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8

You should see a summary of your new DSL connection setup in the

Broadband

screen as follows.

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

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

4.3

Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network

Thomas wants to set up a wireless network so that he can use his notebook to access the Internet.

In this wireless network, the Device serves as an access point (AP), and the notebook is the

wireless client. The wireless client can access the Internet through the AP.

Thomas has to configure the wireless network settings on the Device. Then he can set up a wireless

network using WPS (

Section 4.3.2 on page 37

) or manual configuration (

Section 4.3.3 on page 41

).

4.3.1

Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

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

1

Click

Network

Setting

>

Wireless

to open the

General

screen. Select

More Secure

as the

security level and

WPA2-PSK

as the security mode. Configure the screen using the provided

parameters (see

page 36

). Click

Apply

.

SSID

Example

Security Mode

WPA2-PSK

Pre-Shared Key

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

802.11 Mode

802.11b/g/n Mixed

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2

Go to the

Wireless >

Others

screen and select

802.11b/g/n

Mixed

in the

802.11 Mode

field.

Click

Apply

.

Thomas can now use the WPS feature to establish a wireless connection between his notebook and

the Device (see

Section 4.3.2 on page 37

). He can also use the notebook’s wireless client to search

for the Device (see

Section 4.3.3 on page 41

).

4.3.2

Using WPS

This section shows you how to set up a wireless network using WPS. It uses the Device as the AP

and ZyXEL NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to the notebook.

Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter

or PCMCIA card).

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There are two WPS methods to set up the wireless client settings:

•

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

- simply press a button. This is the easier of the two

methods.

•

PIN Configuration

- configure a Personal Identification Number (PIN) on the Device. A wireless

client must also use the same PIN in order to download the wireless network settings from the

Device.

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

1

Make sure that your Device is turned on and your notebook is within the cover range of the wireless

signal.

2

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

3

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

(

Start

or

WPS

button).

4

Push and hold the

WPS

button located on the Device’s front panel for more than 5 seconds.

Alternatively, you may log into Device’s web configurator and go to the

Network Setting >

Wireless >

WPS

screen. Enable the WPS function for method 1 and click

Apply

. Then click the

Connect

button.

Note: Your Device has a WPS button located on its front panel as well as a WPS button in

its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function: you can use

one or the other.

Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button

within two minutes of pressing the first one.

1

2

3

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The Device sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two

minutes. The wireless client is then able to communicate with the Device securely.

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

pressing a button on both Device and wireless client.

Example WPS Process: PBC Method

PIN Configuration

When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both the Device’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.

2

Log into Device’s web configurator and go to the

Network Setting > Wireless >

WPS

screen.

Enable the WPS function and click

Apply

.

Wireless Client

VMG

COMMUNICATION

WITHIN 2 MINUTES

Press and hold for

5 seconds

WLAN/

WPS

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3

Enter the PIN number of the wireless client and click the

Register

button. Activate WPS function on

the wireless client utility screen within two minutes.

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

wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. The wireless client is then able to communicate

with the Device securely.

The following figure shows you how to set up a wireless network and its security on a Device and a

wireless client by using PIN method.

1

2

3