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- Page 1 ® 802.11a Wireless Access Point 54 Mbps HE102 User’s Guide...
- Page 2 NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS ..2 C H A P T E R 1 — I N T R O D U C T I O N ... 2 ... 3 C H A P T E R 2 — W I R E L E S S N E T W O R K F U N D A M E N T A L S ... -
Page 4: Chapter 1-Introduction
1—I HAPTER NTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of NETGEAR’s HE102 54 Mbps 802.11a Wireless Access Point, which gives you the ultimate in office mobility. This high-speed wireless device lets you quickly network multiple PCs and notebooks together without laying any new cabling, and gives users the freedom to roam throughout the workplace and stay connected to corporate resources, e- mail, and the internet. - Page 5 Features The key features of the HE102 Wireless Access Point are: ♦ Reliable IEEE 802.11a standards-based wireless technology. ♦ Interfaces directly to 10Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and IEEE802.3u Fast Ethernet networks. ♦ Roaming support between access points. ♦ Up to 72 Mbps high-speed rate in Turbo mode. Wireless nodes negotiate to operate in the optimal data transfer rate.
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Page 6: Chapter 2-Wireless Network Fundamentals
— each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no access point involved in this configuration. It enables you to quickly set up a small wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share printers as supported by Microsoft Networking in the various Windows operating systems. -
Page 7: Infrastructure Mode
In the infrastructure mode, the wireless access point converts airwave data into wired Ethernet data, acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting multiple HE102 Wireless Access Points via a wired Ethernet backbone can further extend the wireless network coverage. As a mobile computing device moves out of the range of one access point, it moves into the range of another. - Page 8 Set up wireless channels used by individual access points. (It is not necessary to set channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the nearest access point.) Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network.
- Page 9 A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in ad-hoc configuration without an access point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). All nodes in a BSS must use the same Basic Service Set ID (BSSID). In an infrastructure configuration with access points, multiple BSS can be configured to form an Extended Service Set (ESS).
- Page 10 U-NII Band Frequency (GHz) 5.15 – 5.25 Max. Power Output 50 mW Note: The high band is not supported in HE102 Wireless Access Point. Example of Hexadecimal Key Content 4C72F08AE1 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B260037 4C72F08AE19D57A3FF6B26003715DAC2 Middle High 5.25 –...
- Page 11 IEEE 802.11a uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a new encoding scheme that offers certain benefits over a spread spectrum in channel availability and data rate. The 802.11a uses OFDM to define a total of 8 non-overlapping 200 MHz channels across the 2 lower bands; each of these is divided into 52 subcarriers and each carrier is approximately 300 KHz wide.
- Page 12 The HE102 user can use eight channels in non-turbo mode. TURBO MODE: OFF Channel Frequency 5.18 GHz 5.20 GHz 5.22 GHz 5.24 GHz 5.26 GHz 5.28 GHz 5.30 GHz 5.32 GHz The HE102 user can use three channels in turbo mode.
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Page 13: Chapter 3-Installation
10 to 15 minutes. Determine the configuration of your wireless network. Install the access point and connect it to your Ethernet network using the included Category 5 Ethernet cable. Configure that computer to work with the access point and restart the computer. -
Page 14: Hardware Description
You should keep the Support Information Card, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the HE102 Wireless Access Point if you need to return it for repair. -
Page 15: Led Indicators
Beacon generation ♦ Fragmentation and reassembly ♦ Authentication Algorithm (Open System, Shared Key) ♦ Roaming among access points on the same subnet LED Indicators The HE102 Wireless Access Point provides three green status LEDs: Power, Ethernet and Wireless. Power Ethernet Wireless... -
Page 16: System Requirements
Slow Blink (Link/Activity) Fast Blink System Requirements Before installing the HE102, make sure of you meet the following requirements: ♦ A 10/100 Mbps Local Area Network device such as hub or switch. ♦ A Category 3 or 5 UTP Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector ♦... - Page 17 32 alphanumeric characters. We recommend that you write your customized SSID on the line above. Note: In order for the HE102 Wireless Access Point to communicate with a wireless adapter, both must be with the same SSID. For the access...
- Page 18 The default WEP encryption key number is 1, and the default key size is 64 bits. Please refer to page 7 for more details. Note: The key number as well as the key value used by both the HE102 Wireless Access Point and wireless nodes must be the same.
- Page 19 Connect the Ethernet Cable. You may use the included category 5 UTP Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on the rear panel of HE102 Wireless Access Point to a 10 Base-T network hub, switch or router. Connect the Power Cable.
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Page 20: Chapter 4-Access Point Configuration
The access point name should be similar to this, “netgear10d4b5,” where “10d4b5” is the last 6 digits of the MAC address of the HE102. Your computer will automatically find the AP with the specified access point name. - Page 21 IP address or the access point name of the HE102 within the same subnet. If this is your first time displaying the HE102 Web Server home page, click AP Setup to configure the access point. If you have already entered and saved your AP password, select any menu option.
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Page 22: Wireless Lan Setup
To setup your wireless LAN, complete the following: Choose the Wireless LAN setup option from the AP Setup menu on the HE102 Web Server home page. Specify your configuration settings. When you are done, click Apply and then the Reboot AP button for the changes to take effect. - Page 23 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, and 6 Mbps. It can go up to 72 Mbps if the turbo mode is enabled. Default: Best Set the transmit signal strength of the HE102. The options are “full”, ”half”, “quarter”, “eighth”, “and “min”. Decrease the transmit power Transmit Power if more than one AP is co-located using the same channel frequency.
- Page 24 TCP/IP Setup To set the TCP/IP settings, complete the following: Choose the TCP/IP setup option from the HE102 Web Server home page. Configure the TCP/IP parameters. When you are done, click Apply and then the Reboot AP button for the changes to take effect.
- Page 25 Note: If the HE102 Wireless Access Point cannot locate a DHCP server upon powering up, it will default to the IP address of 192.168.0.225. Password To change the current password, choose the Password option from the AP Setup menu in the HE102 Web Server home page. The default password is “1234.”...
- Page 26 Security To set security options, click Security from the AP Setup menu in the HE102 Web Server home page. Select the security parameters, then click Apply and Reboot AP. CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION Specifies the Authentication type used: Open System or Shared Key.
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Page 27: Access Control
The Access Control window lets you control the network access privilege of the stations through the HE102 Wireless Access Point. Follow these steps: 1. Choose the Access Control option from the AP Setup menu in the HE102 Web Server home page. -
Page 28: Firmware Upgrade
The Station List window displays the assigned ID, MAC address and the current state of the access point and all the stations currently part of its Basic Service Set (BBS). ♦ Choose the Station List option from the HE102 Web Server home page. - Page 29 SOLUTION • Remove and then reconnect the power to the HE102 Wireless Access Point. • Make sure your computer and the HE102 Wireless Access Point are in the same subnet if you don’t know the IP address of the HE102.
- Page 30 A—G PPENDIX ENERAL MODEL HE102 802.11A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT Normal Mode: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps per channel Radio Data Rate Turbo Mode: 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72 Mbps per channel 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz (lower band) for US/Canada, Japan Frequency 5.25 ~ 5.35 GHz (middle band) for US/Canada...