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

Country/Region: This field identifies the region where the WAG302 can be used. It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless access point in a region other than one of those identified in this field. Select your country or region from the drop-down list. This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless interface is intended.

If your country or region is not listed, please check with your local government agency or check our website for more information on which channels to use. The 802.11g wireless channel in use will be between 1 to 11 for US and Canada, 1 to 13 for Europe and Australia.

IP Address: By default, the Access Point is set to be a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) client disabled. The default IP address is 192.168.0.230.

You may enable the DHCP client to let the Access Point getting its TCP/IP configuration from the DHCP server on your network.

DHCP Client: The access point will get the IP address, subnet mask and the default gateway settings automatically from the DHCP server if DHCP is enabled.

IP Address: Type the IP address of your Access Point (factory default: 192.168.0.230).

IP Subnet Mask: The Access Point will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign. Otherwise, you can use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.

Default Gateway Address: The Access Point will use this IP address default gateway for any traffic beyond the local network.

Primary DNS Server: The Access Point will use this IP address as the primary Domain Name Server used by stations on your LAN.

Secondary DNS Server: The Access Point will use this IP address as the secondary Domain Name Server used by stations on your LAN.

Spanning Tree Protocol: You may Enable or Disable the Spanning Tree Protocol used in Wireless Access Point. The default is Enable.

Time Zone: You may select the appropriate local time zone for your Access Point from a list of all available time zones. The default is GMT.

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