NETGEAR manual WG602 Wireless Access Point Front Panel, WG602 Wireless Access Point Rear Panel

WG602 Wireless Access Point Front Panel

The WG602 Wireless Access Point provides these status lights: Power, Ethernet, and Wireless.

Power Ethernet Wireless

This chart demonstrates the variety of LED indicator settings:

Light		Status	Description
	Power	Off	No Power
On		Power On
		Off	Indicates no Ethernet link detected
	Ethernet	Green On	100 Mbps Fast Ethernet link
Green Blink		Data traffic on the 100 Mbps LAN
			(Link/Activity)
		Amber On	10 Mbps Ethernet link
		Amber Blink	Data traffic on the 10 Mbps LAN
	Wireless	Off	No wireless link
	(Link/Activity)
Green Blink		Wireless Data traffic

WG602 Wireless Access Point Rear Panel

Power	Reset &	RJ-45 Ethernet
Socket	Restore Button	Port

Power Socket

This socket connects to the WG602 power adapter.

Warning: Use only the power adapter that came with the WG602.

Reset and Restore to Factory Settings Button

The Reset and Restore to Factory Settings button located between the Ethernet RJ-45 connector and the Power socket reboots the WG602 or restores the WG602 to the factory default settings. Press and hold the Restore to Factory Default button for 5 seconds to clear any user-defined settings.

RJ-45 Ethernet Port

Use the WG602 Ethernet RJ-45 port to connect to an Ethernet LAN through a device such as a hub, switch, or router.

Placement and Range Guidelines

Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11 wireless networks at a maximum range of 500 feet (152.4 m) for 802.11b devices. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly, based on the physical placement of the wireless access point.

For best results, identify a location for your wireless access point according to these guidelines:

•Away from potential sources of interference, such as PCs, large metal surfaces, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones.

•In an elevated location such as a high shelf that is near the center of the wireless coverage area for all mobile devices.

Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the wireless access point.

Default Factory Settings

When you first receive your WG602, the default factory settings will automatically be set, as shown in the chart on the next page.

You can restore these defaults with the Factory Default Settings button on the rear panel; see WG602 Wireless Access Point Rear Panel on page 3.

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