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Chapter 2 Tutorial

NWD-270N User’s Guide

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2.1.3 Before You Begin

• Make sure that you have already familiarized yourself with the NWD-270N’s features and

hardware, as described in

Chapter 1 on page 15

.

• You should have valid login information for an existing network Access Point, otherwise

you may not be able to make a network connection right away.

2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

This section gives you an example of how to set up your wireless network using WPS. This
example uses the NWD-270N as the wireless client, and ZyXEL’s NBG334W as the Access
Point (AP).

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The Access Point must be a WPS-aware device.

There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you both.

Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing

a button. See

Section 2.2.1 on page 22

.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 NWD-270N’s interface. See

Section

2.2.2 on page 23

. This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the

other.

2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)

1 Make sure that your access point is turned on and that it is within range of the computer

with the NWD-270N installed.

2 Make sure that you have installed the NWD-270N’s driver and utility on your computer.
3 In the NWD-270N’s utility, click the Adapter tab, enable WPS and select PBC (Push

Button Configuration). In the screen that appears, click Start.

4 Log into the AP’s web configurator and locate its WPS settings section. On the

NBG334W, press the Push Button button in the Network > Wireless Client > WPS
Station
screen.

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It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second
button within two minutes of pressing the first one.

The AP sends the proper configuration settings to the NWD-270N. This may take up to two
minutes. Then the NWD-270N is able to communicate with the AP securely.

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