NETGEAR WAG102NA manual Key Features and Standards, Supported Standards and Conventions

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

Key Features and Standards

The WAG102 Wireless Access Point is easy-to-use and provides solid wireless and networking support. It also offers a wide range of security options.

Supported Standards and Conventions

The following standards and conventions are supported:

•Standards Compliant. The Wireless Access Point complies with the IEEE 802.11a/g for Wireless LANs.

•WEP support. Support for WEP is included. 64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit keys are supported.

•Full WPA and WPA2 support. WPA and WPA2 enterprise-class strong security with RADIUS and certificate authentication as well as dynamic encryption key generation.WPA- PSK and WPA2-PSK preshared key authentication without the overhead of RADIUS servers but with all of the strong security of WPA.

•Multiple BSSIDs. Supports multiple BSSIDs. When one wireless access point is connected to a wired network and a set of wireless stations, it is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). The Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) is a unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that differentiates one WLAN from another when a mobile device tries to connect to the network.

•DHCP Client Support. DHCP provides a dynamic IP address to PCs and other devices upon request. The WAG102 can act as a client and obtain information from your DHPC server; it can also act as a DHCP server and provide network information for wireless clients.

•SNMP Support. Support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) management.

•802.1Q VLAN (Virtual Wireless LAN) Support. A network of computers that behave as if they are connected to the same network even though they actually may be physically located on different segments of a LAN. VLANs are configured through software rather than hardware, which makes them extremely flexible. VLANs are very useful for user/host management, bandwidth allocation and resource optimization.

1-2 Introduction

v2.0, September 2006