User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Technical Support
- Trademarks
- Statement of Conditions
- FCC Statement
- Antenna Statement for North America and Australia
- Industry Canada Compliance Statement
- Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity
- Requirements For Operation in the European Community
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Introduction
- Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 4 Management
- Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.
- The LAN light is not lit.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- I cannot connect to the WG102 to configure it.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics
- Index
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point
Management 4-3
October 2004
Table 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 Control address (MAC address) of the
wireless access point’s Ethernet port.
Country/Region
Displays the domain or region for which the wireless access point is
licensed for use. It may not be legal to operate this wireless access
point in a region other than one of those identified in this field.
Firmware Version
The version of the firmware currently installed.
Access Point Mode Identifies the operating mode of the WG102: Access Point,
Point-to-point bridge, Multi-point bridge or Repeater.
Current IP Settings
IP Address The IP address of the wireless access point.
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask for the wireless access point.
Default Gateway
The default gateway for the wireless access point communication.
DHCP Client Enabled indicates that the current IP address was obtained from a
DHCP server on your network. Disabled indicates a static IP
configuration.
Current Wireless Settings
Operating Mode
Identifies the 802.11 operating mode of the WG102.
Wireless Network Name (SSID) Displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the
wireless port of the wireless access point. The default is NETGEAR.
Channel/Frequency Identifies the channel the wireless port is using. 11 is the default
channel setting. See “Wireless Channels” on page B-7 for the
frequencies used on each channel.
WEP/WPA WEP/WPA setting.