NETGEAR ProSafe WG102-500, Reference Manual

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WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point Reference Manual
Configuration 2-11
v1.0, February 2009
DHCP Server Type Select one of the following options:
•
None . DHCP requests are passed to the Ethernet segment, and are not
processed by the wireless access point.
• Relay . The wireless access point forwards DHCP requests to a specified DHCP
server. This option prevents broadcast messages from being propagated on the
Ethernet segment. Upon selecting this option, you are prompted to enter the
DHCP server’s IP address.
• Server . The wireless access point allocates and offers IP addresses locally. To
enter the DHCP server parameters, see “DHCP Server Parameters” on
page 2-12 .
Security Policy Select one of the following wireless authentication and encryption methods:
•
None . This selection disables encryption.
• Static WEP . See “Static WEP Parameters” on page 2-13 .
• 802.1x . See “802.1x Parameters” on page 2-14 .
• WPA . See “WPA Parameters” on page 2-15 .
Maximum Associated
Clients Limits the number of associations that are allowed to the SSID; a settings of zero
is treated as unlimited associations.
Access Control Allows access control trough MAC address filtering. Select one of the following
options:
•
None .
• Deny all except listed .
• Accept all except listed .
For more information, see “Access Control” on page 2-15 .
Alternative Radius
Server Setting An alternative Radius settings for the SSID. When enabled, this setting overrides
the Radius settings that are specified in the Radius Server Settings screen (see
“Radius Server Settings” on page 2-5 ).
Captive Portal Enables the captive portal capability on the access point to perform URL
redirection with different authentication. For details on the other options, see
“Captive Portal Settings” on page 2-16 .
Bandwidth
Management Enables the settings to control upstream and downstream limits.
Wireless Network Filter Enables the wireless access point to filter network traffic based on user-defined
rules. Users can select MAC addresses, IP addresses, and protocols to create
matching rules for either drop or accept policies.
WMM Enables Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), also known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions
(WME) on the wireless access point.
Mesh Connector
Bridging Enables the transparent bridging functionality to achieve true layer 2 transparency.
Table 2-9. Wireless Network Details (continued)
Field Descriptions
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