Rear Panel, 802.11a Wlan, 802.11g Wlan | NETGEAR WAG302 instruction

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302

LED	DESCRIPTION

LINK/ACT LAN	Ethernet LAN Link Activity Indicator

Off	Indicates no Ethernet link detected.

Green On	100 Mbps Fast Ethernet link detected, no activity.

Green Blink	Indicates data traffic on the 100Mbps Ethernet LAN.

Amber 0n	10 Mbps Ethernet link detected, no activity.

Amber Blink	Indicates data traffic on the 10Mbps Ethernet LAN.

802.11a WLAN	Wireless LAN Link Activity Indicator (5 GHz)

Off	Indicates no wireless link activity.

Green Blink	Wireless link activity.

802.11g WLAN	Wireless LAN Link Activity Indicator (2.4 GHz)

Off	Indicates no wireless link activity.

Green Blink	Wireless link activity.

Rear Panel

Figure 2-2: WAG302 rear panel

•Left and Right Detachable Antenna

The WAG302 provides two detachable antennas (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz).

Introduction

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Contents

NETGEAR, Inc Technical Support Tested to Comply with FCC Standards WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Declaration of Conformity Industry Canada Compliance Statement Product and Publication Details Contents Chapter Management Appendix a Specifications Appendix C Command Line Reference Chapter About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and FormatsBold How to Use This Manual Printing a Page in the Html View How to Print this Manual About This Manual Chapter Introduction About the WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Supported Standards and Conventions Key Features AutoCell-The Self-Organizing Wireless Network 802.11a/g Standards-based Wireless Networking Compatible and Related Netgear ProductsAutosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink What’s In the Box? System Requirements Hardware Description Front Panel100 Rear Panel 802.11a Wlan802.11g Wlan Serial Console Port Observing Placement and Range Guidelines Chapter Basic Installation and Configuration Cabling Requirements Time Zone Adjust for Daylight Saving TIme Disabled Default Factory SettingsEnabled but Trap forwarding is disabled Secure Telnet Enabled LUHOHVVDWD 6HFXULW\2SWLRQV Understanding WAG302 Wireless Security Options SET UP the WAG302 Access Point Installing the WAG302 Access Point Login window Web browser will then display the WAG302 General information Basic Settings menu Basic Installation and Configuration Wireless Settings 11a menu Deploy the WAG302 Access Point How to Log In to the WAG302 Using Its Default IP Address Wireless Settings 11a Understanding Basic Wireless Settings Basic Installation and Configuration Wireless Settings 11b/g Basic Installation and Configuration Basic Installation and Configuration Understanding WEP/WPA Security Options 10 WEP/WPA Settings menus for 11a and 11b/g Basic Installation and Configuration 802.11a Configuration Before You Change the Ssid and WEP Settings 802.11b/g Configuration How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity Access Control 11a menu Access Control 11b/g menu How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address How to Configure WEP Click Apply to save your settings How to Configure WPA with Radius 13 Radius Server Settings menu 14 WEP/WPA Settings menus for 11a and 11bg 15 WEP/WPA Settings menus for 11a and 11bg How to Configure WPA-PSK IP Address Using the Basic IP Settings Options Spanning Tree Protocol Basic Installation and Configuration Remote Management Chapter Management How to Use the CLI via the Console Port Using the Secure Telnet Interface Secure Telnet Client CLI Commands Syslog and Activity Log information Using Syslog and Activity Log Information General Information Viewing General and Statistical Information Field Description Access Point Information Current IP SettingsCurrent Wireless Settings 11a Field Description Current Wireless Settings 11b/g Field Description Wired Ethernet Received/Transmitted Wireless 11a Received/TransmittedStatistics Field Description Wireless 11b/g Received/Transmitted Viewing a List of Attached DevicesRefresh button Configuration File Management Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software Restoring the WAG302 to the Factory Default Settings Saving and Retrieving the Configuration Rebooting the Access Point Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings Set Password menu Changing the Administrator Password Management Understanding Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients Chapter Advanced Configuration Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients screen Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings Enhance RF Privacy -- Default Disable Problem AutoCell SettingsAuto RF Management -- Default Enable AutoCell RF Management Auto RF Management Enhanced RF Security ‘Stealth Mode’ Additional AutoCell View Management Options Advanced Wireless Settings screen Configuring Wireless LAN Parameters Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating Point-to-Point Bridge How to Configure a WAG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge Manual Advanced Configuration Multi-Point bridging How to Configure Wireless Repeating Advanced Configuration No lights are lit on the access point Chapter Troubleshooting LAN light is not lit Wireless LAN activity light does not light up When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error Cannot connect to the WAG302 to configure it Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings Appendix a Specifications Specifications for the WAG302Parameter WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Specifications Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking OverviewInfrastructure Mode Network Name Extended Service Set Identification Essid Ad Hoc Mode Peer-to-Peer Workgroup Authentication Authentication and WEP Data Encryption 802.11b Authentication Open System Steps 802.11b Authentication Shared Key Steps Key Size Wireless Channels WEP Configuration Options802.11b/g Wireless Channels Channel Center Frequency Frequency Spread Table B-2 802.11b/g Radio Frequency Channels Channel Frequency 802.11a Wireless Channels WAG302 user can use five channels in turbo mode WPA Wireless Security How Does WPA Compare to WEP? How Does WPA Compare to Ieee 802.11i? What are the Key Features of WPA Security? Wireless Networking Basics Radius Server Figure B-3 WPA Overview Access point replies with an EAP-request identity message WPA Data Encryption Key Management Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Tkip Product Support for WPA Is WPA Perfect? Changes to Wireless Access Points Changes to Wireless Client Programs Command Sets Appendix C Command Line Reference Command Line Reference Command Line Reference Command Line Reference 802.1x 100BASE-Tx802.11a 802.11b Auto Uplink CatCertificate Authority Domain Name Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Local area network Internet ProtocolMAC address Mbps Netmask NetBIOSNetwork Address Translation Packet Wide area network Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming Service Wireless Network Name Ssid Glossary