Viewing General Summary Information - NETGEAR WAG302 - ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

Viewing General Summary Information

The General information screen provides a summary of the current WAG302 configuration
settings, including current IP settings and current Wireless settings. This information is read only,
so any changes must be made on other screens.
To access the General screen:
From the main menu of your browser interface, select General to view the General system status
screen, shown in Figure 3-4
Table 3-1. General Information Fields
Field
Access Point Information
Access Point Name
(NetBIOS name)
MAC Address
Country/Region
Firmware Version
Current IP Settings
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
DHCP Client
Current Wireless Settings 11a
Access Point Mode
Operating Mode
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Channel/Frequency
Management
below. This screen shows the following parameters:
Description
The default name may be changed if desired.
Displays the Media Access Control address (MAC address) of the wireless
access point's Ethernet port.
Displays the domain or region for which the wireless access point is
licensed for use. It may not be legal to operate this wireless access point in
a region other than one of those identified in this field.
The version of the firmware currently installed.
The IP address of the wireless access point.
The subnet mask for the wireless access point.
The default gateway for the wireless access point communication.
Enabled indicates that the current IP address was obtained from a DHCP
server on your network. Disabled indicated a static IP configuration.
Identifies the operating mode of the WAG302: Access Point, Point-to-point
bridge, Multi-point bridge or Repeater.
Identifies the 802.11 operating mode of the WAG302.
Displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port
of the wireless access point. The default is NETGEAR_11a.
Identifies the channel the wireless port is using. 52 is the default channel
setting. (Channel frequencies used on each channel can be found in
"Wireless Communications"; a link to this article is in
Documents ).
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Appendix B, "Related
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