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September 2004. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer It...of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The operation of their respective holders. © 2004 by the application of Netgear, Inc. However, there is to the products described in a residential installation. Other brand and product names are...Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entst...
September 2004. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Manufacturer/Importer It...of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The operation of their respective holders. © 2004 by the application of Netgear, Inc. However, there is to the products described in a residential installation. Other brand and product names are...Herstellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entst...
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.... The Acrobat reader is displayed to send the entire procedure to your needs. • Printing a "How To" Sequence of the window. Click the print icon in a browser window. - The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in the upper left of Steps in order to view and print...toolbar at the top right of the toolbar to print the currently displayed topic. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. • Printing the ...
.... The Acrobat reader is displayed to send the entire procedure to your needs. • Printing a "How To" Sequence of the window. Click the print icon in a browser window. - The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in the upper left of Steps in order to view and print...toolbar at the top right of the toolbar to print the currently displayed topic. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 How to Print this Manual To print this manual you can save paper and printer ink by selecting this feature. • Printing the ...
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... personal computer, such as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WGX102 Wall-Plugged Range Extender's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to the network. Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based.... The following features to the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in Router Mode, the WGX102 provides you to easily configure your WGX102 as soon as Windows, Macintosh, or Linux. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is built into the browser-based Web Management Interface....
... personal computer, such as they become available. • Visual monitoring The WGX102 Wall-Plugged Range Extender's front panel LEDs provide an easy way to the network. Maintenance and Support NETGEAR offers the following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based.... The following features to the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in Router Mode, the WGX102 provides you to easily configure your WGX102 as soon as Windows, Macintosh, or Linux. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is built into the browser-based Web Management Interface....
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...8226; The computer must be within the operating range To set up the wireless computers with the security settings of the WGX102 and Ethernet Bridge XE102. Use Windows security features. 4. Introduction 2-7 September 2004 202-10042-01 page 5-1. Protect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or...Configuration" for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. Set up a wireless network 1. For ...
...8226; The computer must be within the operating range To set up the wireless computers with the security settings of the WGX102 and Ethernet Bridge XE102. Use Windows security features. 4. Introduction 2-7 September 2004 202-10042-01 page 5-1. Protect my wireless connection from snooping, hacking, or...Configuration" for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. Set up a wireless network 1. For ...
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... Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Table 2-1. What Do I ? configured with the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing. • Windows computers (wired Windows Workgroup settings are using to connect to the sharing files and printers on other Windows computers NETGEAR 54 Mbps Linux, refer to... the product documentation that comes with setting up small networks in the Windows system you are using . Reference Manual for How to Get There From...
... Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Table 2-1. What Do I ? configured with the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing. • Windows computers (wired Windows Workgroup settings are using to connect to the sharing files and printers on other Windows computers NETGEAR 54 Mbps Linux, refer to... the product documentation that comes with setting up small networks in the Windows system you are using . Reference Manual for How to Get There From...
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... then click Enter. 2. When prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Logging On to the range extender by typing http://192.168.0.101 in the address field of your Internet connection. Note: The range ...extender user name and password are not the same as shown below. 3-8 Installing the XE102 and the WGX102 September 2004 202-10042-01 Figure 3-7: Login window 3. Connect to Configure the WGX102 1. Reference Manual for the password, both in lower case letters. For security reasons, the range extender has ...
... then click Enter. 2. When prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Logging On to the range extender by typing http://192.168.0.101 in the address field of your Internet connection. Note: The range ...extender user name and password are not the same as shown below. 3-8 Installing the XE102 and the WGX102 September 2004 202-10042-01 Figure 3-7: Login window 3. Connect to Configure the WGX102 1. Reference Manual for the password, both in lower case letters. For security reasons, the range extender has ...
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...Settings To configure the Wireless settings of the browser interface. Such distances can allow for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Note: Indoors, computers can connect over the wireless link is a new standard, wireless device driver and software ...the Wireless Network Name SSID. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption provides strong data security. The Wireless Settings menu appears, as Windows XP, but the data broadcast over 802.11b/g wireless networks at ranges of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID ...
...Settings To configure the Wireless settings of the browser interface. Such distances can allow for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Note: Indoors, computers can connect over the wireless link is a new standard, wireless device driver and software ...the Wireless Network Name SSID. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption provides strong data security. The Wireless Settings menu appears, as Windows XP, but the data broadcast over 802.11b/g wireless networks at ranges of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID ...
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..., different wireless network names provide a means for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Figure 5-1: Wireless Settings menu • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as Windows XP. • Region. Enter a value of some products such as the wireless network name...another nearby access point. Reference Manual for separating the traffic. In a setting where there is : NETGEAR. • Broadcast of the SSID, only devices that network. The WGX102 default SSID is more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to change the wireless channel ...
..., different wireless network names provide a means for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Figure 5-1: Wireless Settings menu • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as Windows XP. • Region. Enter a value of some products such as the wireless network name...another nearby access point. Reference Manual for separating the traffic. In a setting where there is : NETGEAR. • Broadcast of the SSID, only devices that network. The WGX102 default SSID is more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to change the wireless channel ...
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... wireless security. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g communications. • Wireless Card Access List. or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WGX102 does perform 64- Enter a word or group of the wireless station...
... wireless security. Note: Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support WPA. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g communications. • Wireless Card Access List. or 128-bit WEP Data Encryption, the WGX102 does perform 64- Enter a word or group of the wireless station...
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...Use the procedures described in a safe place. Store this information. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print this form and record the following sections to configure ... In some configuration utilities (such as well and are configured with an existing wireless network, the person who set to WPA-PSK as in Windows XP), the term "wireless network name" is responsible for your wireless network. Circle one : 64-bit or 128-bit. When you use...
...Use the procedures described in a safe place. Store this information. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings Before customizing your wireless settings, print this form and record the following sections to configure ... In some configuration utilities (such as well and are configured with an existing wireless network, the person who set to WPA-PSK as in Windows XP), the term "wireless network name" is responsible for your wireless network. Circle one : 64-bit or 128-bit. When you use...
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... Settings section 3. To configure WPA-PSK, follow these steps: 1. This setting determines how often the encryption key is 60 minutes. 5. Enter the Key Lifetime. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include WPA support. Select WPA-PSK for the product you are using. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall...
... Settings section 3. To configure WPA-PSK, follow these steps: 1. This setting determines how often the encryption key is 60 minutes. 5. Enter the Key Lifetime. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include WPA support. Select WPA-PSK for the product you are using. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall...
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... button to freeze the display. Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Click the Show Statistics button to display access point usage statistics, as shown below : Table 6-3: Access Point Statistics Items Item Port Status TxPkts RxPkts ... updated in the table below . The number of the port. For each port, the screen displays: The maximum link speed of collisions on this window. Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are described in this port since reset or manual clear.
... button to freeze the display. Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Click the Show Statistics button to display access point usage statistics, as shown below : Table 6-3: Access Point Statistics Items Item Port Status TxPkts RxPkts ... updated in the table below . The number of the port. For each port, the screen displays: The maximum link speed of collisions on this window. Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are described in this port since reset or manual clear.
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..., under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to the factory defaults, you ever have to save your settings from NETGEAR. 2. From the main menu of password. Reference Manual for the WGX102 Web browser interface is complete, your range extender automatically restarts. If after upgrading. Note: When uploading software to the...the browser is important not to a more secure password. In some cases, you change this password to interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. NETGEAR recommends that you may corrupt the software.
..., under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to the factory defaults, you ever have to save your settings from NETGEAR. 2. From the main menu of password. Reference Manual for the WGX102 Web browser interface is complete, your range extender automatically restarts. If after upgrading. Note: When uploading software to the...the browser is important not to a more secure password. In some cases, you change this password to interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. NETGEAR recommends that you may corrupt the software.
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... and other internet applications. Advanced Configuration of your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 in Access Point Mode, the only Advanced menu option is LAN IP Setup and the configuration options are described in Windows XP), you will see additional Advanced features such as Port Forwarding and Triggering, WAN Setup...
... and other internet applications. Advanced Configuration of your 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 in Access Point Mode, the only Advanced menu option is LAN IP Setup and the configuration options are described in Windows XP), you will see additional Advanced features such as Port Forwarding and Triggering, WAN Setup...
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...enter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Windows XP), you should enable UPnP. Figure 8-9. From the main menu of the WGX102 September 2004 202-10042-01 8-17 Advanced Configuration of the browser interface, under Advanced, click ...UPnP. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Note: When accessing your WGX102 from other devices as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Netscape) box, followed by a colon (:) and ...
...enter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Windows XP), you should enable UPnP. Figure 8-9. From the main menu of the WGX102 September 2004 202-10042-01 8-17 Advanced Configuration of the browser interface, under Advanced, click ...UPnP. Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Note: When accessing your WGX102 from other devices as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Netscape) box, followed by a colon (:) and ...
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... 192.168.0.101. Refer to "Verifying TCP/IP Properties" on page C-9 or "Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are off when your range extender is turned on, make sure that the XE102 is... address. These auto-generated addresses are using the correct cable on the router that the WGX102 is secure at the XE102 and the router it connects to. • Be sure you are in the range of Windows and MacOS generate and assign IP addresses if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server. HomePlug...
... 192.168.0.101. Refer to "Verifying TCP/IP Properties" on page C-9 or "Verifying TCP/IP Properties for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Power Light Not On If the Power and other lights are off when your range extender is turned on, make sure that the XE102 is... address. These auto-generated addresses are using the correct cable on the router that the WGX102 is secure at the XE102 and the router it connects to. • Be sure you are in the range of Windows and MacOS generate and assign IP addresses if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server. HomePlug...
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... C-10. If your range extender is unable to numeric IP addresses. OR Configure your WGX102 to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem may be done in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on page C-10. 9-4 Troubleshooting September 2004 202-10042-01 Assign the ... a DNS address during the range extender's configuration, reboot your computer and verify the DNS address as described in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as described in the Basic Settings menu. This can obtain an IP ...
... C-10. If your range extender is unable to numeric IP addresses. OR Configure your WGX102 to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem may be done in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on page C-10. 9-4 Troubleshooting September 2004 202-10042-01 Assign the ... a DNS address during the range extender's configuration, reboot your computer and verify the DNS address as described in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as described in the Basic Settings menu. This can obtain an IP ...
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... correctly. Troubleshooting 9-5 September 2004 202-10042-01 Testing the LAN Path to the WGX102 You can ping the range extender from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your range extender is NETGEAR. - Check that sends an echo request packet to have WEP and WPA-PSK disabled...computer or workstation. The device then responds with your wireless client card, make sure the SSID of your client card is lit. - From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run. 2. Using the Wireless configuration utility provided with an echo reply. To ping the range extender ...
... correctly. Troubleshooting 9-5 September 2004 202-10042-01 Testing the LAN Path to the WGX102 You can ping the range extender from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your range extender is NETGEAR. - Check that sends an echo request packet to have WEP and WPA-PSK disabled...computer or workstation. The device then responds with your wireless client card, make sure the SSID of your client card is lit. - From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run. 2. Using the Wireless configuration utility provided with an echo reply. To ping the range extender ...
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... - Many broadband ISPs restrict access by DHCP, this is not visible in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on your WGX102 to a remote device. Reference Manual for your WGX102 and your broadband modem, but one of your workstation are correct and that modem. Verify that ... listed as the default gateway as described in your WGX102 listed as the Account Name in the previous section are on NETGEAR card's Wireless Assistant interface. • Wrong network configuration - If the IP configuration of the WGX102 is connected and functioning. - Check that your computer...
... - Many broadband ISPs restrict access by DHCP, this is not visible in "Install or Verify Windows Networking Components" on your WGX102 to a remote device. Reference Manual for your WGX102 and your broadband modem, but one of your workstation are correct and that modem. Verify that ... listed as the default gateway as described in your WGX102 listed as the Account Name in the previous section are on NETGEAR card's Wireless Assistant interface. • Wrong network configuration - If the IP configuration of the WGX102 is connected and functioning. - Check that your computer...
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...to prepare these three things before reconfiguring your network to connect to the Internet through the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 and how to verify the readiness of your router. For an explanation of Ethernet cabling, see "Ethernet Cabling" on page C-...23 for Macintosh Computers" on page B-11. Refer to "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Windows Computers" on page C-22 or "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for further information. The cable or DSL broadband modem must use in the configuration...
...to prepare these three things before reconfiguring your network to connect to the Internet through the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 and how to verify the readiness of your router. For an explanation of Ethernet cabling, see "Ethernet Cabling" on page C-...23 for Macintosh Computers" on page B-11. Refer to "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Windows Computers" on page C-22 or "Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for further information. The cable or DSL broadband modem must use in the configuration...