Installing The Wag102 Access Point - NETGEAR WAG102 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102

Installing the WAG102 Access Point

Before installing the WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band 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 802.11a/g 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. Set up the WAG102 Access Point
Tip: Before mounting the WAG102 in a high location, first set up and test the
WAG102 to verify wireless network connectivity.
a. Prepare a computer with an Ethernet adapter. If this computer is already part of your
network, record its TCP/IP configuration settings.
b. Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192.168.0.36 and 255.255.255.0 for the
Subnet Mask.
c. Connect an Ethernet cable from the WAG102 to the computer.
d. Turn on your computer, connect the power adapter to the WAG102 and verify the
following:
– The PWR power light goes on.
– The LAN light of the wireless access point is lit when connected to a powered on
computer.
– The WLAN LEDs should be blinking.
2. Configure the WAG102 Ethernet port for LAN access.
Basic Installation and Configuration
v1.0, September 2005
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