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Enter

192.168.0.228

in the address field of your browser. The WG302v2 login screen

appears. When prompted, enter

admin

for the user name, and

password

for the password,

both in lower case letters. For more information, see

“Logging in to the WG302v2 Using

Its Default IP Address” on page 2-7

.

The Web browser displays the WG302v2 main menu and General page, as

Figure 2-1

shows.

For more information about the fields on the General page, see

“Viewing General

Information” on page 3-7

.

Figure 2-1

Click to view

documentation

Click to log out. After five

minutes with no activity,

you are logged out automatically

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b.

Click the Basic Settings link in the Setup section of the main menu to view the Basic

Settings menu.

c.

Configure the settings for your network and click

Apply

. See the online help or

“Basic IP

Settings” on page 2-8

for more information about how to configure the settings on this

page.

d.

Click Wireless Settings in the Setup section of the main menu to view the Wireless

Settings menu.

e.

Enter the wireless settings and click

Apply

. See the online help or

“Wireless Settings” on

page 2-10

for information about how to configure the settings on this page.

Now that you have finished the setup, you are ready to deploy the WG302v2 in your network.

If needed, you can now reconfigure the computer you used for this process back to its original

TCP/IP settings.

3.

Deploy the wireless access point.

a.

Disconnect the WG302v2 and put it where you will deploy it. The best location is

elevated, such as wall mounted, or on the top of a cubicle, at the center of your wireless

coverage area, and within line of sight of all the mobile devices. For more information, see

“Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines” on page 2-2

b.

Lift the antenna on either side to be vertical.

Figure 2-2

Note:

In the USA, the Region is preset according to regulatory requirements and

cannot be changed. In other areas, you can and must set the Region. It may

not be legal to operate the wireless access point in a region other than one

of those identified in this field.

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c.

Connect an Ethernet cable from your WG302v2 to a LAN port on your router, switch, or

hub.

d.

Connect the power adapter to the wireless access point and plug the power adapter in to a

power outlet. The PWR, LAN, and WLAN lights should light up.

4.

Verify wireless connectivity.

Using a computer with an 802.11b/g wireless adapter with the correct wireless settings needed

to connect to the WG302v2 (SSID, WEP/WPA, MAC ACL, etc.), verify connectivity by using

a browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, or Internet Explorer to browse the Internet, or

check for file and printer access on your network.

Note:

By default, the DHCP client on the WG302v2 is disabled. If your network

uses dynamic IP addresses, you must change this setting. To connect to the

WG302v2 after the DHCP server on your network assigns it a new IP

address, enter the access point name into your Web browser. The default

access point name is netgearxxxxxx, where xxxxxx represents the last 6

bytes of the MAC address. The default name is printed on the bottom label

of the WG302v2.

Note:

The default SSID is NETGEAR.The SSID of any wireless access adapters

must match the SSID you configure in the ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access

Point. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the

WG302v2.

Note:

If you are unable to connect to the WG302v2 with a wireless client, see

Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting

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Logging in to the WG302v2 Using Its Default IP Address

After you install the WG302v2, log in to it to configure the basic settings and the wireless settings.

The WG302v2 is set, by default, with the IP address of 192.168.0.228 with DHCP disabled. You

can log in to the WG302v2 by using the HTTP or HTTPS protocol.

1.

Open a Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox.

2.

Connect to the WG302v2 by entering its default address of

into your

browser.

3.

A login window like the one shown below opens:

Note:

Unless you change the IP address or enable the DHCP client on the WG302v2, the

computer that you use to connect to the WG302v2 should be configured with an IP

address that starts with 192.168.0.x and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.

Figure 2-3

Note:

To use the HTTPS protocol, enter

https://192.168.0.228

into your browser and

accept the certificate.

Figure 2-4

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4.

Log on by using the default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

.

After you log on, the Web browser displays the General Information page as shown in

Figure 2-1 on page 2-4

.

Basic IP Settings

To configure the basic settings of your wireless access point, connect to the WG302v2 and click

Basic Settings in the Setup section of the WG302v2 main menu.

Figure 2-5

shows the Basic

Settings page.

Figure 2-5

US Only

Rest of World