Operation Manual

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

NBG334S User’s Guide

Figure 15 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

" The wireless stations and NBG334S 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.

Table 10 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 NBG334S, 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 NBG334S 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 NBG334S, your network is accessible to any wireless

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

Section 3.4 on page 50.

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

you choose this option, go directly to Section 3.3.1 on page 49.

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 3.3.2 on page 50.

Channel

Selection

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

channel.

Select a channel that is not used by any nearby devices.

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.