Operation Manual

Chapter 5 Connection Wizard

NBG318S User’s Guide

Figure 21 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 12 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 NBG318S, 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 Auto to have the NBG318S generate a pre-shared key automatically. A

screen pops up displaying the generated pre-shared key after you click Next. Write

down the key for use later when connecting other wireless devices to your network.

Click OK to continue.

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

wireless security on your NBG318S, your network is accessible to any wireless

networking device that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to

Section 5.4 on page 61.

Choose Basic (WEP) security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. If

you choose this option, go directly to

Section 5.3.2 on page 59.

Choose Extend (WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK) security 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 5.3.3 on page 61.

Channel

Selection

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

channel.

Select a channel if interference from other wireless devices may be a problem.

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.

" The NBG318S and other wireless devices must use the same SSID, channel

ID and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled), WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is

enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless

communication.