Push Button Configuration (Pbc) - ZyXEL Communications NBG-418N v2 User Manual

• Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a
button. See
• PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN
(Personal Identification Number) in the NBG-418N v2's interface. See
This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.

5.3.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)

Make sure that your NBG-418N v2 is turned on and that it is within range of your computer.
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Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and
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utility in your notebook.
In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (Start or
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WPS button)
Log into NBG-418N v2's Web Configurator and press Push Button in the Network > Wireless
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LAN > WPS Station screen.
Note: Your NBG-418N v2 has a WPS/RESET button located on its back panel, as well as a
WPS button in its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same
function; you can use one or the other.
Note: It doesn't matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button
within two minutes of pressing the first one.
The NBG-418N v2 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up
to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG-418N v2 securely.
The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a
button on both NBG-418N v2 and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example).
Chapter 5 Tutorials
Section 5.3.1 on page 45.This is the easier method.
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Section 5.3.2 on page 46.