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Access Point Mode

10.1 Overview

Use your NBG4615 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode your NBG4615 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.

Figure 46 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode

Many screens that are available in Router mode are not available in Access Point mode, such as bandwidth management and firewall.

Note: See Chapter 14 on page 105 for an example of setting up a wireless network in Access Point mode.

10.2What You Can Do

Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG4615 (Section 10.4 on page 78).

Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your NBG4615 acting as an access point (Section 10.5 on page 80).

10.3What You Need to Know

See Chapter 14 on page 105 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG4615 as an access point.

 

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