User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 Reference Manual (802.11bgn)
- About This Manual
- Conventions, Formats and Scope
- How to Use This Manual
- How to Print this Manual
- Revision History
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 3 Wireless Security Settings
- Chapter 4 Management
- Changing the Administrator Password
- Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Firmware
- Configuration File Management
- Rebooting the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point
- Viewing the Available Wireless Stations List
- Viewing General Summary Information
- Viewing Network Traffic Statistics
- Configuring the Advanced Wireless Settings
- Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings
- RADIUS Server Settings Fields
- Chapter 5 Advanced Wireless Bridging
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Ethernet light is not lit.
- The WLAN light is not lit.
- I cannot configure the access point from a browser.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Restore Factory Default Settings
- More Help
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
- Index
NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 Reference Manual
Introduction 1-1
v1.0, June 2008
Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter describes some of the key features of the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point
WN802Tv2. It also includes the minimum prerequisites for installation (
“System Requirements”
on page 1-3.), package contents (“What is in the Box” on page 1-3), and a description of the front
and back panels of the WN802Tv2 (“Front Panel of the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point” on
page 1-4).
About the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2
The NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 is the basic building block of a wireless
LAN infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped
wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices.
The WN802Tv2 provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a
fixed range or area of coverage—interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC) via an
antenna. Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum connectivity area
of about 600 feet radius. Consequently, the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point can support a
small group of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points can handle up to 32
users simultaneously.
The NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 acts as a bridge between the wired LAN
and wireless clients. Connecting multiple WN802Tv2s via a wired Ethernet backbone can further
lengthen the wireless network coverage. As a mobile computing device moves out of the range of
one access point, it moves into the range of another. As a result, wireless clients can freely roam
from one Access Point to another and still maintain seamless connection to the network.
The auto-rate capability of the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 allows packet
transmission at up to 300 Mbps, or at reduced speeds to compensate for distance or
electromagnetic interference.
Key Features
The NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point is easy to use and provides the following features: