Table of Contents

3.4.9 WAN MAC Address .................................................................................................................

31

3.5 Connection Wizard Complete ...........................................................................................................

32

Chapter

4

 

Modes .................................................................................................................................................

35

4.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................................

35

4.2

Setting your NBG-418N to Router Mode ...........................................................................................

36

 

4.2.1 Status Screen (Router Mode) ..................................................................................................

37

 

4.2.2 Router Mode Navigation Panel ................................................................................................

42

4.3

Setting your NBG-418N to AP Mode .................................................................................................

44

 

4.3.1 Status Screen (AP Mode) ........................................................................................................

45

 

4.3.2 AP Navigation Panel ................................................................................................................

47

4.4

Setting your NBG-418N to Universal Repeater Mode .......................................................................

48

 

4.4.1 Status Screen (Universal Repeater Mode) ..............................................................................

49

 

4.4.2 Universal Repeater Navigation Panel ......................................................................................

51

4.5

Setting your NBG-418N to Client Bridge Mode .................................................................................

52

 

4.5.1 Status Screen (Client Bridge Mode) ........................................................................................

53

 

4.5.2 Client Bridge Navigation Panel ................................................................................................

54

Chapter

5

 

Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................

57

5.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................................

57

5.2

How to Connect to the Internet from an AP ......................................................................................

57

 

5.2.1 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N and Wireless Client .........

57

5.3

Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-418N .....................................

61

Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................

65

Chapter

6

 

Wireless LAN.......................................................................................................................................

67

6.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................................

67

6.2 What You Can Do .............................................................................................................................

68

6.3

What You Should Know ....................................................................................................................

69

 

6.3.1 Wireless Security Overview .....................................................................................................

69

6.4

General Wireless LAN Screen .........................................................................................................

70

 

6.4.1 No Security ..............................................................................................................................

72

 

6.4.2 WEP Encryption ......................................................................................................................

73

 

6.4.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK .............................................................................................................

74

6.5

MAC Filter .........................................................................................................................................

75

6.6

Wireless LAN Advanced Screen .......................................................................................................

76

6.7

Quality of Service (QoS) Screen .......................................................................................................

78

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