Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

Figure 10 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 4 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Name (SSID)

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.

 

If you change this field on the NBG-418N, make sure all wireless stations use the same

 

SSID in order to access the network.

 

 

Security

Select a Security level from the drop-down list box.

 

Choose None to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any wireless

 

security on your NBG-418N, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device

 

that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to Section 3.4 on page 25.

 

Choose WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKsecurity to configure a Pre-Shared Key. Choose this

 

option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK respectively. If you

 

choose this option, skip directly to Section 3.3.1 on page 24.

 

 

Channel

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless devices is called a

Selection

channel.

 

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channel

 

from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the

 

country you are in.

 

This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled.

 

 

Auto Channel

Select this option for the NBG-418N to automatically choose the channel with the least

Selection

interference. Deselect this option if you wish to manually select the channel using the

 

Channel Selection field.

 

 

Back

Click Back to display the previous screen.

 

 

Next

Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

 

 

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.

 

 

Note: The wireless stations and NBG-418N must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA- PSK (if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication.

3.3.1 WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Security

Choose WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKsecurity in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set up a Pre- Shared Key.

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