Installing The Wg302 802.11G Prosafe Wireless Access Point - NETGEAR WG302 - 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the WG302 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point

Installing the WG302 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point

Before installing the WG302 802.11g ProSafe Wireless Access Point, you should make sure that
your Ethernet network is up and working. You will be connecting the access point to the Ethernet
network so that computers with 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapters will be able to communicate
with computers on the Ethernet network. In order for this to work correctly, verify that you have
met all of the system requirements, shown on
1 S WG302 A
ET UP THE
Tip: Before mounting the WG302 in a high location, first set up and test the WG302 to verify
wireless network connectivity.
Prepare a PC with an Ethernet adapter. If this PC is already part of your network, record its
a.
TCP/IP configuration settings.
Configure the PC with a static IP address of 192.168.0.210 and 255.255.255.0 for the
b.
Subnet Mask.
Connect an Ethernet cable from the WG302 to the PC (A).
c.
Turn on your computer, connect the power adapter to the WG302 and verify the following:
d.
– The PWR power light goes on.
– The LAN light of the wireless access point is lit when connected to a powered on PC.
2 C LAN
ONFIGURE
Configure the WG302 Ethernet port for LAN access.
a.
– Connect to the WG302 by opening your browser and entering http://192.168.0.228 in
the address field.
– When prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the password, both
in lower case letters.
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Basic Installation and Configuration