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Turning Access Control On

1.

Click the Turn Access Control On check box to restrict wireless computers by their MAC

addresses.

2.

Click

Apply

to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings page.

Note:

If Turn Access Control On is enabled and the Access Control List is blank; then no wireless

computers can connect to your wireless network.

Setting up the Access Control List

1.

On the Access Control List screen, click the Add button to go to the Access Setup menu.

This menu displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.

2.

If the desired computer is in the list, click the radio button of that computer to capture its MAC

address. Or you can manually enter the MAC address of the authorized computer.

Note:

The MAC address can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device. If no

Device Name appears, you can type a descriptive name for the computer that you are adding.

3.

Click the Add button.

4.

Repeat these steps for each wireless computer.

5.

You can use the Edit and Delete buttons as needed.

6.

Make sure to click the

Apply

button to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings page.

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Management and Information

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Chapter 5

Management and Information

This chapter describes how to use the management and information features of your NETGEAR

RangeMax™ Wireless Access Point WPN802. These features can be found under the

Management heading and Information heading in the main menu of the browser interface.

Changing the Password

The default password for the WPN802 is

password

. NETGEAR recommends that you change this

password to a more secure password.

To change this, click the Change Password link. The Change Password dialog box opens.

Figure 5-1:

Change Password dialog box

To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. You can

also restore the default password. Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Note:

Before changing the WPN802 password, use the backup utility to save your

configuration settings. If after changing the password, you forget the new password you

assigned, you will have to reset the WPN802 back to the factory defaults to be able to log

in using the default password of password. This means you will have to restore all the

WPN802 configuration settings. If you ever have to reset the WPN802 back to the

factory defaults, you can restore your settings from the backup.

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Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Firmware

First, Prepare for the Firmware Upgrade

You cannot perform the firmware upgrade from a workstation connected to the WPN802 via a

wireless link. The firmware upgrade must be preformed via a workstation connected to the

WPN802 the Ethernet LAN interface.

The software of the WPN802 Access Point is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as

new software is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR

Web site. If the upgrade file is compressed (.ZIP file), you must first extract the image (.RMG) file

before sending it to the wireless access point. The upgrade file can be sent using your browser.

Note:

The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the WPN802 Access Point must

support HTTP uploads, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator

4.78 or above.

Then, Upgrade the Firmware

1.

Go to the NETGEAR Web site

Customer Service downloads

section to get new versions of the Access Point software.

2.

Download and unzip (if the download file is a .zip file) the new software file.

3.

From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Upgrade Firmware link under the

Management heading.

Note:

When uploading firmware to the wireless access point, it is important not to

interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page.

If the browser is interrupted, the upload may fail, corrupt the software, and render the

WPN802 completely inoperable.

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The Upgrade Firmware dialog box opens:

Figure 5-2:

Upgrade Firmware dialog box

4.

Click the Browse button and browse to the location of the upgrade file

5.

Click Upload.

In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the wireless access point after upgrading.

Backing up Settings or Restoring Settings

This page lets you back up the Access Point’s current settings and restore the factory default

settings. Once you have the Access Point working properly, you should back up the information to

have it available if something goes wrong. When you backup the settings, they are saved as a file

on your computer. You can restore the Access Point’s settings from this file.

From the main menu of the browser interface, click the Backup/Restore Settings link under the

Management heading. The Backup/Restore Settings dialog box opens:

Figure 5-3:

Backup/Restore Settings dialog box