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... with a static IP address of the cable into the WPN802 Ethernet port. b. CONFIGURE LAN AND WIRELESS ACCESS a. Disconnect the WPN802 from the computer and place it must be lit. Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes. Tip: Before mounting the WPN802 in a high location, first set in to a power outlet. )NSTALLATION'UIDE NETGEAR WPN802 RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point Start Here...
... with a static IP address of the cable into the WPN802 Ethernet port. b. CONFIGURE LAN AND WIRELESS ACCESS a. Disconnect the WPN802 from the computer and place it must be lit. Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes. Tip: Before mounting the WPN802 in a high location, first set in to a power outlet. )NSTALLATION'UIDE NETGEAR WPN802 RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point Start Here...
WPN802v2 Setup Manual
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... are lit on . There is not lit. The usual setting for Windows on the Resource CD for the Wireless Access Point for a static IP address. Information is powered on the Resource CD for support information. ©2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other devices in the range of other countries. Restart the...
... are lit on . There is not lit. The usual setting for Windows on the Resource CD for the Wireless Access Point for a static IP address. Information is powered on the Resource CD for support information. ©2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other devices in the range of other countries. Restart the...
WPN802v2 Reference Manual
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... Features ...2-1 RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 2-1 802.11g Wireless Networking 2-2 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 2-2 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 2-3 Package Contents ...2-3 The Front Panel Status Lights 2-4 The Rear Panel ...2-4 Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration Default Factory Settings 3-1 System Requirements ...3-2 Prepare to Install Your Wireless Access Point 3-2 First, Connect the Wireless Access Point to Your...
... Features ...2-1 RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 2-1 802.11g Wireless Networking 2-2 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 2-2 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 2-3 Package Contents ...2-3 The Front Panel Status Lights 2-4 The Rear Panel ...2-4 Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration Default Factory Settings 3-1 System Requirements ...3-2 Prepare to Install Your Wireless Access Point 3-2 First, Connect the Wireless Access Point to Your...
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... ...5-6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips ...6-1 No lights are lit on the access point 6-1 The Ethernet light is not lit 6-1 The WLAN light is not lit 6-1 I cannot configure the access point from a browser 6-2 I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer 6-2 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error 6-2 Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory...
... ...5-6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips ...6-1 No lights are lit on the access point 6-1 The Ethernet light is not lit 6-1 The WLAN light is not lit 6-1 I cannot configure the access point from a browser 6-2 I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer 6-2 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error 6-2 Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory...
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Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 May 2005 Note: Product updates are available on the Netgear website. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This ...Access Point according to these specifications: Table 1-2. This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages: Note: This format is used to intermediate computer and Internet skills. Typographical Conventions italics bold fixed Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names User input Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses...
Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 May 2005 Note: Product updates are available on the Netgear website. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This ...Access Point according to these specifications: Table 1-2. This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages: Note: This format is used to intermediate computer and Internet skills. Typographical Conventions italics bold fixed Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names User input Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses...
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...Access Point Access Point Name netgearxxxxxx where xxxxxx are shown below. The first time you install the WPN802 Access Point, customize any of the wireless access point's MAC address Built-in DHCP client DHCP client disabled SIP Configuration IP Address: 192.168.0.231 (if DHCP server is unavailable) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0 Network Name (SSID) NETGEAR... the last six digits of the settings to better meet your network. After you configure the WPN802 Access Point it must be connected with an Ethernet cable to a computer with a broadband Internet connection. Chapter ...
...Access Point Access Point Name netgearxxxxxx where xxxxxx are shown below. The first time you install the WPN802 Access Point, customize any of the wireless access point's MAC address Built-in DHCP client DHCP client disabled SIP Configuration IP Address: 192.168.0.231 (if DHCP server is unavailable) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0 Network Name (SSID) NETGEAR... the last six digits of the settings to better meet your network. After you configure the WPN802 Access Point it must be connected with an Ethernet cable to a computer with a broadband Internet connection. Chapter ...
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...in order to Your Computer Before installing the wireless access point, make sure your network, record its TCP/IP configuration settings. 3-2 Basic Installation and Configuration 202-10101-...NETGEAR WPN802 RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point (240-10213-01), especially this manual and the animated tutorials for configuring networking on PCs. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 System Requirements Before installing the WPN802, make sure that your cable ISP. • For DSL Service: You may need information such as the DSL login name/e-mail address...
...in order to Your Computer Before installing the wireless access point, make sure your network, record its TCP/IP configuration settings. 3-2 Basic Installation and Configuration 202-10101-...NETGEAR WPN802 RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point (240-10213-01), especially this manual and the animated tutorials for configuring networking on PCs. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 System Requirements Before installing the WPN802, make sure that your cable ISP. • For DSL Service: You may need information such as the DSL login name/e-mail address...
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... the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 2. Basic Installation and Configuration 3-3 202-10101-01, 4 May 2005 Connect an Ethernet cable from the WPN802 to a computer during configuration 4. If the power light is not lit, check the connections and check to the WPN802. Reference Manual for a 100 Mbps connection). Configure the computer with a static IP address of...
... the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 2. Basic Installation and Configuration 3-3 202-10101-01, 4 May 2005 Connect an Ethernet cable from the WPN802 to a computer during configuration 4. If the power light is not lit, check the connections and check to the WPN802. Reference Manual for a 100 Mbps connection). Configure the computer with a static IP address of...
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... Address: The Access Point will use this IP address default gateway for your LAN. You may enable the DHCP client to 15 characters long. • IP Address: By default, the Access Point is located on your network. Otherwise, you assign. The Basic Settings menu appears: Figure 3-3: Basic Settings menu 4. Configure the Basic Settings for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 3. The default IP address...
... Address: The Access Point will use this IP address default gateway for your LAN. You may enable the DHCP client to 15 characters long. • IP Address: By default, the Access Point is located on your network. Otherwise, you assign. The Basic Settings menu appears: Figure 3-3: Basic Settings menu 4. Configure the Basic Settings for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 3. The default IP address...
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.... With this IP address as the secondary Domain Name Server used in the WPN802. The Wireless Settings menu appears: Figure 3-4: Wireless Settings menu 2. If needed, you can now reconfigure the PC you need to configure the Wireless Settings. 1. To do this, use this computer, establish a wireless connection to the WPN802. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802...
.... With this IP address as the secondary Domain Name Server used in the WPN802. The Wireless Settings menu appears: Figure 3-4: Wireless Settings menu 2. If needed, you can now reconfigure the PC you need to configure the Wireless Settings. 1. To do this, use this computer, establish a wireless connection to the WPN802. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802...
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... on your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will deploy it. Disconnect the WPN802 and position it where you can deploy the WPN802. 1. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Deploy the WPN802 and Verify Wireless Connectivity When you have configured ...the Basic Settings and the Wireless Settings, then you will need to change this setting. If your router...
... on your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will deploy it. Disconnect the WPN802 and position it where you can deploy the WPN802. 1. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Deploy the WPN802 and Verify Wireless Connectivity When you have configured ...the Basic Settings and the Wireless Settings, then you will need to change this setting. If your router...
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... address field of 255.255.255.0. 1. A login window like the one below opens: Figure 3-7: Login window 2. Using a computer with an 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter with 102.168.0.x and a Subnet Mask of your network. Note: If you use the wireless access point. 6. Enter admin for the user name and password for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point...
... address field of 255.255.255.0. 1. A login window like the one below opens: Figure 3-7: Login window 2. Using a computer with an 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter with 102.168.0.x and a Subnet Mask of your network. Note: If you use the wireless access point. 6. Enter admin for the user name and password for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point...
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... configuration and test, leave the Wireless Card Access List set to "Everyone" and the Encryption Strength set to "Wireless Channels" on Apply. Program the wireless adapter of your computers to obtain an IP address by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your wireless access point. Typing nETgear will be necessary to change the wireless settings of your computer to...
... configuration and test, leave the Wireless Card Access List set to "Everyone" and the Encryption Strength set to "Wireless Channels" on Apply. Program the wireless adapter of your computers to obtain an IP address by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your wireless access point. Typing nETgear will be necessary to change the wireless settings of your computer to...
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... IP devices associated with the wireless access point or not). From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Reboot AP link under the Information Heading. From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Available Wireless Stations List link under the Management heading. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Rebooting the WPN802 Access Point...
... IP devices associated with the wireless access point or not). From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Reboot AP link under the Information Heading. From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Available Wireless Stations List link under the Management heading. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Rebooting the WPN802 Access Point...
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... Ethernet connection is set to "Obtain an IP address automatically." • The access point's default values may not work . Reference Manual for more details. Check these items: • You may not have TCP/IP changes take effect. See the CROSS REF for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 I cannot configure the access point from a browser. There is 255.255.255...
... Ethernet connection is set to "Obtain an IP address automatically." • The access point's default values may not work . Reference Manual for more details. Check these items: • You may not have TCP/IP changes take effect. See the CROSS REF for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 I cannot configure the access point from a browser. There is 255.255.255...
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...almost no user authentication mechanism. This framework utilizes a central authentication server, such as RADIUS, to manually enter in all the IP addresses of use so that might steal its network credentials. TKIP provides important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function... Protocol (TKIP). Reference Manual for strong user authentication. Through these implementations provide a framework for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collision Detection) A method of Internet servers.
...almost no user authentication mechanism. This framework utilizes a central authentication server, such as RADIUS, to manually enter in all the IP addresses of use so that might steal its network credentials. TKIP provides important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function... Protocol (TKIP). Reference Manual for strong user authentication. Through these implementations provide a framework for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Collision Detection) A method of Internet servers.
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.... now Wi-Fi Alliance) focus is sent across the Internet. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization (www.ieee.org) that consists of seven different levels, or layers. An IP address has two parts: an identifier of a particular network on 802.11b, an 11...
.... now Wi-Fi Alliance) focus is sent across the Internet. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization (www.ieee.org) that consists of seven different levels, or layers. An IP address has two parts: an identifier of a particular network on 802.11b, an 11...
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.... Network name Identifies the wireless network for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. In a wireless mesh example, each client computer on the network. NAT takes the single incoming IP address and creates new IP address for each of the wireless link. Different network names...
.... Network name Identifies the wireless network for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. In a wireless mesh example, each client computer on the network. NAT takes the single incoming IP address and creates new IP address for each of the wireless link. Different network names...
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...a wireless network. SSID (also called packets) between numerous computers. Subnetwork or Subnet Found in larger networks, these smaller networks are used to simplify addressing between computers over a WLAN that a message is a name that each packet has the same destination IP address, it... to the network. Although each can operate at optimal performance. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer inspects a location prior to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID.
...a wireless network. SSID (also called packets) between numerous computers. Subnetwork or Subnet Found in larger networks, these smaller networks are used to simplify addressing between computers over a WLAN that a message is a name that each packet has the same destination IP address, it... to the network. Although each can operate at optimal performance. Reference Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer inspects a location prior to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID.
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..., sidewalks, buildings, sign posts, trees) to defend against known attacks (WEP+ four patches for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Internet and communications between a PC and a peripheral that is the user's computer address on a network. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A type of technology designed to increase the security of...
..., sidewalks, buildings, sign posts, trees) to defend against known attacks (WEP+ four patches for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind the Internet and communications between a PC and a peripheral that is the user's computer address on a network. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A type of technology designed to increase the security of...