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NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Contents About This Manual xiii Conventions, Formats and Scope xiii How to Use This Manual xiv How to Print this Manual xv Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features ...1-1 Supported Standards and Conventions 1-1 WAG302v2 Key Features 1-2 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 1-3 What's In the Box? ...1-4 Hardware Description ...1-5 Front Panel ...1-5 Rear Panel ...1-6 Chapter...
NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Contents About This Manual xiii Conventions, Formats and Scope xiii How to Use This Manual xiv How to Print this Manual xv Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features ...1-1 Supported Standards and Conventions 1-1 WAG302v2 Key Features 1-2 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 1-3 What's In the Box? ...1-4 Hardware Description ...1-5 Front Panel ...1-5 Rear Panel ...1-6 Chapter...
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NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up 5-2 The LAN light is not lit...5-2 I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer 5-2 I cannot connect to the WAG302v2 to configure it 5-3 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error 5-3 I am unable to download files from some FTP sites 5-4 I need...
NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up 5-2 The LAN light is not lit...5-2 I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer 5-2 I cannot connect to the WAG302v2 to configure it 5-3 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error 5-3 I am unable to download files from some FTP sites 5-4 I need...
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About This Manual The NETGEAR® ProSafe™ Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual describes how to install, configure and troubleshoot the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2.The information in this manual are described in a malfunction or damage to the equipment...: Italics Bold Fixed Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names User input Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses • Formats.This manual uses the following paragraphs: • Typographical Conventions. Tip: This format is intended for readers with intermediate...
About This Manual The NETGEAR® ProSafe™ Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual describes how to install, configure and troubleshoot the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2.The information in this manual are described in a malfunction or damage to the equipment...: Italics Bold Fixed Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names User input Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses • Formats.This manual uses the following paragraphs: • Typographical Conventions. Tip: This format is intended for readers with intermediate...
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... network information from another bridge-mode wireless station. - The Access Control MAC address filtering feature can also act as a standard 802.11a and 802.11b/g wireless access point. - DHCP provides a dynamic IP address to -Multi-Point Bridge. In this mode, the ...from a DHCP server on your network. Wireless Access Point. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Multiple BSSIDs. When one AP is stored in a flash memory and can be upgraded remotely. Point-to detect rogue access points. • Hotspot Settings. In this...
... network information from another bridge-mode wireless station. - The Access Control MAC address filtering feature can also act as a standard 802.11a and 802.11b/g wireless access point. - DHCP provides a dynamic IP address to -Multi-Point Bridge. In this mode, the ...from a DHCP server on your network. Wireless Access Point. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Multiple BSSIDs. When one AP is stored in a flash memory and can be upgraded remotely. Point-to detect rogue access points. • Hotspot Settings. In this...
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... access point to the WAG302v2 and verify the following: - Turn on . - NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual If you have met all of the network and system requirements described in "System Requirements" on both your security settings and placement. In order for this computer is five Channels (for the Subnet Mask. Prepare a computer with a static IP address...
... access point to the WAG302v2 and verify the following: - Turn on . - NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual If you have met all of the network and system requirements described in "System Requirements" on both your security settings and placement. In order for this computer is five Channels (for the Subnet Mask. Prepare a computer with a static IP address...
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...2-4 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration Configure LAN and wireless access. When prompted, enter admin for the user name, and password for the password, both in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. The WAG302v2 login screen appears. For more ...230 in the address field of your Web browser to connect to log out. The Web browser displays the WAG302v2 main menu and General page, as Figure 2-1 shows. After five minutes with no activity, you are logged out automatically. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual...
...2-4 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration Configure LAN and wireless access. When prompted, enter admin for the user name, and password for the password, both in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. The WAG302v2 login screen appears. For more ...230 in the address field of your Web browser to connect to log out. The Web browser displays the WAG302v2 main menu and General page, as Figure 2-1 shows. After five minutes with no activity, you are logged out automatically. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual...
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d. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual c. To connect to browse the Internet, or check for the 802.11a radio.The SSID of any wireless access adapters must change this setting. If they do not match, you must match the SSID you are unable to connect to the WAG302v2. If your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will not...
d. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual c. To connect to browse the Internet, or check for the 802.11a radio.The SSID of any wireless access adapters must change this setting. If they do not match, you must match the SSID you are unable to connect to the WAG302v2. If your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will not...
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...your browser. Open a Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox. 2. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Logging in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address After you use the HTTPS protocol, enter https://192.168.0.230 into your browser and accept the ...window like the one shown below opens: Figure 2-4 Basic Installation and Configuration 2-7 v1.0, May 2006 Note: Unless you change the IP address or enable the DHCP client on the WAG302v2, the computer that starts with DHCP disabled. You can log in to it to...
...your browser. Open a Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox. 2. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Logging in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address After you use the HTTPS protocol, enter https://192.168.0.230 into your browser and accept the ...window like the one shown below opens: Figure 2-4 Basic Installation and Configuration 2-7 v1.0, May 2006 Note: Unless you change the IP address or enable the DHCP client on the WAG302v2, the computer that starts with DHCP disabled. You can log in to it to...
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... value used on your Web browser. For more complex networks, enter the address of the router for your network assigns it , enter an unused IP address from the DHCP server on the bottom label of the WAG302v2. • IP Address. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Access Point Name. The default name is connected (factory default: 0.0.0.0). • DNS Server...
... value used on your Web browser. For more complex networks, enter the address of the router for your network assigns it , enter an unused IP address from the DHCP server on the bottom label of the WAG302v2. • IP Address. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Access Point Name. The default name is connected (factory default: 0.0.0.0). • DNS Server...
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...Daylight Saving Time. • The Current Time, as untagged. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Untagged VLAN. Click Enable to use a network time protocol (NTP) server to use VLANS on the wireless access point, is the default untagged VLAN. You can process VLAN membership ...use the default NETGEAR NTP server, click this box and enter the hostname or IP address of the WAG302v2 main menu. Note: You must have different data rates. 2-10 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration If your access point, or click Disable...
...Daylight Saving Time. • The Current Time, as untagged. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Untagged VLAN. Click Enable to use a network time protocol (NTP) server to use VLANS on the wireless access point, is the default untagged VLAN. You can process VLAN membership ...use the default NETGEAR NTP server, click this box and enter the hostname or IP address of the WAG302v2 main menu. Note: You must have different data rates. 2-10 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration If your access point, or click Disable...
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... for the primary and secondary RADIUS servers: Server Name/IP Address: Primary Secondary Port Shared Secret WPA2 RADIUS Settings For WPA2, record the following settings for more security. Be sure to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form For a new wireless network, print or copy this information in a safe...
... for the primary and secondary RADIUS servers: Server Name/IP Address: Primary Secondary Port Shared Secret WPA2 RADIUS Settings For WPA2, record the following settings for more security. Be sure to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form For a new wireless network, print or copy this information in a safe...
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... Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-21 The default is case sensitive. • Accounting Server Configuration. The shared secret is 0.0.0.0. • Port Number. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The following steps: 1. This configuration is required for accounting using a RADIUS Server.The IP Address, Port Number and Shared Secret are required for communication with the RADIUS Server.
... Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-21 The default is case sensitive. • Accounting Server Configuration. The shared secret is 0.0.0.0. • Port Number. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The following steps: 1. This configuration is required for accounting using a RADIUS Server.The IP Address, Port Number and Shared Secret are required for communication with the RADIUS Server.
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...to go to use the management and information features of your change this password to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. You cannot change the administrator login name To change the password. 3. Figure 3-1 Management ...NETGEAR recommends that you change . Changing the Administrator Password The default password is password. To get to these features, connect to the WAG302v2 as described in "Logging in to a more secure password. First enter the old password and then enter the new password twice to save your ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point...
...to go to use the management and information features of your change this password to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. You cannot change the administrator login name To change the password. 3. Figure 3-1 Management ...NETGEAR recommends that you change . Changing the Administrator Password The default password is password. To get to these features, connect to the WAG302v2 as described in "Logging in to a more secure password. First enter the old password and then enter the new password twice to save your ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point...
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... community string to allow the SNMP manager to Receive Traps. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Remote Management To access the Remote Management screen: 1. The default is private. • Community Name for Traps: The community string associated with the IP address to read and write the wireless access point's MIB objects. After you log in, click Remote Management under...
... community string to allow the SNMP manager to Receive Traps. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Remote Management To access the Remote Management screen: 1. The default is private. • Community Name for Traps: The community string associated with the IP address to read and write the wireless access point's MIB objects. After you log in, click Remote Management under...
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...program to connect over the serial console port. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Using the Secure Telnet Interface The WAG302v2 includes a secure Telnet command line interface (CLI). Note: You must use the IP address of the WAG302v2 as PuTTY. The login name...none • Stop bit: 1 • Flow control: none These settings appear below the connector on the back panel. 3. Figure 3-3 4. Accessing the CLI by Using the Console Port 1. Using a null-modem cable, connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a workstation to the one in Figure 3-3 ...
...program to connect over the serial console port. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Using the Secure Telnet Interface The WAG302v2 includes a secure Telnet command line interface (CLI). Note: You must use the IP address of the WAG302v2 as PuTTY. The login name...none • Stop bit: 1 • Flow control: none These settings appear below the connector on the back panel. 3. Figure 3-3 4. Accessing the CLI by Using the Console Port 1. Using a null-modem cable, connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a workstation to the one in Figure 3-3 ...
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...wireless access point and prompts you erase the configurations, the wireless access point's password will be password, the SSID will be NETGEAR, the DHCP client will be disabled, the default LAN IP address will be 192.168.0.230, and the access point name is on the rear panel of the wireless access point...WAG302v2 reboots automatically. Hold the Reset Button until the LEDs blink twice, usually more than five seconds. 2. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Backing up and Restoring the Configuration To save your computer or click the Browse button to ...
...wireless access point and prompts you erase the configurations, the wireless access point's password will be password, the SSID will be NETGEAR, the DHCP client will be disabled, the default LAN IP address will be 192.168.0.230, and the access point name is on the rear panel of the wireless access point...WAG302v2 reboots automatically. Hold the Reset Button until the LEDs blink twice, usually more than five seconds. 2. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Backing up and Restoring the Configuration To save your computer or click the Browse button to ...
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....0, May 2006 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Table 3-1 describes the fields on your network. The operating mode of the firmware currently installed. The subnet mask for the wireless access point communication. The default channel setting is enabled. For the frequencies used on each Security Profile, the following information is enabled, the current IP address was obtained from...
....0, May 2006 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Table 3-1 describes the fields on your network. The operating mode of the firmware currently installed. The subnet mask for the wireless access point communication. The default channel setting is enabled. For the frequencies used on each Security Profile, the following information is enabled, the current IP address was obtained from...
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... on your SysLog server uses. • SysLog Server IP Address: The access point sends all the SysLog messages to a disk drive. If you must enter the IP address of your SysLog server and the port number that your LAN. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Viewing the Activity Log To access the Activity Log, connect to the WAG302v2 and click...
... on your SysLog server uses. • SysLog Server IP Address: The access point sends all the SysLog messages to a disk drive. If you must enter the IP address of your SysLog server and the port number that your LAN. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Viewing the Activity Log To access the Activity Log, connect to the WAG302v2 and click...
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.... For each device, the Available Wireless Station List table shows the Station ID, MAC address, IP Address, and Status (whether the device is lost until the wireless access point rediscovers the devices. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Viewing the Available Wireless Station List The Available Wireless Station List contains a table of the wireless network. Figure 3-7 If the wireless access point is rebooted, the table data...
.... For each device, the Available Wireless Station List table shows the Station ID, MAC address, IP Address, and Status (whether the device is lost until the wireless access point rediscovers the devices. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Viewing the Available Wireless Station List The Available Wireless Station List contains a table of the wireless network. Figure 3-7 If the wireless access point is rebooted, the table data...
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... Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7 and click the desired link under the Advanced menu heading. Figure 4-1 Advanced Configuration 4-1 v1.0, May 2006 Configuring Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients The WAG302v2 can act as a DHCP server for wireless clients. After... • IP Settings: Use the AP as a DHCP server gateway for wireless clients. • Hotspot Settings: Capture and redirect all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests. • Wireless Settings: Configure advanced wireless LAN parameters and Quality of your ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2. Chapter ...
... Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7 and click the desired link under the Advanced menu heading. Figure 4-1 Advanced Configuration 4-1 v1.0, May 2006 Configuring Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients The WAG302v2 can act as a DHCP server for wireless clients. After... • IP Settings: Use the AP as a DHCP server gateway for wireless clients. • Hotspot Settings: Capture and redirect all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests. • Wireless Settings: Configure advanced wireless LAN parameters and Quality of your ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2. Chapter ...