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Contents Overview Contents Overview User's Guide ...9 Introduction ...10 Introducing the Web Configurator ...14 eaZy 123 Wizard ...17 NBG6815 Modes ...26 Easy Mode ...27 Router Mode ...35 Access Point Mode ...41 Tutorials ...48 Technical Reference ...58 Status ...59 WAN ...66 Wireless LAN ...82 LAN ...101 Applications ...106 Security ...130 Maintenance ...136 Troubleshooting ...150 NBG6815 User's Guide 3
Contents Overview Contents Overview User's Guide ...9 Introduction ...10 Introducing the Web Configurator ...14 eaZy 123 Wizard ...17 NBG6815 Modes ...26 Easy Mode ...27 Router Mode ...35 Access Point Mode ...41 Tutorials ...48 Technical Reference ...58 Status ...59 WAN ...66 Wireless LAN ...82 LAN ...101 Applications ...106 Security ...130 Maintenance ...136 Troubleshooting ...150 NBG6815 User's Guide 3
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... ...28 5.6 Control Panel ...30 5.6.1 Wi-Fi ...31 5.6.2 Guest Wi-Fi ...32 5.6.3 Parental Control ...33 5.6.4 Notification ...33 Chapter 6 Router Mode...35 6.1 Overview ...35 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen ...35 6.2.1 Navigation Panel ...38 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode...41 7.1 Overview ...41 7.2 What You Can Do ...41 7.3 ...What You Need to Know ...41 7.3.1 Setting your NBG6815 to AP Mode 42 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ...
... ...28 5.6 Control Panel ...30 5.6.1 Wi-Fi ...31 5.6.2 Guest Wi-Fi ...32 5.6.3 Parental Control ...33 5.6.4 Notification ...33 Chapter 6 Router Mode...35 6.1 Overview ...35 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen ...35 6.2.1 Navigation Panel ...38 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode...41 7.1 Overview ...41 7.2 What You Can Do ...41 7.3 ...What You Need to Know ...41 7.3.1 Setting your NBG6815 to AP Mode 42 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ...
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... existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to set up a wireless network with the NBG6815: • Wired. Connect to a broadband modem/router for file sharing. You can connect to the NBG6815 to manage the NBG6815. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can connect USB (version 2.0 or lower) memory sticks, USB...
... existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to set up a wireless network with the NBG6815: • Wired. Connect to a broadband modem/router for file sharing. You can connect to the NBG6815 to manage the NBG6815. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can connect USB (version 2.0 or lower) memory sticks, USB...
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... the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be in the same subnet in router mode by 768 pixels. If the NBG6815 is in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2. • JavaScript (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default in access.... Use a browser that allows easy setup and management of its screens. Your computer must be changed to access the NBG6815 Web Configurator and provides an overview of the NBG6815 via Internet browser. Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter (Chapter 16 on page 26 for more information about the modes of...
... the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be in the same subnet in router mode by 768 pixels. If the NBG6815 is in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2. • JavaScript (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default in access.... Use a browser that allows easy setup and management of its screens. Your computer must be changed to access the NBG6815 Web Configurator and provides an overview of the NBG6815 via Internet browser. Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter (Chapter 16 on page 26 for more information about the modes of...
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... Internet. When changing to change to this mode to the NBG6815 can act as a: • Router: This is the default device mode of your NBG6815, refer to another mode, the IP address of your NBG6815, or simply how the NBG6815 is available in Expert Mode only. This is the operating mode... of the NBG6815. Click > Expert Mode after logging into the Web Configurator....
... Internet. When changing to change to this mode to the NBG6815 can act as a: • Router: This is the default device mode of your NBG6815, refer to another mode, the IP address of your NBG6815, or simply how the NBG6815 is available in Expert Mode only. This is the operating mode... of the NBG6815. Click > Expert Mode after logging into the Web Configurator....
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...open a screen where you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is released. Logout Click this icon to the firmware upgrade page. NBG6815 User's Guide 28 Wizard Click this to opt out of the Easy mode. Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.3 What You Need to Know Between the... different device modes, the Control Panel (Section 5.6 on page 30) changes depending on which features are applicable to the mode: • Router Mode: All Control Panel features are available. • Access Point Mode: Parental Control and Notification are not available. 5.4 Navigation Panel Use this ...
...open a screen where you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is released. Logout Click this icon to the firmware upgrade page. NBG6815 User's Guide 28 Wizard Click this to opt out of the Easy mode. Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.3 What You Need to Know Between the... different device modes, the Control Panel (Section 5.6 on page 30) changes depending on which features are applicable to the mode: • Router Mode: All Control Panel features are available. • Access Point Mode: Parental Control and Notification are not available. 5.4 Navigation Panel Use this ...
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... local network (LAN1 ~ LAN4) to open the status screen. Change to Expert Mode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen Click Expert Mode > Status > System Status to the Internet. NBG6815 User's Guide 35 Refer to Chapter 5 on page 27 for example, the Internet). Figure 26...
... local network (LAN1 ~ LAN4) to open the status screen. Change to Expert Mode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen Click Expert Mode > Status > System Status to the Internet. NBG6815 User's Guide 35 Refer to Chapter 5 on page 27 for example, the Internet). Figure 26...
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...WAN Information MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. LAN Information NBG6815 User's Guide 36 Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Item This column shows the type of your device. IP Address This ... IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6815 on page 26) to which the NBG6815 is the model name of data the NBG6815 is the firmware version. Chapter 6 Router Mode Figure 27 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode The following table describes the labels shown in...
...WAN Information MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. LAN Information NBG6815 User's Guide 36 Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Item This column shows the type of your device. IP Address This ... IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6815 on page 26) to which the NBG6815 is the model name of data the NBG6815 is the firmware version. Chapter 6 Router Mode Figure 27 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode The following table describes the labels shown in...
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... Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask... should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.) This shows what percentage of wireless security the NBG6815 is up or connected). For the LAN ports, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up ...(line is using . This displays what percentage of wireless security the NBG6815 is disabled. Rate For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the 2.4GHz/ 5GHz...
... Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask... should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.) This shows what percentage of wireless security the NBG6815 is up or connected). For the LAN ports, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up ...(line is using . This displays what percentage of wireless security the NBG6815 is disabled. Rate For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the 2.4GHz/ 5GHz...
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...you to share a USB printer on the navigation panel to configure NBG6815 features. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6815 can act as a print server and allows you to configure ISP ... WAN MAC address. Usage Monitor This screen shows transmission data and bandwidth usage between the NBG6815 and the Internet or connected devices. Figure 28 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel...
...you to share a USB printer on the navigation panel to configure NBG6815 features. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6815 can act as a print server and allows you to configure ISP ... WAN MAC address. Usage Monitor This screen shows transmission data and bandwidth usage between the NBG6815 and the Internet or connected devices. Figure 28 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel...
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...your local network. Use this screen to the server(s) on your NBG6815 on the NBG6815. Use this screen to change the password of the conencted devices. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK NAT TAB General FUNCTION Use this screen ...to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG6815. Use this screen to specific individual computers based ...
...your local network. Use this screen to the server(s) on your NBG6815 on the NBG6815. Use this screen to change the password of the conencted devices. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK NAT TAB General FUNCTION Use this screen ...to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG6815. Use this screen to specific individual computers based ...
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... allows you to select the language you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an access point. Log Use this screen to change your NBG6815's time and date. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION Time Use this screen to view the list of...
... allows you to select the language you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an access point. Log Use this screen to change your NBG6815's time and date. Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION Time Use this screen to view the list of...
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... 41 Figure 29 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in the same subnet. In this mode your NBG6815 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in Access Point Mode, such as bandwidth management and firewall. 7.2 What You Can Do...). 7.3 What You Need to Know See Chapter 8 on page 48 for an example. See the figure below for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6815 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. CHAPTER 7 Access Point Mode 7.1 Overview Use your...
... 41 Figure 29 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in the same subnet. In this mode your NBG6815 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in Access Point Mode, such as bandwidth management and firewall. 7.2 What You Can Do...). 7.3 What You Need to Know See Chapter 8 on page 48 for an example. See the figure below for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6815 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. CHAPTER 7 Access Point Mode 7.1 Overview Use your...
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... to open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type "192.168.1.2" as the web address in Access Point Mode is the same as for Router Mode. • See Chapter 11 on page 82 for information on the configuring your web browser. Chapter 7 Access Point Mode 4 After you've set your... Chapter 15 on page 136 for information on page 27 for the Easy Mode screens. Figure 32 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode NBG6815 User's Guide 43
... to open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type "192.168.1.2" as the web address in Access Point Mode is the same as for Router Mode. • See Chapter 11 on page 82 for information on the configuring your web browser. Chapter 7 Access Point Mode 4 After you've set your... Chapter 15 on page 136 for information on page 27 for the Easy Mode screens. Figure 32 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode NBG6815 User's Guide 43
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...2 The default IP address of Guest SSIDs The NBG6815 is specific to a VoIP device in router mode). NBG6815 User's Guide 55 This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your NBG6815 (in the meeting room. In this case, your... password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click Ignore. A SSID_Worker B SSID_Guest C SSID_VoIP 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of the NBG6815 in router mode is not in the correct range then see Appendix C on changing your computer's IP address. 4 After you've set up three wireless networks...
...2 The default IP address of Guest SSIDs The NBG6815 is specific to a VoIP device in router mode). NBG6815 User's Guide 55 This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your NBG6815 (in the meeting room. In this case, your... password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click Ignore. A SSID_Worker B SSID_Guest C SSID_VoIP 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of the NBG6815 in router mode is not in the correct range then see Appendix C on changing your computer's IP address. 4 After you've set up three wireless networks...
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Chapter 10 WAN Auto-IP-Change only works under the following conditions: • The NBG6815 must be in Router Mode (see Section 15.12 on page 147 for more information) for Auto-IP-Change to become active. • The NBG6815 is set to receive a dynamic WAN IP address. 10.4 Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your NBG6815's Internet access settings. Click Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection. 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation This screen displays when you select IPoE encapsulation. NBG6815 User's Guide 69
Chapter 10 WAN Auto-IP-Change only works under the following conditions: • The NBG6815 must be in Router Mode (see Section 15.12 on page 147 for more information) for Auto-IP-Change to become active. • The NBG6815 is set to receive a dynamic WAN IP address. 10.4 Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your NBG6815's Internet access settings. Click Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection. 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation This screen displays when you select IPoE encapsulation. NBG6815 User's Guide 69
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...remote gateway to which helps forward packets between 6to4 networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6815 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. 6RD Select 6in4 if ... Select 6to4 to enable 6RD. The local network can also use a static IP address. The NBG6815 uses its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP's Border Relay router to connect to use IPv4 services. Automatically configured by your IPv6 packets to one and only one...
...remote gateway to which helps forward packets between 6to4 networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6815 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. 6RD Select 6in4 if ... Select 6to4 to enable 6RD. The local network can also use a static IP address. The NBG6815 uses its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP's Border Relay router to connect to use IPv4 services. Automatically configured by your IPv6 packets to one and only one...
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... by your ISP did not assign you are cloning. WAN MAC Address Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you by using the NBG6815's MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on the LAN whose MAC you a fixed IP address. The MAC address section allows users to...cross the ISP's IPv4 network. MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) or the largest packet size per frame that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from ISP selection. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obtained From ISP if your WAN IP address...
... by your ISP did not assign you are cloning. WAN MAC Address Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you by using the NBG6815's MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on the LAN whose MAC you a fixed IP address. The MAC address section allows users to...cross the ISP's IPv4 network. MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) or the largest packet size per frame that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from ISP selection. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obtained From ISP if your WAN IP address...
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...Internet. Select 6RD to the native IPv6 Internet. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. 6RD Select 6in4 if the NBG6815 has a public IPv4 address and you have the NBG6815 detect the relay server's IP address automatically through DHCP. Manually Configured...Address networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6815 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. The NBG6815 uses its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP's Border Relay router to connect to enable 6RD. Service Provider ...
...Internet. Select 6RD to the native IPv6 Internet. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. 6RD Select 6in4 if the NBG6815 has a public IPv4 address and you have the NBG6815 detect the relay server's IP address automatically through DHCP. Manually Configured...Address networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6815 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. The NBG6815 uses its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP's Border Relay router to connect to enable 6RD. Service Provider ...
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...company network N. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients. Therefore, you can choose no encryption, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Note: Only Router mode supports guest WLAN. If users do not have a RADIUS server. Usually, you can choose WPA or WPA2. Note: It is still possible ...for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly. When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your NBG6815, you should set up the strongest encryption that wireless networks use WPA-PSK, WPA or stronger encryption with no user authentication. In this ...
...company network N. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients. Therefore, you can choose no encryption, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Note: Only Router mode supports guest WLAN. If users do not have a RADIUS server. Usually, you can choose WPA or WPA2. Note: It is still possible ...for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly. When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your NBG6815, you should set up the strongest encryption that wireless networks use WPA-PSK, WPA or stronger encryption with no user authentication. In this ...