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Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions ......................................................................................1-1
How to Use this Manual .................................................................................................. 1-2
How to Print this Manual ................................................................................................. 1-3
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602 v3 ................................................... 2-1
Support for Standards ......................................................................... .....................2-1
Key Features ....................................................................................................... .....2-2
802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking ...................................................... 2-2
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink ............................................... 2-3
Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products ................................................. ........2-3
System Requirements ........................ ............................................................................2-3
What’s In the Box? .........................................................................................................2-4
Hardware Description ................................................... ..................................................2-5
WG602 v3 Wireless Access Point Front Panel ........................................................2-5
WG602 v3 Wireless Access Point Rear Panel .........................................................2-6
Power Socket ....................................................................................................2-6
Reset and Restore to Factory Defaults Button ..................................................2-6
RJ-45 Ethernet Port ............................................................................... ............2-6
Detachable Antenna ........................................................ ..................................2-6
Chapter 3
Basic Installation and Configuration
Observing Placement and Range Guidelines .................................................................3-1
Default Factory Settings .................. ...............................................................................3-2
Understanding WG602 v3 Wireless Security Options ..................................... ...............3-3
Installing the 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602 v3 .............................................. 3-4
Two Ways to Log In to the WG602 v3 ............................................................................ 3-6
How to Log in Using the Default IP Address of the WG602 v3 ................................3-7
How to Log In to the WG602 v3 Using Its Default NetBIOS Name ..........................3-9