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  Chapter 1:  CWGE111 Initial Setup    

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CWGE111 802.11g WiFi Receiver User Manual 

First Time Setup

Once your system is preconfigured, when you plug in your CWGE111 802.11g WiFi Receiver 
User Manual, you should be automatically redirected to the connection page. 

If this page (

Figure 1-4

) does not automatically appear, open a browser and enter 

http://192.168.20.1/

 in the address field. 

Figure 1-4  Opening Connection Page

Connection Failed

Initially you may get a Connection Failed message. If this happens, click the 

Advanced 

Configuration

 button and use the options to set the correct access point parameters. 

Figure 1-5  Connection Failed

Summary of Contents for CWGE111

Page 1: ...April 2010 202 10634 01 v1 0 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA CWGE111 802 11g WiFi Receiver User Manual...

Page 2: ...888 NETGEAR for US Canada only For other countries see your Support information card Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo ProSafe Smart Wizard and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks o...

Page 3: ...pter 2 Advanced Configuration CPE Setup Screen Options 11 LAN Interface Settings 12 DHCP Server Settings 13 Radio Settings 14 WAN Mode Settings 15 Wireless Settings 16 Roaming Settings 18 IP Settings...

Page 4: ...Setup 4 CWGE111 Initial Setup 1 This chapter includes the following topics About the CWGE111 802 11g WiFi Receiver Hardware Setup LED Descriptions Preconfiguration Setup Associating the Wireless Acce...

Page 5: ...ovided Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the receiver and the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer LED Descriptions Figure 1 2 CWGE111 LED Status Indicators LED Description Power PWR Green P...

Page 6: ...reconfigure your computer to automatically obtain an IP address If not already done set up the LAN interface on your computer to obtain an IP address automatically If you are already set up for automa...

Page 7: ...tically redirected to the connection page If this page Figure 1 4 does not automatically appear open a browser and enter http 192 168 20 1 in the address field Figure 1 4 Opening Connection Page Conne...

Page 8: ...ield input the access point SSID also called the network name 3 Select the Authentication method According to Access Point settings you are associating to you might need to choose a different Authenti...

Page 9: ...p bar 7 Then click the Connect button to associate with the access point Figure 1 8 Establishing Connection to the Internet Connection Established At this point you are associated with the access poin...

Page 10: ...Setup Screen Options LAN Interface Settings DHCP Server Settings Radio Settings WAN Mode Settings Wireless Settings Roaming Settings IP Settings AP Settings WAI Redirection Settings Web Password Prote...

Page 11: ...Chapter 2 Advanced Configuration 11 CWGE111 802 11g WiFi Receiver User Manual CPE Setup Screen Options Advanced Options on the CPE Setup screen allow you to enter access point parameters...

Page 12: ...N Interface Settings Configure the LAN Interface Settings 1 Set the IP Address Configure the LAN interface s IP address and subnet mask Default setting 192 168 20 1 2 Set the Subnet Mask Default setti...

Page 13: ...eters a Start IP Address b Set the Stop IP Address c Set the Subnet Mask 3 Set the DHCP Reservations Configure DHCP Reservation if there is a need to assign a specific IP address to a specific MAC add...

Page 14: ...try location where you are using the device Available channels and output power would be adjusted accordingly 3 Select the Channel Scanning Mode Choose from one of the channel options to scan If Singl...

Page 15: ...onnect to the Internet This option specifies your Internet connection source a Wireless This is the default setting Select Wireless if you are using the device as a Wi Fi receiver b Wired Select this...

Page 16: ...cified SSID from the list of SSIDs shown with the corresponding encryption and signal strength 2 Passive scan a Enable With this option the wireless WAN will only perform a passive scan b Disable With...

Page 17: ...yption Key field 4 Encryption Key The encryption key must be at least 8 characters a Hide Show Encryption Key this allows you to show or hide the actual value of the password e g vs 12345 5 Preferred...

Page 18: ...e and enable roaming among APs with the same SSID and authentication method a Disable b Enable 2 Background Scanning Interval The time interval between background scans 3 Roaming Threshold Signal Leve...

Page 19: ...btain an IP address using DHCP Choose this option to configure and enable disable the built in DHCP server When selected the IP address range can be configured Configure DHCP Reservation if there is a...

Page 20: ...so that it cannot be detected by an SSID scan To connect with the access point the SSID needs to be known by the client 3 Client Isolation a Enable This prevents wireless clients connected to the AP f...

Page 21: ...ntication and Encryption Key values of the Integrated Wi Fi Access Point will be configured to be the same as in the Wireless Settings section Note In the Wireless Settings section if Authentication i...

Page 22: ...ess point and the user is accessing an Internet web site the settings control whether to redirect the web access to the web admin interface page or not 2 Disable If this is disabled and the device is...

Page 23: ...onfigure the Web Password Protection Settings 1 Web Password Protection sets the password to protect the web user interface a Enable sets the Password to protect the web user interface b Disable disab...

Page 24: ...ge and click the Restore and Reboot button When this button is clicked the factory default settings to restored and the unit automatically restarts 2 Press the Reset Button on the unit If you cannot a...

Page 25: ...rts that you would like to forward 2 Protocol The Protocol for the above port s forwarding You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP 3 IP Address The IP address that you would like t...

Page 26: ...he Internet The purpose of a DMZ is to make sure all external users can access any ports on the device so that users do not need to set up port forwarding and Internet traffic can directly reach inter...

Page 27: ...to be controlled by the service 3 Protocol The Protocol for the above port s You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP 4 IP Address The IP address that you would like the traffic to...

Page 28: ...firmware unless specifically instructed by your ISP to do so When a firmware upgrade is needed your ISP will either give you instructions or they will upgrade the firmware remotely Figure 2 13 Firmwar...

Page 29: ...To download the dump and configuration file click the link at the bottom of the debug screen If you encounter issues and need to contact the Netgear Support Team please download the file first and att...

Page 30: ...dware Setup 1 5 I Initial Setup 1 4 IP settings 2 19 L LAN settings 2 12 LED ENET 1 5 PWR 1 5 RDY 1 5 Signal bars 1 5 LED Descriptions 1 5 P port chart 2 26 port forwarding 2 25 preconfiguration setup...

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