AMX Modero NXD/NXT-1200VG - Manual (Page 110)

Configuring Communication
96 VG-Series Modero Touch Panels
Configuring the Modero’s wireless card for secured access to a WAP200G
After logging into the WAP200G, the default Status page appears within the web browser. These
read-only values are "pulled" from some of the other user-configurable Configuration Utility pages. By
default, wireless Modero panels are configured for unsecured communication to a Wireless Access Point. To
properly setup both the WAP200G and panel for secure communication, you must first prepare the Modero
panel and then use the information provided to fill out the fields within the WAP’s
browser-based Basic Wireless Configuration page.
Since the code key generator on Modero panels use the same key generation formula, all panels will generate
identical keys for the same Passphrase. The generators used on WAPs will not produce the same key as the
Modero generator even if you use the same Passphrase. This is why we recommend creating the Current
Key FIRST on the Modero and then entering that information into the appropriate WAP200G fields.
1. Power-down the Modero unit and follow the wireless card installation procedures (on NXD panels)
outlined in the Step 2: Install the 802.11g mini-PCI Wireless Card section on page 33.
 When configuring touch panels for wireless communication, verify that no Ethernet connector is
installed within the panel before the unit is power cycled.
2. Power-up the panel (this allows it to detect the card).
3. Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of the panel page) to open the Protected Setup
page and display an on-screen keypad.
4. Enter 1988 into the Keypad’s password field and press Done when finished.
5. Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the lower-left) to open the Wireless Settings page.
6. Locate the Wireless Settings section of the Wireless Settings page (FIG. 80).
7. Touch the Network Name (SSID) field and from the Service Set Identifier keyboard, enter the SSID name
you will be using on your target Wireless Access Point (case sensitive).
 The card should be given the SSID used by the target WAP. If this field is left blank, the unit will
attempt to connect to the first available WAP. By default, all WAP200Gs use AMX as their assigned
SSID value.
 One of the most common problems associated with connection to a WAP arise because the SSID
was not entered properly. You must maintain the same case when entering the SSID information.
ABC is not the same as Abc.
 The alpha-numeric string is by default AMX but can later be changed to any 32-character entry.
This string must be duplicated within the Network Name (SSID) field on the WAP.
FIG. 80 Wireless Settings page (Wireless Settings section)
Mini-PCI wireless card communication
settings (for use with a target WAP)
SSID field
Changes on this page take
effect after using the BACK
button to return to the
previous page
You must first take the SSID name, Current Key string value, and panel MAC
Address information and then later enter it into the appropriate WAP dialog fields in
order to "sync-up" the secure connection. These values must be identically
reproduced on the target WAP.