System Requirements; Key Features And Standards; Supported Standards And Conventions - NETGEAR ProSAFE WN203 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
External antennas do not come standard with the wireless access point but can be purchased
as an option. If you have purchased external antennas, see
Settings on page 70 for information about how to enable the external antennas.

System Requirements

Before installing the wireless access point, make sure that your system meets these
requirements:
• A 10/100/1000 Mbps local area network device such as a hub, switch, or router
• The Category 5 UTP straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector that is
included in the package, or one like it
• Either a 100–120V, 50–60 Hz AC power source or a hub, switch, or router that provides
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• A computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed and a web browser for configuration, such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later, or Mozilla Firefox 18.0 or later

Key Features and Standards

This section includes the following subsections:
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Supported Standards and Conventions

• Key Features
• 802.11b/g/n Standards–Based Wireless Networking
• Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
The wireless access point is easy to use and provides solid wireless and networking support.
It also offers a wide range of security options.
Supported Standards and Conventions
The wireless access point supports the following standards and conventions:
• Standards compliance. The wireless access point complies with the IEEE 802.11 b/g
standards for wireless LANs and is Wi-Fi certified for 802.11n standard.
• WPA and WPA2. The wireless access point provides WPA and WPA2 enterprise-class
strong security with RADIUS and certificate authentication as well as dynamic encryption
key generation. The WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK pre-shared key authentication does not
have the overhead of RADIUS servers but provides the strong security of WPA.
• Multiple BSSIDs. The wireless access point supports multiple BSSIDs. When a wireless
access point is connected to a wired network and a set of wireless clients, it is called a
basic service set (BSS). The basic service set identifier (BSSID) is a unique identifier
attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that differentiates one WLAN from
another when a mobile device tries to connect to the network.
Configure Advanced Wireless
Introduction
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