
NBG6817 User’s Guide
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Tutorials
8.1 Overview
This chapter provides tutorials for setting up your NBG6817.
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Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS
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Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS
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Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817
8.2 Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS
This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses
the NBG6817 as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook.
Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter
).
There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection via the web configurator or utility.
This tutorial shows you how to do both.
•
Push Button Configuration (PBC)
- create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a
. This is the easier method.
•
PIN Configuration
- create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN
(Personal Identification Number) in the NBG6817’s interface. See
. This
is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.
8.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)
1
Make sure that your NBG6817 is turned on. Make sure the
WIFI
button (at the back panel of the
NBG6817) is pushed in, and that the device is placed within range of your notebook.
2
Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and
utility in your notebook.
3
In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (
Start
or
WPS
button)
4
Log into NBG6817’s Web Configurator and press the
Push Button
in the
Expert > Wireless >
WPS
screen.