Owner's Manual

Chapter 7 Access Point Mode
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7.3.1 Setting your NBG6716 to AP Mode
1 Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on
how to do this.
2 To use your NBG6716 as an access point, go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode and select Access
Point Mode.
Figure 36 Changing to Access Point mode
Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon
as you do, your NBG6716 is already in Access Point mode.
3 When you select Access Point Mode, the following pop-up message window appears.
Figure 37 Pop up for Access Point mode
Click OK. Then click Apply. The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode
is successful.
7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode
Log in to the Web Configurator in Access Point mode, do the following:
1 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6716.
2 The default IP address of the NBG6716 is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an
IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”.
3 Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to
show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see
Appendix B on page 209 for information on changing your computer’s IP address.
4 After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and
type “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser.