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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

NBG-318S User’s Guide

Figure 17   Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 10   Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

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 NBG-318S, 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 NBG-318S 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 NBG-318S, your network is accessible to any wireless 

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

.

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

you choose this option, go directly to 

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 

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.

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The wireless stations and NBG-318S 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.