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2.3

Setting Up a 3G Backup Internet Connection

Use a 3G USB dongle for a cellular WAN (Internet) connection. At the time of writing you can use

the Huawei 1752, Huawei 1752C, ZTE MF110, or ZTE MF190. Install your 3G SIM card in the 3G

USB dongle and connect it to the VDSL Router’s USB port.

1

Click

3G

to display the wireless settings.

2

Make sure the status is

ENABLED

and enter your SIM card’s PIN. Click

Accept

.

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2.4

Setting Your DSL Account’s Username and Password

Click the

Network Map

screen’s

ADSL

link (

1

in the figure). Enter the VDSL Router’s password and

click

Accept

.

Enter your DSL account’s username and password and click

Accept

.

Try to connect to a website to see if you have correctly set up your Internet connection. Contact

your service provider for any information you need to configure the WAN screens.

2.5

Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network

Thomas sets up a wireless network to give his notebook wireless Internet access. The VDSL Router

serves as an access point (AP) to let the notebook connect to the Internet.

1

2

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Thomas configures the wireless network settings on the VDSL Router and uses WPS (

Section 2.5.2

on page 24

) or manual configuration (

Section 2.5.3 on page 27

) to connect his notebook.

2.5.1

Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

This example uses the following parameters to set up a wireless network.

Note: See the sticker on the bottom of the VDSL Router for the default wireless LAN

SSID, security mode, and password.

1

Click

Wireless

network

to display the wireless settings.

2

Click the

DISABLED

status to set it to

ENABLED

. Type a name in the

Name

field. Set the

Security Level

to

High (WPA2)

and enter the

Pre-Shared Key

in the

Key

field. Click

Accept

.

SSID

Example

Security Level

High (WPA2)

Pre-Shared Key

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

802.11 Mode

802.11b/g/n Mixed

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Use WPS to wirelessly connect the notebook to the VDSL Router (see

Section 2.5.2 on page 24

) or

use the notebook’s wireless client to search for the VDSL Router (see

Section 2.5.3 on page 27

).

2.5.2

Using WPS

This example uses WPS to connect a ZyXEL NWD210N wireless client to the VDSL Router’s wireless

network.

Note:

One way to see if the wireless client (a notebook, smartphone, tablet, wireless USB adapter,

or wireless PCMCIA card for example) supports WPS is to look for the WPS logo

:

It covers two WPS methods to set up the wireless client settings:

•

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

- simply press a button. This is the easier method.

•

PIN Configuration

- enter a wireless client’s Personal Identification Number (PIN) in the VDSL

Router.

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

1

Make sure that your VDSL Router is on and your notebook is within range of the wireless signal.

2

Make sure that you have installed the wireless client driver and utility in your notebook.

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3

In the wireless client utility, go to the WPS setting page. Enable WPS and press the

Wifi

button

(

Start

or

Wifi

button).

4

Push and hold the

Wifi/WPS

button located on the VDSL Router’s rear panel for 10 seconds.

Note: It doesn’t matter which device’s button you press first. You must press the second

button within two minutes of pressing the first one.

Note: The WPS button in the Web Configurator screens also has the same function as the

one on the VDSL Router rear panel: use either.

The VDSL Router sends the wireless network settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two

minutes. Afterwards the wireless client can communicate with the VDSL Router securely.

The following figure shows an example of how to set up a wireless network and its security by

pressing a button on both VDSL Router and wireless client.

Example WPS Process: PBC Method

PIN Configuration

When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both the VDSL Router’s web

configurator and the wireless client’s utility.

1

Launch your wireless client’s configuration utility. Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method

to get a PIN number.

Wireless Client

VDSL Router

COMMUNICATION

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

Press and hold for

10 seconds

Wifi/WPS