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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR 202-10083-01 March 2005 202-10083-01
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    the customer service area. If you want to contact technical support by telephone, see the support information card for the correct telephone number for your country. © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks NETGEAR is a registered trademark of NETGEAR, INC. Windows is a registered
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    NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 Tested to Comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Note: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NETGEAR . Installers and end-users must follow the installation instructions provided in this user guide.
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    Product and Publication Details Model Number: Publication Date: Product Family: Product Name: Home or Business Product: Language: Publication Part Number: WGPS606 March 2005 wireless USB print server NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 Home English 202-10083-01 iv
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    and Configuration Overview of Wireless USB Print Server Setup 3-1 WGPS606 Default Factory Settings 3-1 Verify Printer and Network Readiness 3-2 Understanding WGPS606 Wireless Security Options 3-3 Observe these Precautions 3-3 Set Up the Print Server 3-4 Now, Set Up a PC ...3-5 Troubleshooting
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    Wireless USB Print Server gets an IP Address conflict 6-4 Restoring the Default Configuration 6-4 Windows Printer Port Management 6-4 Appendix A Specifications Specifications for the WGPS606 A-1 Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics Wireless Networking Overview B-1 Infrastructure Mode B-1 Ad
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    B-4 WEP Open System Authentication B-5 WEP Shared Key Authentication B-6 Key Size and Configuration B-7 How to Use WEP Parameters B-8 WPA Wireless Security B-8 How Does WPA Compare to WEP B-9 How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i B-9 What are the Key Features of WPA Security B-10 WPA
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    S ...C-6 T ...C-7 U ...C-7 W ...C-7 vi Contents 202-10083-01
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    of importance or special interest. This manual is written for the Wireless USB Print Server according to these specifications: Table 1-2. Manual Scope Product Version Manual Publication Date WGPS606 March 2005 Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at http://kbserver
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch How to Print this Manual If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can save paper and printer ink by using this feature of your printer. 1-2 About This Manual 202-10083-01
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    the Wireless USB Print Server This manual describes the installation and use of the WGPS606 for operation with a Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® Me, or Windows® 98SE system. For quick installation and setup, please see the WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server Installation Guide
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    Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet networks. • LED Indicators. Power and wireless activity are easily identified. 802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking The NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 provides a bridge between Ethernet wired LANs and 802.11g compatible wireless
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink The WGPS606 can connect to a standard Ethernet network. The LAN interface is autosensing and capable of full-duplex or half-duplex operation. The wireless USB print server
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    Guide • Resource CD for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point - Setup Wizards - Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 (202-10083-01)-this manual - Soft copy of the WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server Installation Guide • Support
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch ITEM Switch Status Lights Off/ Green On Green Blink Yellow 0n Yellow Blink DESCRIPTION Ethernet LAN Link Activity Indicators Indicates no Ethernet link detected. 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet link detected, no activity.
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    Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 and set up basic connectivity on your Local Area Network (LAN). Overview of Wireless USB Print Server Setup 0RINTER
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Network Setting Default Factory Setting IP Address Provided automatically via DHCP for initial setup but will be set to Static IP by the Smart Wizard during initial setup for regular operation Before you begin,
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Understanding WGPS606 Wireless Security Options Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be received well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the
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    . Set Up the Print Server Note: Do not connect the Wireless USB Print Server in until you are prompted to do so by the wizard on the CD. 1. REMOVE THE NETGEAR CD. What's on the CD? • A setup wizard • Software utilities you use for customizing your print server • The installation and reference guides
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch 4. FIRST, USE THE SMART WIZARD TO SET UP A PRINTER. a. Click Set up a printer. The Smart Wizard installation assistant opens the print server manager wizard. b. Follow the on-screen instructions, and click Next
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    after completing the setup, the Wireless light does not come on, log in to the wireless USB print server and verify that the wireless feature is turned on. I don't have a working CD drive. Follow the setup instructions in the manual on the CD. 3-6 Basic Installation and Configuration 202-10083-01
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    default IP address of your wireless USB print server. So, if the WGPS606 has not yet been installed, and there is no DHCP server on the network, you can log in to the WGPS606 using its default IP address. Note: The computer you are using to connect to the WGPS606 should be configured with a static
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Log in using the default user name of admin and default password of password. Your Web browser should automatically find the wireless USB print server and display this home page. Figure 3-4: Login result: WGPS606
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Using the IP Settings Options The IP Settings page is under the Setup heading of the main menu. Use this page to configure static IP addresses. Figure 3-5: Basic IP Settings page • IP Settings Current IP Addresses
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch • WGPS606 Name You can change the wireless USB print server name after the initial configuration. Enter a new name for the wireless USB print server and click Apply to save your changes. Remember to click Apply to
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    Chapter 4 Management This chapter describes how to use the management features of your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606. These features can be found under the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface. Viewing General Information The Status
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Table 4-1. General Information Fields Field Wireless Settings Network Name (SSID) Connection Status Signal Strength Channel Security IP Settings IP Address Subnet Mask System Description These parameters apply
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Backing Up the Wireless USB Print Server Settings . Note: Before you upgrade firmware or restore the factory settings, be sure to back up the current settings of your wireless USB print server. 1. From the main
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Figure 4-2: WGPS606 Upgrade Firmware page 2. From the main menu Maintenance section, click the Upgrade Firmware link to display the screen above. 3. Click Browse and locate the image upgrade file. 4. Click Upgrade
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch • Reset to Factory Defaults. This button can also be used to clear all data and restore all settings to the factory default values, when held down longer. To clear all data and restore the factory default values:
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch 4-6 Management 202-10083-01
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    default advanced wireless settings usually work well. These settings should not be changed unless you are sure it is necessary. • Enable wireless radio. If you disable the wireless radio, only devices that are directly connected to the switch via an Ethernet cable can use the print server. • Mode
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    NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch • RTS Threshold: Generally this should not be changed. Changing this incorrectly could cause the wireless communications to fail. Request to Send Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine if it should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier
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    up-to-date WGPS606 installation details and troubleshooting guidance visit http://kbserver.netgear.com This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Basic Functioning If you have trouble setting up your WGPS606, check the tips below. The wireless USB print server has no power • Make sure the power cord is connected to the wireless USB print server. • Make sure
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Differences in How Windows Handles Printing to the WGPS606 • For Windows XP and 2000: TCP/IP Line Printer Remote (LPR) Printing - You print directly to your wireless USB print server. Print jobs are spooled (queued
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch I am using a DHCP server, and the Wireless USB Print Server gets an IP Address conflict If the wireless USB print server is left on when the DHCP server is turned off, the wireless USB print server will retain its IP Address
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    Specifications NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WGPS606 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Auto Rate Sensing 2.4-2.5Ghz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) for 802.11b and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) for 802.11g WEP
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch A-2 Specifications 202-10083-01
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    maximum data rate for the 802.11g wireless link is 54 Mbps, but it will automatically back down from 54 Mbps when the radio signal is weak or when interference is detected. The 802.11 standard is also called Wireless Ethernet or Wi-Fi by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Ad Hoc Mode configuration. This mode enables you to quickly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by Microsoft networking in the various Windows
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table B-1: Table B-1. 802 supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. The preferred channel separation between the channels in neighboring wireless
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WEP Wireless Security The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft. To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch • Shared Key Authentication requires that the station and the access point have the same WEP Key to authenticate. These two authentication procedures
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch WEP Shared Key Authentication This process is illustrated in below. 802 point decrypts the encrypted text using its configured WEP Key that corresponds to the station's default key. The access point compares the decrypted
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Key Size and Configuration The IEEE 802.11 standard supports two types of WEP encryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption method, allows for a five-character (40-bit) input. Additionally, 24 factory-set
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch How to Use WEP Parameters Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode. There are two shared key methods implemented
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch • Enhanced data privacy • Robust key management • Data origin authentication • Data integrity protection Starting August of 2003, all new Wi-Fi certified products had to support WPA. NETGEAR implemented WPA on
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server AES Support • Support for a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients These features are discussed below. WPA addresses most include 802.1X and Pre-shared key. Pre-shared key is an authentication method that uses a statically configured pass
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch The supplicant in -shared key. If the supplicant detects that the service set does not contain a WPA information element then it knows it must use pre-WPA 802.1X authentication and key management in order to access
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch IEEE 802.1x offers an effective framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to a protected network, as well as providing a vehicle for dynamically varying data encryption keys via EAP from a RADIUS server
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Client with a WPAenabled wireless adapter and supplicant (Win XP, Funk, Meetinghouse, etc.) For example, a WPA-enabled AP For example, a RADIUS server 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 Figure B-4: 802.1x Authentication
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server. The access point responds by enabling a port for passing only EAP packets from the client to an authentication server
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) A new frame counter in the IEEE 802.11 frame is used to prevent replay attacks. AES Support One of the encryption methods supported by WPA beside TKIP is the advanced
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Is WPA Perfect? WPA is not without its vulnerabilities. Specifically, it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks. If the access point receives two data packets that fail the Message Integrity Code (MIC)
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    to the Wireless Zero Configuration service. Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WPA firmware update in the wireless adapter driver. So, to update you Windows wireless client, all you have to do is obtain the new WPA-compatible driver and install the driver. The firmware is
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Changes to Wireless Client Programs Wireless client programs must be updated to permit the configuration of WPA authentication (and preshared key) and the new WPA encryption algorithms (TKIP and the optional AES
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    unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. 802.11g An IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. 802.11g is backwards compatible with 802.11b. 10BASE-T The IEEE specification for
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    connected. DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses. Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software tracks IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task. A new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually
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    Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch E Ethernet A LAN specification developed jointly by Xerox, Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. Ethernet networks transmit packets at a rate of 10 Mbps. G Gateway A local device, usually a router, that connects
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch the right order is because of TCP, the connection-oriented protocol that keeps track of the packet sequence in a message.) In the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communication model, IP is in Layer 3, the
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch MAC address The Media Access Control address is a unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. Mbps Megabits per second. MDI/MDIX In cable
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Protocol A set of rules for communication between devices on a network. Q QoS See "Quality of Service" Quality of Service QoS is a networking term that specifies a guaranteed level of throughput. Throughput is the
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch T TCP/IP The main internetworking protocols used in the Internet. The Internet Protocol (IP) used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) form TCP/IP. U Universal Plug and Play UPnP. A networking
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    Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-Port Switch Wide Area Network A WAN is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area networks (LANs). Wi-Fi A trade name for the 802.11b wireless
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202-10083-01
202-10083-01
March 2005
NETGEAR
, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Phone 1-888-NETGEAR
Reference Manual for the
NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless
USB Print Server with 4-Port
Switch WGPS606