802.11G Standards-Based Wireless Networking - NETGEAR WG103 - ProSafe - Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

• Security Profiles. When using multiple BSSIDs, you can configure unique security settings
(encryption, MAC filtering, etc.) for each BSSID.
• Simple Configuration. If the default settings are unsuitable, they are easy to change.
• Hidden Mode. In this mode the SSID is not broadcast, assuring only clients configured with
the correct SSID can connect.
• Configuration Backup. Configuration settings can be backed up to a file and restored.
• Ethernet Interface. Connects to 10/100 Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet networks.
• Power over Ethernet. Power can be supplied to the WG103 over the Ethernet port from any
802.3af compliant mid-span or end-span source such as the NETGEAR FSM7326P Managed
Power over Ethernet Layer 3 managed switch.
• LED Indicators. Power, test, LAN speed, LAN activity, and wireless activity are easily
identified.
• VLAN Support. Short for virtual LAN, a network of computers that behave as if they are
connected to the same network even though they may actually be physically located on
different segments of a LAN. VLANs are configured through software rather than hardware,
which makes them extremely flexible. VLANs are very useful for user/host management,
bandwidth allocation and resource optimization.

802.11g Standards-based Wireless Networking

The WG103 provides a bridge between Ethernet wired LANs and 802.11g compatible wireless
LAN networks. The WG103 also supports the following wireless features:
• Distributed coordinated function (CSMA/CA, Back off procedure, ACK procedure,
retransmission of unacknowledged frames)
• RTS/CTS handshake
• Beacon generation
• Packet fragmentation and reassembly
• Short or long preamble
• Roaming among wireless access points on the same subnet
• Super G—a proprietary chipset feature that has been developed to give wireless data rates of
up to 108 Mbps. This higher throughput is achieved by having the features–bursting,
compression, dynamic turbo, and fast frames–together.
Introduction
WG103 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point Reference Manual
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