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v1.0, November 2005

Chapter 4 

Management

This chapter describes how to use the management features of your NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 
802.11g Wireless Access Point. To get to these features, connect to the WG102 as described in 

“Logging in to the WG102 Using Its Default IP Address” on page 3-9

. Then click the Maintenance 

heading in the main menu.

Viewing the Activity Log

From the WG102 main menu, under the Information heading, click Activity Log.

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Summary of Contents for WG102 - ProSafe Wireless Access Point

Page 1: ...202 10144 01 November 2005 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point WG102...

Page 2: ...oration Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Information is subject to change without notice All rights reserved Statement of Conditions NO...

Page 3: ...ent 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 s...

Page 4: ...maximum radiated power in North America and Australia 19 dBm cable loss antenna gain NETGEAR ANT24D18 18 dBi directional outdoor indoor NETGEAR ACC 10314 01 thru 05 1 5 m to 30 m 18 dBm 18 dBi ant NE...

Page 5: ...less Access Point atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999 5 EB Direktyvos nuostatas Nederlands Dutch Hierbij verklaart NETGEAR Inc dat het toestel NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Po...

Page 6: ...Betriebsanleitung Das Bundesamt f r Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde davon unterrichtet da dieses Ger t auf den Markt gebracht wurde und es ist berechtigt die Serie auf die Erf llung der Vor...

Page 7: ...wever be subject to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on t...

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Page 9: ...Standards based Wireless Networking 2 4 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 2 4 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 2 4 System Requirements 2 5 What s In the Box 2 5 Hardware Descri...

Page 10: ...grading the Wireless Access Point Firmware 4 6 Configuration File Management 4 7 Backing up and Restoring the Configuration 4 7 Erasing the Configuration 4 8 Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory...

Page 11: ...reless LAN activity light does not light up 6 2 The LAN light is not lit 6 2 I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer 6 2 I cannot connect to the WG102 to configure it...

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Page 13: ...the Appendices and on the Netgear Web site This guide uses the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages Table 1 1 Typographical Conventi...

Page 14: ...where the topic is described in the manual A button to access the full NETGEAR Inc online knowledge base for the product model Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters How to P...

Page 15: ...bat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe Web site at http www adobe com Click the print icon in the upper left of the window Printing the...

Page 16: ...Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 1 4 v1 0 November 2005...

Page 17: ...ith devices within a 300 foot radius The NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point can support a small group of users in a range of several hundred feet Most access points are rated between...

Page 18: ...ther devices upon request The WG102 can act as a client and obtain information from your DHPC server Multiple BSSIDs Support for multiple BSSIDs When one AP is connected to a wired network and a set o...

Page 19: ...e that only trusted wireless stations can use the WG102 to gain access to your LAN Security Profiles When using multiple BSSIDs you can configure unique security settings encryption MAC filtering etc...

Page 20: ...ogy The Ethernet port automatically senses whether the Ethernet cable plugged into the port should have a normal connection such as to a computer or an uplink connection such as to a switch or hub Tha...

Page 21: ...e like it A 100 240 V 50 60 HZ AC power source A Web browser for configuration such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or above or Netscape Navigator 4 78 or above At least one computer with the TCP I...

Page 22: ...ates and product warranty registrations we encourage you to register on the NETGEAR Web site at http www NETGEAR com Hardware Description The NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point front...

Page 23: ...s a hub switch router or Power Over Ethernet POE switch 5 Power socket This connects to the WG102 power adapter LAN Ethernet link indicator Off No connection detected on the Ethernet link Amber On 10...

Page 24: ...Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 2 8 November 2005...

Page 25: ...dapters Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the location of the wireless access point The latency data throughput pe...

Page 26: ...ng between adjacent access points is five Channels for example use Channels 1 and 6 or 6 and 11 The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings a...

Page 27: ...bles channel 11 is the default Super G Mode Disabled WEP WPA Disabled MAC Access Control Disabled AutoCell RF Management AutoCell Enhanced RF Security AutoCell Rogue Device Detection Enabled Disabled...

Page 28: ...ss Based on MAC address You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the WG102 MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your ne...

Page 29: ...and block wireless devices in your that should never be given access to the wireless network Installing the WG102 Access Point Before installing the WG102 Access Point make sure that your Ethernet net...

Page 30: ...192 168 0 229 in the address field of your browser When prompted enter admin for the user name and password for the password both in lower case letters The Web browser displays the WG102 main menu and...

Page 31: ...for this process back to its original TCP IP settings b Click the Basic Settings link to view the Basic Settings menu c Configure the settings for your network and click Apply Figure 3 3 d Click Wire...

Page 32: ...point and plug the power adapter in to a power outlet The PWR LAN and WLAN lights should light up 4 Verify wireless connectivity Using a computer with an 802 11b or 802 11g wireless adapter with the c...

Page 33: ...onnect to the WG102 by entering its default address of http 192 168 0 229 into your browser 3 A login window like the one shown below opens 4 Log in use the default user name of admin and default pass...

Page 34: ...e default Access Point Name is on the bottom label of the WG102 You can modify the default name with a unique name up to 15 characters long The default is netgearxxxxxx where xxxxxxx represents the la...

Page 35: ...AN For more complex networks enter the address of the router for the network segment to which the wireless access point is connected factory default 0 0 0 0 DNS Server Enter the IP address of the DNS...

Page 36: ...tates the default country domain is preset Also the channel is set to 11 For products sold outside the United States unless a country domain is selected the channel cannot be changed Turn Radio On On...

Page 37: ...d channel spacing between adjacent access points is five channels for example use channels 1 and 6 or 6 and 11 In Infrastructure mode wireless stations normally scan all channels looking for an access...

Page 38: ...s NETGEAR 0 for the first profile NETGEAR 1 for the second and so on You can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters Some concepts regarding the SSID are explained below Using the same SSID...

Page 39: ...bling the SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network discovery feature of some products The default is to enable SSID broadcast Network Authentication The WG102 Access Point is set by defaul...

Page 40: ...rsion of WPA Only select this if all clients support WPA2 If selected you must use AES encryption and enter the WPA passphrase Network key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK This selection allows clients to use eit...

Page 41: ...data WPA Passphrase Network Key If using WPA PSK enter the passphrase here All wireless stations must use the same passphrase network key The network key must be from 8 to 63 characters in length Wire...

Page 42: ...twork will not connect unless they are set to Shared Key and have the same keys in the same positions as those in the WG102 WEP Encryption Keys For all four 802 11b keys choose the Key Size Circle one...

Page 43: ...l operate 4 For now do not make other changes 5 Click Apply to save your changes 6 Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity Set up the wireless adapters of your PCs so that they all have...

Page 44: ...xchanged using the global key The default is 3600 seconds Update if any station disassociates Check on this option to refresh global key when any stations disassociated with wireless Access Point 1 Co...

Page 45: ...n the Wireless Access Point and the Radius Server while authenticating the supplicant Configuring Network Authentication Follow the steps below 1 Connect to the WG102 Log in at the default LAN address...

Page 46: ...en hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f or A F Select which of the four keys will be the default See http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm for a full explanation of...

Page 47: ...ress and password that you set up 2 From the Security menu click the Access Control link to display the Access Control List menu shown below 3 Select the Turn Access Control On check box Note When con...

Page 48: ...oose Local MAC Address Database either select from the list of available wireless cards the WG102 has found in your area or enter the MAC address and device name for a device you plan to use You can u...

Page 49: ...roSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point To get to these features connect to the WG102 as described in Logging in to the WG102 Using Its Default IP Address on page 3 9 Then click the Maintenance heading i...

Page 50: ...nt sends all the SysLog to the specified IP address if SysLog option is enabled Default 0 0 0 0 Port The port number configured in the SysLog server on your LAN The default is 514 The Activity Log Win...

Page 51: ...abled The default is disabled Management VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID Current IP Settings IP Address The IP address of the wireless access point Subnet Mask The subnet mask for the wireless access poi...

Page 52: ...11g Wireless Access Point WG102 4 4 v1 0 November 2005 Viewing Statistics The Statistics screen provides LAN and WLAN statistics From the WG102 main menu click Statistics under the Information headin...

Page 53: ...fields in the list are explained below Figure 4 4 Table 4 1 Available Wireless Station List Field Description Wired Ethernet Received Transmitted Packets The number of packets sent since the WG102 wa...

Page 54: ...ownload the file from NETGEAR save it to your hard disk and unzip it 2 If you want to save your configuration settings see Backing up and Restoring the Configuration on page 4 7 3 From the main menu M...

Page 55: ...ctory default settings From the main menu click Backup Restore Settings to go to the menu shown below The three options displayed are described in the following sections Backing up and Restoring the C...

Page 56: ...l of the wireless access point see Rear Panel on page 2 7 The reset button has two functions Reboot When pressed and released the Wireless Access Point reboots restart Reset to Factory Defaults When p...

Page 57: ...ring to allow the SNMP manager to read the MIB objects of the WG102 Private Community Name Default private The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read and write the MIB objects of the WG102...

Page 58: ...n detect rogue APs and wireless stations and exclude them from connecting to the WG102 Access Point From the WG102 main menu click Rogue AP Detection to view this menu You can click Rescan to discover...

Page 59: ...rogue APs and wireless stations and exclude them from connecting to the WG102 Access Point From the WG102 main menu click Rogue Station Detection to view this menu Click Rescan to discover the statio...

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Page 61: ...otspot Settings Redirect HTTP requests Advanced Wireless Settings Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters Access Point Settings Enable wireless bridging and repeating Hotspot Settings If you want the...

Page 62: ...micro cells provide performance benefits and an additional level of privacy for enterprises Problem AutoCell Settings Erosion of privacy You can enable these two settings Enhanced RF Security Default...

Page 63: ...and associates with the lightest loaded AutoCell enabled AP available Rapid Roaming An AutoCell enabled client quickly distinguishes movement from RF anomalies such as arbitrary and momentary changes...

Page 64: ...terference from neighbors clients APs and other unexpected sources There are three AutoCell configuration setting choices Auto RF Management Enabled by default Enhanced RF Security Disabled by default...

Page 65: ...LAN nearly invisible to users outside an office building Rogue Device Detection The AutoCell Rogue Device Detection feature lets you identify and block wireless devices that should never be given acc...

Page 66: ...the packet as soon as it has waited for the silence period With CSMA CA the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a Cl...

Page 67: ...on on page 5 8 Multi Point Bridge The WG102 is the master for a group of bridge mode wireless stations Then all traffic is sent to this master rather than to other access points See Multi Point Bridge...

Page 68: ...2 on LAN Segment 2 in Point to Point Bridge mode AP 1 must have AP 2 s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field and AP 2 must have AP 1 s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field 3 Configure and...

Page 69: ...is WG102 as the Remote MAC Address Use WEP to protect this traffic The figure below shows an example of a Multi Point Bridge mode configuration Follow the steps below to set up the Multi Point Bridge...

Page 70: ...of the Basic IP Settings menu All WG102 Access Points use the same SSID Channel authentication mode if any and encryption in use All Point to Point APs must have AP2 s MAC address in its Remote AP MAC...

Page 71: ...client association follow the steps below 1 Configure the Operating Mode of the WG102 Access Points Configure AP 1 on LAN Segment 1 as the Parent in Repeater mode with the its own MAC address in the P...

Page 72: ...the same SSID Channel authentication mode if any and encryption in use 3 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and...

Page 73: ...ation password Go to Changing the Administrator Password on page 4 8 If you have trouble setting up your WG102 check the tips below No lights are lit on the access point It takes a few seconds for the...

Page 74: ...modem Make sure the connected device is turned on Be sure the correct cable is used Use a standard Category 5 Ethernet patch cable If the network device has Auto Uplink MDI MDIX ports you can use eit...

Page 75: ...your network If your computer is set to Obtain an IP Address automatically DHCP client restart it If your computer uses a Fixed Static IP address ensure that it is using an IP Address in the range of...

Page 76: ...l reboot restart Reset to Factory Defaults This button can also be used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default values To clear all data and restore the factory default value...

Page 77: ...ce Spread Spectrum DSSS 802 11b 5 5 and 11 Mbps Complementary Code Keying CCK 802 11g All rates Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Maximum Computers Per Wireless Network Limited by the am...

Page 78: ...at 6 Mbps 91 dBm 802 11g mode at 9 Mbps 90 dBm 802 11g mode at 12 Mbps 89 dBm 802 11g mode at 18 Mbps 87 dBm 802 11g mode at 24 Mbps 84 dBm 802 11g mode at 36 Mbps 81 dBm 802 11g mode at 48 Mbps 77 dB...

Page 79: ...and TCP IP Addressing http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Communications http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing a Computer for Netw...

Page 80: ...Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 2 v1 0 November 2005...

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