Instructions

NBG6604 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 6
Access Point Mode
6.1 Overview
Use your NBG6604 as an Access Point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In
this mode your NBG6604 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet.
See the figure below for an example.
Figure 18 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode
Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in Access Point Mode, such as firewall.
6.2 What You Can Do
• Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG6604 (Section 6.4 on page 34).
• Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your NBG6604 acting as an access point (Section 6.5 on
page 36).
6.3 What You Need to Know
See Chapter 7 on page 38 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6604 as an access point.
WLAN
LAN
Internet