the security mode.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Verify Password
Type the password again to confirm.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Table 12
Easy Mode: Parental Control
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Status
This indicates whether the rule is active or not.
A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not
active.
User Name
This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies.
Schedule
This shows whether the user is allowed to access the Internet (
Allow
) or not (
Block
).
Bonus
If the user is currently not permitted to access the Internet, you can click the
Bonus
to
allow access for a specified period of time. A screen then displays allowing you to set
how long (in minutes) the user is allowed to access the Internet.
This button is grayed out if the user is now able to access the Internet.
Remaining time
This field displays the amount of Internet access time that remains for each user before
the NBG6817 blocks the user from accessing the Internet.
None
means there is no extra Internet access time.
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5.6.4
Notification
Use this screen to view the e-mail notification rules configured on the NBG6817. See
Section 13.2.2
on page 123
for how to configure e-mail notification rules and e-mail settings.
Figure 26
Easy Mode: Notification
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
5.6.5
LED
Switch
ON
to turn on the LEDs (lights) on the NBG6817. Otherwise, switch
OFF
.
Table 13
Easy Mode: Notification
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Notification
Status
This indicates whether the rule is active or not.
A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not
active.
User Name
This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies.
Notification
This shows the e-mail address to which the notification is sent.

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