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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WPA firmware update in the wireless adapter driver. So, to update your Microsoft Windows wireless client, all you have to do is obtain the new WPA-compatible driver and install the driver. The firmware is automatically updated when the wireless network adapter driver is loaded in Windows. 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 component). To obtain the Microsoft WPA client program, visit the Microsoft Web site. B-18 October 2004 Wireless Networking Basics

Section	Page
Technical Support	2
Trademarks	2
Statement of Conditions	2
FCC Statement	3
Antenna Statement for North America and Australia	5
Industry Canada Compliance Statement	5
Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity	6
Requirements For Operation in the European Community	7
Antenna Statement for the European Community	9
Contents	11
Chapter 1 About This Manual	15
Audience, Versions, Conventions	15
How to Use this Manual	16
How to Print this Manual	17
Chapter 2 Introduction	19
About the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point	19
Key Features	20
802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking	21
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink	21
Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products	22
System Requirements	22
What’s In the Box?	23
Hardware Description	24
Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration	26
Observing Placement and Range Guidelines	26
Cabling Requirements	27
Default Factory Settings	28
Understanding WG102 Wireless Security Options	29
Installing the WG102 Access Point	30
How to Log In to the WG102 Using Its Default IP Address	36
Understanding Basic Wireless Settings	37
Understanding WEP/WPA Security Options	39
Before You Change the SSID and WEP Settings	42
How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity	43
How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address	44
How to Configure WEP	45
How to Configure WPA	46
How to Configure WPA-PSK	48
Using the Basic IP Settings Options	49
Chapter 4 Management	51
Using Syslog and Activity Log Information	51
Viewing General, Log, Station, and Statistical Information	52
Statistics	54
Viewing a List of Attached Devices	55
Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software	55
Configuration File Management	56
Saving and Retrieving the Configuration	57
Restoring the WG102 to the Factory Default Settings	57
Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings	57
Changing the Administrator Password	58
Using SNMP Remote Management	59
Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration	61
Hotspot Settings	61
Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings	62
AP Settings: Enabling Wireless Bridging and Repeating	63
How to Configure a WG102 as a Point-to-Point Bridge	64
How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging	65
How to Configure Wireless Repeating	67
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting	69
No lights are lit on the access point.	69
The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.	70
The LAN light is not lit.	70
I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.	70
I cannot connect to the WG102 to configure it.	71
When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.	71
Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings	71
Appendix A Specifications	73
Specifications for the WG102	73
Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics	75
Wireless Networking Overview	75
Infrastructure Mode	75
Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)	76
Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)	76
Authentication and WEP Data Encryption	76
802.11 Authentication	77
Open System Authentication	77
Shared Key Authentication	78
Overview of WEP Parameters	79
Key Size	80
WEP Configuration Options	81
Wireless Channels	81
WPA Wireless Security	82
How Does WPA Compare to WEP?	83
How Does WPA Compare to IEEE 802.11i?	84
What are the Key Features of WPA Security?	84
WPA Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS	86
WPA Data Encryption Key Management	88
Is WPA Perfect?	90
Product Support for WPA	90
Supporting a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless Clients is Discouraged	90
Changes to Wireless Access Points	91
Changes to Wireless Network Adapters	91
Changes to Wireless Client Programs	92
Glossary	93

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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point

B-18

Wireless Networking Basics

October 2004

Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WPA firmware update in the

wireless adapter driver. So, to update your Microsoft Windows wireless client, all you have to do

is obtain the new WPA-compatible driver and install the driver. The firmware is automatically

updated when the wireless network adapter driver is loaded in Windows.

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 component).

To obtain the Microsoft WPA client program, visit the Microsoft Web site.