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Chapter 6

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged

Wireless Range Extender WGX102.

Changing the Administrator Password

The default password for the WGX102 Web browser interface is

password

. Change this password

to a more secure password.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password

to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 6-1:

Set Password menu

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

Apply

.

Note:

Before changing the WGX102 password, use the backup feature to save your

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

assigned, you will have to reset the WGX102 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

wireless range extender configuration settings. If you ever have to reset the WGX102

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

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Viewing Access Point Status Information

Note:

You must be in Access Point Mode to view the Access Point Status screen. If you are in

Router Mode, see

“Viewing Router Status Information” on page 6-5

for status information instead.

The Access Point Status menu provides status and usage information. From the Maintenance

section of the main menu of the browser interface, select Access Point Status to view the status

screen, shown below.

Figure 6-2:

Access Point Status screen

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This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 6-1.

Access Point Status fields

Field

Description

Device Name

The Host Name assigned to the WGX102.

Firmware Version

The wireless range extender’s firmware version.

LAN Port

These parameters apply to the local powerline port of the WGX102.

MAC Address

The Media Access Control address used by the LAN port of the

WGX102.

IP Address

The IP address used by the local port of the WGX102. The default is

192.168.0.101

IP Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask used by the local port of the WGX102. The default

is 255.255.255.0

DHCP

Identifies if the wireless range extender’s built-in DHCP server is active

for the powerline attached devices.

Wireless Port

These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the WGX102.

Name (SSID)

The wireless network name (SSID) used by the wireless port of the

WGX102. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

The geographic region where the wireless range extender is being used.

It may be illegal to use the wireless features of the WGX102 in some

parts of the world.

Channel

Identifies the wireless channel being used. See

“Wireless Channels” on

page C-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Mode

g and b, b only, or g only

Broadcast Name

Shows whether the wireless range extender is broadcasting its name.

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Click the Show Statistics button to display access point usage statistics, as shown below.

Figure 6-3:

Access Point Statistics screen

The Access Point Statistics screen fields are described in the table below:

Table 6-3:

Access Point Statistics Items

Item

Description

Port

The statistics for the LAN (local powerline) and WLAN (wireless) ports. For each port,

the screen displays:

Status

The maximum link speed of the port.

TxPkts

The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

RxPkts

The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

Collisions

The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

Tx B/s

The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WLAN and LAN ports.

Rx B/s

The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WLAN and LAN ports.

Up Time

The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

Poll Interval

Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click Stop to

freeze the display.

Set Interval

Enter a time and click the button to set the polling frequency.

Stop

Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information.

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