Installing the Access Point

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ProSafe Light Wireless Access Point, WAGL102 or WGL102

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This guide describes installation for the WAGL102 ProSafe™ 802.11a/g Dual Band Light Wireless Access Point or WGL102 Prosafe 802.11g Light Wireless Access Point.

Note: The WAGL102 or WGL102 Light Wireless Access Points work only in conjunction with the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch. In order to complete access point installation, the WFS709TP should be already configured and available on your network. For instructions on advanced configuration options for access points, please refer to the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual, which can be downloaded from http://www.netgear.com/support.

Estimated Completion Time: 20 minutes.

1.Unpack the box and verify the contents, as follows:

•WAGL102 ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Light Wireless Access Point or WGL102 Prosafe 802.11g Light Wireless Access Point

•Antenna:

-WAGL102—one 2.4 GHz antenna and one 5 GHz antenna

-WGL102—one 2.4 GHz antenna

•Wall mounting screws

•Straight through Category 5 Ethernet cable

•Power adapter and cord (12 V dc, 1.2 A)

•ProSafe Light Wireless Access Point, WAGL102 or WGL102 Installation Guide (this document)

•Support Registration card

Note: Contact your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any missing or damaged parts. You can refer to the Support Information Card for the telephone number of customer support in your area. You should keep the Support Information card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the WAGL102 or WGL102 if you need to return it for repair.

2.Connect the access points directly to the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch to configure them and to download firmware (for full instructions, see the documentation for the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch).

3.Mount or place the access point where you intend to deploy it.

4.Power the access point by one of these methods:

•Power adapter—connect to a power source using the supplied power adapter.

•PoE (power over Ethernet)—connect an Ethernet cable between the access point’s 65 FE Port and:

-A network port on a WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch, or

-A network mid-span device that supports a 802.3af compliant port.

5.Orient the antenna (for best performance, a vertical position is recommended).

6.Verify successful installation by observing the LED status:

LED	Color(s)	Activity	Action

ENET (10/100 Mbps)	Green	Off	No link

		Green on	10/100Mbps link negotiated

		Green flashing	10/100Mbps data activity

WLAN LEDs	Green	Off	Wireless radio disabled

		Green on	Wireless radio AP mode enabled

		Green flashing	Wireless radio AM mode enabled

7.Complete your installation by defining the operational behavior for each access point in your network.

Troubleshooting Tips

Here are some tips for correcting simple problems you may have.

No lights are lit on the access point.

•Make sure the power is connected to the access point.

•Make sure the Ethernet cable connectors (if used) are securely plugged in at the access point and the network device (hub, switch, or router).

•Make sure the connected device is turned on.

The WLAN lights are not lit.

•Disconnect the adapter from its power source and then plug it in again. Contact NETGEAR if the Wireless LAN lights remain off.

I cannot configure the access point from the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch.

•Check that the WAGL102 or WGL102 is properly installed, the LAN connections are OK, and that the LAN port LED is green. Check the operational status of the WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch.

Specifications

Parameter	WAGL102 ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Light Wireless Access Point
	or WGL102 Prosafe 802.11g Light Wireless Access Point

Maximum Clients	Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node;
	typically 15 to 20 nodes.

Status LEDs	Power/Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN/Test

Power Adapter	12V DC, 1 A

Environmental	Operating temperature: 0 to 50° C
Specifications	Operating humidity: 5-95%, non-condensing

Antenna	•	WAGL102: One (1) external 5dBi 2.4 GHz detachable antenna and one (1)
		external 5 dBi 5GHz detachable antenna
	•	WGL102: One (1) external 5 dBi 2.4 GHz detachable antenna

Wireless LAN	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g
network
standards

Radio technology	• 802.11b: 1 and 2 Mbps, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
	• 802.11b: 5.5 and 11 Mbps, Complementary Code Keying (CCK)
	•	802.11g: All rates, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Radio modulation	• 802.11a - BPSK, QPSK,16-QAM, 64-QAM
type	• 802.11b - CCK, BPSK, QPSK
	• 802.11g - CCK, BPSK, QPSK,16-QAM, 64-QAM

Media Access	CSMA/CA with ACK
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WGL102, GS116E-100NAS, WGL102-100NAS, WAGL102, WAGL102-100NAS specifications

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