NETGEAR WG602 manual

User's Guide 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602[...]

Y ou can refer to the S upport information card for the telephone number of customer support in your area. Y ou should keep the Support information car d, along with the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the W G602 54 Mbps W ireless Access P oint if you need to return it for r epair . T o qualify for product update[...]

P ower Socket This socket connects to the W G602 power adapter . W arning: Use only the po wer adapter that came with the W G602. Reset and Restore to F actory Settings Button The Reset and Restor e to F actor y Settings button located between the E thernet RJ-45 connector and the P ower socket reboots the WG602 or r estores the W G602 to the facto[...]

Install the WG602 54 Mbps Wireless Access P oint Please follow these steps to successfully install the WG602 Wireless A ccess P oint. N ote: W e suggest you first install the WG602 with the default settings. O ptionally , you can then customize your settings and enable encryption if it is required. 1. P osition the WG602 Wireless A ccess P oint. Ad[...]

N ote: There is no space required between “ netgear ” and the 6 digits of the access point name. Once you have enter ed your access point name, your web bro wser should automatically find the W G602 Access P oint and display the W G602 home page, as shown abo ve. Y ou may access the W G602 information page by specifying either the IP address or[...]

Setup Options IP Settings Log in to the Access P oint Setup T o setup your access point, complete the following login steps: 1. Click the Setup options on the WG602 Information page. 2. The Enter N etwork P assword window will be displayed, as shown abo ve. Enter the default user name “ admin ” with the default password passwor d . N ote: Both [...]

Security Settings N ote: If the W G602 cannot locate a DHCP ser ver upon powering up, it will default to the IP address of 192.168.0.227 . If you ar e not sure of the IP address of the WG602, r estore the default IP address by pr essing the Restore to F actor y Settings button located on the W G602 back panel for at least five seconds. The WG602 wi[...]

Management Options Change Passw ord 1. T o change the current password, choose the P assword option from the AP Setup menu in the W G602 W eb Server home page. The default password is "password." 2. Change your password. Click A pply for the new password to take effect. Important N ote : Be sure to write do wn your new password, otherwise[...]

Restore F actory Default Settings Y ou may click on the Restor e F actory Default Settings button to revert to default factory settings. Station List The Station List windo w displays the assigned ID, MA C address, device name, and the current state of the clients that are currently connected to the access point. Reset Access P oint Y ou can reset [...]

3. Choose your authentication method. T o set authentication for W G602 Wir eless Access P oint, select the Open System or Shar ed Key A uthentication T yp e by selecting the radio button. All other devices using this band must share this setting. Shar ed Key operation offers an increase in security o ver an Open System operation. 4. Setup 802.11b/[...]

• Authentication : The authentication setting, Open System or Shar ed Key is unrelated to encryption of transmissions. Choose Shared Key for mor e security . Authentication T ype (circle one): Open System or Shar ed Key N ote: If you select Shar ed Key , the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are set to Shar ed Key as well.[...]

T roub leshooting Conf igure WEP Encryption F ollow these steps to configure WEP encryption. 1. F rom the W indows desktop , follow the instructions provided in Configuring y our WG602 54 Mbps Wir eless Access P oint on page 7 to go to the Security window . 2. Authentication type may be set as Open S ystem or Shared Ke y without affecting encryptio[...]

CE Declaration of Conf ormity F or the following equipment: 54 Mbps Wir eless Access P oint (P roduct N ame) WG6 0 2 (Model D esignation) is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council D irective on the Approximation of the Laws of the M ember States related to E lectromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage D[...]

Statement of Conditions In the interest of impro ving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability , 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 he[...]

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