Netgear RANGEMAX WAG302 User Manual

202-10078-01202-10078-01February 2005NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAPhone 1-888-NETGEARReference Manual for the NETG

202-10078-01x ContentsWhat are the Key Features of WPA Security? ... B-12WPA Authentication: Enterp

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-12 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01How Does WPA Compare to IEEE

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-13202-10078-01The primary information conv

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-14 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01WPA Authentication: Enterpri

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-15202-10078-01Figure B-4: 802.1x Authenti

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-16 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-013.The client sends an EAP-re

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-17202-10078-01Temporal Key Integrity Proto

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-18 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01Is WPA Perfect?WPA is not wi

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-19202-10078-01Changes to Wireless Access P

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-20 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01Microsoft has worked with ma

Command Line Reference C-1202-10078-01Appendix CCommand Line ReferenceThe WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point (AP) can be configured either

About This Manual 1-1202-10078-01Chapter 1 About This ManualThis chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manu

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302C-2 Command Line Reference202-10078-01get set del keyword

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Command Line Reference C-3202-10078-01get set del keyword

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302C-4 Command Line Reference202-10078-01get set del keyword

Glossary -1202-10078-01GlossaryUse the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-2 Glossary202-10078-01ARPAddress Resolution Protocol, a TCP/IP protoco

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Glossary -3202-10078-01DNSShort for Domain Name System (or Service), an

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-4 Glossary202-10078-01IPInternet Protocol is the main internetworking

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Glossary -5202-10078-01NATA technique by which several hosts share a si

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-6 Glossary202-10078-01SSIDA Service Set Identification is a thirty-two

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Glossary -7202-10078-01If a remote network contains a WINS server, your

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3021-2 About This Manual202-10078-01How to Use This ManualThe HTML version

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-8 Glossary202-10078-01

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302About This Manual 1-3202-10078-01How to Print this ManualTo print this

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3021-4 About This Manual202-10078-01

Introduction 2-1202-10078-01Chapter 2IntroductionThis chapter introduces the NETGEAR WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point. Minimal prerequis

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3022-2 Introduction202-10078-01Key FeaturesThe WAG302 Access Point is easy

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Introduction 2-3202-10078-01• Access Control. The Access Control MAC ad

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3022-4 Introduction202-10078-01802.11a/g Standards-based Wireless Networki

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Introduction 2-5202-10078-01• WG511 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless CardBus Ad

ii202-10078-01Technical SupportPlease register to obtain technical support. Please retain your proof of purchase and warranty information.To register

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3022-6 Introduction202-10078-01Hardware DescriptionFront PanelThe WAG302 f

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Introduction 2-7202-10078-01Rear PanelFigure 2-2: WAG302 rear panel• Le

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3022-8 Introduction202-10078-01• Restore to Factory Defaults ButtonThe res

Basic Installation and Configuration 3-1202-10078-01Chapter 3 Basic Installation and ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to set up your WAG302 Pro

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-2 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01For best results, p

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-3202-10078-01Default Factory Set

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-4 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01Understanding WAG30

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-5202-10078-01• Use WPA or WPA-PS

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-6 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-012CONFIGURE LAN AND

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-7202-10078-01• The Web browser w

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-iii202-10078-01Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Noti

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-8 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01• Click the Basic S

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-9202-10078-01– Country/Region: T

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-10 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01b.Click the Wirele

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-11202-10078-01Now that you have

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-12 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01How to Log In to t

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-13202-10078-01Understanding Basi

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-14 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01– A group of Wirel

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-15202-10078-01– In “Infrastructu

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-16 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01The Wireless Setti

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-17202-10078-01– 11g Only – Only

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-iv202-10078-01FCC StatementDECLARATION OF CONFORMITYWe Netgear, 4500 G

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-18 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01Understanding WEP/

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-19202-10078-01Note: You must con

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-20 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01Before You Change

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-21202-10078-01802.11b/g Configur

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-22 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01How to Set Up and

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-23202-10078-01How to Restrict Wi

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-24 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-013.The optional Acc

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-25202-10078-012.Click the WEP/WP

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-26 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01How to Configure W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-27202-10078-012.From the Securit

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-v202-10078-01• Reorient or locate the receiving antenna.• Increase the

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-28 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01• IP Address: The

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-29202-10078-01How to Configure W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-30 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01Using the Basic IP

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-31202-10078-01If your network ha

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3023-32 Basic Installation and Configuration202-10078-01

Management 4-1202-10078-01Chapter 4 ManagementThis chapter describes how to use the management features of your WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Acce

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-2 Management202-10078-01•SNMP– Enable SNMP to allow the SNMP network

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-3202-10078-014.Press the return key, and the screen below

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-4 Management202-10078-01Using Syslog and Activity Log InformationThe

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-5202-10078-01Viewing General and Statistical InformationGe

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302-vi202-10078-01Product and Publication DetailsModel Number: WAG302Publi

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-6 Management202-10078-01This screen shows the following parameters:Ta

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-7202-10078-01Current Wireless Settings 11b/gAccess Point M

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-8 Management202-10078-01StatisticsThe Information - Statistics screen

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-9202-10078-01Viewing a List of Attached DevicesThe Availab

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-10 Management202-10078-01Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-11202-10078-01From the main menu Management heading, click

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-12 Management202-10078-01Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory De

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Management 4-13202-10078-01Changing the Administrator PasswordThe defau

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3024-14 Management202-10078-01

Advanced Configuration 5-1202-10078-01Chapter 5 Advanced ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your WAG302 Pro

Contents vii202-10078-01ContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ...

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-2 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01Figure 5-1: Advanced IP Settings

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-3202-10078-01– Subnet Mask: The Access Point w

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-4 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01Figure 5-2: Advanced Wireless Se

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-5202-10078-01ConfigurationFigure 5-3: Advanced

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-6 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01Enhanced RF Security ‘Stealth Mod

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-7202-10078-01Additional AutoCell View Manageme

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-8 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01Configuring Wireless LAN Paramete

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-9202-10078-01Enabling Wireless Bridging and Re

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-10 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01• Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-11202-10078-014.Verify connectivity across the

202-10078-01viii Contents802.11a Configuration ...3-20802.11b/g Con

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-12 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01• All APs must be on the same LA

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Advanced Configuration 5-13202-10078-01How to Configure Wireless Repeat

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3025-14 Advanced Configuration202-10078-01A computer on any LAN segment sh

Troubleshooting 6-1202-10078-01Chapter 6TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3026-2 Troubleshooting202-10078-01The Wireless LAN activity light does not

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Troubleshooting 6-3202-10078-01I cannot connect to the WAG302 to config

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG3026-4 Troubleshooting202-10078-01Using the Reset Button to Restore Factor

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Specifications A-1202-10078-01Appendix ASpecificationsThis appendix pro

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302A-2 Specifications202-10078-01

Wireless Networking Basics B-1202-10078-01Appendix BWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Networ

Contents ix202-10078-01Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating ...5-9How to Configu

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-2 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01In the infrastructure mode, t

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-3202-10078-01Authentication and WEP Data E

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-4 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01• Shared Key Authentication r

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-5202-10078-015.The station connects to the

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-6 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-013. Use WEP for Authentication

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-7202-10078-01Note: Typically, 802.11 acces

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-8 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01channels are 5 MHz apart. How

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-9202-10078-01802.11a Wireless ChannelsIEEE

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302B-10 Wireless Networking Basics202-10078-01The WAG302 user can use five

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302Wireless Networking Basics B-11202-10078-01The Wi-Fi Alliance is now pe