NETGEAR WG302NA manual

July 2005 v3.0 202-10008-03 July 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great Amer ic a Pa rkw ay Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302[...]

ii July 2005 v3.0 T echnical Support Please register to obtain technical support . Please retain your proof of p urchase and warranty information. T o register your product, get product supp ort or obtain product info rmation and product documentation, go to http://www .NETGEAR.com . If you do not have access to the W orld W ide W eb, you may regis[...]

July 2005 v3.0 iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi tion s: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may caus[...]

July 2005 v3.0 iv FCC St atement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY We N e t g e a r, 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA T el: +1 408 907 8000 declare under our sole respons ibility that the product(s) WG302 (Model Designation) 802.1 1g ProSafe Wi reless Access Point (Pr oduct Name) complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subjec[...]

July 2005 v3.0 v • Reorient or locate th e re ce iving antenna. • Increase the sep aration betwee n the equipment and receiver . • Connect the equipment into an outle t on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/TV tec hnician for help. RF Exposure W arning for North Am[...]

July 2005 v3.0 vi for the system according to the Canadi an regulations. For further informat ion, contact your local Industry Canada office. Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WG302 Publication Date: July 2005 Product Family: wireless access point Product Name: NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302 Home or Business Prod [...]

Contents iii July 2005 v3.0 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ............. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... 1-2 How to Print this Manual . ...........[...]

July 2005 v3.0 iv Contents How to Configure WP A with Radius ... ................ ................. ................ ............. ...... 3-22 How to Configure WP A-PSK ..... ................................ ....................................... ...... 3-25 How to Configure WP A2 with Radius ..... ............ ................. ................ .[...]

Contents v July 2005 v3.0 How to Configure a WG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge .. .................... ................ ..... 5-9 How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging .......................... ............. ............. 5-10 How to Configure Wireless Repeating ...... ................ ................ ................ ............. 5-1 1 [...]

July 2005 v3.0 vi Contents Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? ...................... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............. ... ... .... ... .. B-16 Product Support for WP A/WP A2 ..... ................ ................ ............. ................ ......... B-16 Supporting a Mixture of WP A, WP A2, and WEP Wireless Clients is Discoura[...]

About This Manual 1-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic computer n etwork, Inte rne[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 1-2 About This Manual July 2005 v3.0 How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one p age at a time • A button that displays the table of cont ents and an butto[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 About This Manual 1-3 July 2005 v3.0 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can choose one of the fo llowing several options, a ccording to your nee ds. • Printing a Page in the HTML V iew . Each page in the HTML version of the manu al is dedicated to a m[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 1-4 About This Manual July 2005 v3.0[...]

Introduction 2-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the NETGEAR NETG EAR ProSafe W ire le ss Access Point 802.1 1g WG302. Minimal prerequisites fo r installation are presented in “System Requirements” on page 2- 5 . About the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302 The NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Ac cess Po[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 2-2 Introduction July 2005 v3.0 Key Features The WG302 Access Point is easy-to-use and prov ides solid wireless and networking support. Supported S tandards and Conventions The following standards and conventions are supported: • S tandards Compliant . The W irele ss Ac[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Introduction 2-3 July 2005 v3.0 – Wir eless Repeater . In this half-duplex mode, the WG302 only comm unicates with another repeater-mode wireless station. Y ou mu st enter the MAC address of both adjacent repeater-mode wireless stations in the fields provided. WEP sh[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 2-4 Introduction July 2005 v3.0 AutoCell is completely automatic: It is a continuous communication system that r elies on a lightweight protocol to monitor changes on the wireless domain while keeping overhe ad very low . Among AutoCell's inh erent advantages: • El[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Introduction 2-5 July 2005 v3.0 The wireless access point incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology . The Ethernet port will automatically sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a ‘no rmal’ connection such as to a computer or an ‘uplink?[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 2-6 Introduction July 2005 v3.0 What’ s In the Box? The product package should contain the following it ems: • NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302 • Power adap ter and cord (12 V dc, 1.2 A) • S traight through Category 5 Ethernet cable • WG302 [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Introduction 2-7 July 2005 v3.0 The following table explai ns the L ED indicators: Figure 2-2: WG302 rear p anel LED DESCRIPTI ON PWR Power Indicator Off N o power . On Power is on. TEST Self T est Indicator Blink Indicates self test, loading soft ware , or system fa u[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 2-8 Introduction July 2005 v3.0 • Left and Right De tachable Antenna The WG302 provides two detachable antenna. • Restore to Factory Defaults Button The restore to default button located between the Ethernet RJ-45 connector and the power socket restores the WG302 to t[...]

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 Access Point 802.1 1g WG302 for wireless connectivity to your LAN. This basic configuratio n will enable computers with 802.1 1b or 802.11g wireless adapters to do such things a[...]

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 wil l operate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-si[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 ?[...]

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 beyond your wa lls by anyone with a compatible adapter . For this re ason, use the security features of your wire[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 Acce ss (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[...]

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 op en ing yo ur browser and en teri ng http://192.168.0.228 in the address field. A login window [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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[...]

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 connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Docu mentation link under the W eb Support men u to view supp ort information or the documentation for the wireless ac[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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.[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 us[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Basic Installation and Configura tion 3-13 July 2005 v3.0 • Spanning T ree Pr otocol Spanning T ree Protocol in enable d by default for the wireless access point. This provides network traffic optimization in settings with multiple WG302 Access Points. •T i m e Z o[...]

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 off the radio to disable access through this device. This can be helpful fo r configuration, network tuning , or troubleshooti ng activities. • Wir eless[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 stations can still be used if they can opera t e in 80 2.1 1b mode. • Channel. This field identifies which operating fre quency wil[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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. [...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 securi[...]

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 restric t access based on MA C addresses, follow thes e steps: 1. Log in to the WG302 usin g its default address of http://192.168.0.228 or at whatever IP address [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 [...]

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 c an manually or automatically program the four data enc ryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and Access Points in your network. • Automatic - enter a word[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 requ[...]

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 e t : This is shared between 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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 f[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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.[...]

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 A 2, 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 a[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 f[...]

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[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 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 y[...]

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Management 4-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 4 Management This chapter describes how to use the management features of your NETGEAR ProSafe W ire less Access Point 802.1 1g WG302. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Remote Management Access the Remote Management screen by clicki ng [...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-2 Management July 2005 v3.0 • Private Community Name : The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read and write the wireless access point's MIB objects. The default is private. • IP address to Receive T raps : The IP address of the SNMP manager to recei[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-3 July 2005 v3.0 3. Press the r eturn key , and the scr een below should appear . Figure 4-2: Secure T elnet C lient The login name is admin and password is the default password. After successful login, the screen should s how the ( Access Point Name )>[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-4 Management July 2005 v3.0 Using Syslog and Activity Log Information The Information contains the ac tivity log link you can use for setting up a syslog server and viewing activity log information. From the ma in menu of the browser interface, under the Information hea[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-5 July 2005 v3.0 V iewing General, Log, S t ation, and St atistical Information The General information screen provides a summary of the current WG302 configuration settings. From the main Menu of the browser interface, c lick General to view the System St[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-6 Management July 2005 v3.0 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 4-1. General Information Fields Field Description Access Point Information Access Point Name (NetBIOS name) The default name may be changed if desired. MAC Address Displays the Media Access C[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-7 July 2005 v3.0 S t atistics The Information - S tatistic s screen provides variou s LAN and WLAN statistics. Figure 4-5: Wire less Access Point S t atus screen T able 4-1. St atistics Fields Field Descripti on Wired Etherne t Received/T ransmitted Packet[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-8 Management July 2005 v3.0 V iewing a List of A vailable Wireless S tations The A vailable W ireless Station List contains a tabl e of all IP devices associated with the wireless access point in the wireless network defined by the W ireless Network Name (SSID). From th[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-9 July 2005 v3.0 Detecting a Rogue Access Point For enhanced security , you can scan the wireless network to detect rogue access points. Detecting Rogue AP’ s involves scanning the wireless enviro nment on all available channels looking for unidentified [...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-10 Management July 2005 v3.0 Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Sof tware . Y ou cannot perform the firmware upgrade from a workstatio n connecte d to the WG30 2 via a wireless link. The firmware upgrade must be performed via a workstation connected to the WG302 via th[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-11 July 2005 v3.0 Configuration File Management The WG302 Access Point settings are stored in the wireless access point in a configuration file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user ’ s computer , retrie ved (restored) from the user ’ s compute[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4-12 Management July 2005 v3.0 T o restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your computer or click the Browse button to locate the f ile. When you have located it, click the Retrieve button to upload the file. After complet[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Management 4-13 July 2005 v3.0 From the main menu of the br owser interface, under the Management heading, click Chang e Password to bring up the menu shown below . Figure 4-8: Set Pass word menu T o change the password, first enter the old passwo rd, and then enter th[...]

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Advanced Configuration 5-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR ProSafe W irele ss Access Point 802.1 1g WG302: • IP Settings : Use the AP as a DHCP server for wireless client s. • Wir eless Settings : Set up AutoCell and configure advanced wireless LAN par[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-2 Advanced Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Underst anding Advanced Wireless Settings The advanced wireless se ttings menu enables configuration of the following: • AutoCell RF management • W i-Fi multimedia (WMM) setup • Hotspot settings • Advanced wireless paramet[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Advanced Configur ation 5-3 July 2005 v3.0 Configuration Figure 5-2: Advanced Wi reless Settings screen AutoCell Setup opt ions There are two AutoCell configuration setting choices: • Enable/disable Auto RF Management: Enable d b y default • Enable/disable Enhanced[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-4 Advanced Configuration July 2005 v3.0 AutoCell AP/Client Interaction AutoCell's self-organizing micro cells provide pe rformance benefits and an ad ditional level of privacy for enterprises. • Automatic T ransmit Power Control. An AutoCell-enabled client’ s R[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Advanced Configur ation 5-5 July 2005 v3.0 Additional AutoCell V iew Management Options Figure 5-3: AutoCell V iew wireless network AutoCell V iew is an available management tool that provides sophisticated views of your wireless network and enables managing the wirele[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-6 Advanced Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Configuring Wireless LAN Parameters The default advanced wireless L AN parameter settings usually wor k well. If you want the AP to operate in Super -G mode, use this feature. Figure 5-4: Advanced Wi reless Settings screen The tab[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Advanced Configur ation 5-7 July 2005 v3.0 Hot spot Settings Y ou can allow all HTTP (TCP , port 80) requests to be captured and re-d irected to t he URL you specify . Figure 5-5: Hot spot Settings screen Enable HTTP Redir ect : Enable this if you want all HTTP (T CP ,[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-8 Advanced Configuration July 2005 v3.0 Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating The NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Ac ces s Point 80 2.1 1g WG302 lets you build large bridged wireless networks. Figure 5-6: Advanced W i reless Settings Access Po int Mode settings Examples of[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Advanced Configur ation 5-9 July 2005 v3.0 How to Configure a WG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge Figure 5-7: Point-to-Point Br idge 1. Configure the WG302 (AP1) on LAN Segmen t 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. 2. Configure the WG302 (AP2) on LAN Segmen t 2 in Point-to-Po[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-10 Advanced C onfiguration July 2005 v3.0 How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging Figure 5-8: Multi-Point bridging 1. Configure the Operating Mode of the WG302 Access Points. – WG302 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-P oint Bridge mode with the Remote MAC Addr[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Advanced Configur ation 5-11 July 2005 v3.0 • All WG302 Access Points use the same SSID, Ch annel, authentication mode, if any , and encryption in use. • All Point-to-Point APs must have AP2’ s MAC address in its Remote AP MAC address field. 3. V erify connectivi[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 5-12 Advanced C onfiguration July 2005 v3.0 – Configure the WG302 (AP3) in Repeater mo de with the Remote MAC Address of AP2. 2. V erify the following paramete rs for all access points: • V erify that the LAN network configuration the WG302 Access Points are configure[...]

Troubleshooting 6-1 July 2005 v3.0 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about tr oubleshooting y our NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302. After each problem de scription, instructions are given to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems liste d, go to the section indicated. • Is t[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 6-2 Troubleshooting July 2005 v3.0 The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up. The access point’ s antennae are not working. • If the W ire less LAN activity light stays off, di sconnect the adapter from its power source and then plug it in again. • Make sure[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Troubleshooting 6-3 July 2005 v3.0 I cannot connect to the WG302 to configure it. Check these items: • The WG302 is prop erly insta lled, LAN connections are OK, and it is powered on. Che ck th at the LAN port LED is green to verify that the Ethernet connection is OK[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 6-4 Troubleshooting July 2005 v3.0 Using the Reset Button to Rest ore Factory Default Settings The Reset button (see “WG302 rear panel” on page 2 -7 ) has two functions: • Reboot. When pressed and rele ased quickly , the WG302 will reboot (restart). • Reset to Fac[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Specifications A-1 July 2005 v3.0 Appendix A S pecifications This appendix provides technical specificatio ns for the NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Access Point 802.1 1g WG302. S pecifications for the WG302 Parameter NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802 .11g WG302 802[...]

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Wireless Networking Basics B-1 July 2005 v3.0 Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WG302 Access Point conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 1b and 802.1 1 g standards for wireless LANs (WLANs). On an 802. 11b or g wi[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-2 Wireless Networking B asics July 2005 v3.0 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can g enerally communicate with any ot her node. The[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-3 July 2005 v3.0 • Shar ed Key . W ith Shared Key authentication, on ly those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the ne twork. By default, IEEE 802. 1 1 wireless devices operate in an Open System network. W ired Equi[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-4 Wireless Networking B asics July 2005 v3.0 2. The access point auth enticates the station. 3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network. This process is illustrated below . Figure B-1: Open system authentica tion Shared Key Authentication The [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-5 July 2005 v3.0 This process is illustrated below . Figure B-2: Shared key auth ent ication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 80 2.1 1 network, you must first consider what type of encryption you require and the key size[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-6 Wireless Networking B asics July 2005 v3.0 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 standard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od allows for a five-character (40-bit) input. Additionally , 24 factory-set bits are added to[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-7 July 2005 v3.0 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on a ll 802.1 1 devices that are within the same wireless network as identified by the SSID. In general, if your mobile clients will roam between access points, then all[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-8 Wireless Networking B asics July 2005 v3.0 Note: The avai lable channels supporte d by the wireless products in va rious countries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.S. and Canada, and Channels 1 to 13 are supported in Europe and Aust[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-9 July 2005 v3.0 WP A and WP A2 offer the following benefits: • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection The W i-Fi Alliance is now perform ing interoperability certifica[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-10 Wirele ss Network ing Basi cs July 2005 v3.0 How Does WP A Comp are to WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i)? WP A is forward compatible with the WP A2 security specification. WP A is a subset of WP A2 and used certain pieces of the early 802.1 1i draft, su ch as 802.1x and TKIP . T[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-11 July 2005 v3.0 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.1X an d Pr e-s h are d ke y . Pre-shared key is an authentication method[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-12 Wirele ss Network ing Basi cs July 2005 v3.0 WP A/WP A2 Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Figure B-3: WP A/WP A2 Overview IEEE 802.1x offers an ef fective framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to a prot[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-13 July 2005 v3.0 Figure B-4: 802.1x A uthenticat ion Sequenc e The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A/WP A2 inform ation element to the stations in the service set. Informat ion elements include the required authent ication metho d (802.1x o[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-14 Wirele ss Network ing Basi cs July 2005 v3.0 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server . The access point responds by enabling a port fo r passing only EAP packets from the client to an authentication server locat[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-15 July 2005 v3.0 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provide important data encr yptio n enhancements including a per -packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (M IC) named Michael , an extended initializ[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-16 Wirele ss Network ing Basi cs July 2005 v3.0 Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? WP A/WP A2 is not without its vuln erabilities. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks. If the access point receives two data packets that fail the message integrity code[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Wireless Networking Basics B-17 July 2005 v3.0 Changes to Wireless Access Point s W irele ss access points must have their firm wa re updated to support the following: • The new WP A/WP A2 information element T o advertise their support of WP A/WP A2, wireless APs se[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 B-18 Wirele ss Network ing Basi cs July 2005 v3.0 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WP A driver update in the wireless adapter driver . So, to update your Micro soft W indows wireless client, all you have to do is obtain the new WP A/WP A2-compa[...]

Command Line Reference C-1 July 2005 v3.0 Appendix C Command Line Reference The NETGEAR ProSafe W ireless Acc ess Point 802.1 1g WG302 (AP) can be configured either through the command line int erface (CLI), a W eb browser , or an MIB browser . The CLI allows viewing and modification of the configuration from a term inal or PC th rough a telnet con[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 C-2 Command Line Reference July 2005 v3.0 get set del keyword Description --- --- --- ---------------------- ------------------------------- [X] [X] |-dns -- [X] [X] | |-primary --primary DNS server [X] [X] | `-secondary --secondary DNS server [X] [X] |-wins -- [X] [X] | [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Command Line Refe rence C-3 July 2005 v3.0 [get set del keyword Description --- --- --- ---------------------- ------------------------------- X] [X] [X] wlan --wireless setting [X] |-version --wireless driver version [X] [X] |-radio --enable wireless radio [X] [X] |-w[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 C-4 Command Line Reference July 2005 v3.0 get set del keyword Description --- --- --- ---------------------- ------------------------------- [X] [X] [X] | `-4 --4th remote AP address for repeater mode [X] [X] [X] |-acl --wireless access control [X] [X] | |-mode --enable w[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Command Line Refe rence C-5 July 2005 v3.0 get set del keyword Description --- --- --- ---------------------- ------------------------------- [X] password --system password [X] reboot --reboot system [X] exit --logout from CLI [X] quit --quit CLI[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 C-6 Command Line Reference July 2005 v3.0[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 1 July 2005 v3.0 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St an dard 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs). It is a standard that has been d[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 2 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 The purpose of 1 1 d is to add features and restrictions to allow WLANs to operate within the rules of these countries. Equipment m anufacturers do not want to prod uce a wide variety of country-specific products and users that travel do not want[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 3 July 2005 v3.0 Access Point (AP) A wireless LAN transceiver or "base st ation" that can connect a wired L AN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each other . There are various types of access points, als o referred to [...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 4 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 for cables or wires. B luetooth is a frequency-hopp ing technology in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum, with a range of 30 feet and up to 1 1Mbps raw data throughput. Bridge A product that connects a local ar ea network (LAN) to another local area [...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 5 July 2005 v3.0 CSMA-CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Colli si on Detection) A method of managing traffic and reducing noise on an Ethernet network. A network device transmits data after detecting that a channel is avai lable. However , if two devices transm[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 6 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 ESSID (more commonly referred to as SSID – Short Set Identifier) The identifying name of an 802.11 wireless network. When you specify your co rrect ESSID in your client setup you ensure that you connect to your wireless network rather than anot[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 7 July 2005 v3.0 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization ( www .ieee.or g ) that includes engineers, s cient ists and students in electronics and allied fields. It has more than 300,000 me mbers and is involved with s[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 8 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. This unique identifier can be used to provide security for wireless networ ks. When a network uses a MAC table, only the 802.1 1 radios t[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 9 July 2005 v3.0 NIC (Network Interface Card) A type of PC adapter card that either works without wires (W i-Fi) or att aches to a network cab le to provide two-way communication between the co mputer and network devices such as a hub or switch. Most of fice w[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 10 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 Range The distance away from your access point that your wi reless network can reach. Most W i -Fi syste ms will provide a range of a hundred feet or more. Depending on t he environment and t he type of antenna u sed, W i -Fi signal s can have a[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 11 July 2005 v3.0 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer ins pect s a location prior to putting in a wireless network. Site surveys are used to identify the radio- and client-use pr operties of a facility so that access points can be opti[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 12 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Internet and com munications between computers in a network. The first part, TCP , is the transport part, which matches the size of the messages on either end and guarantees that the correct message ha[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 13 July 2005 v3.0 As a recent development, the debate over th e legalit y of warchalki ng is st ill going on. The practice stems from th e U.S. Depression-era culture of wandering hobos who w ould make marks outside of homes to indicate to other wanderers whet[...]

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Po int 802.11g WG302 14 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 does not offer . With this feature, WP A provides roughl y comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP , with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802.1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to implement. T[...]

Reference Manua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wire less Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 15 July 2005 v3.0 secure transmission and authentication is particular ly important to users u nknown to each other . The authentication capability defined in the specification enables a secu re access control mechanism for the service providers and fo r mobil[...]

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