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General
Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system
and domain names.
Password
Use this screen to change the password of your NBG6817.
Time
Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s time and date.
Firmware
Upgrade
Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817.
Backup/Restore
Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory
defaults to your NBG6817.
Restart
This screen allows you to reboot the NBG6817 without turning the power
off.
Language
This screen allows you to select the language you prefer.
Remote
Management
Remote
Access
Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP
address(es) users can use Telnet and HTTP/HTTPS to manage the
NBG6817.
Wake On LAN
Use this screen to enable Wake on LAN to remotely turn on a device on the
local network.
Log
Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG6817.
Operation Mode
This screen allows you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an
access point.
Table 15
Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued)
LINK
TAB
FUNCTION
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C
HAPTER
7
Access Point Mode
7.1
Overview
Use your NBG6817 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your
network. In this mode your NBG6817 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in
the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Figure 30
Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode
Many screens that are available in
Router Mode
are not available in
Access Point Mode
, such as
bandwidth management and firewall.
7.2
What You Can Do
•
Use the
Status
screen to view read-only information about your NBG6817 (
Section 7.4 on page
44
).
•
Use the
LAN
screen to set the IP address for your NBG6817 acting as an access point (
Section
7.5 on page 46
).
7.3
What You Need to Know
See
Chapter 8 on page 49
for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6817 as an access
point.
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7.3.1
Setting your NBG6817 to AP Mode
1
Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on
how to do this.
2
To use your NBG6817 as an access point, go to
Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode
and select
Access Point Mode
.
Figure 31
Changing to Access Point mode
Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon
as you do, your NBG6817 is already in Access Point mode.
3
When you select
Access Point Mode
, the following pop-up message window appears.
Figure 32
Pop up for Access Point mode
Click
OK
. Then click
Apply
. The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode
is successful.
7.3.2
Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode
Log in to the Web Configurator in Access Point mode, do the following:
1
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6817.
2
The default IP address of the NBG6817 is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an
IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” 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 174
for information on changing your computer’s IP address.
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4
After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and
type “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.
Note: After clicking
Login
, the
Easy Mode
appears. Refer to
Section
on page 28
for the
Easy Mode
screens. Change to
Expert Mode
to see the screens described in the
sections following this.
7.3.3
Configuring your WLAN and Maintenance Settings
The configuration of wireless and maintenance settings in
Access Point Mode
is the same as for
Router Mode
.
•
See
Chapter 11 on page 92
for information on the configuring your wireless network.
•
See
Chapter 15 on page 147
for information on configuring your Maintenance settings.
7.4
AP Mode Status Screen
Click
Expert Mode > Status
to open the
Status
screen.
Figure 33
Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode
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The following table describes the labels shown in the
Status
screen.
Table 16
Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Device Information
Host Name
This is the
System Name
you enter in the
Maintenance
>
General
screen. It is for
identification purposes.
Model Number
This is the model name of your device.
Firmware Version
This is the firmware version.
Sys OP Mode
This is the device mode (
Section 4.1.2 on page 27
) to which the NBG6817 is set -
AP Mode
.
LAN Information
MAC Address
This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.
IP Address
This shows the LAN port’s IP address.
IP Subnet Mask
This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.
DHCP
This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role -
Client
or
None
.
IPv6 Address
This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6817 on the LAN.
WLAN 2.4G Information
WLAN OP Mode
This is the device mode (
Section 4.1.2 on page 27
) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is
set -
Access Point Mode
.
MAC Address
This shows the 2.4GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.
SSID
This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 2.4GHz wireless LAN.
Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually.
Security
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using.
WLAN 5G Information
WLAN OP Mode
This is the device mode (
Section 4.1.2 on page 27
) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is
set -
Access Point Mode
.
MAC Address
This shows the 5GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.
SSID
This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 5GHz wireless LAN.
Channel
This shows the channel number which you select manually.
Security
This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using.
System Status
Item
This column shows the type of data the NBG6817 is recording.
Data
This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG6817.
System Up Time
This is the total time the NBG6817 has been on.
Current Date/Time
This field displays your NBG6817’s present date and time.
System Resource
- CPU Usage
This displays what percentage of the NBG6817’s processing ability is currently used. When
this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG6817 is running at full load, and the throughput is
not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more throughput, you
should turn off other applications.
- Memory Usage
This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG6817 is using.
Interface Status
Interface
This displays the NBG6817 port types. The port types are:
LAN
and
WLAN
.
Status
For the LAN ports, this field displays
Down
(line is down) or
Up
(line is up or connected).
For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays
Up
when the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN is enabled or
Down
when the 2.4G/5G WLAN is disabled.

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