User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NBG-418N v2
- User’s Guide
- Introduction
- The Web Configurator
- Connection Wizard
- Modes
- Tutorials
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP
- 5.3 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-418N v2 and Wireless Client
- 5.4 Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-418N v2
- 5.5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG-418N v2
- 5.6 Installing UPnP in Windows 7 Example
- 5.7 Using Bandwidth Management on the NBG-418N v2
- Technical Reference
- Wireless LAN
- WAN
- LAN
- DHCP Server
- Network Address Translation
- Dynamic DNS
- Static Route
- Firewall
- Content Filter
- Remote Management
- Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)
- Bandwidth MGMT
- System
- Logs
- Tools
- Sys OP Mode
- Language
- Troubleshooting
- Customer Support
- IP Addresses and Subnetting
- Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions
- Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address
- Wireless LANs
- Common Services
- Legal Information
- Index
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
NBG-418N v2 User’s Guide
67
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
6.4.3 WPA- PSK/ WPA2- PSK
Click Ne twork > Wire le ss LAN to display the Ge ne ra l screen. Select WPA- PSK or WPA2-PSK from the
Se c urity Mode list.
Fig ure 46 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WEP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Mode Choose WEP from the drop-down list box.
WEP Encryption Select 64- bit WEP or 128-b it WEP to enable data encryption.
Authentication
Method
Select Auto or Sha red Ke y from the drop-down list box.
This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the
wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before
communication between the wireless client and the NBG-418N v2 occurs. Select Sha red Ke y
to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication.
ASCII Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key.
Hex Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key.
Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG-418N v2 and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose 64- bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9",
"A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9",
"A-F").
You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N v2.
Reset Click Re se t to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 22 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Security Mode Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2- PSK from the drop-down list box.
Select WPA-PSK/ WPA2- PSK AES to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to
communicate with the NBG-418N v2 even when the NBG-418N v2 is using WPA2-PSK.
Pre-Shared Key WPA- PSK/WPA2- PSK uses a simple common password for authentication.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and
symbols).
Type a pre-shared key less than 64 case-sensitive HEX characters ("0-9", "A-F").