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6.

Click

WEP/WPA Settings

in the Security menu.

7.

Choose

WPA with Radius

,

WPA2 with Radius

, or

WPA and WPA2 with Radius

from the

list.

8.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

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How to Configure WPA-PSK and/or WPA2-PSK

To configure WPA-PSK, follow these steps:

1.

Log in at the default LAN address of

with the default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever LAN address and password you

have set up.

2.

Click the WEP/WPA Settings link in the main menu of the WAG102.

3.

Choose

WPA-PSK

,

WPA2-PSK

, or

WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK

from the list.

4.

Enter the pre-shared key passphrase.

Note:

Not all wireless adapters support WPA. Furthermore, client software is required on

the client. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or above do

include the client software that supports WPA. Nevertheless, the wireless adapter

hardware and driver must also support WPA. Consult the product document for

your wireless adapter and WPA client software for instructions on configuring

WPA settings.

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5.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

Changing the Basic IP Settings Options

The Basic IP Settings menu is under the Basic heading of the main menu. Use this menu to

configure DHCP, static IP, and access point name settings.

•

Access Point Name (NetBIOS)

Enter a new name for the wireless access point and click Apply to save your changes.

•

The IP Address

The wireless access point is shipped preconfigured with its DHCP client disabled and with the

following private static IP addresses:

–

IP Address — 192.168.0.232

–

IP Subnet Mask — 255.255.255.0

–

Gateway — 0.0.0.0

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–

Primary and Secondary DNS Servers — 0.0.0.0

If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme, you can make those

changes in this menu. These settings are only required if the “Use this IP address” radio button

is chosen. Remember to click Apply to save your changes.

•

Time Zone

Select the time zone location for your setting.

Note:

You must have an Internet connection to get the current time.

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Chapter 4

Management

This chapter describes how to use the management features of your WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band

Wireless Access Point. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the

Main Menu of the browser interface.

Remote Management

The Remote Management screen lets you specify the simple network management protocol

(SNMP) parameters.

Fill out the remote management information:

•

SNMP

–

Enable SNMP to allow the SNMP network management software, such as HP OpenView,

to manage the wireless access point via SNMPv1/v2 protocol.

–

Public Community Name

: The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read the

wireless access point's MIB objects. The default is public.

–

Private Community Name

: The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read

and write the wireless access point's MIB objects. The default is private.

Figure 4-1