Chapter 8 Easy Mode

The line connecting the NBG4615 to the gateway becomes green when the NBG4615 is able to ping the gateway. It becomes red when the ping initiating from the NBG4615 does not get a response from the gateway. The same rule applies to the line connecting the gateway to the Internet.

You can also view the devices (represented by icons indicating the kind of network device) connected to the NBG4615, including those connecting wirelessly. Right-click on the NBG4615 icon to refresh the network map and go to the Wizard. Right click on the other icons to view information about the device.

8.6 Control Panel

The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel.Figure 34 Control Panel

Switch ON to enable the feature. Otherwise, switch OFF. If the feature is turned on, the green light flashes. If it is turned off, the red light flashes.

Additionally, click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings.

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 22 Control Panel

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

Game Engine

Switch ON to maximize bandwidth for gaming traffic in your network.

 

Otherwise, switch OFF.

 

Refer to Section 8.6.1 on page 61 to see this screen.

 

 

Power Saving

Click this to schedule the wireless feature of the NBG4615.

 

Disabling the wireless function helps lower the energy consumption of the

 

NBG4615.

 

Switch ON to apply wireless scheduling. Otherwise, switch OFF.

 

Refer to Section 8.6.2 on page 61 to see this screen.

 

 

Content Filter

Click this to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords

 

contained in URLs, to which you do not want users in your network to

 

open.

 

Switch ON to apply website filtering. Otherwise, switch OFF.

 

Refer to Section 8.6.3 on page 63 to see this screen.

 

 

Bandwidth MGMT

Click this to edit bandwidth management for predefined applications.

 

Switch ON to have the NBG4615 management bandwidth for uplink and

 

downlink traffic according to an application or service. Otherwise, switch

 

OFF.

 

Refer to Section 8.6.4 on page 63 to see this screen.

 

 

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