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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302
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Advanced Configuration
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Configuring Wireless LAN Parameters
The default advanced wireless LAN parameter settings usually work well. If you want the AP to
operate in Super-A/G mode, use this feature.
Figure 5-5: Advanced Wireless Settings screen
The wireless LAN parameters are as follows:
•
Enable Super-A/G Mode
: Enable Super-A/G mode may increase the overall wireless
performance. The default is disable.
•
RTS Threshold
: Request to Send Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine if it
should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection)
mechanism or the CSMA/CA mechanism for packet transmission. With the CSMA/CD
transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has
waited for the silence period. With the CSMA/CA transmission mechanism, the transmitting
station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station, and waits for the receiving station to
send back a CTS (Clear to Send) packet before sending the actual packet data. The default is
2346.
•
Fragmentation Length
: This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets
larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragment Threshold
value must be larger than the RTS Threshold value. The default is 2346.
•
Beacon Interval
: The Beacon Interval. Specifies the interval time between 20ms and 1000ms
for each beacon transmission. The default is 100.
•
DTIM Interval
: The Delivery Traffic Indication Message. Specifies the data beacon rate
between 1 and 255. The default is 1.
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Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating
The WAG302 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point lets you build large bridged wireless
networks.
Figure 5-6:
Advanced Wireless Settings Access Point Mode settings (11a and 11b/g)
Select the desired Access Point mode for your environment:
•
Wireless Point-to-Point Bridge
: In this mode, the WAG302 will communicate ONLY with
another Bridge-mode Wireless Station. You must enter the MAC address (physical address) of
the other Bridge-mode Wireless Station in the field provided. WEP can (and should) be used to
protect this communication.
Advanced Access Point Settings 11a menu
Advanced Access Point Settings 11b/g menu
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•
Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge
: Select this only if this WAG302 is the "Master" for a
group of Bridge-mode Wireless Stations. The other Bridge-mode Wireless Stations must be set
to Point-to-Point Bridge mode, using this WAG302's MAC address. They then send all traffic
to this "Master", rather than communicate directly with each other. WEP can (and should) be
used to protect this traffic.
•
Repeater
: If selected, this AP will operate as a Repeater only, and send all traffic to the remote
AP. If selected, you must enter the MAC address (physical address) of the remote AP.
How to Configure a WAG302 as a Point-to-Point Bridge
Figure 5-7:
Point-to-Point Bridge
1.
Configure the WAG302 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
2.
Configure the WAG302 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
AP1 must have AP2’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field and AP2 must have
AP1’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field.
3.
Configure and verify the following parameters for both access points:
•
Verify that the LAN network configuration of the WAG302 Access Points both are
configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
•
Both use the same ESSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and security settings if
security is in use.
LAN
Segment 1
Router
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
LAN
Segment 2
Hub or Switch
AP1
AP2
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4.
Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2.
A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and
printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.
How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging
Figure 5-8:
Multi-Point bridging
1.
Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG302 Access Points.
•
WAG302 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.
•
Because it is in the central location, configure WAG302 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required
in AP2.
•
Configure the WAG302 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
2.
Verify the following parameters for all access points:
•
Verify that the LAN network configuration the WAG302 Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
•
Only one AP is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the others are in
Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
'Master' AP in
Point-to-Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
LAN
Segment 1
192.168.0.1
Router
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 3
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
LAN
Segment 2
Hub or Switch
AP1
AP3
AP2
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•
All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the
same network.
•
If using DHCP, all WAG302 Access Points should be set to “Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client)” in the IP Address Source portion of the Basic IP Settings
menu.
•
All WAG302 Access Points use the same SSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and
encryption in use.
•
All Point-to-Point APs must have AP2’s MAC address in its Remote AP MAC address
field.
3.
Verify connectivity across the LANs.
•
A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files
and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments.
•
Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the WAG302 Access Points in the
illustration above. If you require wireless stations to access any lan segment, you can
additional WAG302 Access Points configured in Wireless Access Point mode to any LAN
segment.
Note
: You can extend this multi-point bridging by adding additional WAG302s configured in
Point-to-Point mode for each additional LAN segment. Furthermore, you can extend the range of
the wireless network with NETGEAR wireless antenna accessories.

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