Netgear WN203 - ProSAFE® WIRELESS-N SINGLE BAND ACCESS POINT User Manual
Introduction
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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
The multiple BSSID feature allows you to configure up to eight SSIDs on your wireless
access point and assign different configuration settings to each SSID. All the configured
SSIDs are active, and the network devices can connect to the wireless access point by
using any of these SSIDs.
access point and assign different configuration settings to each SSID. All the configured
SSIDs are active, and the network devices can connect to the wireless access point by
using any of these SSIDs.
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DHCP server and client. The DHCP server of the wireless access point can provide a
dynamic IP address to wireless clients. The wireless access point can also act as a client
and obtain an IP address from a DHCP server on the LAN.
dynamic IP address to wireless clients. The wireless access point can also act as a client
and obtain an IP address from a DHCP server on the LAN.
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SNMP. The wireless access point supports Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) for Management Information Base (MIB) management.
(SNMP) for Management Information Base (MIB) management.
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STP. The wireless access point supports Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
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802.1Q VLAN. A network of computers can behave as if they are connected to the same
network even though they might actually be physically on different segments of a LAN.
Virtual LANs (VLANs) are configured through software rather than hardware, which
makes them very flexible. VLANs are very useful for user and host management,
bandwidth allocation, and resource optimization.
network even though they might actually be physically on different segments of a LAN.
Virtual LANs (VLANs) are configured through software rather than hardware, which
makes them very flexible. VLANs are very useful for user and host management,
bandwidth allocation, and resource optimization.
Key Features
The wireless access point provides solid functionality, including the following features:
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Multiple operating modes:
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Wireless access point. The wireless access point operates as a standard
802.11b/g/n access point for clients.
802.11b/g/n access point for clients.
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Point-to-point bridge. The wireless access point communicates with another access
point that functions in bridge mode. You can use this mode with or without client
association.
point that functions in bridge mode. You can use this mode with or without client
association.
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Point-to-multipoint bridge. The wireless access point is the master for a group of
access points that function in bridge mode, that send all traffic to the master, and that
do not communicate directly with each other. You can use this mode with or without
client association.
access points that function in bridge mode, that send all traffic to the master, and that
do not communicate directly with each other. You can use this mode with or without
client association.
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Repeating the wireless signal. The wireless access point does not function as an
access point for clients but functions only in point-to-multipoint bridge mode to repeat
the wireless signal and send all traffic to a remote access point.
access point for clients but functions only in point-to-multipoint bridge mode to repeat
the wireless signal and send all traffic to a remote access point.
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WMM. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows
wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data.
Time-dependent information, like video or audio, has a higher priority than normal traffic.
For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients also need to support WMM.
wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data.
Time-dependent information, like video or audio, has a higher priority than normal traffic.
For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients also need to support WMM.
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QoS. Quality of Service (QoS) support lets you configure parameters that affect traffic
flowing from the wireless access point to the client station and traffic flowing from the
client station to the wireless access point.
flowing from the wireless access point to the client station and traffic flowing from the
client station to the wireless access point.
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Hotspot support. You can allow all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests to be captured and
redirected to the URL you specify.
redirected to the URL you specify.
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Rogue AP detection. Rogue AP filtering ensures that unknown APs are not given
access to any part of the secured wireless and wired LAN.
access to any part of the secured wireless and wired LAN.