Basic Ip Settings - NETGEAR ProSafe WG302 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302

Basic IP Settings

To configure the basic settings of your wireless access point, click Basic Settings in the Setup
section of the WG302 main menu. The Basic Settings menu appears, as shown in
Figure 3-7
The Basic Settings default values described in the following list work for most users and
situations.
• Access Point Name. This unique name is the access point NetBIOS name. The default Access
Point Name is on the bottom label of the WG302. You can modify the default name with a
unique name up to 15 characters long. The default is netgearxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx
represents the last six digits of the WG302 MAC address.
• DHCP Client: By default, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is disabled.
After installation ("Installing the WG302 Wireless Access Point" on page
DHCP to let the wireless access point get its TCP/IP configuration from the DHCP server on
your network. The wireless access point gets the IP address, subnet mask and the default
gateway settings automatically from the DHCP server if DHCP is enabled.
• IP Address. The default IP address is 192.168.1.128. To change it, enter an unused IP address
from the address range used on your LAN (factory default: 192.168.1.128); or enable DHCP.
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