July 2005
Technical Support
Placement and Range Guidelines
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 Formats
How to Use This Manual
How to Print this Manual
Printing a Page in the Html View
About This Manual
Chapter Introduction
Key Features
Supported Standards and Conventions
AutoCell-The Self-Organizing Wireless Network
802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
Compatible and Related Netgear Products
System Requirements
Support Registration card
What’s In the Box?
Hardware Description
WG302 front and rear hardware functions are described below
Following table explains the LED indicators
Test
WG302 provides two detachable antenna
This socket connects to the WG302 12V 1.2A power adapter
Male DB-9 serial port for serial DTE connections
Chapter Basic Installation and Configuration
Observing Placement and Range Guidelines
Cabling Requirements
Default Factory Settings
Feature Factory Default Settings
Understanding WG302 Wireless Security Options
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Installing the WG302 Access Point
SET UP the WG302 Access Point
Login window
Web browser will then display the WG302 settings
Login result WG302 home
Configure the settings appropriate for your network
Basic Settings menu
Deploy the WG302 Access Point
Verify Wireless Connectivity
How to Log In to the WG302 Using Its Default IP Address
Using the Basic IP Settings Options
Access Point Name NetBIOS
Understanding Basic Wireless Settings
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Basic Installation and Configuration
Basic Installation and Configuration
Wireless Security Settings
Understanding WEP/WPA Security Options
Basic Installation and Configuration
Before You Change the Ssid and WEP Settings
Port Shared Secret
How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity
How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
Select the Turn Access Control On check box
To configure WEP data encryption, follow these steps
How to Configure WEP
Choose Open System or Shared Key authentication
How to Configure WPA with Radius
Click Apply to save your settings
Click Radius Server Settings in the Security menu
Enter the Radius settings
13 Wireless Settings menu
How to Configure WPA-PSK
14 WEP/WPA Settings menu
How to Configure WPA2 with Radius
15 Radius Server Settings menu
Enter the Radius settings
How to Configure WPA2-PSK
16 WEP/WPA Settings menu
How to Configure WPA and WPA2 with Radius
17 WEP/WPA Settings menu
18 Radius Server Settings menu
Enter the Radius settings
How to Configure WPA2-PSK and WPA2-PSK
19 WEP/WPA Settings menu
20 WEP/WPA Settings menu
Basic Installation and Configuration
Chapter Management
Remote Management
How to Use the CLI via the Console Port
Using the Secure Telnet Interface
These settings appear below the connector on the back panel
CLI Commands
Press the return key, and the screen below should appear
Using Syslog and Activity Log Information
Syslog and Activity Log information
Wireless Access Point Status screen
Viewing General, Log, Station, and Statistical Information
This screen shows the following parameters
General Information Fields
Field Description Wired Ethernet Received/Transmitted
Statistics
Viewing a List of Available Wireless Stations
Detecting a Rogue Access Point
Rogue AP Detection menu
Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software
Configuration File Management
Saving and Retrieving the Configuration
Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
Restoring the WG302 to the Factory Default Settings
Changing the Administrator Password
Set Password menu
Management
Chapter Advanced Configuration
Understanding Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients
Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings
AutoCell RF Management
Auto RF Management
AutoCell AP/Client Interaction
Wi-Fi Multimedia WMM Setup
Additional AutoCell View Management Options
Configuring Wireless LAN Parameters
Table below describes the advanced wireless parameters
Hotspot Settings
Hotspot Settings screen
Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating
Advanced Wireless Settings Access Point Mode settings
How to Configure a WG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge
Point-to-Point Bridge
How to Configure Multi
Configure the Operating Mode WG302 AP1 on LAN
How to Configure Wireless Repeating
Advanced Configuration
Chapter Troubleshooting
No lights are lit on the access point
Wireless LAN activity light does not light up
LAN light is not lit
Cannot connect to the WG302 to configure it
When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error
Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
Appendix a Specifications
Specifications for the WG302
Specifications
Infrastructure Mode
Wireless Networking Overview
This chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking
Ad Hoc Mode Peer-to-Peer Workgroup
Authentication and WEP Data Encryption
Network Name Extended Service Set Identification Essid
Authentication
Open System Authentication
802.11b Authentication Open System Steps
Same WEP Key. For authentication purposes, the network
Require and available for
Key Size
Wireless Channels
WEP Configuration Options
WPA and WPA2 Wireless Security
How Does WPA Compare to WEP?
What are the Key Features of WPA and WPA2 Security?
How Does WPA Compare to WPA2 Ieee 802.11i?
Wireless Networking Basics
Figure B-3 WPA/WPA2 Overview
Access point replies with an EAP-request identity message
Figure B-4 802.1x Authentication Sequence
WPA/WPA2 Data Encryption Key Management
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Tkip
Is WPA/WPA2 Perfect?
Product Support for WPA/WPA2
Open system, then 802.1x supplicant EAP or preshared key
Open system, then 802.1x EAP with Radius or preshared key
AES WPA2
Changes to Wireless Client Programs
Appendix C Command Line Reference
Command Sets
Command Line Reference
Command Line Reference
ACL
Command Line Reference
Command Line Reference
Glossary
802.11e Standard
Access Point AP
Bridge
CSMA-CD Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collision Detection
Essid more commonly referred to as Ssid Short Set Identifier
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MAC Media Access Control
PHY
Range
Site survey
TCP/IP
War Driving
Wi-Fi Protected Access and Ieee 802.11i Comparison
Wi-Fi Protected Access in Mixed Mode Deployment
Glossary
