Netgear WG102 User Manual

December 2010 202-10755-01 1.1350 East Plumeria DriveSan Jose, CA 95134USAWG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access PointReference Manual

10 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point System RequirementsBefore installing the WGAP150, make sure your system meets the

100 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Table 5-2. Advanced Wireless Settings Field DescriptionMax. Total Associate

| 101WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Neighbor AP DiscoveryThe Neighbor AP Discovery feature lets the wi

102 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Wireless Bridging and RepeatingThe wireless access point supports a

| 103WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point nodes. To configure WDS settings, click the Edit hyperlink to the right of one

104 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 5. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.Configuring

| 105WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) fu

106 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • Both wireless access points must use the same channel, authentication mode

| 107WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Note: Figure 5-8 shows the WGAP150 with an external antenna, which does not

108 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or

| 109WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point To configure a LAN segment using the wireless access point in repeater mode:1.

| 11WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Hardware DescriptionThe following figure shows a top view of the WGAP150Rear Pa

110 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

| 11166. TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your wireless access point. After each problem description

112 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Basic FunctioningAfter you turn on power to the wireless access point, the follo

| 113WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point You Cannot Access the Internet or the LAN from a Wireless-Capable ComputerTher

114 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • If you are using the NetBIOS name of the wireless access point to connect,

| 115WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Troubleshooting a TCP/IP network is made very easy by using the ping utility i

116 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point PING -n 10 IP addresswhere IP address is the IP address of a remote device such

| 117WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point page 19). Each entry in the Event Log is stamped with the date and time of da

118 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. From the Method pull-down menu, select Ping. The screen expands, enabling yo

| 119WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Tools. The Diagnostic Tools screen displays.3. Enter an IP address

12 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Viewed from left to right, the WGAP150 has these four status LEDs: Power, Status,

120 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point whatever LAN address, user name, and password you have chosen for the wireless a

| 121AA. Technical SpecificationsThis appendix provides technical specifications and factory default settings for the WG102-500, WGAP150 P

122 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Default Factory SettingsWhen you first receive your wireless access point, the d

| 123WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point SNMP EnabledVLAN (802.1Q) DisabledWMM Support EnabledMesh Connector Bridging D

124 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

| 125BB. Related DocumentsThis appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the tec

126 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

Index | 127IndexNumerics64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit encryption keys 8802.11b 26802.11e 9, 57802.11g 8, 9, 10, 26Aaccess control, trusted wireles

128 | Index WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point DHCP 8, 20general separation (wireless) 36, 58MAC address (wireless) 76manu

Index | 129WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point half-duplex mode 96, 109hardware, rear panel ports and LEDs 11hidden mod

| 1322. Installation and Basic ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to install and configure your access point for wireless connectivit

130 | Index WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Telnet 84web access, configuring 78maximum number, wireless clients 7, 100m

Index | 131WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Rradiodisabling 26policy mode (802.11b, 802.11g) 26RADIUS settings, conf

132 | Index WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point QoS levels 29RADIUS serversalternate (primary and secondary) 48default (pri

Index | 133WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point up time 72upgrading, firmware 65upstream bandwidth limits 54user namecha

134 | Index WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point WDS, static WEP 104wireless settingsadvanced wireless 98basic 24basic wirel

14 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance d

| 15WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Computer Hardware RequirementsTo connect to the wireless access point on your n

16 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point .Note: Figure 2-1 shows the WGAP150 with an external antenna, which does not co

| 17WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Logging in to the Wireless Access PointThe default IP address of your wireless

18 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Web Interface MenuThe navigation tabs across the top of the Web interface menu pr

| 19WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Settings screen (see Figure 2-6 on page 19). The full path to this screen is C

2 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point ©2010 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be

20 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 1. Specify the fields in the Basic System Settings section of the Basic Settings

| 21WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Protocol (DHCP) server on the Ethernet segment (see “Configuring LAN Settings”

22 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Specify the PPPoE fields as explained in Table 2-3.Table 2-3. PPPoE Settings Fie

| 23WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring LAN SettingsIf you selected “Router” as the AP mode (see “Configuri

24 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.Configuring

| 25WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point WARNING!If you configure the wireless access point from a wireless computer and

26 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Specify the 802.11n profile fields as explained Table 2-5.Table 2-5. 802.11b

| 27WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Basic Wireless Network SettingsTo configure the basic wireless netw

28 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Click the Edit hyperlink of the first wireless security profile (NETGEAR - 0)

| 29WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. In the Basic Settings section of the Edit Wireless Network screen, specify

WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Table of Contents | 3Table of ContentsChapter 1 IntroductionAbout the Wireless Access

30 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 5. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.Note: Other

| 31WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Testing Basic Wireless ConnectivityAfter you configured the wireless access poi

32 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

| 3333. Wireless Configuration and Security This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your wireless access point. I

34 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point foot radius. Such distances can allow for others outside your immediate area to a

| 35WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data securit

36 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point network authentication setting above (otherwise, the default is None). The data e

| 37WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Choose the key format by circling one: ASCII or HEX. Choose the authentication

38 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Configuration > Wireless Networks. The Wireless Networks screen ope

| 39WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. To configure or edit a wireless security profile, select the corresponding

WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4 | Table of Contents Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration and SecurityWireless Data Secu

40 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Static WEPStatic WEP provides pre-shared WEP key encryption without (

| 41WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Legacy 802.1X (or Dynamic WEP)To use legacy 802.1X security, you al

42 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point When you select WPA-TKIP from the Security Policy pull-down menu, the section exp

| 43WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring WPA2 and WPA2-PSK (AES)WPA2 security requires RADIUS-based 802.1x a

44 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring WPA+WPA2 and WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK Mixed ModesWPA+WPA2 security requires R

| 45WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring RADIUS Server SettingsFor authentication, accounting, or both authe

46 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Specify the fields that are explained in Table 3-7.Figure 3-9Table 3-7. RADI

| 47WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.Secondary

48 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Alternate RADIUS Server SettingsAlternate RADIUS server settings over

| 49WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Next to 802.1X Version, select one of the following radio buttons:• v1

WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Table of Contents | 5Viewing the Flash Management Information Screen . . . . . . . . .

50 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Figure 3-11Restricting Wireless Access by MAC AddressFor increased security, you

| 51WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Configuration > Wireless Networks. The Wireless Networks screen o

52 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point To delete MAC addresses from the Listed MAC Addresses table, select (highlight) o

| 53WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • Server. The wireless access point allocates and provides IP addresses loc

54 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Wireless Quality of ServiceTo control reliability and availability of

| 55WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Wireless Traffic FilteringYou can filter incoming wireless traffic

56 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 5. Specify the fields as explained in Table 3-9.Table 3-9. Filter Settings Fiel

| 57WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Advanced QoS SettingsTo configure advanced QoS settings for an indi

58 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Configuring Wireless Client SeparationWireless client separation prevents associa

| 59WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Configuration > Wireless Networks. The Wireless Networks screen o

WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 6 | Table of Contents Chapter 6 TroubleshootingBasic Functioning . . . . . . . . . .

60 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

| 6144. Managing Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to use the management features of your wireless access point. This chapter include

62 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point The following sections explain how to back up the configuration file, restore the

| 63WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. After completing the upload, the changes do not take effect until you activ

64 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Scheduling to Activate the ChangesThis procedure lets you schedule the activation

| 65WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point LED of the wireless access point remains on, indicating that the wireless acces

66 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Select Maintenance >Firmware. The Firmware screen displays, showing the cu

| 67WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 1. Log in to the wireless access point at its default LAN address of http://19

68 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Configuration >WEB Administration > Admin Username. The Admin Us

| 69WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Monitor > Event Log. The Event Log screen displays.The Activity L

| 711. IntroductionThe NETGEAR® WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Reference manual describes how to install, confi

70 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Enter the syslog information in the following fields:• Syslog Server Addr

| 71WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Viewing the Basic System Information ScreenFigure 4-8Table 4-1. Field Descri

72 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Domain Name The optional name of the domain.Network IP SettingsYou can configure

| 73WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Viewing the L2TP Tunnel Information ScreenTable 4-2. Field DescriptionSystem

74 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Viewing the Flash Management Information ScreenTable 4-3. Field DescriptionFla

| 75WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Viewing the Basic Wireless Information ScreenTable 4-4. Field DescriptionWir

Table 4-5. Field DescriptionWireless ClientManufacturer The manufacturer of the wireless client. This information is based on the prefix of the wir

| 77WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Table 4-6. Neighbor APs Information Fields Field DescriptionNeighbor APs Dis

78 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point To specify the number of neighboring APs that are shown in the table, use the pul

| 79WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Complete the Web access fields and select the Web access radio buttons and

8 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Supported Features, Standards, and ConventionsThe WGAP150 is easy to use and provi

80 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point WARNING!If you specify clients in the Management IP table but do not include the

| 81WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Next to Management from Wireless Clients, the Enabled checkbox is selected

82 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point To disable Web management:1. Log in to the wireless access point at its default

| 83WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Complete the L2TP tunnel fields and select the L2TP tunnel checkboxes as e

84 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 5. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.Configuring

| 85WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Next to Telnet Server, select the Enabled checkbox. This checkbox is desel

86 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Complete the basic SNMP fields and select the basic SNMP checkboxes as explai

| 87WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 1. Log in to the wireless access point at its default LAN address of http://19

88 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. Complete the SNMP community fields and select the Status checkbox as explaine

| 89WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. Take one of the following actions:• Click the Add button to add a new S

| 9WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point • Access Control. The Access Control MAC address filtering feature can ensur

90 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 4. If you selected to add or edit an SNMP user, complete the SNMP user fields an

| 91WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point ACS Password - Defines ACS password for TR069 loginPeriodic Inform Interval - I

92 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 2. Select Configuration > Advanced > Schedule. The Schedule Tasks screen d

| 93WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point Accessing Online DocumentationThis reference manual (also referred to as user m

94 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point

| 9555. Advanced ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your wireless access point. This chapter in

96 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 3. From the Speed pull-down menu, select one of the following options:• auto

| 97WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 5. Enter the hotspot settings as explained in Table 5-1.Figure 5-2Table 5-1.

98 | WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 6. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.The Hotspot

| 99WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point 1. Log in to the wireless access point at its default LAN address of http://19