ZyXEL NBG4604 User Guide - Page 58

Push Button Configuration PBC

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Chapter 5 Tutorials There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. See Section 5.2.1.1 on page 58.This is the easier method. • PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG4604's interface. See Section 5.2.1.2 on page 59. This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other. 5.2.1.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) 1 Make sure that your NBG4604 is turned on and that it is within range of your computer. 2 Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook. 3 In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (Start or WPS button) 4 Log into NBG4604's Web Configurator and press the Push Button button in the Network > Wireless Client > WPS Station screen. Note: Your NBG4604 has a WPS button located on its panel, as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function; you can use one or the other. Note: It doesn't matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button within two minutes of pressing the first one. The NBG4604 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG4604 securely. 58 NBG4604 User's Guide

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Chapter 5 Tutorials
NBG4604 User’s Guide
58
There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows
you how to do both.
Push Button Configuration (PBC)
- create a secure wireless network simply
by pressing a button. See
Section 5.2.1.1 on page 58
.This is the easier method.
PIN Configuration
- create a secure wireless network simply by entering a
wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG4604’s
interface. See
Section 5.2.1.2 on page 59
. This is the more secure method,
since one device can authenticate the other.
5.2.1.1
Push Button Configuration (PBC)
1
Make sure that your NBG4604 is turned on and that it is within range of your
computer.
2
Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the
NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook.
3
In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS
button (
Start
or
WPS
button)
4
Log into NBG4604’s Web Configurator and press the
Push Button
button in the
Network
>
Wireless Client
>
WPS Station
screen.
Note: Your NBG4604 has a WPS button located on its panel, as well as a WPS button
in its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function; you can
use one or the other.
Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second
button within two minutes of pressing the first one.
The NBG4604 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This
may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with
the NBG4604 securely.