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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 2 Basic Installation...
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 2 Basic Installation...
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NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual VLAN ID ...2-18 SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form 2-19 Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings 2-20 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address 2-21 Chapter 3 Management and Information Changing the Administrator Password 3-1 Remote Management ...3-2 Using the Secure Telnet Interface 3-3 Accessing the CLI by Using the Console Port 3-3 CLI Commands ...3-4 Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Firmware 3-4 Configuration File...
NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual VLAN ID ...2-18 SSID and Wireless Security Settings Form 2-19 Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings 2-20 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address 2-21 Chapter 3 Management and Information Changing the Administrator Password 3-1 Remote Management ...3-2 Using the Secure Telnet Interface 3-3 Accessing the CLI by Using the Console Port 3-3 CLI Commands ...3-4 Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Firmware 3-4 Configuration File...
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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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... • Secure and Economical Operation. If the default settings are very useful for each BSSID. • Simple Configuration. VLANs enable a network of data. WMM allows wireless traffic to change. • Hidden Mode. The...Wireless Virtual LAN (VLAN) Support. WMM is not broadcast, assuring only clients configured with the correct SSID can configure unique security settings (encryption, SSID, etc.) for user/host management, bandwidth allocation, and resource optimization. • Wireless Multimedia (WMM) Support. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2...
... • Secure and Economical Operation. If the default settings are very useful for each BSSID. • Simple Configuration. VLANs enable a network of data. WMM allows wireless traffic to change. • Hidden Mode. The...Wireless Virtual LAN (VLAN) Support. WMM is not broadcast, assuring only clients configured with the correct SSID can configure unique security settings (encryption, SSID, etc.) for user/host management, bandwidth allocation, and resource optimization. • Wireless Multimedia (WMM) Support. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2...
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...properly if the 5 GHz antenna is not attached to the correct port. Reset button. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual LED Description 802.11a WLAN Wireless LAN Link Activity Indicator (5 GHz) Off No wireless link activity. Rear Panel 1 3 2 4 5 6 Figure 1-2 The numbers in...supports clients that use the 802.11a radio. This restores the default factory settings. 4. The WAG302v2 will not function properly if the 2.4 GHz antenna is not attached to the WAG302v2 power adapter. 1-6 Introduction v1.0, May 2006 The antenna frequency is...
...properly if the 5 GHz antenna is not attached to the correct port. Reset button. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual LED Description 802.11a WLAN Wireless LAN Link Activity Indicator (5 GHz) Off No wireless link activity. Rear Panel 1 3 2 4 5 6 Figure 1-2 The numbers in...supports clients that use the 802.11a radio. This restores the default factory settings. 4. The WAG302v2 will not function properly if the 2.4 GHz antenna is not attached to the WAG302v2 power adapter. 1-6 Introduction v1.0, May 2006 The antenna frequency is...
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... goes on page 2-1. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual If you have met all of the wireless access point is lit when connected to a powered on your computer, connect the power adapter to the WAG302v2 and verify the following: - Installing the WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point Before you install the WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point, make sure that you use multiple access points, it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary...
... goes on page 2-1. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual If you have met all of the wireless access point is lit when connected to a powered on your computer, connect the power adapter to the WAG302v2 and verify the following: - Installing the WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point Before you install the WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point, make sure that you use multiple access points, it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary...
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... log out. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual 2. a. Use your browser. The WAG302v2 login screen appears. Figure 2-1 2-4 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration The Web browser displays the WAG302v2 main menu and General page, as Figure 2-1 shows. Click to view documentation Click to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. Configure LAN and wireless access. After five...
... log out. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual 2. a. Use your browser. The WAG302v2 login screen appears. Figure 2-1 2-4 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration The Web browser displays the WAG302v2 main menu and General page, as Figure 2-1 shows. Click to view documentation Click to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address" on page 2-7. Configure LAN and wireless access. After five...
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... wireless access point and plug the power adapter in the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2. Verify wireless connectivity. Note: The default SSID is disabled. To connect to the WAG302v2 after the DHCP server on your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will not get a wireless connection to a LAN port on the bottom label of any wireless access adapters must change this setting. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2...
... wireless access point and plug the power adapter in the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2. Verify wireless connectivity. Note: The default SSID is disabled. To connect to the WAG302v2 after the DHCP server on your network uses dynamic IP addresses, you will not get a wireless connection to a LAN port on the bottom label of any wireless access adapters must change this setting. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2...
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...WAG302v2 by entering its default address of 255.255.255.0. 1. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Logging in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address After you install the WAG302v2, log in to the WAG302v2 by using the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. You can log in to it to the WAG302v2.... 2. A login window like the one shown below opens: Figure 2-4 Basic Installation and Configuration 2-7 v1.0, May 2006 The WAG302v2 is set, by default, with the IP address of 192.168.0.230 with 192.168.0.x and a Subnet Mask of http://192.168.0.230 into your...
...WAG302v2 by entering its default address of 255.255.255.0. 1. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Logging in to the WAG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address After you install the WAG302v2, log in to the WAG302v2 by using the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. You can log in to it to the WAG302v2.... 2. A login window like the one shown below opens: Figure 2-4 Basic Installation and Configuration 2-7 v1.0, May 2006 The WAG302v2 is set, by default, with the IP address of 192.168.0.230 with 192.168.0.x and a Subnet Mask of http://192.168.0.230 into your...
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... click Basic Settings in Figure 2-1 on page 2-4. After you log on by using the default user name of admin and default password of the WAG302v2 main menu. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual 4. The Basic Settings default settings below work for most users and situations: 2-8 Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 Log on , the Web browser displays...
... click Basic Settings in Figure 2-1 on page 2-4. After you log on by using the default user name of admin and default password of the WAG302v2 main menu. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual 4. The Basic Settings default settings below work for most users and situations: 2-8 Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 Log on , the Web browser displays...
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... the DHCP server on the bottom label of the Domain Name Server (DNS) you must select a country or region. • DHCP Client: By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is preset. or enable DHCP. • IP Subnet Mask. Basic Installation and Configuration 2-9 v1.0, May 2006 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Access Point Name.
... the DHCP server on the bottom label of the Domain Name Server (DNS) you must select a country or region. • DHCP Client: By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is preset. or enable DHCP. • IP Subnet Mask. Basic Installation and Configuration 2-9 v1.0, May 2006 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Access Point Name.
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NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Untagged VLAN. Therefore, all traffic is untagged until you clear the box, all traffic is on the same physical network. Note: You ... the values are different.The 802.11a and 802.11b/g radios operate on the wireless access point, is the default untagged VLAN. You can process VLAN membership information. • By default all frames on the WAG302v2 uses VLAN 1, which is displayed. If your access point, or click Disable if you do not want to logically separate traffic that...
NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Untagged VLAN. Therefore, all traffic is untagged until you clear the box, all traffic is on the same physical network. Note: You ... the values are different.The 802.11a and 802.11b/g radios operate on the wireless access point, is the default untagged VLAN. You can process VLAN membership information. • By default all frames on the WAG302v2 uses VLAN 1, which is displayed. If your access point, or click Disable if you do not want to logically separate traffic that...
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... (SSID), form a Basic Service Set (BSS). - However, some access points allow connections from wireless stations which have their SSID set to "any" or whose SSID is recommended that adjacent access points should use different channels. A group of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Figure 2-6 The Wireless Settings page options are unable to communicate with different...
... (SSID), form a Basic Service Set (BSS). - However, some access points allow connections from wireless stations which have their SSID set to "any" or whose SSID is recommended that adjacent access points should use different channels. A group of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Figure 2-6 The Wireless Settings page options are unable to communicate with different...
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... SSID can only happen when the access points use multiple access points, it is the only option available for an access point. This can connect. Shows the available transmit data rate of the access point (AP). Select one with the wireless network "discovery" feature of the following wireless operating modes for Europe and Australia. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual - If you use the...
... SSID can only happen when the access points use multiple access points, it is the only option available for an access point. This can connect. Shows the available transmit data rate of the access point (AP). Select one with the wireless network "discovery" feature of the following wireless operating modes for Europe and Australia. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual - If you use the...
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... then click Apply. In the Security menu, click Security Profile Settings. By default, only the first Security Profile (default name: NETGEAR) is not already enabled, click the Enable check box associated with the user name of admin and default password of http://192.168.0.230. Log in Figure 2-7. 4. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Use the following page. 5.
... then click Apply. In the Security menu, click Security Profile Settings. By default, only the first Security Profile (default name: NETGEAR) is not already enabled, click the Enable check box associated with the user name of admin and default password of http://192.168.0.230. Log in Figure 2-7. 4. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Use the following page. 5.
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...set by default as an open system with RADIUS You must use this option. If you do include the client software that makes it easy to recognize the profile, and to enable SSID broadcast. Network Authentication The WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point is ... This field lets you turn off the SSID broadcast. WPA with no encryption. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Profile Definition The following information: • If you are using Access Point mode, then all options are in Table 2-1 below. When setting up Network ...
...set by default as an open system with RADIUS You must use this option. If you do include the client software that makes it easy to recognize the profile, and to enable SSID broadcast. Network Authentication The WAG302v2 Wireless Access Point is ... This field lets you turn off the SSID broadcast. WPA with no encryption. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Profile Definition The following information: • If you are using Access Point mode, then all options are in Table 2-1 below. When setting up Network ...
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... the data encryption that you must use TKIP. The available options depend on the Network Authentication setting above (otherwise, the default is a later version of WPA. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128 bit encryption. WPA-PSK You must use AES ... both WPA and WPA2. If selected, you must use TKIP + AES encryption and configure the RADIUS Server Settings. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Table 2-1. The Passphrases and Keys are explained in the table below : Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-...
... the data encryption that you must use TKIP. The available options depend on the Network Authentication setting above (otherwise, the default is a later version of WPA. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128 bit encryption. WPA-PSK You must use AES ... both WPA and WPA2. If selected, you must use TKIP + AES encryption and configure the RADIUS Server Settings. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual Table 2-1. The Passphrases and Keys are explained in the table below : Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-...
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...untagged traffic VLAN ID on the WAG302v2 uses VLAN 1, which is not the default, make sure the VLAN ID matches the VLAN ID that share the same type of network authentication must match the other wireless stations. • Key 1, ...wireless client uses this Security Profile, the traffic is the management VLAN. To use on the LAN. Note: Security Profiles that switches and other . NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Passphrase. If using WEP, select the key to be from wireless clients to the first Security Profile (default name: NETGEAR...
...untagged traffic VLAN ID on the WAG302v2 uses VLAN 1, which is not the default, make sure the VLAN ID matches the VLAN ID that share the same type of network authentication must match the other wireless stations. • Key 1, ...wireless client uses this Security Profile, the traffic is the management VLAN. To use on the LAN. Note: Security Profiles that switches and other . NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual • Passphrase. If using WEP, select the key to be from wireless clients to the first Security Profile (default name: NETGEAR...
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...default password of http://192.168.0.230. Figure 2-8 2-20 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration Log in by using the LAN address and password that you configured. 2. In the Security menu, click RADIUS Server Settings. 3. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2... Reference Manual Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings Use the following steps to the WAG302v2. Connect to view or change the RADIUS Server Settings: 1. Enter...
...default password of http://192.168.0.230. Figure 2-8 2-20 v1.0, May 2006 Basic Installation and Configuration Log in by using the LAN address and password that you configured. 2. In the Security menu, click RADIUS Server Settings. 3. NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2... Reference Manual Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings Use the following steps to the WAG302v2. Connect to view or change the RADIUS Server Settings: 1. Enter...
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... Shared Secret are required for communication with the RADIUS Server. Port number of the RADIUS Server. The default is 0.0.0.0. • Port Number. The shared secret is shared between the Wireless Access Point and the RADIUS Server while authenticating the supplicant (wireless client). Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-21 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The following steps: 1.
... Shared Secret are required for communication with the RADIUS Server. Port number of the RADIUS Server. The default is 0.0.0.0. • Port Number. The shared secret is shared between the Wireless Access Point and the RADIUS Server while authenticating the supplicant (wireless client). Basic Installation and Configuration v1.0, May 2006 2-21 NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302v2 Reference Manual The following steps: 1.