User manual NETGEAR WG102

[. . . ] Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR 202-10064-02 v1. 1 June 2005 202-10064-02, June 2005 ii 202-10064-02, June 2005 Technical Support Please register to obtain technical support. Please retain your proof of purchase and warranty information. To register your product, get product support or obtain product information and product documentation, go to http://www. NETGEAR. com. [. . . ] Release the Reset Button. The factory default configuration has now been restored, and the WG102 is ready for use. Management 202-10064-02, June 2005 4-7 Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 Changing the Administrator Password The default password is password. Change this password to a more secure password. You cannot change the administrator login name. From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Management heading, click Change Password to bring up the menu shown below. Figure 4-5: Set Password menu To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click Apply to save your change. 4-8 202-10064-02, June 2005 Management Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 Using SNMP Remote Management Enable SNMP to allow SNMP network management software such as HP OpenView to manage the wireless access point via the SNMPv1/v2 protocol. From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Management heading, click the Remote Management link to view this menu. Figure 4-6: Remote Management settings 1. 2. Click Enable to use the SNMP remote management feature. Fill in the fields according to the requirements of your location. · · · · Public Community Name (Default: public): The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read the MIB objects of the WG102. Private Community Name (Default: private): The community string to allow the SNMP manager to read and write the MIB objects of the WG102. Manager IP address: Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager. If this is set to 255. 255. 255. 255, any SNMP manager will be allowed. IP address to Receive Traps: Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager to receive traps sent from the wireless Access Point. If you don't want Traps to be sent, leave this at the default value of 0. 0. 0. 0 3. Be sure to click Apply to save your changes. Management 202-10064-02, June 2005 4-9 Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 4-10 202-10064-02, June 2005 Management Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point: · · · Hotspot Settings: Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters. Wireless Settings: Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters. Access Point Settings: Enable wireless bridging and repeating. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the main menu. Hotspot Settings If you want the AP to capture and re-direct all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests, use this feature. For example, a hotel might want all wireless connections to go to its server to start a billing transaction. Figure 5-1: Hotspot Settings screen Enter the URL of the Web server where you wish to redirect HTTP requests. Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings The advanced wireless settings menu enables configuration of the following: · AutoCell RF management 5-1 202-10064-02, June 2005 Advanced Configuration Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802. 11g Wireless Access Point WG102 · Advanced wireless parameters These options are discussed below. AutoCell RF Management AutoCell provides advanced RF wireless management features that improve performance and enhance security. Table 5-1. What does AutoCell do? Problem Erosion of privacy AutoCell Settings Optional setting allows Wi-Fi network to be nearly undetectable by neighbors and hackers. (Enhance RF Privacy -- Default: Disable) APs and clients load-balance traffic across under utilized APs. (Auto RF Management -- Default: Enable). Diminishing performance from multiple APs installed in one area. Complexity of installation Customers can put APs anywhere they want and in any density APs. (Auto RF Management -- Default: Enable) Increasing interference Clients and APs avoid interference from neighbors and other unexpected sources. [. . . ] The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, 'WPA-Personal. ' Wi-Fi Protected Access and IEEE 802. 11i Comparison Wi-Fi Protected Access will be forward-compatible with the IEEE 802. 11i security specification currently under development by the IEEE. Wi-Fi Protected Access is a subset of the current 802. 11i draft, taking certain pieces of the 802. 11i draft that are ready to bring to market today, such as its implementation of 802. 1x and TKIP. These features can also be enabled on most existing Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products as a software upgrade. The main pieces of the 802. 11i draft that are not included in Wi-Fi Protected Access are secure IBSS, secure fast handoff, secure de-authentication and disassociation, as well as enhanced encryption protocols such as AES-CCMP. [. . . ]