Chapter 1 Introduction

1.3 LEDs

Figure 2 Front Panel

The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button.

Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button

LEDCOLORSTATUSDESCRIPTION

POWER

Green

On

The NBG-418N is receiving power and functioning properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The NBG-418N is not receiving power.

 

 

 

 

LAN 1-4

Green

On

The NBG-418N has a successful 10/100MB LAN connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The NBG-418N is sending/receiving data through the LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The LAN is not connected.

 

 

 

 

WAN

Green

On

The NBG-418N has a successful 10/100MB WAN connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The NBG-418N is sending/receiving data through the WAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed.

 

 

 

 

WLAN

Green

On

The NBG-418N is ready, but is not sending/receiving data

 

 

 

through the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The NBG-418N is sending/receiving data through the wireless

 

 

 

LAN.

 

 

 

The NBG-418N is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless

 

 

 

client.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed.

 

 

 

 

WPS

Green

On

WPS status is configured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The NBG-418N is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless

 

 

 

client.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The WPS status is not configured or disabled.

 

 

 

 

1.4 The WPS Button

Your NBG-418N supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. 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. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure).

Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (recommended) on the device itself, or in its configuration utility or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that

 

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