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NBG420N User’s Guide

H A P T E R

AP Mode

This chapter discusses how to configure settings while your NBG420N is set to AP Mode.
Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in AP Mode.

See

Chapter 6 on page 73

for an example of setting up a wireless network in

AP mode.

5.1 AP Mode Overview

Use your NBG420N as an AP if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this
mode your device bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same
subnet. See the figure below for an example.

Figure 30 Wireless Internet Access in AP Mode

5.2 Setting your NBG420N 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 set your NBG420N to AP Mode, go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and

select Access Point.