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NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302v2 Reference Manual
2-4
Basic Installation and Configuration
v1.0, May 2006
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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v1.0, May 2006
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
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
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Rest of World

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