NBG6815 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 7
Access Point Mode
7.1 Overview
Use your NBG6815 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your
network. In this mode your NBG6815 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in
the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Figure 29 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode
Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in Access Point Mode, such as
bandwidth management and firewall.
7.2 What You Can Do
•Use the Status screen to view read-only information about your NBG6815 (Section 7.4 on page
43).
•Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your NBG6815 acting as an access point (Section
7.5 on page 45).
7.3 What You Need to Know
See Chapter 8 on page 48 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6815 as an access
point.
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