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202-10083-01

202-10083-01
March 2005

NETGEAR

, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Phone 1-888-NETGEAR

Reference Manual for the
NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless
USB Print Server with 4-Port
Switch WGPS606

Summary of Contents for WGPS606 - 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server

Page 1: ...83 01 202 10083 01 March 2005 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Phone 1 888 NETGEAR Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch...

Page 2: ...l support by telephone see the support information card for the correct telephone number for your country 2005 by NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Trademarks NETGEAR is a registered trademark of NETGEA...

Page 3: ...television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate...

Page 4: ...l Number WGPS606 Publication Date March 2005 Product Family wireless USB print server Product Name NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch WGPS606 Home or Business Product Home La...

Page 5: ...4 Bottom Label Description 2 4 Power Socket 2 6 Reset and Restore to Factory Defaults Button 2 6 RJ 45 Ethernet Port 2 6 Antenna 2 6 Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration Overview of Wireless...

Page 6: ...r has no power 6 2 No lights are lit on the wireless USB print server 6 2 Printing Errors 6 2 The printer is printing garbage characters 6 2 Windows error message appears when printing 6 2 Differences...

Page 7: ...02 11i B 9 What are the Key Features of WPA Security B 10 WPA Authentication Enterprise level User Authentication via 802 1x EAP and RADIUS B 11 WPA Data Encryption Key Management B 14 Is WPA Perfect...

Page 8: ...202 10083 01 vi Contents S C 6 T C 7 U C 7 W C 7...

Page 9: ...te This guide uses the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages This manual is written for the Wireless USB Print Server according to the...

Page 10: ...less USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch 1 2 About This Manual 202 10083 01 How to Print this Manual If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper you can save paper and print...

Page 11: ...ultiple network devices interacting with the built in switch and with a wireless router or access point Typically an in doors access point provides a maximum connectivity area with about a 300 foot ra...

Page 12: ...Web browser and can be upgraded remotely Autosensing Ethernet Connection with Auto Uplink Interface Connects to 10 100 Mbps IEEE 802 3 Ethernet networks LED Indicators Power and wireless activity are...

Page 13: ...ion such as to a PC or an uplink connection such as to a switch or hub That port will then configure itself to the correct configuration This feature also eliminates any concerns about crossover cable...

Page 14: ...Print Server Installation Guide Support Information card Warranty and Registration card Contact your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any wrong missing or damaged parts You can r...

Page 15: ...rming its power on self test diagnostic Power is on and it has failed its power on self test diagnostic Printer LPT1 LPT2 Status Lights Print Activity Indicators Off Printer detached or turned off Gre...

Page 16: ...RJ 45 Ethernet Port Use the WGPS606 Ethernet RJ 45 port to connect to an Ethernet LAN through a device such as a hub switch or router Antenna The WGPS606 includes antenna Be sure the antenna is positi...

Page 17: ...USB Print Server Setup Figure 3 1 Network overview When you finish the installation your network will resemble this illustration WGPS606 Default Factory Settings When you first receive your WGPS606 th...

Page 18: ...Print Server with 4 Port Switch WGPS606 does not support printers using parallel connectors If your printer uses a parallel connector you should use one of the other NETGEAR Print Servers such as the...

Page 19: ...security WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block an eavesdropper but because the keys are static a determined snoop can learn the keys in less than a day of eavesdropping Use...

Page 20: ...ompted to do so by the wizard on the CD 1 REMOVE THE NETGEAR CD What s on the CD A setup wizard Software utilities you use for customizing your print server The installation and reference guides 2 FAM...

Page 21: ...ns and click Next when you are ready to proceed c Follow the step by step instructions to complete setting up the printer with the wireless USB print server Now Set Up a PC 1 USE THE SMART WIZARD TO S...

Page 22: ...responding LAN status light will be lit The label on the bottom of the wireless USB print server identifies the number of each LAN port Verify the wireless settings The Wireless Network Name SSID and...

Page 23: ...izard on the WGPS606 CD guides you through the process of assigning an IP address based on the addressing scheme used in your network If you used the Setup Wizard to perform the initial configuration...

Page 24: ...e wireless USB print server and display this home page Figure 3 4 Login result WGPS606 home page When the wireless USB print server is connected to the Internet click the Knowledge Base or the Documen...

Page 25: ...5 255 0 If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme you can make those changes in this page IP Settings Suggested Values The wireless USB print server is set to act as a...

Page 26: ...D is also known as the wireless network name Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters the characters are case sensitive In a setting where there is more than one wireless network different wi...

Page 27: ...hese features can be found under the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface Viewing General Information The Status screen summarizes of the current WGPS606 configuration setting...

Page 28: ...eless USB print server is using IP Settings These parameters apply to the WGPS606 wireless USB print server IP Address The IP address of the wireless USB print server Subnet Mask The subnet mask for t...

Page 29: ...be downloaded from the NETGEAR Web site If the upgrade file is compressed ZIP file you must first extract the image IMG file before sending it to the wireless USB print server The upgrade file can be...

Page 30: ...erver now has the new firmware installed Restoring Factory Default Settings It is sometimes desirable to restore the wireless USB print server to the factory default settings This can be done by using...

Page 31: ...0 seconds 2 The power light will turn yellow and blink 3 Release the Reset button The factory default configuration has now been restored and the WGPS606 is ready for use Changing the Administrator Pa...

Page 32: ...Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch 4 6 Management 202 10083 01...

Page 33: ...ings menu The default advanced wireless settings usually work well These settings should not be changed unless you are sure it is necessary Enable wireless radio If you disable the wireless radio only...

Page 34: ...should use the CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection mechanism or the CSMA CA mechanism for packet transmission With the CSMA CD transmission mechanism the transmitting statio...

Page 35: ...e Reset Button to Reboot or Restore Factory Defaults on page 4 4 This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch WGPS606 After ea...

Page 36: ...s USB print server No lights are lit on the wireless USB print server It takes a few seconds for the status light to be lit Wait a minute and check the status light on the wireless USB print server Pr...

Page 37: ...ter Port Driver suppresses Windows printer busy error messages while waiting for the printer to become available and retries automatically until the job prints The print server is not found Make sure...

Page 38: ...store to Factory Defaults Button on page 2 6 for a description of this button Windows Printer Port Management If you change the printer attached to the WGPS606 run the Smart Wizard program again and s...

Page 39: ...2 18 24 36 48 and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Frequency 2 4 2 5Ghz Data Encoding Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS for 802 11b and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM for 802 11g Wireless...

Page 40: ...Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4 Port Switch A 2 Specifications 202 10083 01...

Page 41: ...p www wi fi net an industry standard group promoting interoperability among 802 11 devices The 802 11 standard offers two methods for configuring a wireless network ad hoc and infrastructure Infrastru...

Page 42: ...D In an ad hoc wireless network with no access points the Basic Service Set Identification BSSID is used In an infrastructure wireless network that includes an access point the ESSID is used but may s...

Page 43: ...usable wireless channels in the United States It is recommended that you start using channel 1 and grow to use channel 6 and 11 when necessary as these three channels do not overlap Table B 1 802 11b...

Page 44: ...defines several services that govern how two 802 11 devices communicate The following events must occur before an 802 11 Station can communicate with an Ethernet network through an access point such...

Page 45: ...ation The following steps occur when two devices use Open System Authentication 1 The station sends an authentication request to the access point 2 The access point authenticates the station 3 The sta...

Page 46: ...challenge text If the decrypted text matches the original challenge text then the access point and the station share the same WEP Key and the access point authenticates the station 5 The station conne...

Page 47: ...ns When configured for 40 bit encryption 802 11 products typically support up to four WEP Keys Each 40 bit WEP Key is expressed as 5 sets of two hexadecimal digits 0 9 and A F For example 12 34 56 78...

Page 48: ...Use WEP for Authentication and Encryption A transmitting 802 11 device encrypts the data portion of every packet it sends using a configured WEP Key The receiving 802 11 device decrypts the data using...

Page 49: ...twork for less than a day and decode the encrypted messages Products based on the 802 11 standard alone offer system administrators no effective method to update the keys For 802 11 WEP encryption is...

Page 50: ...ork security capability determination This occurs at the 802 11 level and is communicated through WPA information elements in Beacon Probe Response and Re Association Requests Information in these ele...

Page 51: ...st key generation management system that integrates the authentication and data privacy functions Keys are generated after successful authentication and through a subsequent 4 way handshake between th...

Page 52: ...oin the network It s important to note that 802 1x doesn t provide the actual authentication mechanisms When using 802 1x the EAP type such as Transport Layer Security EAP TLS or EAP Tunneled Transpor...

Page 53: ...ES Probe Responses AP to station and Association Requests station to AP also contain WPA information elements 1 Initial 802 1x communications begin with an unauthenticated supplicant i e client device...

Page 54: ...an specify any EAP type without needing to upgrade an 802 1x compliant access point As a result you can update the EAP authentication type to such devices as token cards Smart Cards Kerberos one time...

Page 55: ...analysis to change bits in the encrypted payload and update the encrypted ICV without being detected by the receiver With WPA a method known as Michael specifies a new algorithm that calculates an 8 b...

Page 56: ...003 NETGEAR Inc wireless Wi Fi certified products will support the WPA standard NETGEAR Inc wireless products that had their Wi Fi certification approved before August 2003 will have one year to add W...

Page 57: ...ss the WPA information element and respond with a specific security configuration The WPA two phase authentication Open system then 802 1x EAP or preshared key TKIP Michael AES optional To upgrade you...

Page 58: ...s 202 10083 01 Changes to Wireless Client Programs Wireless client programs must be updated to permit the configuration of WPA authentication and preshared key and the new WPA encryption algorithms TK...

Page 59: ...trum at 2 5GHz 802 11g is backwards compatible with 802 11b 10BASE T The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3 4 or 5 twisted pair cable 100BASE TX The IEEE specification for 100 Mbp...

Page 60: ...ver existing copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1 5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data known as the downstream rate and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending data known as the upstream rate ADSL requi...

Page 61: ...entifies it among all other computers on the Internet When you send or receive data for example an e mail note or a Web page the message gets divided into little chunks called packets Each of these pa...

Page 62: ...vider L LAN See Local Area Network Local Area Network A communications network serving users within a limited area such as one floor of a building A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers...

Page 63: ...to it and which must be reached through a gateway or router A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network address and which part is the host address on that network It can...

Page 64: ...IP source and destination addresses S SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a netwo...

Page 65: ...ASE T and 100BASE Tx Ethernet networks W WAN See Wide Area Network Web Also known as World Wide Web WWW or W3 An Internet client server system to distribute information based upon the hypertext transf...

Page 66: ...d given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802 11b devices Wireless Network Name SSID Wireless Net...

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