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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones NETGEAR WG302. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica NETGEAR WG302 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual NETGEAR WG302 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales NETGEAR WG302, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones NETGEAR WG302 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo NETGEAR WG302
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo NETGEAR WG302
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo NETGEAR WG302
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de NETGEAR WG302 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de NETGEAR WG302 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico NETGEAR en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de NETGEAR WG302, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo NETGEAR WG302, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual NETGEAR WG302. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    Basic Installation and Configuration 3-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 3 Basic Inst allation and Configuration This chapter describes how to set up your N ETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Acc ess Point 802.11g WG302 for wireless connectivity to your LAN. This basic configuratio n will enable computers with 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g wireless adapters to do such things [...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-2 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 For best results, place your wireless access point: • Near the center of the area in which your PCs will op erate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-si[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-3 July 2005 v3.0 Default Factory Settings When you first rece ive your WG302, the defau lt factory settings will be set as shown below . Y ou can restore these defaults with the Factory Default Restore switch on the rear panel —[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-4 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Underst anding WG302 Wireless Security Options Y our wireless data transmissions can be receiv ed well be yond your walls by anyon e with a compatible adapter . For this re ason, use the security features of your wir[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-5 July 2005 v3.0 • Use WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, or WP A2-PSK. W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A and WP A2) data encryption provides data security . The very strong authentication along with dynamic per frame rekeying of WP A make it v[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-6 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 2C ONFIGURE LAN AND W IRELESS A CCESS a. Configure the WG302 Ethernet port for LAN access. • Connect to the WG302 by opening your browser and enteri ng http://192.168.0.228 in the address field. A login window like[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-7 July 2005 v3.0 • The W eb browser will then di splay the WG302 settings page. Figure 3-3: Login result: WG302 home p age[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-8 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 – When the wireless acces s point is connecte d to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Docu mentation link un der the W eb Support menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless ac[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-9 July 2005 v3.0 b. Click the W ireless Settings link in the Setup sec tion of the main menu to view the W ireless Settings menu. Figure 3-5: Basic Wi reless Settings menu c. Configure the wireless interface for wi reless access. [...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-10 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Note: By default, WG302 is set to with the DHCP client disabled. If your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will need to change this setting. d. Connect the power adapter to the wireless acces s point and plug t[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-11 July 2005 v3.0 How to Log In to the WG302 Us ing It s Default IP Address 1. 192.168.0.228 is the default IP address of your access point. The WG302 is set by default with the DHCP client disabled. Note: The computer you are usi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-12 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Figure 3-7: IP Settings menu • Access Point Name (NetBIOS) Enter a new name for the wireless access po int and clic k Apply to save your changes. • The IP Address The wireless access point is shipped preconfigur[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-13 July 2005 v3.0 • Spanning T ree Protocol Spanning T ree Protocol in enabled by default for the wirele ss access point. This provides network traffic optimization in settings with multiple WG302 Access Points. •T i m e Z o n[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-14 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 • Tu r n R a d i o O n . On by default, you can also turn of f the radio to disable access through this device. This can be helpful fo r configuration, network tuning , or troubleshooti ng activities. • Wir eles[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-15 July 2005 v3.0 – 1 1b Only - All 802.1 1b wireless stations can be used. 802.1 1g wireless stati ons can still be used if they can opera t e in 80 2.1 1b mod e. • Channel. This field identifies which operating fre quency wi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-16 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Underst anding WEP/WP A Security Options The table below identifies the various WEP/WP A security options. A full explanation of these standards is available in Appendix B, “W ireless Networking Basics” . Figure[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-17 July 2005 v3.0 – WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK : This selection allows clients to use either WP A (with TKIP) or WP A2 (with AES). If selected, encryption must be TKIP + AES. The WP A passphrase (Network key) must also be entered. ?[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-18 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Before Y ou Change the SSID and WEP Settings For a new wireless network, print this form and fill in the parameters. Fo r an existing wireless network, get the settings from the person who set up or is responsible f[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-19 July 2005 v3.0 How to Set Up and T est B asic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable securit[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-20 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 How to Restrict Wirele ss Access by MAC Address T o restrict access ba sed on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WG302 usin g its default address of http://192.168.0.228 or at whatever IP address t[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-21 July 2005 v3.0 4. Choose to use the local MAC address database stor ed on the access point, or use the RADIU S MAC address database stored on a RADIUS server . If you choose the RADIUS MAC Address Database, you must configure t[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-22 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 4. Select encryption strength. 5. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues must be identical on all PCs and Access Points in your network. • Automatic - enter a word [...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-23 July 2005 v3.0 2. Click Radius Server Settings in the Security menu. Figure 3-12: Radius Server Settings 3. Enter the Radius settings. • Authentication/Access Control Ra dius Server Configuration : This configuration is requi[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-24 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 • Shared Secr et : This is shared betwe en the W ireless Access Point and the Radius Server while authenticatin g the supplicant. • Re-authentication Time : The time interval in seconds af ter which the supplica[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-25 July 2005 v3.0 6. Choose WP A with Radius from the list. 7. Click Apply to save your settings. How to Configure WP A-PSK Note : Not all wireless adapters support WP A. Furthe rmore, client software is required on the client. W [...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-26 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 How to Configure WP A2 with Radius Note : Not all wireless adapters support WP A2. Furthermore, client software is required on the client. Make sure your client card supports WP A2 . Consult the product document for[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-27 July 2005 v3.0 3. Enter the Radius settings. • Authentication/Access Control Ra dius Server Configuration : This configuration is required for authentication using Radius. IP Address, Port No. and Shared Secret is required fo[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-28 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 5. Click WEP/WP A Settings in the Security menu. Figure 3-16: WEP/WP A Settings menu 6. Choose WP A2 with Radius from the list. 7. Click Apply to save your settings. How to Configure WP A2-PSK Note : Not all wireles[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-29 July 2005 v3.0 2. Click WEP/WP A Settings in the Security me nu of the WG302. Figure 3-17: WEP/WP A Settings menu 3. Choose WP A2-PSK from the list. 4. Enter the pre-shared key passphrase. 5. Click Apply to save your settings. [...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-30 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 T o configure WP A and WP A2, follow these steps: 1. Log in at the default LAN address of http://192.168.0.229 with the default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whate ver LAN address an[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-31 July 2005 v3.0 3. Enter the Radius settings. • Authentication/Access Control Ra dius Server Configuration : This configuration is required for authentication using Radius. IP Address, Port No. and Shared Secret is required fo[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-32 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0 5. Click WEP/WP A Settings in the Security menu. Figure 3-19: WEP/WP A Settings menu 6. Choose W AP and WP A2 with Radius from the list. 7. Click Apply to save your settings. How to Configure WP A2-PSK and WP A2-PSK[...]

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    Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG302 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-33 July 2005 v3.0 2. Click WEP/WP A Settings in the Security me nu of the WG302. Figure 3-20: WEP/WP A Settings menu 3. Choose WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK from the list. 4. Enter the pre-shared key passphrase. 5. Click Apply to save yo[...]

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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 3-34 Basic Installation and Configuration July 2005 v3.0[...]