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Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 8-6 Restoring the Default WGX102 Configuration and Password 8-7 Problems with Router Mode Only Date and Time 8-7 Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics ... Cables B-13 Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching B-14 Appendix C Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview C-1 Infrastructure Mode C-1 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup C-2 Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID C-2 Authentication and WEP C-3 viii Contents 202-10042-02 v1...
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 8-6 Restoring the Default WGX102 Configuration and Password 8-7 Problems with Router Mode Only Date and Time 8-7 Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics ... Cables B-13 Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching B-14 Appendix C Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview C-1 Infrastructure Mode C-1 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup C-2 Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID C-2 Authentication and WEP C-3 viii Contents 202-10042-02 v1...
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... 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Connectors, Reset Buttons, Ports, and Label Information Each unit has various status indicators, a reset button, and a label with an attached device. Familiarize yourself with the device. Figure 2-1: WGX102 Front Panel Table 2-1. HomePlug - Off Power is enabled. See Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting". 202-10042-02 v1.1 Introduction There is a problem with these features of the WGX102...
... 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Connectors, Reset Buttons, Ports, and Label Information Each unit has various status indicators, a reset button, and a label with an attached device. Familiarize yourself with the device. Figure 2-1: WGX102 Front Panel Table 2-1. HomePlug - Off Power is enabled. See Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting". 202-10042-02 v1.1 Introduction There is a problem with these features of the WGX102...
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...computer connected to your router's address by looking in "Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security" on page 5-2. You are some tips for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 From the main menu of the WGX102, you may have. You can find your router. Connect to ...to the wireless range extender from a computer with a wireless adapter. Reconfigure your network. Usually, this will be disconnected when you used in step 1 back to its settings automatically via DHCP. The "Gateway" address listed on page 3-9. For wireless connectivity problems, see "...
...computer connected to your router's address by looking in "Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security" on page 5-2. You are some tips for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 From the main menu of the WGX102, you may have. You can find your router. Connect to ...to the wireless range extender from a computer with a wireless adapter. Reconfigure your network. Usually, this will be disconnected when you used in step 1 back to its settings automatically via DHCP. The "Gateway" address listed on page 3-9. For wireless connectivity problems, see "...
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... made on the bottom of the WGX102 to proceed. For example, if your existing network uses 192.168.1.1 as the address for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 6. Reference Manual for your router, your WGX102 so that the change is easy to make configuration changes. Click Ok. If you ever have a problem, you have requested will automatically reconnect...
... made on the bottom of the WGX102 to proceed. For example, if your existing network uses 192.168.1.1 as the address for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 6. Reference Manual for your router, your WGX102 so that the change is easy to make configuration changes. Click Ok. If you ever have a problem, you have requested will automatically reconnect...
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... the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Wireless Configuration and Security 5-3 202-10042-02 v1.1 This field identifies the region where the WGX102 can...wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Figure 5-1: Wireless Settings menu • Name (SSID). If you want to operate the wireless features of the wireless range extender in a region other than one of those identified in a particular wireless network will be used . The SSID is : NETGEAR...
... the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Wireless Configuration and Security 5-3 202-10042-02 v1.1 This field identifies the region where the WGX102 can...wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Figure 5-1: Wireless Settings menu • Name (SSID). If you want to operate the wireless features of the wireless range extender in a region other than one of those identified in a particular wireless network will be used . The SSID is : NETGEAR...
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... LAN connection. View your computer's Network Connections and right-click on TCP/IP configuration. Go to correct basic problems. You can also manually configure your settings. c. Note: See Appendix C, "Preparing Your Network" for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Note: If you have trouble connecting to the Internet, see "Basic Installation Troubleshooting Tips" on page 3-9 to...
... LAN connection. View your computer's Network Connections and right-click on TCP/IP configuration. Go to correct basic problems. You can also manually configure your settings. c. Note: See Appendix C, "Preparing Your Network" for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Note: If you have trouble connecting to the Internet, see "Basic Installation Troubleshooting Tips" on page 3-9 to...
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... updates and Web support are provided to view support information or the documentation for the wireless range extender. The power light is lit. The Wireless port on the WGX102 or Ethernet port on . 2. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102. When power is on the XE102 light is solid green. After approximately 10 seconds, verify...
... updates and Web support are provided to view support information or the documentation for the wireless range extender. The power light is lit. The Wireless port on the WGX102 or Ethernet port on . 2. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102. When power is on the XE102 light is solid green. After approximately 10 seconds, verify...
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...TCP/IP Properties" on page C-9 or "Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are off when your wireless range extender is on the same subnet as 169.254.x.x: Recent versions of Windows and...WGX102 and reboot your computer. • If the WGX102 IP address has been changed and you have a hardware problem and should be a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable. Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the wireless range extender...
...TCP/IP Properties" on page C-9 or "Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are off when your wireless range extender is on the same subnet as 169.254.x.x: Recent versions of Windows and...WGX102 and reboot your computer. • If the WGX102 IP address has been changed and you have a hardware problem and should be a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable. Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the wireless range extender...
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...the WGX102 by DHCP, reboot the computer and verify the gateway address as its information from the ISP, the problem may be done in your operating system documentation. • Your computer may check for your use the wireless range extender's... program. Alternatively, you entered a DNS address during the wireless range extender's configuration, reboot your computer's MAC address. If your WGX102 can be one or two DNS servers for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 4. If your wireless range extender is still unable to your computer is a host on ...
...the WGX102 by DHCP, reboot the computer and verify the gateway address as its information from the ISP, the problem may be done in your operating system documentation. • Your computer may check for your use the wireless range extender's... program. Alternatively, you entered a DNS address during the wireless range extender's configuration, reboot your computer's MAC address. If your WGX102 can be one or two DNS servers for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 4. If your wireless range extender is still unable to your computer is a host on ...
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...your computer to verify that sends an echo request packet to your wireless range extender is the same as in your client card is set up correctly. Click OK. Make sure the Wireless port LED is NETGEAR. - Reference Manual for your network interface card. - The ... the Link LEDs are the same as the WGX102. Troubleshooting 8-5 202-10042-02 v1.1 Using the Wireless configuration utility provided with your wireless client card, make sure the SSID of your client card are on for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Troubleshooting Router Mode on a TCP/IP Network ...
...your computer to verify that sends an echo request packet to your wireless range extender is the same as in your client card is set up correctly. Click OK. Make sure the Wireless port LED is NETGEAR. - Reference Manual for your network interface card. - The ... the Link LEDs are the same as the WGX102. Troubleshooting 8-5 202-10042-02 v1.1 Using the Wireless configuration utility provided with your wireless client card, make sure the SSID of your client card are on for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Troubleshooting Router Mode on a TCP/IP Network ...
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... address is not known. Use this method for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Restoring the Default WGX102 Configuration and Password This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings, changing the wireless range extender's administration password to password and the IP address to... settings without knowing the administration password or IP address, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. The Wireless Range Extender uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to blink, the unit may be defective. Cause: The...
... address is not known. Use this method for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Restoring the Default WGX102 Configuration and Password This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings, changing the wireless range extender's administration password to password and the IP address to... settings without knowing the administration password or IP address, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. The Wireless Range Extender uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to blink, the unit may be defective. Cause: The...
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...(192.68.135.0) into two, you shift one IP network address into multiple Class C addresses. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as a subnet address. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with hosts 192.68.135.129 to....1 to 129.68.135.126, and the second subnet has network number 192.68.135.128 with a Class C address, there are not restricted to extending the number of hosts per network. In addition to octet boundaries in the organization.
...(192.68.135.0) into two, you shift one IP network address into multiple Class C addresses. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as a subnet address. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with hosts 192.68.135.129 to....1 to 129.68.135.126, and the second subnet has network number 192.68.135.128 with a Class C address, there are not restricted to extending the number of hosts per network. In addition to octet boundaries in the organization.
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...your private network number from the Internet (for example, when using NAT), you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the IANA has reserved the following reasons: • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device ...are local and which are remote Private IP Addresses If your local network is preconfigured to use the same netmask for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Table B-2. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) publishes RFCs on a LAN segment to automatically assign private addresses. Reference Manual...
...your private network number from the Internet (for example, when using NAT), you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the IANA has reserved the following reasons: • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device ...are local and which are remote Private IP Addresses If your local network is preconfigured to use the same netmask for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Table B-2. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) publishes RFCs on a LAN segment to automatically assign private addresses. Reference Manual...
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...For 802.11, WEP encryption is required. For WPA, encryption using 802.1x and the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). A major problem with the 802.11 standard is stronger than a day and decode the encrypted messages. Support for 802.1x authentication is designed ... use the same encryption key. TKIP replaces WEP with 802.11i, the new wireless security architecture being defined in the standard soon became obvious. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.11b ...
...For 802.11, WEP encryption is required. For WPA, encryption using 802.1x and the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). A major problem with the 802.11 standard is stronger than a day and decode the encrypted messages. Support for 802.1x authentication is designed ... use the same encryption key. TKIP replaces WEP with 802.11i, the new wireless security architecture being defined in the standard soon became obvious. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 The IEEE introduced the WEP as an optional security measure to secure 802.11b ...
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...update the encrypted ICV without being designed, manufactured, and incrementally deployed. With WPA, a method known as the optimal choice for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to provide important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function, a ....11 frame is encrypted together with the frame data and the ICV. Reference Manual for security conscience organizations, but the problem with AES is that is appended to the 802.11 payload and encrypted with WEP. Michael With 802.11 and WEP...
...update the encrypted ICV without being designed, manufactured, and incrementally deployed. With WPA, a method known as the optimal choice for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) WPA uses TKIP to provide important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function, a ....11 frame is encrypted together with the frame data and the ICV. Reference Manual for security conscience organizations, but the problem with AES is that is appended to the 802.11 payload and encrypted with WEP. Michael With 802.11 and WEP...