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NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG102 Reference Manual
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From the main menu, select Change Password to go to the screen shown below.
SNMP Remote Management
Enable SNMP to allow SNMP network management software such as HP OpenView to manage 
the wireless access point via the SNMPv1/v2 protocol.
From the main menu Management section, select Remote Management to view this screen.
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Follow the steps below to enable Remote Management
1.Select the Enable radio button to use the SNMP remote management feature.
2.Fill in the fields according to the requirements of your location.
•Public Community Name. (Default: public) The community string to allow the SNMP 
manager to read the MIB objects of the WG102.
•Private Community Name. (Default: private) The community string to allow the SNMP...

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Chapter 4 
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR WG102 
ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point. These features can be found under the Advanced heading 
in the main menu.
The following features are explained: 
• Hotspot Settings: Redirect HTTP requests.
• Advanced Wireless Settings: Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters.
• Access Point Settings: Enable wireless bridging and repeating.
Hotspot Settings
If you want the...

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Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use the Advanced Wireless Settings screen to configure the advanced wireless settings. If 
you want the AP to operate in Super-G mode, use this feature.
The advanced wireless settings normally do not need to be changed. 
•Super-G Mode. Super-G Mode is a proprietary extension to the 802.11g standard, which can 
double the throughput to 108Mbps. Only...

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•DTIM Interval. The Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) specifies the data beacon 
rate between 1 and 255. The default is 1.
•Preamble Type. A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly 
longer range. A short transmit preamble gives better performance. Auto automatically handles 
both long and short preambles. The default is Auto.
Wireless Bridging and...

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Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration
In Point-to-Point Bridge mode, the WG102 Access Point communicates with another bridge-mode 
wireless station. In addition, you can enable client associations with this WG102 Access Point. 
You must enter the MAC address of the other bridge-mode wireless station in the field provided. 
Use WEP to protect this communication. The figure below shows an example...

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A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and 
printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.
Multi-Point Bridge Configuration
Set up a Multi-Point Bridge only if this WG102 Access Point is the “master” for a group of bridge-
mode wireless stations. Then all traffic is sent to this “master,” rather than to the...

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• Configure WG102 Access Point (AP 2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode 
with the Remote MAC Address of AP1.
• Configure the WG102 Access Point (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with 
the Remote MAC Address of AP1.
2.Verify the following for all access points:
• The LAN network configuration of the WG102 Access Points are configured to operate in 
the same LAN network...

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Repeater with Wireless Client Association
In this mode, the WG102 Access Point sends all traffic to the remote AP. For repeater mode, you 
must enter the MAC address of the remote “parent” access point. You can also enter the address of 
the “child” access point. Note that the following restrictions apply:
•You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this WG102. 
• You...

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• The LAN network configuration of the WG102 Access Points are configured to operate in 
the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the 
same network.
• If using DHCP, all WG102 Access Points should be set to “Obtain an IP address 
automatically (DHCP Client)” in the IP Address Source portion of the...