Preliminary 802.11a Wireless Access Point Model HE102 User’s Guide Rev 1.2.
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Preliminary Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 2 GETTING TO KNOW THE MODEL HE102 ACCESS POINT........................ 5 2.1 2.2 3 SCOPE .................................................................................................................. 4 FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 4 FRONT VIEW .............
Preliminary 1 Introduction 1.1 Scope The intent of this document is to familiarize you with the NETGEAR Model HE102 Access Point (AP), its physical characteristics, setup, configuration, and usage. 1.2 Features The Model HE102 Access Point is an IEEE 802.11a AP supporting up to 60 IEEE 802.11a station associations including the AP itself. Rates of 6 to 54 Mbps are supported in standard IEEE 802.11a mode, and 12 to 72 Mbps in turbo mode.
Preliminary 2 Getting to Know the Model HE102 Access Point 2.1 Front View The Model HE102 Access Point (AP) has 3 LED’s, and a pair of side-mounted antennas that rotate 180° for alternative reception positioning and compact packaging.
Preliminary LED 2 Description Off No Ethernet Link Detected Green On 100 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity Green Blink 100 Mbps Link Activity – blink rate is proportional to activity Amber On 10 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity Amber Blink 10 Mbps Link Activity – blink rate is proportional to activity LED 3 Description Off Wireless Link Disabled Very Slow Blink Looking for Network Association Slow Blink Associated with Network but No Activity Fast Blink Associated with Network – bli
Preliminary • The console connector is only used for system configuration during manufacturing process and should not be connected. • The RJ-45 Ethernet jack is provided for 10/100 Mbps connectivity to a wired Ethernet LAN. The Ethernet jack is wired for direct connection to a Ethernet hub or switch.
Preliminary 3 AP Network Attachment and Configuration 3.1 AP Network Configuration and Network Boot Figure 1 shows an example connection of the AP to a Host PC (HPC). Follow these steps to establish the physical connections: 1. Connect the AP Ethernet port to the HPC Ethernet card through the Ethernet hub/switch or an Ethernet crossover cable. An Ethernet switch/hub or crossover cable is not included. 2. Plug in the 3.3 V power supply adapter (provided by NETGEAR) to the AP power supply connector.
Preliminary 3. Within the Local Area Connection Properties window, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
Preliminary 4. Configure the IP address for the Ethernet connection in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Click OK to continue, and close Local Area Connection Properties. Note that this IP address is used by the HPC to access the AP through the web-based interface via the Ethernet connection.
Preliminary 3.2 Configuring the AP through Web Browser The following procedures show the steps to configure the channel frequency and SSID using a web browser: 1. Launch a web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are examples of commonly used web browsers) from the Host PC or other PC on the same IP subnet as the AP, and enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP as the URL. This is the “inet on ethernet (e)” value specified during the configuration step in Section 3.1.1 or Section 3.1.
Preliminary 2. Click Setup. A dialog box appears that requests login authorization. When prompted, enter the following information to log in: Log in: Admin Password: 5up Click OK to complete the login process. 3. After the Setup menu loads, enter the SSID and IEEE Radio Channel that the stations (STAs) are associating in Infrastructure mode. Click Apply to commit the changes. At this time you can also change other settings. Refer to Appendix A for detailed information about each configuration option.
Preliminary Another new feature added to the AP firmware is the ability to control Transmit Power parameter. This feature can be used to decrease the transmit power, and therefore, reduce the range of the radio. In this operation mode, more than one AP with the same channel frequency can exist in the same location (as long as the ranges of these APs can cover are not overlapped each other).
Preliminary 4. Optionally, you can also set up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) for security purposes. To set up WEP, click WEP and the configuration screen appears. Refer to Appendix A for a detailed explanation of the WEP configuration options. Click Apply to save the settings. Note that the Un-Encrypted Frames filter option (previously available in release 1.0) is now removed.
Preliminary Appendix A—AP Web Server Introduction You can configure the AP through a web browser interface to the AP web server. The web server resides in the AP and is accessible from any STA that is connected to the AP Infrastructure network. Accessing the AP Web Server To access the AP web server, use the IP address of the AP as the URL address, for example http://192.168.1.1.
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Preliminary Setup Click the Setup hyperlink from the AP Web Server home page to change AP configuration parameters. This page displays the current configuration of the AP. If you modify the configuration parameters, you must click Apply to save the changes. The new configuration is not in effect until you reboot the AP. Click Reboot to reboot the AP. The web browser loses connectivity with the AP web server as the AP reboots.
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Preliminary WEP Click the WEP hyperlink to configure the WEP keys. The configurable options of the WEP page provide the ability to: • Enable and disable WEP • Select the default shared WEP key • Specify the shared and unique WEP keys • Enable, disable, restrict, and configure the ACL Refer to the following table for examples of WEP configurations on the AP and the STA. WEP: Disable WEP is disabled.
Preliminary Yes Strict x x x 1. Only STA with MAC ID and/or unique key matched to the setup in ACL can access to the network. 2. The STAs with only shared key are blocked from accessing the network. After entering or modifying the WEP configuration, you must click Apply to save the changes.
Preliminary To view the configuration of a unique key, use the pull down menu to select the unique key ID, select Read inside the Unique Key frame, and then click Apply to view the unique key. In this example, unique key ID 6 is selected. The next example shows the results.
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Preliminary To make changes, select Write, enter the key changes, select the appropriate key size, select a unique key ID, and click Apply. Use the same procedure to add new unique keys. Note that the unique key ID starts from 5 and ends at 64. A total of 60 unique keys can be stored in the AP.
Preliminary To delete a unique key, select Delete, use the pull down menu to select the unique key ID that contains the unique key you want to delete, and click Apply.
Preliminary To view the ACL list, select Read inside the ACL frame, enter the ACL ID to be viewed, and click Apply. In this example, ACL ID 1 is selected and displayed, and specifies that MAC address 00:3f:73:00:00:01 is allowed access.
Preliminary In this example, ACL ID 3 is selected and displayed, and specifies that MAC address 11:11:11:11:11:11 is allowed access with unique key 6.
Preliminary To add a new ACL entry, select Write, enter the new MAC address, enter key ID (if needed), select either Deny or Allow, and click Apply to save the changes. In this example, the new ACL entry has the MAC address 08:00:20:ac:37:51 using shared key 1 to allow access. The next example shows that the changes are accepted and ACL ID 4 (the next available ACL ID) is automatically assigned.
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Preliminary To delete an ACL entry, select Delete, enter the ACL ID to be deleted, and click Apply. In this example, ACL ID 2 is deleted.
