Netgear WG302 User Manual

July 2005 v3.0202-10008-03July 2005NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USAPhone 1-888-NETGEARReference Manual for the NETGEA

July 2005 v3.0vi ContentsIs WPA/WPA2 Perfect? ... B-16Product S

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-12 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0WPA/WPA2 Authentication: Ente

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-13July 2005 v3.0Figure B-4: 802.1x Authentic

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-14 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.03.The client sends an EAP-res

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-15July 2005 v3.0Temporal Key Integrity Protoc

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-16 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0Is WPA/WPA2 Perfect?WPA/WPA2

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-17July 2005 v3.0Changes to Wireless Access Po

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-18 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0Microsoft has worked with man

Command Line Reference C-1July 2005 v3.0Appendix CCommand Line ReferenceThe NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302 (AP) can be configured

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302C-2 Command Line ReferenceJuly 2005 v3.0get set del keyword

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Command Line Reference C-3July 2005 v3.0[get set del keyword

About This Manual 1-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 1 About This ManualThis chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this ma

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302C-4 Command Line ReferenceJuly 2005 v3.0get set del keyword

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Command Line Reference C-5July 2005 v3.0get set del keyword

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302C-6 Command Line ReferenceJuly 2005 v3.0

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary1July 2005 v3.0GlossaryUse the list below to find definitions for

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3022 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0The purpose of 11d is to add features and restrict

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary3July 2005 v3.0Access Point (AP) A wireless LAN transceiver or &qu

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0for cables or wires. Bluetooth is a frequency-hopp

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary5July 2005 v3.0CSMA-CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collision De

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3026 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0ESSID (more commonly referred to as SSID – Short S

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary7July 2005 v3.0IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engin

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3021-2 About This ManualJuly 2005 v3.0How to Use This ManualThe HTML version

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3028 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 d

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary9July 2005 v3.0NIC (Network Interface Card) A type of PC adapter c

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30210 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0Range The distance away from your access point th

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary11July 2005 v3.0Site survey The process whereby a wireless network

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30212 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Inter

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary13July 2005 v3.0As a recent development, the debate over the legal

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30214 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0does not offer. With this feature, WPA provides r

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Glossary15July 2005 v3.0secure transmission and authentication is particul

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30216 GlossaryJuly 2005 v3.0

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302About This Manual 1-3July 2005 v3.0How to Print this ManualTo print this m

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3021-4 About This ManualJuly 2005 v3.0

Introduction 2-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 2IntroductionThis chapter introduces the NETGEAR NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302. Minimal pr

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3022-2 IntroductionJuly 2005 v3.0Key FeaturesThe WG302 Access Point is easy-t

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Introduction 2-3July 2005 v3.0– Wireless Repeater. In this half-duplex mod

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3022-4 IntroductionJuly 2005 v3.0AutoCell is completely automatic: It is a co

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Introduction 2-5July 2005 v3.0The wireless access point incorporates Auto

iiJuly 2005 v3.0Technical SupportPlease register to obtain technical support. Please retain your proof of purchase and warranty information.To registe

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3022-6 IntroductionJuly 2005 v3.0What’s In the Box?The product package should

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Introduction 2-7July 2005 v3.0The following table explains the LED indicat

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3022-8 IntroductionJuly 2005 v3.0• Left and Right Detachable AntennaThe WG302

Basic Installation and Configuration 3-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 3 Basic Installation and ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to set up your NETGEAR

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-2 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0For best results, pl

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-3July 2005 v3.0Default Factory Sett

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-4 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Understanding WG302

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-5July 2005 v3.0• Use WPA, WPA-PSK,

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-6 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.02CONFIGURE LAN AND W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-7July 2005 v3.0• The Web browser wi

July 2005 v3.0iiiFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency NoticeThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-8 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0– When the wireless

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-9July 2005 v3.0b.Click the Wireless

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-10 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Note: By default, W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-11July 2005 v3.0How to Log In to th

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-12 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Figure 3-7: IP Sett

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-13July 2005 v3.0• Spanning Tree Pro

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-14 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0• Turn Radio On. On

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-15July 2005 v3.0– 11b Only - All 8

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-16 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Understanding WEP/W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-17July 2005 v3.0– WPA-PSK and WPA2-

July 2005 v3.0ivFCC StatementDECLARATION OF CONFORMITYWe Netgear, 4500 Great America ParkwaySanta Clara, CA 95054, USATel: +1 408 907 8000declare unde

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-18 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Before You Change t

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-19July 2005 v3.0How to Set Up and T

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-20 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0How to Restrict Wir

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-21July 2005 v3.04.Choose to use the

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-22 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.04.Select encryption

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-23July 2005 v3.02.Click Radius Serv

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-24 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0• Shared Secret: Th

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-25July 2005 v3.06.Choose WPA with R

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-26 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0How to Configure WP

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-27July 2005 v3.03.Enter the Radius

July 2005 v3.0v• Reorient or locate the receiving antenna.• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.• Connect the equipment into an

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-28 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.05.Click WEP/WPA Set

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-29July 2005 v3.02.Click WEP/WPA Set

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-30 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0To configure WPA an

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-31July 2005 v3.03.Enter the Radius

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-32 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.05.Click WEP/WPA Set

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Basic Installation and Configuration 3-33July 2005 v3.02.Click WEP/WPA Set

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3023-34 Basic Installation and ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0

Management 4-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 4 ManagementThis chapter describes how to use the management features of your NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Poin

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-2 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0• Private Community Name: The community string

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-3July 2005 v3.03.Press the return key, and the screen below s

July 2005 v3.0vifor the system according to the Canadian regulations. For further information, contact your local Industry Canada office.Product and P

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-4 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0Using Syslog and Activity Log InformationThe I

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-5July 2005 v3.0Viewing General, Log, Station, and Statistical

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-6 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0This screen shows the following parameters:Tab

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-7July 2005 v3.0StatisticsThe Information - Statistics screen

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-8 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0Viewing a List of Available Wireless StationsT

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-9July 2005 v3.0Detecting a Rogue Access PointFor enhanced sec

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-10 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software.

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-11July 2005 v3.0Configuration File ManagementThe WG302 Access

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-12 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0To restore your settings from a saved configu

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Management 4-13July 2005 v3.0From the main menu of the browser interface,

Contents iiiJuly 2005 v3.0ContentsChapter 1 About This ManualAudience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ...

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3024-14 ManagementJuly 2005 v3.0

Advanced Configuration 5-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 5 Advanced ConfigurationThis chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-2 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Understanding Advanced Wireless Se

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Advanced Configuration 5-3July 2005 v3.0ConfigurationFigure 5-2: Advanced

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-4 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0AutoCell AP/Client InteractionAuto

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Advanced Configuration 5-5July 2005 v3.0Additional AutoCell View Managemen

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-6 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Configuring Wireless LAN Parameter

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Advanced Configuration 5-7July 2005 v3.0Hotspot SettingsYou can allow all

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-8 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0Enabling Wireless Bridging and Rep

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Advanced Configuration 5-9July 2005 v3.0How to Configure a WG302 as a Poin

July 2005 v3.0iv ContentsHow to Configure WPA with Radius ...3-22How to Configure

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-10 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0How to Configure Multi-Point Wire

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Advanced Configuration 5-11July 2005 v3.0• All WG302 Access Points use the

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3025-12 Advanced ConfigurationJuly 2005 v3.0– Configure the WG302 (AP3) in Re

Troubleshooting 6-1July 2005 v3.0Chapter 6TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3026-2 TroubleshootingJuly 2005 v3.0The Wireless LAN activity light does not

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Troubleshooting 6-3July 2005 v3.0I cannot connect to the WG302 to configur

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG3026-4 TroubleshootingJuly 2005 v3.0Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Specifications A-1July 2005 v3.0Appendix ASpecificationsThis appendix prov

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302A-2 SpecificationsJuly 2005 v3.0

Wireless Networking Basics B-1July 2005 v3.0Appendix BWireless Networking BasicsThis chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.Wireless Netw

Contents vJuly 2005 v3.0How to Configure a WG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge ...5-9How to Configure Multi-Poin

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-2 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Work

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-3July 2005 v3.0• Shared Key. With Shared Key

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-4 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.02.The access point authenticat

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-5July 2005 v3.0This process is illustrated be

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-6 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0Key SizeThe IEEE 802.11 standa

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-7July 2005 v3.0WEP Configuration OptionsThe W

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-8 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0Note: The available channels s

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-9July 2005 v3.0WPA and WPA2 offer the followi

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302B-10 Wireless Networking BasicsJuly 2005 v3.0How Does WPA Compare to WPA2

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302Wireless Networking Basics B-11July 2005 v3.0The primary information conve