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
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Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Versions, Conventions ...................................................................................1-1
How to Use this Manual ..................................................................................................1-2
How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-3
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point ........................2-1
Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-2
802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking ......................................................2-3
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink ...............................................2-3
Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products .........................................................2-4
System Requirements ....................................................................................................2-4
What’s In the Box? .........................................................................................................2-5
Hardware Description .....................................................................................................2-6
Chapter 3
Basic Installation and Configuration
Observing Placement and Range Guidelines .................................................................3-1
Cabling Requirements ..............................................................................................3-2
Default Factory Settings ...........................................................................................3-3
Understanding WG102 Wireless Security Options .........................................................3-4
Installing the WG102 Access Point ................................................................................3-5
How to Log In to the WG102 Using Its Default IP Address ..........................................3-11
Understanding Basic Wireless Settings ........................................................................3-12
Understanding WEP/WPA Security Options .................................................................3-14
Before You Change the SSID and WEP Settings ..................................................3-17
How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity ............................................3-18
How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address ...............................................3-19
How to Configure WEP ..........................................................................................3-20
How to Configure WPA ..........................................................................................3-21
How to Configure WPA-PSK ..................................................................................3-23