NETGEAR WG302NA manual 802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302

AutoCell is completely automatic: It is a continuous communication system that relies on a lightweight protocol to monitor changes on the wireless domain while keeping overhead very low. Among AutoCell's inherent advantages:

•Elimination of manual site surveys and channel maps

•Dynamic load balancing

•Plug-and-play-implementation

•Transparent fault recovery and failover

Since AutoCell is completely self-organizing, it holds human intervention to a minimum. That reduces the people costs associated with deployment, management, and maintenance—making 802.11 WLANs practical, efficient, and cost-effective.

802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking

The NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302 provides a bridge between Ethernet wired LANs and 802.11g compatible wireless LAN networks. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices. Additionally, the WG302 supports the following wireless features:

•Distributed coordinated function (CSMA/CA, Back off procedure, ACK procedure, retransmission of unacknowledged frames)

•RTS/CTS handshake

•Beacon generation

•Packet fragmentation and reassembly

•Short or long preamble

•Roaming among access points on the same subnet

Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink

The WG302 can connect to a standard Ethernet network. The LAN interface is autosensing and capable of full-duplex or half-duplex operation.

2-4 Introduction

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